Don't Stifle Me Podcast With Jacob Stiefel

Ben Danaher is a singer/songwriter originally from Texas, now living in Nashville. He stops by Jacob's and they chat about operating as an independent artist, Ben's new record, songwriting, peanut butter, and other really important things. Then Ben sings a song off the new album at the end of the talk. Enjoy!

Nashville songwriter Rob Snyder stops by to chat with Jacob. They discuss the ups and downs of his path so far, losing his close friend Ryan Dunn in 2011, how that fueled him to make the move to Nashville and chase his dream, and what he's doing now in Music City. At the end of the episode Rob sings a song of his, then he and Jacob do some jammin'. Enjoy!

Front man for the Rock & Roll band The Tip, Benny Carl stops by to hang with Jacob. They discuss music, nerd out on harmonicas as well as hunting and fishing, while discussing life over a few glasses of whiskey. After the talk, they jam out on some blues, so stick around to the end. Enjoy!

Jeffrey Krantz, of the band Krantz, stops by to chat with Jacob. They discuss early musical influences, moving to Nashville, Iowa horses, and philosophy YouTube rabbit holes. Krantz has a new single out, "Run Away With Me," available now. Their upcoming EP release, "The Pennock Tapes" is set to be released April 27. After the talk Jeffrey and Jacob do some acoustic jamming. Enjoy!

Singer-Songwriter Erin Enderlin has written songs like "Monday Morning Church" recorded by Alan Jackson, "Last Call" by Lee Ann Womack, "You Don't Know Jack" by Luke Bryan, and many more. She also has recently released an album of her own, "Whiskeytown Crier," available now wherever music is sold. Erin stops by the office to chat with Jacob about songwriting, inspiration, her new album, and they even play a song from it together at the end of the talk. So stick around and enjoy!

Amber Atnip is executive producer and on-air personality on the nationally syndicated "Taste of Country Nights" radio show. She stops by to chat with Jacob about her years of experience in country radio, trying new things in life, Garth Brooks's social skills, and much more. Enjoy!

Bass player for Dierks Bentley, Cassady Feasby, stops by to chat with Jacob. They discuss Cassady's start in music and how he went from high school band and cover bands to getting the Dierks bass-playing gig. They also reminisce about days in the cover bars of downtown Nashville, and many other ups and downs of life along the way. Of course they get some instruments out and jam at the end of the episode, too. Enjoy!

Chance Gray is the merchandise manager for Grammy-winning Americana artist Jason Isbell. He's also worked with Taylor Swift, Brent Cobb, St Paul & the Broken Bones, Olivia Newton-John, just to name a few. Chance and Jacob sit down and reflect on 2017, in both their careers and personal lives. They discuss booking shows, new cooking skills, Jeremy Pruitt becoming the new Tennessee football coach, the challenges of finding balance in life, and much much more. After all the conversation, and the wine, of course came the music. Enjoy!

Shakey Fowlkes stops by Jacob's for some coffee and conversation. They chat about Shakey's days in the Detroit music scene, tales of record deals, parties, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Kid Rock, and much more. Enjoy!

Brandon Jenkins, an Oklahoma/Red Dirt music original, stops by to talk with Jacob about the beginnings of the "Red Dirt" scene, some demons he's had to overcome in life, moving to Austin, ultimately ending up here in Nashville, and much more. Music, drugs, record deals gone bad, you know just the standard... Afterward, Brandon and Jacob jam on two songs, Brandon's newest single "Be The Revival" and "Down in Flames," a song he co-wrote with Stoney Larue. Enjoy!

Drummer of The Steel Woods, audio engineer/producer, Canadian, and friend Jay Tooke stops by for Tuesday Taco Talk with Tooke at Jacob's house. They discuss the Canadian music scene, making the move to Nashville, tacos, coffee, and many more important things. Jay, who also plays guitar among other instruments, plays some rhythm while Jacob blows on the harmonica for you at the end of the talk. Enjoy!

Allen Thompson, of the Allen Thompson Band, stops by to chat with Jacob over coffee. They discuss music and life, along with college being overrated, Todd Snider, and Allen's back-breaking cliff jump and recovery. Great talk and a great little jam session afterward. Enjoy!

Larry stops by Jacob's and they discuss his path in music and life, his 35+ years playing for the group Alabama, The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley (of the Righteous Bros), and currently The Texas Tenors. A multi-instrumentalist, Larry plays keys, guitar, saxophone, bass, and probably anything else you hand him. Enjoy!

Chris Weaver stops by to chat with Jacob. They cover Chris's early life getting started in music. They do reminisce about playing the downtown Nashville bar scene, talk about Chris's successes in Brazil and other endeavors. At the end of the episode they do some acoustic jamming. Enjoy!

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