Chuck Shute Podcast

Andrew Thorp King is an author, speaker, and record label owner. His most recent book “Failure Rules” discusses how people can learn from failure and use it to their advantage.  We have a really fascinating conversation about success, failure, money, risk, finding your true passion in life and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:45 - Idea of Failure Being "Good" 0:05:34 - Favorite & Most Successful Endeavors 0:08:41 - The Term "Safetyfile" & Friends0:14:03 - Pink Slip Bowler 0:16:31 - Nothing is Safe, Risk & Comfort Zones 0:19:51 - Money, Greed & Envy 0:25:34 - Billionaires & Competition 0:28:30 - Too Greedy & Monopoly 0:29:50 - Thing 1 & Thing 2 0:33:56 - Using Rejection as Fuel 0:37:16 - Record Label & Passive Income 0:38:25 - Rock Bottom, Welfare & Shame 0:45:25 - Using Cards Dealt as Motivation  0:47:55 - Perseverance0:50:38 - Division, Standing Out & Being Authentic 0:58:58 - Knowing When to Shift 1:01:30 - The Book Process 1:03:00 - Cigars 1:04:19 - Leary Firefighter Fund 1:05:51 - Outro Andrew Thorp King website:https://www.andrewthorpking.com/the-bookLeary Firefighters Foundation  website:https://learyfirefighters.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Join us for the final episode of 2022, with comedian Sidney Smith, author/activist Arno Michaelis and police officer/podcaster Knocko Nolan.  We will be breaking down some of the biggest news stories of the year and giving our own opinions.  Some serious deep philosophical stuff and also a ton of laughs! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:51 - Guest Introductions 0:04:07 - Kanye West 0:13:45 - Johnny Depp & Amber Heard 0:22:30 - Tom Brady & Gisele0:30:55 - Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck 0:37:05 - Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock 0:52:33 - Elon Musk Buys Twitter 1:03:48 - The Economy, Money & Happiness 1:14:37 - Helping the Less Fortunate & Life Purpose 1:33:25 - Social Systems & Problems 1:43:44 - Guest Charities 1:46:35 - Outro Sidney Smith website:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com/Parents 4 Peace website:https://www.parents4peace.org/America's Mighty Warriors website:https://americasmightywarriors.org/_1/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

The Year in Rock 2022! We're going over the year's biggest news, releases, concerts, reunion, gossip and more! We also reveal our favorite new rock music of 2022.  With special guests Troy Patrick Farrell (ex White Lion, Tantric) and Joe Scibilia (Rock 'N Roll & Coffee Show).  0:00:00 - Intro0:00:30 - Welcome Troy & Joe! 0:03:16 - Eddie Vedder Vs Nikki Sixx 0:07:10 - Judas Priest Band Shake Up 0:10:22 - Nita Strauss Quits Alice Cooper 0:13:22 - Neil Young & Spotify 0:18:26 - Touring & Budgeting Money 0:21:50 - 3 Days Grace & Shinedown 0:27:56 - Foo Fighters & Grammies 0:29:50 - Skid Row Changes Singers 0:36:20 - Great White Changes Singers 0:39:25 - Pantera Reunion 0:43:02 - Quiet Riot & Original Band Members 0:46:35 - Potential Van Halen Tribute Tour 0:49:30 - Nirvana Nevermind Cover Controversy 0:51:20 - Motley Crue & Def Leppard Stadium Tour 0:54:52 - Tommy Lee Dick Pic & Only Fans 0:57:25 - Mick Mars Replaced by John 5 1:01:05 - James Kottak of Scorpions & Kingdome Come 1:06:45 - Jason McMaster Fills In 1:09:25 - Dave Ellefson 1:11:31 - Sebastian Bach Fight1:13:06 - Journey Sues Journey 1:18:08 - In Memoriam1:19:30 - Taylor Hawkins & Drugs 1:24:26 - Joe's Favorite Music of the Year 1:28:10 - Troy's Favorite Music of the Year 1:34:10 - Chuck's Favorite Music of the Year 1:37:40 - Upcoming New Music, Tours & Bands 1:41:57 - Holiday Charity Shout Out 1:43:52 - Outro Troy Patrick Farrell website:https://drummertroy.com/Rock & Roll & Coffee Show website:https://anchor.fm/rnrcoffeeshow/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Salvation Army website:https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Alexa