Chuck Shute Podcast

Tyler Bryant is the lead guitarist and vocalist for his band, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. They have previously toured with ZZ Top, AC/DC, Guns ‘n Roses, & Aerosmith.  The band has released 4 full length albums with the 5th one “Shake The Roots” coming out on September 9th.  We discuss the new album, record labels, Tyler’s inspiring journey to stardom, dealing with anxiety and more! 00:00 - Intro00:37 - New Album "Shake The Roots" 01:35 - Deciding to Record On Their Own 04:25 - Learning From Other Producers 05:23 - Production & Recording Sound 10:40 - Being Driven, Work Ethic & Back Story 18:15 - Picking Who You Work With 19:35 - Republic Records & Wayside Album 21:30 - Relationships & Positive Attitude 25:07 - New Song "Ghostrider" & Insecure Voice27:27 - Anxiety, Panic Disorder & Medication 32:10 - Expressing Emotions Through Music 33:35 - Hard Learned Song & Lyrics 34:58 - Shackles 36:08 - Songs in TV/Film Placement & Song Order 38:30 - Good Thing, Wanting More & Growing 41:00 - Sell Yourself  42:45 - Opening for AC/DC 44:30 - Axl Rose, Guns 'N Roses & Private Jet 49:11 - Headlining Vs Opening & Live  Shows 54:15 - Naming the Band 55:40 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital 56:25 - Outro Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown website:http://www.tylerbryantandtheshakedown.comSt. Jude's Children's Hospital website:https://www.stjude.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

James Michael is a musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for being the singer of Sixx AM, and he also has made music as a solo artist. He has a new solo record coming out in September that he performs all the instruments on. We discuss the new record along with the history and future of Sixx A.M., his musical inspirations, songwriting and more! 0:00:00 -Intro0:00:53 - Interviews & People0:01:37 - Early Beginnings 0:03:50 - The Last Americans 0:05:02 - Red Lobster & Early Music Career 0:09:04 - Competitive Business & Luck 0:10:58 - First Record Deal & Meeting Nikki Sixx 0:13:00 - Thoughts of Quitting & Hyper-focused 0:16:20 - Sixx A.M. Formation0:25:50 - Success of Sixx A.M. & Nikki Sixx 0:27:45 - Getting Along as a Band 0:29:33 - Dealing with Fame & Rockstar Perception 0:37:20 - Fan Perception & Personal Privacy 0:40:35 - Deep Conversations with Nikki & D.J. 0:41:30 - Inspiration  For Music 0:43:35 - Songwriting & Modern Vintage 0:48:03 - Drummer for Band & Future of Sixx A.M. 0:51:07 - New Solo Record in September 0:53:28 - Record Labels & Business Side0:56:30 - Listening to Music 0:59:40 - Retaliators Soundtrack 1:00:48 - Social Media 1:03:12 - Animal Charity 1:04:00 - Solo Album & Promotion 1:05:00 - Down to Earth Musicians 1:07:48 - Outro James Michael website:https://www.jamesmichaelmedia.comThe Humane Society website:https://www.humanesociety.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Nicole Stuart, Andrea Orbeck & Desi Bartlett are celebrity fitness trainers and authors. Together they wrote a new book “Total Body Beautiful” which is available now for Amazon pre-order.  The book includes celebrity endorsements from Ashley Tisdale, Anna Faris and Heidi Klum, along with a foreword by Kate Hudson. In this interview we discuss some of the topics in the book including diet, exercise, hormones, mental health, meditation and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:42 - Author Introductions 0:03:42 - Meeting Each Other 0:06:32 - Writing a Book Together 0:08:29 - Celebrity Endorsements 0:11:35 - Reversing Aging & Hormones 0:18:22 - Healthy Diet & Nutritional Profile 0:22:01 - Making the Mental Shift to Healthy 0:24:30 - Changing Habits & Comfort Zones 0:26:35 - Gyms 0:27:22 - Celebrity Diets for Films 0:29:45 - Motivation & Saying Things Out Loud 0:31:12 - Energy Vampires & Choosing Your Tribe 0:35:42 - Kia Kia, Expressing Emotions & Meditation 0:39:25 - Pilates & Emotion 0:40:35 - Why Strength Training Is Important 0:42:55 - Variety of Workouts & Adaptation 0:44:20 - Starting Exercise 0:46:30 - Insiders Tips & Treating It Like a Game 0:49:06 - Workout Names & Having Fun 0:50:22 - Wine Workout 0:51:21 - Video Supplement 0:52:30 - Fat Shaming & Body Positivity 0:59:05 - Short Film 40ish 1:00:30 - Book Release & Party 1:03:30 - PS I Love You Foundation 1:04:55 - Outro Total Body Beautiful Amazon Pre-Order:https://www.amazon.com/Total-Body-Beautiful-Secrets-Looking/dp/1718202857/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SRVDCQFUZD2F&keywords=total+body+beautiful&qid=1661648951&s=books&sprefix=total+body+beautiful%2Cstripbooks%2C170&sr=1-1Total Body Beautiful Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/totalbodybeautiful/?hl=enPS I Love You Foundation website:https://psiloveyoufoundation.