Amy Allmand joins Bart in this week’s episode. Bart and Amy share their hot takes from the ACM Awards along with a recap of the performances and appearances from the night.In this episode, you’ll hearWe discuss the ACM AwardsHave a question you would like answered on a Shorty Show? Head over to our INSTAGRAM to submit it! For the full show notes visit HERE http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/acm-recapFor the donation site mentioned in this episode, please here! Fordproudtohonor.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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ACM Awards Recap With Amy Allmand

Join Bart, Amy and Scott as they introduce their new Clubhouse Series - Nashville’s Music Bizz, Then & Now. If you aren’t sure what Clubhouse is they let you explain what Clubhouse is, how it works and what to expect in this new series. You can catch the Clubhouse Room every Tuesday at 4:00 CST. In this episode, you’ll hearWe talk about our new weekly room on Clubhouse, Nashville’s Music Bizz, Then & NowTalk about what Clubhouse actually isHave a question you would like answered on a Shorty Show? Head over to our INSTAGRAM to submit it! For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/episode-110 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Clubhouse Room: Nashville’s Music Bizz Then & Now

Wayne Pauley joins Bart on the podcast this week. He shares stories of growing up and how music was always a part of who he was. He talks about getting his start into the music scene, his decisions to go to LA and how he ended up in Nashville. He has worked with all different genres of music all over the world and shares the things that he has learned during the different stages of life. He has spent the last almost 10 years working with Lee Brice. He shares what his role is, how they have adjusted during COVID and stories from the road. In this episode, you’ll hearOne of Wayne’s first gigs in Nashville was as a monitor guy at 12th & Porter for a band called Four Wheel Drive, who’s frontman was Keith Urban.  He was paid $50 for the nightWayne had to mix a 42 piece orchestra with 11 mics for Ray Charles because Ray hated one mic per instrument, so he had to mix sections of the orchestra. For the full show notes visit >> http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/wayne-pauley Connect with Bart on Instagram >> https://www.instagram.com/thinkinanddrinkinpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lee Brice’s Front of House Sound Engineer and Production Manager, Wayne Pauley

Bart hosts Robert Counts this week on the Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ podcast. He was born in Tennessee AND is in the country music business, which is extremely rare. He will entertain you with stories of songwriting, entering an amateur songwriting competition which landed him his first publishing deal, how his girlfriend introduced him to Jimmy Ritchey, and much more!In this episode, you’ll hearRobert has a degree in Biochemistry from Lee University (in Cleveland, TN)Robert straddles the divide of classic country music and current country music and is comfortable in either realm For the full show notes visit HERE Don’t forget to leave a review of the Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ podcast! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sony Music’s Unicorn with Robert Counts

In this week’s episode Bart and Amy have an unfiltered discussion on all things Grammy-related.  Listen in as they compare notes on topics relating to artists, venues, performances, and of course, Bruno Mars.In this episode, you’ll hearBart & Amy discuss their memories of the Grammy AwardsBart & Amy talk about the performances from the 2021 Grammy AwardsHave a question you would like answered on a Shorty Show? Head over to our INSTAGRAM to submit it! For the full show notes visit HERE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Grammy Recap with Amy Allmand

This week’s episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’  features Jason Scheff, an incredible bass player, singer, and songwriter. You don’t want to miss this enlightening conversation where you will hear about Jason’s musical journey through the years, people he met along the way, a surprise personalized letter, and many other stories and what he’s been up to lately.In this episode, you’ll hearEven though his dad played bass for Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, The Doors, and more, it did not automatically open doors for him.  In fact, his first professional gig was playing for his mom at age 14.  Bart and Jason talked about how he joined the band Chicago at age 23, taking over for Peter Cetera.  He continued with the band for 30 years. For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/a-bass-player-that-sings-or-a-singer-the-plays-bass Take a screenshot and tag us on Instagram @thinkinanddrinkinpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Bass Player that Sings or a Singer that Plays Bass with Jason Scheff

With the many changes that Covid has brought into our lives, not all changes have been bad. Learn how this phenomenal and hard-working artist, Clare Dunn, is filling her life with writing, creating, and producing music in ways she has never before. In this episode, you’ll hearBart & Clare talk about how she’s been in Colorado working on her family’s farm, helping calf’s stay alive in this cold seasonWhile she’s been in Colorado (since quarantine) she’s recorded and released 3 EP’s.  She’s become her own engineer, as she’s recorded most of the songs herself in her parent’s basement.  For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/the-calf-whispererDon’t forget to leave a review and let us know what you like about Thinkin’ & Drinkin’! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Calf Whisperer: Catching up with Clare Dunn

