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Mike Bankhead

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Episode 78 - Nina Nepa 

Why am I being so secretive when it's just a song?

I met Nina Nepa in Los Angeles at an open mic event.  Both of us managed to overcome our nerves from being in a room full of strangers and play our songs.  Since listening to her play that day, I've wanted to chat with her about her music for this podcast.  Well here you are, Nina is the guest on today's episode.

Nina is from Pittsburgh, currently living in Los Angeles.  She plays piano and writes songs. She describes herself as a mechanical engineer…

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01/18/2023

in Music, songwriting, piano, Los Angeles, cantantes, keyboards, music video, singers, Pittsburgh, Nina Nepa

Episode 76 - Brenda Carsey 

Let me tell you a tale of blunder, confusion, and woe. I procrastinated when it came to editing my conversation with Brenda Carsey, but it was going to get done in the early afternoon, and everything was ok.  I'd have this episode up and out, ready to tell folks to go listen to Brenda's new album Cognizance on January 9th anywhere you stream music. I'm in my DAW, working on the file, and I clicked the wrong thing... I couldn't see exactly what it was, but strange things were happening, so I tried to cancel…

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01/06/2023

in Music, songwriting, pop, piano, funk, jazz, Los Angeles, bass, singing, guitar, Cognizance, Brenda Carsey, alternative soul, neo soul

Episode 9 - Becca Wonka 

J'ai pas choisi en fait. Je dirais que c'est plutôt la musique qui m'a choisie moi...
because it's what's in my heart, it's what I love...

 

Becca is French, originally from Nantes. She has lived in the United States for a little over twelve years now. You'll see right away that she has a deep passion for music that comes spilling out of her. Becca radiates joy and enthusiasm. Since I happen to speak French, we meander between French and English during our chat. In fact we talked for over three hours…

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02/04/2022

in Music, songwriting, piano, funk, disco, jazz, Becca Wonka, France, French, Los Angeles

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