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November 1, 2013

in ECP's Michael Lazaroff , Entertainment Interviews by Mike

A Conversation with Entertainment Cruise Productions’ Executive Director, Michael Lazaroff – HuffPost 11.1.13

Mike Ragogna: One of the interesting discoveries I made from this cruise has been that smooth jazz versus other jazz is not really what’s going on right now, it’s an integrated jazz. For instance, the Gospel/Jazz show with Jonathan Butler wasn’t anything I expected it to be. One of the things I would like to […]

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November 1, 2013

in Advice for New Artists , Brian Culbertson by Mike

Brian Culbertson – HuffPost 11.1.13

Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Brian Culbertson: The advice is these days you sort of have to do as much as you can yourself when you’re first starting out because relying on other people is really tough right now. You’ve got to learn how to run Pro Tools and Logic and get […]

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November 1, 2013

in Brian Culbertson , Entertainment Interviews by Mike

A Quick, On-The-Fly Conversation with Smooth Jazz Cruise Host Brian Culbertson – HuffPost 11.1.13

Mike Ragogna: Bryan, you are the maestro for this cruise. How do you feel about your musical cast? Brian Culbertson: You know, the bottom line is that everyone is such a pro, it’s really easier than it looks. Everyone does their homework ahead of time; they come in prepared and we’re just putting the final […]

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November 1, 2013

in Advice for New Artists , Larry Braggs , Tower of Power's Larry Braggs by Mike

Tower of Power’s Larry Braggs – HuffPost 11.1.13

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Larry Braggs: Stay true to the music that you’re going to do. Music always touches someone, whether it’s good or bad. You want to stay on the good side of it.

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November 1, 2013

in Entertainment Interviews , Tower of Power's Larry Braggs by Mike

A Poolside Costume Party Conversation with Tower of Power’s Larry Braggs – HuffPost 11.1.13

Mike Ragogna: Larry Braggs from Tower Of Power, what does a Smooth Jazz Cruise mean to you? Larry Braggs: People don’t realize that the Smooth Jazz Cruise is the greatest party at sea because the phrase “Smooth Jazz” just didn’t fit it after a few years. So now, it’s just the greatest party at sea […]

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October 30, 2013

in Advice for New Artists , Katey Sagal by Mike

Katey Sagal – HuffPost 10.30.13

Mike Ragogna: Hey, what advice do you have for new artists? Katey Sagal: Well, I could speak about my children. They’re all in the arts and my son is an incredible musician, so I tell him all the time, just write, don’t censor yourself, enjoy it, and practice. The thing about show business that it […]

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October 30, 2013

in Advice for New Artists , Los Lobos' Steve Berlin , Steve Berlin by Mike

Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin – HuffPost 10.30.13

Mike Ragogna: Steve, what advice do you have for new artists? Steve Berlin: Don’t. Don’t bother. [laughs] That’s a joke. In many ways, this current landscape is, on some levels, much fairer than the one that existed previously although we were huge beneficiaries of that system. I don’t know if Los Lobos in 2013 would […]

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October 30, 2013

in Entertainment Interviews , Katey Sagal by Mike

A Conversation with Katey Sagal – HuffPost 10.30.13

Mike Ragogna: Can we take a couple of seconds and talk about Covered? The track list covers songs by Jackson Browne, Laura Nyro, Tom Petty and also amazingly, Tonio K. How did you pick the material and what was the album’s mission? Katey Sagal: It was a long process. The last couple of records I’ve made, […]

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