Best Mike Dawes Podcasts (2025)

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Mike Dawes on the South Fork Initiative, Fish Camp, finding focus with permit, and a lifetime of outfitting 1:00:59

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Mike Dawes is the managing partner of Westbank Anglers in Wilson, Wyoming near the town of Jackson, Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Dawes has guided for decades, and fly fished the world for species ranging from trout to exotic saltwater fish such as barracuda. He is well-known for his dedication to permit fishing and conservation. Havi…

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Chester Dawes, COO & CFO – Palistar Capital (EP.63) 41:34

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Chester Dawes is the COO and CFO at Palistar Capital, an alternative asset manager focused on investing in the future of mission critical digital infrastructure. Launching and growing a private equity firm is not easy. I enjoyed sitting down with Chester to discuss how his experience going from ‘big four’ accounting to industrial to private equity …

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Melissa Stolfi, Global COO – TCW (EP.62) 40:48

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Melissa Stolfi is the Executive Vice President and Global COO of TCW, a leading global investment management firm with over $200 billion in assets. Being competitive in the global asset management space is an ongoing effort. I really enjoyed sitting down with Melissa to talk about her career evolution to TCW and how they've built their platform for…

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Oliver White discusses Indifly, South Fork Lodge, cutthroat trout shocking, and what lies ahead 1:00:53

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Oliver White started as a guide then grew his career as a fly-fishing entrepreneur to build Abaco Lodge. He later co-founded the indigenous empowerment non-profit organization Indifly, and currently is co-owner of South Fork Lodge in Swan Valley, Idaho. He's been featured in many films, most notably the YETI Presents film "A Thousand Casts" that ch…

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Brian Douglas, CEO – Graham Capital (EP.61) 45:55

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Tom Baltz on fly tying, fly-fishing history, and using the right rig to present flies 1:51:21

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Tom Baltz is an Orvis Endorsed guide and recipient of the Orvis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. He guides his home waters in the Cumberland Valley area of Pennsylvania and is a renown fly tier with patterns available through Montana Fly Co. He discusses his most well-known pattern, the Baltz's Paranymph, which has caught trout around the world.…

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Lisa Dallmer, COO – Dimensional Fund Advisors (EP.60) 45:21

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Running and scaling a global fund group has its challenges. So when I was asking who I should talk to, Lisa's name came to the forefront. Her lens on the industry from the sell side to the buy side is quite unique. Lisa's recognized not only for driving operational excellence and revenue growth, but also for her ability to guide teams through trans…

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Yvon Chouinard on tying and fishing simple pheasant tail flies for trout, salmon, and bonefish 59:08

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Yvon Chouinard is a philanthropist, conservationist, climber, fly fisher, co-founder of 1% for the Planet, and founder of Patagonia. He has played a vital role in shaping the landscape of the entire outdoor community for over 40 years. He was named one of the "100 Most Influential People" by Time Magazine in 2023. He has authored numerous books suc…

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Author Bob Rich on the movie "Looking Through Water" 54:42

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Bob Rich is the author of five books, his latest "Looking Through Water" has been adapted into a major motion picture starring Michael Douglas and will be in theaters nationwide September 12, 2025. Like its predecessor "A River Runs Through It," "Looking Through Water" is about family and how fly fishing can tear them apart or bring them closer tog…

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Ryan Ripp, COO – Flat Rock Global (EP.59) 40:14

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Ryan Ripp is the co-president and COO at Flat Rock Global, an alternative credit manager specializing in the junior tranches of CLOs. If you read anything about the industry, the headlines are often about how alternatives are making their way to the wealth channel. The thing I always turn to is how is this going to work operationally. There are so …

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Monte Burke on World-Record Quests, Fishing "Blind" (Literally), and the Denizens of NYC Jetties 56:44

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Monte Burke is one of the leading writers of this century and author of the new book "Rivers always Reach the Sea." Monte has fished all around the world with some of the most eclectic and influential people in the sport of fly fishing, people like Yvon Chouinard, Andy Mill, and Lefty Kreh—but he says one of his greatest privileges in life is spend…

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Ryan Teal, Head of ODD – Albourne (EP.58) 50:05

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Ryan Teal is a Partner and Head of Operational Due Diligence at Albourne, a global investment consulting firm. Ryan and I talk about the role of AI within the ODD lens. Whether you’re an ODD practitioner or a manager trying to understand current trends you will want to take a listen. Ryan shares their approach on using AI as well as some recent sur…

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E1, S6, Harley's Secret Weapon: The 2025 Street Glide Ultra is Lighter, Roomier, and Cheaper. 10:11

