Back of the Trax Podcast

This episode features an interview and music from the talented and charismatic Brendan Abernathy.  Brendan discusses his music and the inspiration behind songwriting.  We even discus other major artist such as Taylor Swift, Run DMC, and Jimmy Buffett. 

Highlights from this episode.

2:15 - Run DMC

11:20 - The Rat Race

14:15 - Fruit Loops

17:20 Taylor Swift

Please check out the latest from Brendan!  

Brendan Abernathy - Independent Singer-Songwriter Performing Artist

This weeks podcast features Lauren Gehle. This is a live recording from the DIY Music Conference in Austin, Texas.  #diymusician #cdbaby  

Lauren is a singer songwriter from Fort Worth, Texas. Her music is a "sticky melodic evolving pop style." She has a pop core but ventures freely into other styles.    

Times are approximate 

2:30 - Who is Lauren Gehle? 

This episode features Singer Songwriter and musician Kurt Froberg as we discuss the moody rock ballad Mayday.  We will also take a look at Kurt's career and how he got started.  You will hear early performances (including She's Got a Way" - Billy Joel) from Kurt and deep discussions about the writing process.      

Mayday was written by Kurt and Ron in 1993-94.  This was a project called Letter Box with Mary Croom on Vocals, Ricky Jewer on Guitar, Jimmy Knoud on Bass and produced by Frank Starchak. We also had the associate producer Miles Croom.

BACK OF THE TRAX (music podcast) Of Breakable Things - Breaking 12.  

The BACK OF THE TRAX music podcast is an inside look into the creative process of songwriting and recording. We will cover such topics such as (Inspiration, lyric meaning, writing process, stories in the studio, and more) Each episode will feature a new song and we will have many independent artists share their stories and secrets as we did behind the tracks to find out about the mysterious lives of musicians and this music!

Here are the full song links (OF BREAKABLE THINGS)

In this episode, Ron Valenzia digs in deep to his own song Until We Get It Right by discussing the story behind the song.  Who is the girl that needs to "get it right?" Ron will also talk about the writing style and even some technical info about the recording process.

In this episode, digs in deep to his own song Innocence by discussing the story behind the song.  Ron will also talk about the writing style and even some technical info.

Here are the full song links

Ron Valenzia and Aileen Stauffer discuss the story behind the song Breaking Midnight.

The BACK OF THE TRAX music podcast is an inside look into the creative process of songwriting and recording. We will cover such topics such as; inspiration, lyric meaning, writing process, stories in the studio, and more. This episode will feature Vocalist Aileen Stauffer discuss one of the most popular songs on their first CD, Breaking Midnight.  

Here are the full song links (BREAKING MIDNIGHT)