Soft Pass - Your Backstage Access
30 year veteran tour manager and audio engineer John Michaels and entertainment attorney & longtime musician Alan Tilles sit down with musicians and professionals in the music business to discuss the inner workings of concerts, unique experiences that happen in the entertainment industry and what happens backstage.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2020
Mark Andes (Spirit / Firefall / Heart) & Lance Hoppen (Orleans / Felix & The Rascals)
Episode 9 is about the bass! East Coast meets West Coast as John and Alan are joined by Mark Andes, who first came to musical prominence as the bass player for the legendary LA band Spirit, and went…
Episode 8 - Andy Cahan (Turtles / Harry Nilsson / Little Richard) & Rodney Justo (Atlanta Rhythm Section / Roy Orbison & The Candymen)
Join John and Alan as they sit down with 2 legends of the business. Multi-instrumentalist Andy Cahan who has played with the Turtles, Jimi Hendrix, 3/4 of the Beatles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fr…
Episode 7 - Dan Navarro (Lowen&Navarro) & Noah Levy (Brian Setzer Orchestra / Rockabilly Riot / The Honeydogs / Peter Frampton / Five for Fighting)
In this episode John and Alan are joined by longtime singer/songwriter Dan Navarro who, with his former songwriting partner Eric Lowen, has written songs for The Bangles, Jackson Browne, Dionne Warwi…
Episode 6 - Eliot Lewis (Hall & Oates/Average White Band) & Herman Matthews (Tower of Power/Kenny Loggins/Tom Jones/Timothy B. Schmit)
This episode John and Alan are joined by Eliot Lewis (Hall & Oates / Average White Band) and Herman Matthews (Tower of Power / Kenny Loggins / Tom Jones / Bob James). Eliot talks about working on Liv…
Episode 5 - Burleigh Drummond & Mary Harris-Drummond of Ambrosia
John and Alan sit down with Burleigh Drummond and Mary Harris-Drummond from Ambrosia for an hour of stories. What kind of stories? Stories about how Bruce Hornsby first got his start in Ambrosia, De…
Episode 4 - Singer Jason Malachi & Goran Kralj (The Gufs)
On this episode we have a rare appearance from east coast Singer/Songwriter Jason Malachi along with Midwest Singer/Songwriter Goran Kralj. Jason's life was turned into upheaval 10 years ago among ac…
Episode 3 - Gregg Brunclik / Jamieson Filip - (Clearwing Audio / Apollo Productions)
Episode 3 is one of our favorites so far. We sit down with the President and CEO of Clearwing Productions, Gregg Brunclik and the President of Apollo Productions and former Clearwing employee Jamies…
Episode 2 - Michael Ramos (Mellencamp/Patty Griffin) & Sandy Ficca (Firefall)
Welcome to episode 2 of Soft Pass! This month we talk to Sandy Ficca, the longtime drummer for Firefall, and Michael Ramos, who has played with such greats as; John Mellencamp, Patty Griffin, Paul S…
Episode 1 - Dave Anderson (Atlanta Rhythm Section) & John Gifford (FAME Studio)
Welcome to Episode 1 of Soft Pass. This maiden voyage was taped at the “Swampers” bar and grill in Florence, AL. It’s fitting because it’s tied to both of our guests. David Anderson is a north Alab…