The Nick Llerandi Podcast

Steve and I go back about a decade when he tracked Bass on the Stimpy Lockjaw album. I've been following him since and had the privilege of catching up. This episode we chat about the benefits of being a specialist, why...

I only just heard of and met Sam Mooradian a few weeks ago! But I immediately fell in love. His music is creative, unique, engaging. His performance is top notch, professional, FUN! He's immensely creative, driven, and...

<p> It's been years since Auras and Ever Forthright went on tour together and boy was that an experience. We invited Josh Ligaya from Auras to give us some insight into his blueprint for releasing music, how to promote...

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<p>I'm a big fan of Shayan Javadi. We had an awesome convo about what moves us to write and play guitar/music. Why do we write? What inspires us? What do our songs mean? Does everything even need meaning? I highly...

Dem boys ask ChatGPT some questions. Playing live. Is it worth it? When is it worth it? Video game music and microtonal shit. The GRAMMYs and Game Developer Conference. What is Sound Design? Haters gonna hate. What...

<p>I've been a Moon Tooth and Nick Lee fan for over a decade. I used to bounce around dumpy apartments in NYC and the highlight of my life was going to see them play from time to time. We're all native Long Islanders...

<p>Aaron and I (and Ever Forthright) go back over a decade and it's been amazing to watch Aaron and Intervals grow over this last decade since the days of our first few shows together. We catch up and talk about how the...

Today I chat with Eddie DeCesare of Monochromatic Black. Eddie and I met years ago in our hometown of Long Island, I believe when I was filling in on guitar for Painted in Exile (another co-owned-and-operated Eddie D...

<p>It was really an honor meeting and chatting with Paul in this episode. I've been a long time Cynic and Death fan so this was a real treat for me. We get into all sorts of stuff: playing live, managing emotions...

<p>Nick chats with fellow guitar player, Thomas Griggs. </p> <p>*Had some internet issues in this one due to the hurricane down in Florida, but we're making it work.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow! </p> <p><br></p>...

<p>In this lesson I talk about applying the diminished scale in a not-so-subtle way. See the previous week's post on the inverse of this, applying the diminished scale in a 'subtle' way.</p> <p>The 'not-so-subtle'...

<p>Nick chats with Evan Johns, professional drum tech who has worked with Rage Against the Machine, Deftones, and Cypress Hill to name a few.</p> <p>Follow! </p> <p>🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi...

<p>In this lesson I talk about the next few bars of my improvised chorus on the changes of What is This Thing Called Love found here:</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/reel/CigFc5yD_ow/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link </p>...

In this lesson I talk about the first few bars of my improvised chorus on the changes of What is This Thing Called Love found here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CigFc5yD_ow/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Become a member...