Meet Ciara Shortridge in this week’s episode of Thinkin’ and Drinkin’, Sr. Creative Director at Curb/Word Publishing. She and Bart are long-time friends and even worked together at Disney. Listen in as they share stories of what she’s learned living in Nashville and topics such as the increase in creativity during Covid, what to look for in writers, and the frustration of pitching songs via email.In this episode, you’ll hearCiara talks about her story and why she decided to come to NashvilleCiara talks about what it was like to work for Disney Publishing, and how it is totally different to work for a company that is so connected with movies and television versus a publisher who is mainly trying to get cuts on acts.  For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/the-rochester-rebel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Rochester Rebel with Ciara Shortridge

In this week’s episode of Thinkin’ and Drinkin’ Bart converses with Cooper Carter, a well-read, well-rounded musician, with a passion for books, music, and digital technology. You will hear about his knowledge of guitars, his experiences as a production consultant, and of course his favorite tech. You don’t want to miss the crazy stories of why bands are throwing away their amps.In this episode, you’ll hearCooper talks about how he collects stems* to not only enjoy, but to learn and get production ideas.  * Stems are stereo recordings sourced from mixes of multiple individual tracks.Cooper discusses how he travels all over the country to work with various bands, guitar techs and front of house guys to make sure guitar tones are sounding the best they can in their given venue.  For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/father-fractal See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Father Fractal with Cooper Carter

This week’s episode of Thinkin’ and Drinkin’ features Zach Selwyn, a man with a wide range of talents. Listen in to find out how he got started in tv, and specifically what show opened the door for him to get noticed. You’ll also hear about how he is recording music now during the pandemic, his novel, and his kids.In this episode, you’ll hearBart & Zach talk about how he’s an actor, musician, host, writer, etc. Zach researched, wrote and self-published a novel during the quarantine.  Plus he got to hang out with legendary Texan, Kinky Friedman.  For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/the-redneck-renaissance-man See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Redneck Renaissance Man with Zach Selwyn

Bart talks to long-time friend Adrian Michaels, Vice President at BMG music, on Thinkin’ and Drinkin’ this week. Adrian speaks about some of the bands he managed and his favorite parts of his job, his inventiveness, and what he believes will happen in the music industry post-pandemic. In this episode, you’ll hearAdrian has the best ‘what me & my wife did during Covid’ storyHow Adrian has taken tried & true record promotion strategies and brought completely new innovative strategies to the table...so new that we couldn’t get into specifics as they are his label’s trade secrets.  So much that his label’s parent company (BMG) adopted these strategies throughout their many other labels.  For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/mr-innovation See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mr. Innovation with Adrian Michaels

In this week’s episode Bart talks with the creative Mark Slaughter, a singer, guitar player and songwriter. He takes you on a journey of how he began singing and playing guitar, to his first band and his first tour, how he preserves his voice, and how he produced his band so differently than others. His knowledge and love of music is evident throughout the episode - listen in!In this episode, you’ll hearWhat it was like for Mark to grow up in Las Vegas.  Instead of an allowance for chores, he asked for a 45 each week, so he learned to sing with the classics The first note they ever played as the band Slaughter in public was opening up for KISS. For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/las-vegas-guitar-slinger See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Las Vegas Guitar Slinger

Tom Beaupre is back on the show in this week’s episode sharing his best tips for tax time. He blends his musical career as the bassist for Florida Georgia Line, and mixes it with his passion of financial planning for musicians. He also gives a brief update on Florida Georgia Line.In this episode, you’ll hearBart and Tom talk about the dreaded tax season Tom gives his top five tips to help with taxes if you’re in the entertainment industryHave a question you would like answered on a Shorty Show? Head over to our INSTAGRAM to submit it! For the full show notes visit HERE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Top Five Tax Tips for Musicians with Tom Beaupre

Listen in as Bart talks with Doug Rappoport in this week’s episode. Doug shares about his background, his love of music, and how he started working with Edgar Winter. He also tells of his one regret in his music career.In this episode, you’ll hearDoug was born in South Africa, grew up in England, and settled in Southern California.  Doug plays in the Edgar Winter Band all over the world, so he discussed how Covid has changed touring.  For the full show notes visit http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/dougie-rapps See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dougie Rapps

In this week’s episode Bart and Amy Allmand reflect on the past year and discuss celebrities who have passed away, difficult events (specifically in Nashville), and struggles facing artists due to Covid.In this episode, you’ll hearBart and Amy look back on 2020Have a question you would like answered on a Shorty Show? Head over to our INSTAGRAM to submit it! For the full show notes visit HERE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Goodbye to 2020 with Amy Allmand

Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Podcast, hosted by songwriter, musician and label executive Bart Allmand, is geared towards giving listeners an insider’s take on Nashville’s music industry. Each episode dives deeper with songwriters and musicians who talk about their lives, careers and help to navigate the world of the music industry. Grab a cold drink and enjoy the conversation.

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