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April 28, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Ryan Star by Mike
Ryan Star – HuffPost 4.28.10
[Note: This is a nice exchange taken from my interview with Ryan Star that might be inspiring to new artists.] Mike Ragogna: One of the pictures of you that are floating around the internet shows you wearing a Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate album shirt. Who are some of your influences and inspirations? Ryan Star: […]
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April 28, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Ryan Star by Mike
A Conversation with Ryan Star – HuffPost 4.28.10
Ryan Star: You grew up in Manhattan or outside of New York? Mike Ragogna: Manhattan. I’m an East Side kid from Second Avenue and Twenty-Fourth Street, kind of near Peter Cooper and Stuyvesant Town. RS: I live on Houston. I’m sure it was way different when you were growing up than it is right now. […]
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April 26, 2010
DJ Steve Porter – HuffPost 4.26.10
Mike Ragogna: If you could help guide up-and-coming mixers on a career path or give them some good advice on how to be successful or competitive with their talent, what would it be? DJ Steve Porter: Practice increases skill, hard work leads to opportunity, and being a good person keeps you in the game. Always […]
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April 26, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jonny Lang by Mike
A Conversation with Jonny Lang – HuffPost 4.26.10
Mike Ragogna: Your new album, Live At The Ryman, comes from a pretty fiery concert. Is it from the tour for your last album? Jonny Lang: Right. MR: So that was a couple of years ago. What’s been transpiring since The Ryman? JL: I’ve been working on a studio record and just touring. Just on the […]
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April 26, 2010
A Conversation with DJ Steve Porter – HuffPost 4.26.10
Mike Ragogna: What was it like performing with Perry Farrell at Coachella? DJ Steve Porter: Performing with Perry was amazing! I had to pinch myself because I have so much respect for him and was into Jane’s Addiction when I was ten years old. We had a blast, I mixed between tracks he was performing […]
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April 26, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Jonny Lang by Mike
Jonny Lang – HuffPost 4.26.10
[Note: This is taken from my first interview with Jonny Lang when I wasn’t yet asking the question, ‘What advice do you have for new artists.” But the following contains inspirational information that may be useful to new artists.] Mike Ragogna: Do you prefer playing live or working in the studio? You seem to do […]
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April 22, 2010
- in Benjamin Taylor by Mike
A Master of Kung Folk, A Conversation With Benjamin Taylor – HuffPost 4.22.10
Mike Ragogna: Hey Ben. Calling you from an Iowa rehearsal hall for the musical Hair. Ever think about getting into musical theater? Benjamin Taylor: It’s a completely different world. I was just talking to Yusaf Islam who was formerly known as Cat Stevens, he was trying to make his early songs into a musical. And we […]
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April 16, 2010
A Conversation with Glen Phillips of Everyone’s Favorite Group, Toad The Wet Sprocket – HuffPost 4.16.10
Mike Ragogna: So? A new Toad tour? Glen Phillips: I think I said, “given long enough all bands become Spinal Tap.” We did just like every other band. We played a few and it was interesting; I feel like, last year, we finally ditched our history and we were finally able to just enjoy what […]
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