Rae is a drummer, songwriter and music producer. She has grown her Instagram to over 117,000 followers and had several videos go viral. Her current band, Pinktastic Plastixx recently opened for  English Beat and continues to grow their following. In this episode we discuss Alexa’s musical upbringing, people she’s worked with, social media and more! 00:00 - Intro00:50 - California & Arizona Life 02:26 - Twin Sister 03:43 - Musical Influences & Learning Music 06:28 - Learning Drums & Drum Kits 08:05 - Berkee Online School of Music 09:37 - Writing Music & Collaboration 11:36 - Pinktastic Plastixx & Opening for The English Beat 14:23 - Playing Jams, Plus, Women in Music & Maya Karli17:00 - Teaching Music & Working 18:00 - Social Media Strategy 22:36 - Viral Videos 26:00 - Other Page with Salem Darling 29:27 - Sponsorships31:23 - Female Drummers United 32:04 - Inspiring Others 33:45 - Difficult Songs 35:21 - Upcoming Shows & Viper Room 37:03 - Sweet Relief Charity 39:40 - Outro Alexa Rae link tree:https://linktr.ee/alexa.drumsSweet Relief website:https://www.sweetrelief.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Adam Jaffe is the drummer for Pistols At Dawn, an exciting up and coming band.  The band recently booked an opening slot on the Alter Bridge & Mammoth WVH tour.   They just wrapped up an acoustic radio tour for their single "The Truth."  We discuss all this plus how Adam grew the band, working with producer Sylvia Massy, a crazy stage incident & more! 00:00 - Intro00:42 - Recent Radio Tour & Playing Acoustically 05:34 - Old Singer & New Singer 08:00 - New Guitarist & Bassist 09:40 - Growing the Band & Success 15:05 - Making the Tough Decisions & Going All In 17:50 - Tour with Mammoth & Alter Bridge 21:30 - Adam's Take Over The World Attitude 23:35 - Adam's Backstory 26:20 - Working with Producer Sylvia Massy 28:58 - Recording with Jesse James Dupree 30:23 - Guns 'N Roses & Stage Accidents 36:00 - Charity Show & World Central Kitchen 37:22 - Website, Social Media & Band Name 39:28 - Outro Pistols At Dawn website:https://www.pistolsatdawnband.com/World Central Kitchen website:https://wck.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Matt Ramsey is a vocal coach, singing teacher and YouTuber.  He has worked with singers of all levels, but really enjoys working with adult beginners. His YouTube channel has over 30 million views and almost 300,000 subscribers.  In this episode we discuss different vocal styles, how voices change with age, vocal fry and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:45 - Preconceived Notions of Singing 0:01:45 - Bob Dylan & Punk Singers 0:05:58 - Pop Singers, P!nk & Broadway 0:07:37 - Bob Dylan & Sustaining Notes 0:08:45 - Polished Music of the 80s Vs. Rougher 90s 0:10:50 - How to Sing with Emotion 0:13:30 - Matt's Path to Become a Voice Coach 0:18:55 - Starting a YouTube Channel & Growing It 0:26:53 - Vocal Ranges 0:30:57 - Vocal Fry 0:36:15 - Auto Tuning Singers 0:38:25 - Working with Beginners Vs Professionals 0:43:50 - Singers Voices Changing with Age 0:47:25 - Vocals, Abs & Being in Shape 0:52:33 - Talent Vs. Practice 0:55:00 - Medical Issues with Singers 0:58:00 - Working with Certain Songs0:59:35 - Death Metal Singing 1:00:55 - Austin Music Scene 1:04:22 - Health Alliance for Austin Musicians 1:08:55 - Outro Matt Ramsey website:https://ramseyvoice.com/Vocal Range Finder:https://rangefinder.ramseyvoice.com/Health Alliance for Austin Musicians website:https://www.myhaam.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Rebecca Zung is an attorney, author and YouTuber. She was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Lawyer in America” and her YouTube channel has over 30 million views. In this episode we discuss Rebecca’s backstory and her YouTube channel which focuses on understanding and dealing with narcissists. 