Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 110 – Charlie Engen (Five Finger Death Punch, Scale The Summit)
Doc welcomes Five Finger Death Punch drummer, Charlie Engen, to the show and they talk about how Charlie built a big following on Instagram, going back to college to get a Master’s in music and why he regretted it, almost losing hope in the industry, how his prog band, Ideology, came together, his time playing […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 109 – Steve Lagudi (Sound Engineer – Machine Head, God Forbid, Testament, Napalm Death)
Doc welcomes Front of House Sound Engineer, Steve Lagudi, to the show and they talk about Steve’s break in the industry working for Metallica’s fanclub, learning on his own how to do sound by doing demos for Emmure, meeting God Forbid and hitting the road as their sound guy, his close relationship to the band […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 108 – Diamante
Doc welcomes solo artist, Diamante, to the show and they talk about how she got her start in the music business in musical theatre, moving to LA from Boston, touring with Whitesnake as an 18 year old, getting a record deal with Eleven Seven, working with legendary producer, Howard Benson, what it was like getting […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 107 – Shaun Glass (Repentance, Ex-Soil, Ex-Dirge Within, Ex-Broken Hope)
Doc welcomes guitarist and bassist, Shaun Glass, to the show and they talk about Shaun’s background working behind the scenes for Pavement records, his time playing bass for Broken Hope, why he got tired of death metal and decided to start rock band Soil, the process of finding a singer and courting major labels, achieving […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 106 – John Boecklin (Bad Wolves, ex-Devildriver)
Doc welcomes Bad Wolves drummer, John Boecklin, for his second appearance on the show to talk about how John feels about the success of Bad Wolves 3 years removed from his last time on the pod, dealing with the growing pains of developing the band’s sound on the second album, how the writing process is […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 105 – Mark Lewis (Producer)
Doc welcomes music producer, Mark Lewis, to the show and they talk about what he thinks the role of a producer is, growing up as a metalhead and guitarist in Maryland, going to recording school at Full Sail University, how he was hired by Jason Suecoff to be a recording assistant and engineer, what he […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 104 – Derrick Blackman (Some Black Guy on YouTube)
Doc welcomes YouTube star, Derrick Blackman, to the show and they go deep talking about everything from how Derrick got into being a YouTuber, his background as a musician and getting into metal, the “Anti-SJW” vs “Woke” culture war on YouTube, the complexities of modern politics, and go into race and racism in the modern […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 103 – Steev Esquivel (Skinlab, Re:Ignition, Dedvolt)
Doc welcomes Skinlab vocalist and bassist, Steev Esquivel, to the show and they talk about meeting each other in the late 90s, his early days with thrash metal band, Defiance, the downturn in thrash leading to the groove metal scene in the bay area and starting Skinlab, how much Robb Flynn and Machine Head helped […]
Ex-Man Podcast Ep. 102 – Dave Peters (Throwdown)
Doc welcomes Throwdown founder and vocalist, Dave Peters, to the show and they talk about Dave’s approach to social media and interest in politics, how Throwdown started with him as a guitarist and eventually the singer, what inspired them to infuse Nu Metal into their sound, the Orange County hardcore scene, how being straight edge […]