The Nikos Show

Mark is a marketing consultant and strategist helping business owners unlock growth through smarter systems, YouTube content, and AI automation. EPISODE LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/@MarkSavant

Jake E is the only Swedish artist with projects simultaneously featured on Spotify’s Metal Trends playlist and national commercial radio in the same month. Alongside music, he is an actor, starring in the upcoming Hollywood fantasy film Eonblade with Doug Jones. He has collaborated with Mark Mangold on cross-genre AOR and modern rock projects, contributed to over 40 albums, earned multiple Gold and Platinum certifications, and featured in international campaigns for major brands such as IKEA.EPISODE LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/@JAKEEOFFICIALTIMELINE:0:00 Intro4:03: what is the pressure like on stage versus on camera?8:10 Are singers are more introverted?11:30 Leg day18:30 Getting songs to ryhme22:00 Bands having backing track bass instead of real bass players and effects of COVID & #AI on the business and23:25 AI music backlash?27:10 What got you into singing31:15 What happened to guitar solosPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNC

Robin is a Former SAS Soldier. Writer, Veterans Campaigner and Public Speaker. Operations Nimrod and Mikado. 🔴 Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/09ikwotikx Episode Links:https://robinhorsfall.co.ukhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-horsfall-52243220/ PODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNC

Brad is a RIAA Certified Gold and Platinum Guitarist. He is passionate about guitars and sharing his over 40-plus years of experience in the music business. GUEST LINKS:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@badbradOUTLINE:0:00 Intro1:45 What is the next stage of me guitar playing after 5 years?2:35 Why is singing and playing guitar so hard?3:45 Does the crowd prefer the lead guitarist and lead singer to be separate people?5:47 Brad manages to ignore Scottish airport announcement woman9:32 Forgetting lyrics on stage26:11 Guitar is a continuing journey32:03 Brad's advice to mePODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNCWebsite: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/

Rudy is a bassist, animal rights activist, author of Off the Rails, mentor and host of Six Degrees of Sarzo podcast.GUEST LINKS:Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Off-Rails-Aboard-Crazy-Blizzard/dp/1537437461Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarzo.rudy/X: https://x.com/rudysarzoPodcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rudy-sarzo-the-dash-podcast--2986148OUTLINE:0:00 Intro1:15 How to go through struggles7:59 Asking God for help in your music career19:59 Why he loves Ozzy and England24:45 Bands playing with pre-recorded musicPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNCWebsite: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/

Steven, a songwriter and guitarist has written for dozens of major publications including Guitar World and Rolling Stone and recorded a treasure trove with classic Rock Stars on his cassette player. Here Steve is hanging with #EVH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EyQLuVgKE8GUEST LINKS:YoutTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SteveRosenInterviewsBook: https://www.tonechaserbook.comSPONSORS:https://playcast.io0:00 Intro2:12 Where did the interviewing all begin? First interview with Joe Cocker.7:56 Passing up one of the first-ever Queen interviews9:37 Why were you terrified in your first interview?17:23 Dealing with the growing list of your Rockstar guests that have died27:06 How Steve became friends with EVH42:48 EVH smoking in Steve's house53:56 Reliving their life without fame to have a happy family?58:00 Rockstars coping coming away from the stage high1:07:56 Journalism as an outlet for the pain of stars1:15:19 Steven’s own band1:22:46 Joe Satriani1:26:41 Prince1:29:36 Steven Rosen1:34:28 Michael JacksonPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNCWebsite: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/

Robin is a Former SAS Soldier. Writer, Veterans Campaigner and Public Speaker. Operations Nimrod and Mikado. 🔴 Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/09ikwotikx Episode Links:https://robinhorsfall.co.ukhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-horsfall-52243220/ PODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNC

DW is a Producer and Film Director @ Ukraine Story | Documentary Filmmaker | Attorney | Journalist | Covering Paris 2024 Olympics.SPONSORS:https://playcast.ioGUEST LINKS:Roman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-sheremeta-14972a50/DW: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw-p-59111859/PODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNCWebsite: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/

Roman is a Professor of Economics, Board Member, Founding Rector of American University Kyiv.DW is a Producer and Film Director @ Ukraine Story | Documentary Filmmaker | Attorney | Journalist | Covering Paris 2024 Olympics.SPONSORS:https://playcast.ioGUEST LINKS:Roman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-sheremeta-14972a50/DW: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw-p-59111859/ OUTLINE:0:00 Intro1:11 Our foundational and presuppositional base of ethics5:43 Trump's degrading quality of advisors11:52 Is Trump doing a master plan to force the EU to move?21:54 Persecution of Christians in Ukraine40:06 American just want to make their international problems go away58:14 Psychological damage in UkrainePODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNCWebsite: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/

Colin D. Heaton is a professor of history, military history, and sociology at the American Military University and the author of three books and numerous articles on World War II. He lives in Southport, NC.GUEST LINKS:YoutTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNELBooks: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JP4OB6SPONSORS:https://playcast.ioOUTLINE:0:00 Intro1:39 Social mobility in America is bad?4:49 Supporting illegal immigrants10:40 Americans woke up12:58 China invading Taiwan?16:53 Israel could win a war against Iran?26:30 How should Trump broker peace in Ukraine?45:37 Britain and the EU mess59:01 The corruption of American lobbyingPODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNCWebsite: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/