DollyWould | Ep 6 | Corey Leal

Charlie Mudd is a San Diego singer/songwriter and excellent guitar picker! After a near death hit and run accident Charlie found his way back to music just in time to buckle up and ride through the storm of a global pandemic. Now that things are beginning to make a turn for the better he's eager for any opportunity to get up and play his music for anyone who will listen - and ya'll should listen because he's damn good!

Sodi Orr sings for the duo known as The Swingin Johnson’s - a cover band with a unique song list ranging from The Eagles, Sublime, and crowd favorite “King Without a Crown” by Matisyahu. His voice and presence captivated me immediately as he opened up with one of my favorite Tyler Childers tunes. His voice resonates with depth and soul that makes everything he sings believable. Getting to know him over the weeks to follow hearing about his journey early on wading the murky waters of the music industry as a rap artist I new I had to sit him down and hear his story. I’m grateful for the opportunity and really enjoyed our conversation and I’m sure you will too.

Mike Butler is a recording and mixing engineer based out of San Deigo, CA who has worked with artists including Ray LaMontagne, The Pretenders, Five For Fighting, The Shins, Fanfarlo, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Colbie Callat, Death Cab For Cutie, Norah Jones, and many more. We discuss cutting his teeth at the legendary Record Plant Studios, falling into a full-time gig with Billy Bob Thornton, and navigating the ups and downs as an independent mixing engineer.

Jake Loban is one of my best friends who relocated to Nashville TN just a few years back. He practically stumbled into a full time gig on Broadway cutting his teeth with legendary country music veterans. We discuss transitioning from punk rock power chords, to finding a love for melody and country music, and charting the dangerous waters of home studio gear and recording.

Pete Lyman is the GRAMMY winning mastering engineer, and owner of Infrasonic Mastering, with studio locations in Nashville, Tennessee, Los Angeles, California, If you’ve listened to Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson, John Prine, Tanya Tucker, Weezer, Panic! At the Disco, or countless other legendary artists you've heard the works of his hands and craft. We sat down for a conversation in his beautiful Nashville studio with some of the finest tequila. We chatted about his early years playing in punk rock bands, finding his way into the art of mastering, and moving his business and family out to Nashville.

Back from another amazing trip to Nashville, TN. I was lucky enough to catch up with a few great friends and convince them to hop on the podcast. Corey Leal is the frontman for Wish & The Well and is one of my favorite songwriters and Americana finger-pickers. We catch up on life in a new town and going off the grid as Corey leaves social media in the dust.

Sammy Listoe is a country music artist hailing from Great Falls, Montana. This singer/songwriter made his way to the west coast pursuing a career in acting but found himself fanning the flames of his musical upbringing diving headfirst into the LA music scene before making his way down to Oceanside, CA. We discuss going all in on yourself, the importance of long-game mentality, and how ideas that don’t go as planned often work out for the better that we couldn’t yet see.

Francis Blume is making sad songs great again. He released his debut full length album Lado De Loma in October 2019 - through his captivating timeless tone and brilliant songwriting he embodies the spirits of Roy Orbison and Eddie Cochran with a touch of Elvis. We discuss the impacts of cutting your teeth as a young musician in the church, the importance of having a strong team behind you, and how The Beatles helped shape the art of songwriting.

Chad Lee is a San Diego drummer known for his contributions to bands such as The Silent Comedy, Mrs Henry, Creature & The Woods, and many more. Chad talks about selling everything to go all in on music, perspectives from the drummer's throne, cutting his teeth on the road touring with Marc Ford (The Black Crowes), and tapping into the spirit of Levon Helm (The Band) prepping for Mrs Henry's salute to The Last Waltz.

Award-winning blues, soul, americana artist Shane Hall - we discuss his journey traveling the world in the military to finding his way as a full time musician and singer/songwriter. Shane offers poignant insight into the business and learning through trial by fire. EXCLUSIVE (drumroll) announcements on new music and projects in the works.