"Keith Secola is an icon and ambassador of Native music. He is one of the most influential artists in the field today. Rising from the grassroots of North America, he is a songwriter of the people. Critics have dubbed him as the Native versions of both Neil Young and Bruce…
800,000 U.S. veterans struggle with physical injuries, PTSD and other emotional distress. Guitars For Vets believes guitars can help with the healing process. The Trout speaks with Bernie Kampf, Guitars For Vets Chicago-IL Chapter Coordinator, about how Guitars for Vets has helped by providing guitar lessons and free guitars to…
Beth Slusher, CEO of Give a Note Foundation, speaks with The Trout about Where you live shouldn’t determine what you learn. No school is whole without the sound of students learning the greatness of their own voices. Music is primary in education and we are keeping it in schools because…
Touring rock musicians need to keep in shape for their grueling touring schedules. Coming to their rescue is Physiotherapist Anna Achimowicz with her professional skill sets to help musicians keep their bodies in great shape. The Trout interviews Anna and discovers that she's not only a physiotherapist she's also a…
Dr. Nick Hartell is a research scientist, professor and knowledgeable in diseases such as alzheimer's and opioid addiction. He's spent decades of helping the scientific community with his research until his job was eliminated during the Covid pandemic. What's does a scientist do after that? Well, you start building custom…
Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the Hit Music Capital of America. With its small town southern charm, Muscle Shoals has been the final destination for some of the biggest names in music to record their #1 hits. The Trout interviews local Muscle Shoals music historian and tour guide, Johnny Belew. Johnny…
Julia Doherty, Australian singer and songwriter, talks about composing and recording her tune "Be the Change". Julia has been writing and performing in Australia for years and her mission in her newest song is important for all us that wish to make a change in our communities and beyond. Because…
Be The Change - was written and performed by Julia Doherty an Australian singer and songwriter. Julia's message is simple - if you want to have a positive impact on your life and others the change must begin with each of us. Produced by Nigel Pegrum Recorded at Pegasus Studios…
Dendy Jarrett, Executive Director Gibson Cares, visits with The Trout about how Gibson Cares has been helping thousands of needy musicians and nonprofits with new guitars and their business expertise. For over 125 years Gibson has been shaping, contributing, and supporting sound through their guitars…across many generations and genres of…
The Trout interviews Bhopal, India musician, producer, songwriter and recording engineer, Pratyush Upadhyay about his career in music and how he doesn't produce typical Bollywood music. Upadhyay is founder and owner of 432hz Music Studio that provides a myriad of services to his clients including -'Music Composing, Arrangement, Music Direction,…
Movie Composer, Kevin Besignano, spent time visiting with The Trout about composing the music for "As They Made Us" and what it takes to be a movie composer. Kevin Besignano has been known in the music world for the last 2 decades as a touring musician and musical artist. He's…
The Trout interviews Nadine Page, Clinical Director and Founder, of The Creative Well. The Creative Well is an international organization that supports the mental health and well-being of musicians and all other allied professionals working within the music industry, inclusive of students striving towards a career. We are a safe…
Alex from Kyiv, Ukraine visits with The Trout about what it's like to be a music creator while attempting to stay safe during an invasion. Alex (not his real name) is a creator of electronic music in the Ukraine. For the last several years he has composed several electronic music…
The Trout interviews Bobby Owsinski who is best known as author of over 27 books in the field of music, music recording and social media, and for audio engineering, especially in surround mixing with credits including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Pantera, Weird Al Yankovic, Willie Nelson, Elvis, Neil Young, Iron…
KT and The Trout discovered that more people are listening to old music other than new music and discuss why they think that is. Statistics now show that older music is more prevalent than the newly released music on music streaming services. KT and The Trout delve into the details…
What do you do when you're Lynne Jackaman, British firecracker soul singer, but your love of your favorite music is based in America thousands of miles away from your London home? You record at the most iconic recording studio in America, Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals Alabama, USA and produce…
What do you do when you're Lynne Jackaman, British firecracker soul singer, but your love of your favorite music is based in America thousands of miles away from your London home? You record at the most iconic recording studio in America, Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA and produce…
KT and The Trout first release is a hard hitting protest song about what's going on in America today. From drive by shootings, anti-police, political pandering, inflation, guns in America and more. This new tune "We Weren't Born This Way" tells the truth about what Americans have allowed to happen…
KT and The Trout share their final thoughts on the first year as Podcast and YouTube creators. Check out our special major announcement for 2022. https://ktandthetrout.com/ https://ktandthetrout.podbean.com/
Moved by the fact the second leading cause of death for teens is committing suicides, award winning singer, songwriter and producer, Michael Anthony Curtis, talks with KT and The Trout about his song "Live" and his goal to bring awareness of teen suicides to America. Curtis, along with other professional…
Through interviews with Dave Stanley, recording engineer and producer extraordinaire from Alchemistic Records, discover the back story and how the Ultimate James Bond Medley of all 25 James Movies was conceived, organized, recorded in both audio and video for this very popular YouTube video. Dave provides details of his efforts…
So You think you've got what it takes to become a famous actor or musician? KT and The Trout interview Heather Besignano, CEO of Icon Public Relations and she provides great insight about the very competitive entertainment business. With offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Dallas, Heather is…
These famous guitarists made their mark on how they developed their famous tones and you might be surprised how they did it. Since the electric guitar was invented guitarist have been seeking the holy grail of guitar tones. Looking deep into the history of famous guitar slingers we analyze a…
The Trout provides a short history lesson on what size guitar strings guitarist (new and seasoned professionals) should consider using. Billy Gibbons knows do you? Size does matter - check it out on this episode of Tech Tips from KT and The Trout. KT and The Trout Tech Tips are…
