Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110602 – Danny Elfman

Master film score composer, Danny Elfman, shares stories and speaks on his career and craft.

The Wombats’ Dan Haggis & Matthew Murphy – HuffPost 6.1.11

Mike Ragogna (to Dan): Yee-haw. So Dan, what advice do you have a new artists? Dan Haggis: That’s a tricky question, isn’t it. There are no steadfast rules in the industry at all. I was actually back in Liverpool recently and had lunch with some of my friends who are in bands as well, and […]

A Conversation with The Postelles’ Daniel Balk – HuffPost 6.1.11

Mike Ragogna: How did The Postelles get together? Daniel Balk: It was basically destiny. We all went to the same high school together in New York and David (Dargahi) and I would catch each other writing ultimate festival lineups in our notebooks. So, we decided to start a band and we found John (Speyer) was […]

The Postelles’ Daniel Balk – HuffPost 6.1.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Daniel Balk: Practice your instrument! If it’s vocals, start singing in the shower. If it’s guitar, go get a guitar and listen to B.B. King and start playing with his recordings. And if it’s drums, go into your kitchen and start banging on stuff!

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Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110601 – Randy Newman

Mike Ragogna speaks with the legendary Randy Newman about his musical career and most recent cd, “The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2”.

Randy Newman – HuffPost 5.30.11

Mike Ragogna: It seems like this latest proliferation has the biggest spread of talent in every area. Do you have any advice for new artists? Randy Newman: My advice is sort of just to show up for work. I haven’t done it myself as much as I should have. For writers, show up every day […]

A Conversation with Randy Newman – HuffPost 5.30.11

Mike Ragogna: Randy, you have a new album, The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2., and I’m wondering why we’re not at volume ten by now. Randy Newman: Well, they just had the idea. I wouldn’t have done it — it’s sort of like doing a memorial album while I’m still here, in some ways. MR: On […]