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The Musician Interviews from Creative Ops

Musicians
Creative Ops | Ep.13 | Dajon, a badass, Sacramento-based hip-hop artist – Creative Ops
Hey folks!
Dajon joined me on Zoom from CA to talk about his new EP "Love, Dajon" and all the things that went into making it. We went back to early musical influences at age 6, to how he's rockin now, in his mid-twenties. Energetic, awesome music. I. Can't. Stop. Listening.
Check out Dajon on IG, FB, and Twitter
And check out his producer's band Oh! The Horror
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Creative Ops | Ep.20 | Jake Bryan – HEARTSICK Drummer & Music Lover – Creative Ops
As a drummer, I was excited to nerd out with my new buddy, Jake Bryan. Jake is the drummer for HEARTSICK, the Lansing-based band that's been playing loud music for 20 years.
I started following this band even before Jake joined. As you'll find out, he joined the band around the same time I left the Lansing area for good. Jake came from a musical family, where his passion for drumming was highly encouraged from a young age. In his teens, he found his passion as a traveling performer with the school band when they performed in Florida and New York City. Before joining Heartsick, he played drums in a Final Fantasy themed metal band–something I wasn't aware was a thing.
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@bryantalmadge
Heartsick
Official Website
Instagram
Facebook
YouTube
Spotify
Apple
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Creative Ops | Ep.27 | Pedro "The Roadie" Rodriguez – Roadie Life, Art, Music, & Collaboration – Creative Ops
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TODAY'S GUEST: Pedro "The Roadie" Rodriguez
Pedro has been a roadie for over 20 years, spending a good deal of that time as the tour manager for the band KMFDM. He talks about his various roadie gigs, landing a dream job with KMFDM, starting the Karuna Art Collective in Philadelphia, making music and art, collaborating, and bringing up young creatives.
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Pedro on IG: @pedrotheroadie
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Pedro on FB: @pedrotheroadie
Karuna Art Collective on FB: @karunacollectiveart
HEAR PEDRO (aka Namo Maitri):
Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube
Creative Ops | Ep40 | Joe Bockheim – vocals/guitar for The Legal Immigrants – Creative Ops
Joe Bockheim was kind enough to invite me to his house for a sit down. We talked about music, home ownership, having kids, and all kinds of fun stuff.
Check out The Legal Immigrants here:
The Legal Immigrants website
Instagram: @legalimmis
Facebook: @thelegalimmigrants
Spotify
(Want more? Google them…)
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Ep.72 | Alfonso Civile of HEARTSICK on Stage Presence & Getting Main Stage Honors (Upheaval Festival ’22) – Creative Ops
Get your tickets for the Upheaval Festival in Grand Rapids using this link with the promo code HEARTSICK at checkout and you'll A) Support the band directly, and B) Get $5 off admission!
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Alfonso and the guys from Heartsick, a hard rocking band from Lansing, Michigan, are old friends of mine. On top of being an incredible group both musically and as live performers, that's why I'm happy to support them ahead of their next festival performance.
See, last year they cause such a ruckus amongst the crowd on the Lookout Stage the organizers asked them not only to come back this year, but to open the show on SATURDAY JULY 16 on the Main Stage at 1:20pm.
Alfonso talks about how they got involved with the festival and where the energy for their insane live shows (they have all been known to puke after a show…) comes from.
You don't want to miss these guys. They are fantastic. And cool guys.
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$5 OFF TICKETS
UPHEAVAL FESTIVAL website and info guide
Heartsick on YouTube (Try the song "VICE CITY". My kid loves it, haha.)
Heartsick on Spotify
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Thanks everyone!
Ep.84 | Brandon Dante Copeland does EVERYTHING! – Creative Ops
Some call him Brandon, some call him Dante, some call him Dante Cope. I'll introduce him by his full legal name, you call him want you want, I guess…
Brandon Dante Copeland is a multi-talented musician (mainly sax, but other wind instruments, too), beat maker, rapper, producer, who also plays guitar, keys, and a little drums. Originally from Jackson, MI, he now lives in Grand Rapids and is a key member of the artistic and musical community. He also hosts art, music, and community events in the downtown GR area. A very cool guy doing very cool things.
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Come to the 106 Gallery in Grand Rapids, MI, Thursdays thru mid-December 2022 (Except Thanksgiving, duh…) for THE THING TO DO THURSDAYS!!!
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Catch up with the man here:
IG: @dantecope
FB: @dantecope
Twitter: @dantecope
Spotify: Les Créatif
Apple Music: Dante Cope; Les Créatif