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One this weeks episode of N2M I chat with Dr. Jeremy Tubbs. Jeremy is the Director of Music and Entertainment at The University of Memphis, Lambuth Campus. Dr. Tubbs teaches music history and theory, music technology, performance practices, and music business. He also provides academic advising to all Music and Entertainment majors. He and I chat about music business academia, what makes a student successful in the world, and how working from home is becoming the norm.

This week I chat with producer/engineer extraordinaire Kevin Houston. Kevin has worked with the likes of Robert Plant, North Mississippi All Stars, Patty Griffin, Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Lucero, etc. Kevin and I talk about his journey in the business, how the industry has changed and what it takes to not only thrive but survive in the long haul. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis. 

This week I sit down with Jimbo Slice… Jimmy Detalente. Jimmy is the lead singer and songwriter for Jimmy Detalente and The Electric Revival. Jimmy and I reflect on our 20 plus year friendship, we come to complete agreement on why the 70s was the far superior musical decade to the 80s, discuss the difference between wearing your influences on your sleeve and being a total rip off (we are looking at you Greta Van Fleet), and even touch on how your enneagram number effects your approach to songwriting. You can find out more about Jimmy and his band at www.sparktherevival.com. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.  

 This I make a call to La La Land to get Taylor Kottke on the phone to talk about the role of mentors and the value of a good question. Taylor Kottke, first gained an interest in the music business when she managed and sang in a local cover band in her teenage years. She then went on to pursue a degree in the field at Visible Music College, where she managed a summer tour with Visible Worship, worked under Boo Mitchell of Royal Studios in Memphis and went on to hold various Los Angeles internships in the summers before graduating in 2016. She now lives in Los Angeles and works for Faculty Management and Productions, running day-to-day operations for major worship band, Mosaic MSC and rising indie-pop star, Riah. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis. 

This week on N2M I continue my conversation with Toby Jenkins about social constructs, the plight of poverty, and the MeToo movement. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis. 

On this weeks episode of N2M I make a call up to the bluegrass state to my long time friend Toby Jenkins to chat about social constructs, the #MeToo movement, and New Edition.  Toby is a marriage and family therapist-associate is the founder of Jenkins Couples and Family Therapy LLC and Jenkins Professional Services, an executive coaching firm. Toby is a lecturer at the University of Kentucky where he teaches human sexuality and a theories class for undergraduates going into helping professions.  Toby hosts a weekly talk show, Paradigm Radio show you can find wherever you subscribe to podcast. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis. 

In this episode of N2M I sit down with the mysterious other child Zion McKinney. Zion is the younger of my twins, a worship leader, missionary, keyboardist, arranger, and producer and perhaps most important he is Iron as a Lion.  Zion and I talk about twinning, calling and corporate worship. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.  

This week we take a different turn on N2M. I recently guest spoke for a audio recording techniques class my good friend and frequent N2M guest Justin Patton was teaching. The topic was preparing to make an album. So in a strange twist, I am the one being interviewed and asked questions. Warning Justin was feeling a little friskier than normal with his language. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the  rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

This week on N2M I have a conversation with one of my oldest friends Todd Burden… not just that I have known him a long time but that he is old. Todd is a basketball coach and the founder/ director of InBounds Ministries and serves as a full-time missionary. InBounds was established over 20 yrs. ago utilizing athletics as a platform to share the good news of Jesus Christ as the Substitute that God sent into the game of life, and teaching the Bible as God’s Playbook. Todd is also a cancer survivor. Todd and I talk about the wisdom of Wizard of Westwood the great John Wooden, the value and need for Mentors and what that looks like from a Biblical perspective, how the world misunderstands missionaries, and why cancer truly does suck.  You can find Todd at http://coachburden.blogspot.com/ .  So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

This week on N2M I continue my conversation with JP Parker about the times and trials of the life of a Tour Manager. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

This week on N2M I talk with JP Parker about the life, times and trials of a Tour Manager. With 25 years of international touring experience, 5 gold records and 2 Grammy Awards, Jonathan JP Parker has had a thriving career in the music business.  Working with such bands as Wilco, The Fray, Liz Phair and Brandi Carlile just to name a few,  he has enjoyed success in both the studio and on the road.  Currently JP enjoys raising his family, leading worship and producing Christian music and voice overs at his recording studio 7 Spin Music nestled quietly in the suburbs of Chicago. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

 This week on N2M we dive into marriage. Summer and I talk with Seth and Melanie Studley of the Anatomy of Marriage Podcast and https://anatomyofmarriage.com/. We cover subjects ranging from being married and on the road; family of origin, and just plain dysfunction. Please check out Seth and Melanie’s podcast, in my opinion it is the best podcast on marriage out there. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

