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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 99 episodes
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Welcome to Secrets From the Scene, a show for local musicians who want to improve their music, grow their audience, and learn about Minnesota's music scene. If you're interested in talking about all things music-related and meeting interesting people from our local community, you're in the right place.
Unknown Host hosts Secrets From The Scene, a music show with 99 episodes published.
A lot of people want the touring career. Fewer understand the early load-ins, five-show weeks, bus sleep, professional discipline, and years of relationships that make it possible. Professional front-of-house audio engin
A music video does not need an enormous budget to connect with people. But it does need an idea that fits the song, a clear plan, and enough intention that the limitations feel like part of the art rather than an acciden
Most people see the packed room. They do not see the risk behind it. Before a show feels effortless, someone has to bet real money, earn the venue’s trust, book the right artist, build the crowd, manage the chaos, and cr
Most musicians are told to “just get out there.” But where do you actually go? Who do you talk to? Which jam sessions are welcoming? What makes someone want to book you? And how do you know if you’re ready to sit in? Thi
Tina Schlieske has lived a lot of musical lives. She came up through the Twin Cities scene with Tina and the B-Sides, built momentum through relentless gigging, mailers, college radio, word of mouth, and a famously cleve
Rob Talbott has already helped build one of the most influential labels in modern bass music. As Dodge & Fuski, he came up during the early internet era of dubstep, got signed to Never Say Die, co-founded Disciple, moved
From backyard shows to First Avenue, Nate Walker has built a career as one of the Twin Cities’ go-to guitarists. In this episode, I sit down with Nate to talk about how he became one of the most in-demand side players in
If you are trying to build an artist identity that feels bigger than just the songs, this episode is for you. This week on Secrets From the Scene, I sit down with dark-pop artist and producer EMM to talk about what “worl
This week on Secrets From the Scene, I’m joined by Aaron Mader and Jeff Allen of The Plastic Constellations. Since their band is coming back after more than 15 years, this ended up being a really fun conversation about f
This week I’m joined by Robert Wilkinson, Ben Kaplan, and Bob Burns of the Flamin’ Oh’s for a conversation about Twin Cities punk and rock history, the scene around Jay’s Longhorn, Twin/Tone, Fat City, Oar Folkjokeopus,
This week I am joined by Hank Donato, frontman of Beemer, and also a guy who has done a little bit of everything in the Twin Cities music world. We talk about the seasons of a music career, how priorities shift as life c
Darnel Alexander is a soulful R&B singer and songwriter whose journey stretches from the 90s boy band era to a surprising second wind on TikTok. In this conversation, Darnel takes us back to his Seattle roots, the early
Meghan Kreidler (Kiss The Tiger) joins Secrets From The Scene to unpack the thing that separates a decent set from a truly memorable live show: stage presence. Meghan talks about the early discomfort of being “herself” o
If you think scheduling a four-piece band is hard, try doing it with ten people, a loud acoustic tradition, and gigs that range from jazz festivals to high school clinics to packed club nights. In this episode, I’m joine
A lot of artists want the outcome. Fewer artists want the process. The posting, the reaching out, the showing up to jams, the awkward early gigs, the constant question of, “Am I being genuine or am I marketing myself?” L
This week I sit down with Charlie Parr, a Minnesota original and a master of fingerstyle and slide guitar. He grew up in Austin, found his footing in Duluth, and has spent decades touring and recording. We keep the focus
Ever walk out of a recording session feeling like it should have gone better? Not because the song was bad, but because the session felt rushed, tense, or just… off. Or maybe you are on the front end of it. Nervous for y
The Minneapolis Sound is one of the most distinctive music legacies in the world, and this week I get to celebrate it with someone who grew up inside that story. On this episode of Secrets From The Scene, I sit down with
Your content is only getting views from your friends, your family, and the bands you are playing with. If that sounds familiar, this conversation will help you think more clearly about why strangers are not sticking and
Trying to build a music career while staying sober is hard. Venues, late nights, constant offers, social pressure. This week, I sit down with three artists from our scene, Adam Lifto, Caitlin Benson, and Wyatt Overman, t
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