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TOBY WRIGHT

The mastermind and methodology
by Brian McKinny, editor, Music Insider Magazine

In speaking with Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum record producing, innovative recording engineer Toby Wright, time has a way of disappearing.  Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk …

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Vivian Campbell

Def Leppard Guitarist Solders Royal Metal Work
by Stephen Stern, executive editor

As bombs burst in Belfast nine miles away, an angry adolescent raged against the system. An atheist during the Catholic-Protestant separatist uprising, Vivian Campbell was trying to find …

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‘Goodtime’ Charlie Brechtel

Fusing music and the freedom of the road
by Brian McKinny, editor, Music Insider Magazine

Charlie Brechtel is an icon in the realm of Biker Music. In fact, you might call him the ‘Godfather’ of Biker Music, and you wouldn’t …

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Forrest Day

Attention-deficit-disorder rock in a tragic era
by Teri Doty and Tamara Halbritter, Music Insider Magazine

Ever hear of the Boogaloo Cats? That’s the name of the band that vocalist Forrest Day, bass player John Sankey and guitarist Terrell Liedstrand — …

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TRAVIS T. WARREN

Blind Melon frontman takes Apollo to the moon
by Stephen Stern, executive editor, Music Insider Magazine

At 17, Travis T. Warren sold $250 of musical equipment to help pay for gas for a ride west in the Apollo. Compared to …

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Rich Redmond

A testament to his talent
Ray Rocha, editor, Music Insider Magazine speaks with Rich Redmond, drummer for Jason Aldean, Hank Williams III, Ludacris and more…

Rich Redmond is one of the most positive, upbeat, dedicated and driven musicians I have …

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Lorelei McBroom: Women in Rock

We could accomplish anything in the world…that included outer space
By Stephen Stern, Executive Editor, Music Insider Magazine

Dr. Marcus McBroom got into the heads of many Hollywood celebrities. But it was his daughters’ voices that he kept locked inside …

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Eva Gardner: Women in Rock

Fender gives birth
by Stephen Stern, Executive Editor, Music Insider Magazine

Eva Gardner was born with a silver spoon shaped as a bass guitar. Not out of privilege, but by right of musical passage. By second grade, the pig-tailed, green-eyed …

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Kenny Aronoff

Fueled by an undeniable spirit
by Stephen Stern, executive editor, Music Insider Magazine

From the outside he resembles a Pontiac GTO convertible – a vintage American muscle car, with his strong features, bald noggin and power strokes. But underneath the …

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