This week I talk with my old classmate, Dr. Tim Drinkwine. Tim spent years as an educator, administrator and leader and then….and then…he had a Jerry McGuire moment and left it all. Tim and his family literally packed up, quit their jobs and travelled the world as a family. Tim and I sit down and talk about this journey, what lead up to it, what was gained, was anything lost, and how it changed him. You can find out more about Tim’s journey at https://www.drinkwinetogether.com/ . So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

This week on N2M I have Dr. Chip R. Bell. Chip is a world-renowned authority on customer loyalty and innovative service. Global Gurus ranked him in 2018 the #2 keynote speaker in the world on customer service; #1 in North America. He also is the author of numerous national and international best-selling books including Managers as Mentors. Chip and I discuss the importance of having mentors, what mentoring really is, and why there is no mentoring personality archetype. You can find out more about Dr. Bell at https://www.chipbell.com/

This week on N2M I pull my first repeat guest from season 1 and called my old friend Bret Nicholson. Bret is the head Pastor of One Life Network. One Life is a network of church plants. One Life also recently launched its own podcast.  Bret has 3 kids, one grand baby and a saint as a wife. A bass player, Beatles fan, CS Lewis aficionado and really deep thinking dude. Bret and I dive deep into a subject not often spoken about - death, the fear of it, the reality of it and why we as a modern society are so ill equipped to deal with it when it inevitably happens. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis. You can find the One Life Podcast at https://onelife.works/podcasts/. 

My guest this week on N2M is Joey Svendsen. Joey is one of those Bad Christian guys. He also has his own podcast that I personally love called The Pastor With No Answers. Joey is also the James Island Campus at Sea Coast church, the author of the book Fundamentalist. Most importantly Joey is a husband and father and fellow Boston Celtics fan. Joey and I connect to talk about his journey with depression, and the stigma of mental health in the church. You can find Joey at https://badchristian.com/ … http://www.pastorwithnoanswers.com/ …. And buy his book Fundamental at all the usual online suspects. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

My guest this week is Todd Henry. Todd is an Author, Speaker, Podcaster, who describes himself as an Arms Dealer for creativity. Todd works with creative’s and leading those creative is revolutionary. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, on CNN, in Forbes, Inc. ,and Fast Company.  Todd and I sit down to talk about leading, creating, music and basketball. You can find Todd at https://www.toddhenry.com/ or at the Accidental Creative Podcast or you can buy his latest book Herding Tigers at all the usual suspects. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview you are listening to Nashville to Memphis.

"Marriages don't work when one partner is happy and the other is miserable. Marriage is about both people being equally miserable." In this season finale episode of N2M we get down to brass tax and talk about the musician and the marriage of a musician. This week I have some really special guests and people who know much more about marriage than I do. First up we have Steve and Jill Grossman. Both Steve and Jill are musicians, authors, and have a marriage counseling ministry. They have been married for almost 30 years and as they say most of them happily. They have 2 grown children. My next guest is a Marriage Counselor and Author and most importantly my wife Summer. We have 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl. We all have an honest and open chat about the unique challenges of being married and a musician from the lack of steady income, to the travel and family adjustments, the emotional roller coaster that being married to a creative is, and even the groupie issue. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, w

Like my all time personal hero Lloyd Dobler says, “I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.” It all starts with a nutty bar. The only multi-appearing guest this season of N2M is the one and only Justin Patton. He takes a break from his training for his NBA debut…sorry wrong Justin Patton. Justin is back to talk about the ills of social media, politics, why the fringe always wins, American Hubris, cultural assumptions and why humans crave security and control.  So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for that Truckstop on 100 and Dunkin Donuts in Dickson are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that Justin and have proved there was a 6 day creation you can all sleep much better at night. Opening Quote from

“Worry the bottle mama it’s grapefruit wine” “This week on N2M we dive into that world of FM…the terrestrial world filled with extra terrestrial personalities. I talk with Jack Barton who is the Vice President for Triple A at the FMQB charts. Friday Morning Quarterback (better known as FMQB) is a trade magazine which covers the Radio and Music industries in the United States. Its coverage includes programming, management, promotion, marketing, and airplay for music formatted radio. I gave Jack a ring on my smart computation machine and we have a conversation about the state of radio, corporate and independent as well as the history and future for FMQB and specifically Triple A. So sit back buckle up, open that freshly purchased bag of fried football otherwise known as Cracklins listen close you may learn something on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that we know “I’ve bent backwards, I’ll be damned if I’ll bend over.” check out the FMQB charts at http://fmqb.name/triple-a-home/ Opening quotes f