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Dug Pinnick is a singer, songwriter and bass player who’s played with a ton of great musicians. Some of his projects include Tres Mts. (with Jeff Ament), KXM (with George Lynch & Ray Luzier), and The Mob (with Reb Beach & Kip Winger). Of course his main gig is with King’s X and they have a new album coming out called “Three Sides of One.” In this episode we discuss the new album, a scary car accident, his relationship with Chris Cornell, religion, philosophy and the Tommy Lee dick pic. I had an absolute blast talking to dUg! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:47 - Health & Diet 0:07:13 - Let It Rain & Led Zeppelin 0:09:03 - Flood,  Dark Humor, Division & Earth 0:15:42 - Christianity & Faith0:17:22 - Give It Up & Death0:20:40 - Panic Attacks & Car Accident 0:25:30 - Temple of the Dog & Chris Cornell 0:30:50 - Beatles Influence 0:32:30 - All God's Children & Michael Sweet 0:35:00 - Christian Gay Conversion Camps 0:41:50 - Life Philosophy & Understanding Each Other0:45:45 - Gay, Black or Christian? 0:47:45 - Smoking Weed 0:49:45 - Brand of Fear & Transgenders 0:51:07 - Tommy Lee Dick Pic & Mick Mars 0:54:15 - New King's X Record & Tour 0:58:45 - Compassion International  King's X website:https://www.kingsxrocks.comCompassion International website:https://www.compassion.comChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Moriah Formica is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She appeared on The Voice in 2016 and got 4 chair turns (this is really good). She released a solo record and would later go on to form the band PLUSH, who’s debut is available now. The band has opened for Evanesence, Sevendust, Slash, Halestormღ, & MammothWVH. They have some big festivals lined up, as well as shows with the Alice In Chains/ Bush/ Breaking Benjamin tour. We cover this all in the episode along with good/bad advice she’s gotten, dealing with trolls, fishing and more! 🤘🏻0:00:00 - Intro0:00:48 - Last Name 0:01:26 - Early Musical Beginnings 0:03:22 - Discovering Voice Talent & Music Lessons0:05:45 - First Live Performance 0:07:07 - Rock Vs. Pop Music 0:10:06 - The Voice Experience 0:15:05 - Miley Cyrus Advice 0:19:40 - Michael Sweet of Stryper 0:24:00 - Singing Steelheart's "I'll Never Let You Go" 0:25:30 - Keeping Voice in Shape 0:29:45 - Lizzy Hale from Halestorm 0:31:53 - Clearing Band Name Confusion 0:33:06 - Song Meanings & Guidance Counselors 0:37:30 - Introvert, Time Alone 0:40:15 - Tony Harnell from TNT & Support 0:42:58 - Chickelback & Trolls 0:49:05 - Age Difference 0:50:55 - Tours, Management & Festivals 0:56:26 - Fishing 0:58:42 - Snakes & Slash 1:03:09 - Animals & Veterans 1:03:55 - Outro Plush website:https://plushrocks.netAnimal Charity website:https://www.humanesociety.orgVeteran Charity website:https://www.woundedwarriorproject.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Richie Kotzen is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has over 20 solo albums as well as records with Poison & Mr. Big.  He has a new record coming out with Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden), called “Better Days… And Nights” which will be the second for Smith/Kotzen. He also has new record with the Winery Dogs coming out in 2023. Currently he’s on tour with his solo band. We discuss all this plus his tryout with Ozzy Osbourne, opening for The Rolling Stones, playing with Roger Daltrey of The Who and more! 00:00 - Intro00:51- Smith/Kotzen 03:30 - Recording In Studio Vs Home 05:55 - New Winery Dogs Album 07:02 - New Music & Shows 10:30 - VIP Meet & Greet Experience 13:45 - John Corabi & Covers 17:35 - Poison & Chapters of Career 19:07 - Almost Gig with Ozzy Osbourne 22:40 - Latest With Solo Music 24:30 - Recording & Equipment 29:05 - Bass Guitars & Gene Simmons31:31 - Mr. Big & Eric Martin 37:00 - Billy Sheehan & Pat Torpey 40:40 - Opening for The Rolling Stones 43:26 - The Who & Roger Daltrey48:02 - The Power of No  49:30 - Final Promoting & Charity 51:10 - Outro Richie Kotzen website:https://richiekotzen.comSmith/Kotzen website:https://www.smithkotzen.comWinery Dogs website:http://www.thewinerydogs.com/ALS charity website:https://www.als.org/get-involved/ways-giveChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Michael Sweet is a singer and guitarist, most known for fronting the Christian metal band Stryper. He has also worked on projects with George Lynch (Sweet/Lynch), Tracii Guns (Sunbomb) and fronted Boston from 2007-2011.  