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Episode 11: Mark Baron, Gloria Gaynor and The Duprees

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Episode 11 features Mark Baron, musical director (and keyboard player) for Gloria Gaynor and also with The Duprees. Mark’s passion for what he does shines through in this interview and he provides some great insights into working across different genres and eras of music as both a keyboard player and musical director.

Links to content mentioned during the show:

Gloria Gaynor with the Metropole Orchestra

The East Coast Hall of Fame

Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge

Radial Key Largo

Kenny Vance and The Planotones

Desert Island Discs: Pictures at an Exhibition – Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Tarkus – Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin, The Grand Illusion – Styx

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Episode 10: Andy Burton, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul / Cyndi Lauper

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Episode 10 sees us spending some time with Andy Burton, the go-to keys player for Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul and Cyndi Lauper to name just two. Andy provides some comprehensive insights into gigging, working within band dynamics and the disciplines required to be a successful player and band member.

Links to content mentioned during the show:

Ian Hunter

Rufus Wainwright

John Mayer

Cyndi Lauper

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul

Little Steve and the Disciples of Soul do The Ramones (and here’s the movie appearance!)

The Youngbloods (and their song ‘On Francis Drake’)

The Haken Continuum

Rob Schwimmer on the Continuum

The River by Baloran

Desert Island Discs: Everyone Digs Bill Evans- Bill Evans, Mono Box Set – The Beatles, The Planets – Holst, Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack (The Legendary Sessions) – Dr John, The Power and the Glory – Gentle Giant

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Episode 4: Eric Doucet, Carter and the Capitals

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Episode 4 sees us move north to Canada, where we speak with Eric Doucet, who is keyboard player with Carter and the Capitals, amongst a range of other projects. We talk on everything from defining jazz-metal to balancing multiple gigs and some interesting desert island discs.

Links to content mentioned during the show:

Studiologic Sledge

Jim Alfredson Keyboard Rig – Echoes of Pink Floyd

Gently Disturbed – Avishai Cohen Trio

La vallée des réputations by Jean Leloup

Chromeo – Fancy Footwork

Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen – Mo Hippa

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