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Prince Terrence is a NYC based DJ/ Musician. He is a highly in demand in New York City and can be found spinning an eclectic mix of the latest dance floor hits and classic party favorites at various clubs. When Prince steps away from being a musician he spends his time mentoring inner city youth at the non-profit, Creative Muse.org. Prince visited with The Trout about his musical career, his touring schedules and his dedication to helping under privileged youth discover their love of music. htt...

New York City geography is defined by musical genres. Deep blues lives uptown, jazz pulses in quiet corners from the West Village to high Broadway, and indie, fusion, pop, and funk push the envelope in Brooklyn and gritty Manhattan haunts. Guitarist, composer, and bandleader Gideon King is a Big Apple musical diplomat, conducting lively artistic conversations across these borders. Gideon King & City Blog possess that rarefied artistic quantity of attracting finicky music fans who have an urban p...

Grainne Duffy was born in Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland and raised in a family of seven. As a schoolgirl she sang in her local choir and also in a family band with her sisters. The band was bred from their love of music, which Duffy accredits to her mother. Not having a television in their home when they were young, her mother instead allowed them to own a family record player, on which they all were encouraged to get a record on their individual birthday’s and Christmas. This broadened t...

So just how did Grand Brulot, a VSOP cognac and coffee blend, become partners with Blues Titan, Joe Bonamassa? Find out in this episode of The Trout Show. The Trout visits with Co-founder, CEO and President of Grand Brulot, Francisco Tonerly, about the decision to sponsor the Joe Bonamassa tour. In addition, learn about the Grand Brulot history which is steeped in a 200 year old French tradition of making cognac. Blues, cognac and coffee a recipe for an entertaining episode of The Trout Show. h...

For the past ten years, The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. Now, the band is embracing a whole new kind of chemistry as they launch their next chapter, adding a third member and channeling the classic power trio sound they grew up on. After Joe Bonamassa informed his Instagram followers that The Cold Stares was a great band to listen t...

Saxon Weiss, guitar prodigy, is a 10-year-old musician that is making waves with his incredible guitar playing expertise. Saxon visited with The Trout and talked about his learning his fretboard skills at such an early age. Saxon is already immersed into different musical genres whether it be heavy metal, jazz, country and classical just to name a few. Saxon was discovered playing at Norm's Rare Guitars in Los Angeles and Norm quickly made a video to distribute to his YouTube channel. The Trout ...

It's been said that great Blues musicians are born that way and some of the mere mortals who wish to be great may never achieve greatness. 14-year-old Danny Guitarwood appears to be just that a great Blues guitarist that is showing incredible guitar chops at his early age. The Trout visited with Danny about his love of the Blues, his favorite Blues musicians and how he wants to keep the Blues alive. Although he's a teenager, Danny shows the prowess of players twice his age. He's set himself on h...

What can you say about a guy that's been laying down some sweet Blues licks for over 50 years that hasn't been said before? Walter Trout one of the preeminent Blues Guitarists of this decade and the last visited with The Trout about his career, his family, his guitars, his songwriting and much more during this exclusive interview. Trout's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a sideman for John Lee Hoo...

Some people are just born communicators and Lucas Hoge has that gift which The Trout discovered with his exclusive interview with Lucas. Fans know this because Hoge's new album Dirty South ascended to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Album Sales chart during its debut week. Whether he’s performing for troops overseas, sharing his love for the great outdoors with fellow sportsmen at an outdoor gathering or writing another song for a hit TV show, Hoge has that rare ability to find common gr...

Chris Saunders is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Manhattan. Coming from British and Jamaican roots, he had an innate love of music, which was nurtured by his family. Chris was raised on the music of icons, such as Jimmy Cliff, The Beatles, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Sting & The Police. In his formative years, he studied the piano, trumpet, and flute, but found his place with a guitar in his lap. Bob Marley and Eric Clapton were some of the early artists that shaped Chris’ music s...

I, along with millions of others, were fans of guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck and I was sadden by the announcement of his recent sudden passing. This podcast is a quick story about how I was lucky to be invited by his record label to see Jeff live back in 2010 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. How it all came about and how I was fortunate enough to be able to write my story on Jeff's Facebook page. Rest in Peace Mr. Beck there will never be another guitarist like you. www.TheTroutShow.com Thanks for li...