In this episode we discuss new music and live shows from Stryper, an update on Michael’s eye surgery, Metallica being cancelled, the end of times and bourbon! This was a lot of fun! 00:00 - Intro00:37 - Eye Surgery & Health Update 03:50 - "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"05:05 - "Rise to the Call" & Videos 06:04 - Playing Guitar 07:25 - New Album, Songs & Videos 09:03 - Apocalypse & End Times 13:05 - Cancel Culture & Metallica 15:20 - No Gender & Evil Consuming Society 16:46 - Making Mistakes & Apologizing 17:30 - Cancelling Stryper & Openness of Views 19:20 - Drinking Alcohol, Christianity & Party Phase 25:45 - Getting Along with People with Other Views 27:10 - Richard Christy & Other Famous Fans 28:35 - Stryper Tour, Album, Documentary & Battle Van 30:20 - Ark of CapeCod 30:55 - OutroStryper website:http://www.stryper.comArc of Cape Cod charity website:https://www.plymouthcapearc.org/our-missionChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Wolf Hoffmann is the guitarist and founding member of metal band Accept. The band recently released a new album “Too Mean To Die” and will be touring the U.S. for the first time in 10 years! In this episode we discuss the new tour and old tours, including KISS, plus the band’s portrayal in Stranger Things, Wolf’s solo albums and more! 00:00 - Intro00:40 - Accept's First U.S. Tour In 10 Years02:30 - Old Tours06:00 - New Lineup & Three Guitarists 08:55 - Set List, Opening Act & VIP Meet & Greet 13:33 - Package Tours & Management15:35 - Touring with Kiss17:15 - Tour with Kings X 19:10 - Accept in Pop Culture 23:05 - Solo Albums 24:25 - Sebastian Bach 25:53 - Big Fans, Sales & Critical Acclaim 27:55 - Charity 29:01 - Outro Accept band website:https://www.acceptworldwide.comChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

John Corabi is a singer, guitarist and author. He has been the singer of Motley Crue and The Dead Daisies and a guitarist for Ratt, and has his own solo career. His new book “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades” is on par with Motley Crue’s “The Dirt”, which he was also a part of. We cover a lot in this episode including his review of seeing the Crue with Vince, being at the Viper Room the night River Phoenix died, making out with Sandra Bullock, why it took two years to make the Motley 94 record and more! 00:00 - Intro00:45 - Payment for "The Dirt" 02:28 - John's Review of Crue with Vince 07:38 - No Response From Nikki & Tommy 13:30 - Relationship with Vince Neil 16:50 - Sandra Bullock & Dennis Leary 20:27 - River Phoenix & The Viper Room 25:23 - Making the Motley Crue 94 Record 29:25 - Accomplishments Vs. Close Calls 34:10 - Fredo the Squirrel 36:54 - Outro John Corabi website:https://www.johncorabi.comChuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ron Nevison is a prolific music producer and engineer. Some of the artists he’s worked with include The Who, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Heart, Survivor, Vince Neil, & Damn Yankees. His career highlights include many of the record industry’s highest distinctions, including his being recognized as Billboard Magazine’s ‘Top-5 Producers of the Year’ four separate times, garnering countless Grammy-nominated and winning hit singles & albums, and producing a host of multi-platinum and gold-selling albums, well over 100 million total. In this episode we cover his whole career and he’s got some great stories I don’t want to spoil here! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 - Early Musical Beginnings 0:08:25 - Working with The Who 0:10:55 - Led Zeppelin & Physical Graffiti 0:17:05 - Remastering Albums 0:18:35 - Thin Lizzy, Michael Schenker & UFO 0:25:05 - Jefferson Airplane & Starship 0:27:53 - Hard Rock on Radio 0:29:03 - Ozzy Osbourne 0:31:02 - Kiss 0:33:22 - Kee Marcello & Diane Warren 0:35:35 - Outside Songwriters & Heart0:42:40 - Ted Nugent & Damn Yankees 0:49:45 - Vince Neil & Steve Stevens 0:55:33 - Firehouse 0:57:05 - Mike Clink & Guns 'N Roses 1:01:40 - Upcoming Book & Path to Success 1:05:10 - Doctors Without Borders1:05:50 - Outro Ron Nevison website:https://ronnevison.comChuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.comDoctors Without Borders website:https://www.doctorswithoutborders.orgSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!