00:00 - Intro00:40 - Rebecca's Story 03:10 - Rebecca's Work Ethic 04:10 - Being Bullied & Narcissist Relationship 05:56 - Learning About Narcissists 08:55 - Narcissist Defintion 12:54 - Narcissist Types 19:12 - Phases of Narcissists 32:50 - Strategy in Negotiating with a Narcissist 34:50 - SLAY  Legal Aid 36:29 - Outro Rebecca Zung website:https://www.rebeccazung.com/SLAY Legal Aid website:https://www.slaylegalaid.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Laura Cox is a French guitarist, singer and songwriter. She started out on YouTube and has amassed over 500,000 subscribers and millions of views with her solos, cover songs and originals. She has released 2 albums with her solo band and a third one (Head Above Water) will be out soon. We discuss the new album & single plus her YouTube channel, how to write songs, new bands she digs & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - YouTube Channel 01:57 - Living in France 04:25 - French People 05:22 - Drawing Out Emotion In Music 06:35 - YouTube Channel Comments 10:35 - Musical Influences 12:44 - Playing Guitar to Starting Band 19:14 - Learning to Write Songs 20:27 - Hard Blues Shot 22:15 - Rock Scene in France 25:40 - Sheryl Crow 27:40 - Current Bands Laura Likes 29:50 - New Single "One Big Mess" 31:10 - Recording at the ICP Studios & Royal Blood34:13 - Mastering By Ted Jensen 35:02 - Favorite Gear 37:31 - Original vs. Covers 39:36 - U.N. Women 40:30 - Outro Laura Cox website:https://www.lauracoxmusic.com/UN Women website:https://www.unwomen.org/enChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Darren and Jeff Allen Geare (The Geare Brothers) are screenwriters. Their latest film The Retaliators is getting rave reviews (currently 88% on rotten tomatoes). The movie stars Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me) as well as many rockstars including Tommy Lee, Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), Ivan Moody (5 Finger Death Punch) and many others. We discuss the production of the film as well as some of the deeper issues they touched on, plus Darren’s Christopher Walken story and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 - Welcome The Geare Brothers!0:01:18 - Rutger Hauer0:02:25 - Christopher Walken 0:07:03 - Working at a Video Store0:09:04 - Starting a Band 0:11:48 - Foray Into  Writing Screenplays0:18:24 - Writing  The Retaliators & Rave Reviews 0:23:12 - Michael Lombardi Coming Aboard 0:26:55 - Shooting During the Lockdown 0:28:15 - Editing in Movies & Randy Bricker 0:29:45 - True Inspiration & Criminal Attacks 0:37:48 - Prison System, Death Penalty & Moral Struggle 0:46:57 - Time Jumps in Films 0:49:50 - Showing Nudity & Throwback to Old Films 0:56:31 - Music in the Film 1:01:38 - Anxiety & Depression Association of America 1:04:40 - Outro The Retaliators website:https://www.retaliatorsmovie.com/A.D.A.A. website:https://adaa.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Jared Callahan is an Emmy nominated independent director and producer.  His latest film “Clean Slate” is about two people in drug recovery trying to make a short film. We discuss drug addiction, obstacles in filmmaking, upcoming projects and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - New Film "Clean Slate" 03:38 - Ryan Leaf  & Spiraling for Addicts 05:58 - Global Problem of Addiction 07:43 - Updates with Subjects of Movie 10:12 - Jared's Path to Filmmaking 11:35 - Persevering Through Rejection 14:25 - Famous People Vs. Interesting Subjects 16:15 - Financing for Movies & Producing 20:32 - Entering Films in Festivals  22:10 - Growing Body of Work 22:53 - Time Spent For Films 23:53 - Influential Movies 24:40 - Birds in Massachusetts & Upcoming Films 25:50 - Awards & Other Films 26:52 - Artistic Integrity & Jack White 29:10 - People People Media 30:00 - Outro Jared Callahan website:https://www.jaredcallahan.com/People People Media website:https://www.peoplepeoplemedia.com/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!