Fader Jocks Podcast

For almost three decades, Scott Patton has travelled the world, working on stages and in studios with some of the music industry’s most successful artists. As both a guitarist and a music producer, his prowess and creativity have been heard on radios, TV’s, and streaming apps by millions and millions of people world-wide. Currently, he […]

Brian spends the first half of this episode talking about four tips that you can begin to use today to prepare yourself for work and life in 2022. Using this systematic approach, you can spend the rest of this year getting in the right mindset and charting your course for both your life and career […]

Today, Brian takes the first half of the show to discuss the importance of building and cultivating long-lasting professional relationships. He talks about how his industry connections have grown into close, personal friendships over decades. Brian also outlines how that has effected his ability to get steady work over the last 25+ years and how […]

Brian and today’s guest, keyboard player and keyboard tech to the stars – Eric Frampton,  go WAY back about as far as 1998. They even have the same birthday (which they usually celebrate together with a quick phone call and a virtual high five)!  Classically trained in piano from age five, Eric wears many hats […]

For the first 9 months of 2021, Brian and today’s guest, Atlanta-based bassist (and spy movie cue composer) Kris Dale toured in a van playing with a regional tribute band. But, their friendship extends well over a decade including playing gigs together and recording on studio projects as freelancers. Most recently, they’ve been in the […]

Brian returns after a 6 month hiatus to talk about where he’s been, what he’s been doing and what sort of revelations he has had over the course of this pandemic. There is no intro music, no advertisers, and no frills in this episode. Just a deep discussion about what it means to be and...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/2JrxJwTWcCw Coronavirus: Music Industry In Crisis - PART 3 "What You Should AVOID During Lock-Down" Along with being out of work, most musicians, audio engineers, music producers, and the assorted types of staffers that support these music industry professionals all over the globe are also on physical lockdown from the rest of the world during this Coronavirus epidemic. Like the old saying goes, 'An idle mind is the Devil's playhouse'. In this episode, Brian talks about several things to AVOID during this period of lockdown. Instead of being distracted, checked out, or depressed, he gives you some alternatives that will keep you motivated, cheerful, focused, and in a Growth Mode. If you need something to take your mind off of things for a while, check out past episodes of his Fader Jocks (FaderJocks.com) and Dial-A-Drummer (DialADrummer.net) podcasts. If you have questions or need an ear for your concerns, feel free to email Brian at Brian@BrianStephens.com. *Rec

Coronavirus: Music Industry In Crisis – PART 2 “Who Do I Make A Living NOW?!” Scores of musicians, audio engineers, music producers, and the assorted types of staffers that support these music industry professionals all over the globe have suddenly found themselves out-of-work due to the Coronavirus epidemic. Since the vast majority of them are...

Coronavirus: Music Industry In Crisis – PART 1 “What Do You Do With All This *Free Time*” For hundreds of thousands of musicians, audio engineers, producers, and scores of music industry support staff, the world has come to a screeching halt. For the vast majority of them, being out-of-work means not receiving a paycheck of...

Maybe you thought that the Fader Jocks Podcast had shut down? Maybe you thought it had disappeared entirely, never to be heard from again? Maybe you were worried that Brian had fallen down a well & had vanished forever? Well, have no fear. The podcast is BACK! This week, Brian takes on a whole new...

Today’s episode is a slightly different gear for me. Joe Fitzgerald is an awesome recording & mixing engineer based here in Atlanta, Georgia. Unlike my last three guests, I have not worked with Joe…yet.

Today’s episode is an especially important one for me. I met today’s guest, Justin Varnes, a little over 5 years ago. At that time, I was seeking a drum teacher specifically to work with me on jazz drumming in the swing & be-bop styles. My three criteria were: 1) A highly regarded, working drummer who...

Tony Pasko is a great buddy of mine that I met several years ago while visiting friends and family back in my hometown of Meridian, MS. Since then, we’ve enjoyed quite a number of late night jams in the blues-tinged, juke joint music scene of my old stomping grounds. Tony is a guy that, in...

Matt Still has been a great friend of mine for many years. As my very first guest on the podcast, these are the kind of questions I’ve never gotten to ask him over lunch or while hanging out at a baseball game. In Episode #1 of Fader Jocks, Matt is really going to give you...