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This podcast reveals why the 2025 Street Glide Ultra is Harley-Davidson's unexpected game-changer in the touring segment. We dive into how it's an impressive 51 pounds lighter than the 2024 Ultra Limited, yet boasts a significant boost with double the cargo space of the standard Street Glide, offering 4.9 cubic feet of capacity. All of this comes a…

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Dave Zielinski on the future "age of cicadas" a 12-year span of carp, bass, and trout on huge drys. 1:22:06

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Dave Zielinski stumbled into a periodic cicada hatch more than 20 years ago and has been chasing these massive emergences—as well as annual cicada hatches in the West—ever since. In this episode we recap the Brood XIV feasting that happened in 12 states in 2025 . . . and we look to the future. While there is no Magicicada hatch anywhere in 2026, th…

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Ashley Sweren, COO/CCO – Standard Crypto (EP.57) 37:35

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Ashley Sweren is the COO and CCO at Standard Crypto, a venture capital firm focused on crypto, Web3, blockchain, and DeFi. With institutional investing, we are all keenly focused on finding uncorrelated assets. But here’s the catch: when you go beyond the fundamentals, things get interesting with diligence, operations and finding best in class serv…

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Mike Komara on Muskies, Snakeheads, and CDC Strategies for Trout 1:17:45

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Mike Komara grew up competitive trout fishing, first with the US Youth Fly Fishing Team and most recently with the adult Fly Fishing Team USA where the team won a bronze medal at the 2025 world championships in the Czech Republic. But trout are only one piece of the puzzle for this young guide, educator, and owner of Innovative Angling. Mike also c…

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David Brenner, COO – TIFF (EP.56) 43:35

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David Brenner is the COO of TIFF Investment Management, an OCIO for nonprofit organizations. Stepping into the COO role of an established manager takes a unique set of skills so I turned to David for his insight. We discuss the common challenges of assessing culture, talent, and legacy; and the importance of timing of when to listen and when to tak…

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Gold-Medal Coach Josh Miller, "Don't Change the Fly Change Your Technique" 58:37

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Josh Miller is author of the best-selling book "Euro Nymphing: Tips, Tactics, and Techniques" (2024), guide and owner of the Trout Yeah Guide Service, and head coach of the US Youth Fly Fishing Team that won gold medals in Bosnia (2023) and in the Czech Republic (2024). In July, 2025, the world championships are on the team's home turf in Idaho and…

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Heather Kennedy Miner, COO – Advent International (EP.55) 55:47

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Heather Kennedy Miner is the COO at Advent International, one of the largest private equity firms in the US. I enjoyed sitting down with Heather to talk about her career path beginning with investment banking and then her 20 years at Goldman Sachs evolving into a variety of positions giving her a unique combination of technical and soft skills well…

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EP 16: Mike Dawes on Fingerstyle Microtechniques, Covers as Creativity, & The Algorithm Game 53:36

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In this episode of The Guitar Journal Podcast, we’re joined by fingerstyle virtuoso Mike Dawes—an innovator known for his percussive techniques, creative arrangements, and collaborations with legends like Tommy Emmanuel. Mike breaks down how he builds layered acoustic compositions using “microtechniques,” and why arranging cover songs is both a cre…

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Eric Naguski, a trained entomologist, shares his hatch-matching and fly-tying secrets 58:23

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A lot of fly fishers like to occasionally drop the Latin names of insects, and some of them are amateur entomologists with a layman's knowledge of aquatic insects. But Eric Naguski is a trained, professional scientist with a BS in biology from Millersville University with a focus on aquatic entomology and ecology. He's studied these bugs for more t…

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Kent Collier, CEO – Octus (EP.54) 42:37

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Kent Collier is the CEO of Octus, the leading voice in data and intelligence for the credit markets. It was exciting to sit down with Kent to hear about his role as an investor and how he saw an opportunity in the market to create something bigger with the way Wall Street accessed critical information. Kent shares his experience on how they expande…

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Joe Humphreys "Mr. Penn State" Reveals what he's Learned in 90 years of Fly Fishing 1:54:43

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Joe Humphreys was born in 1929 and at 96 years old he is still night fishing, chasing hatches, teaching children how to cast and catch fish, and inspiring fly fishers around the world. Joe is the only person in the world to be in both the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He is a coach, teacher, author, presenter, an…

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EP15: Andrea Valeri on Groove, Guitar Tone, and Chasing Curiosity as a Composer 57:42

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In this episode of The Guitar Journal Podcast, I'm joined by Andrea Valeri, an internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist who has graced stages around the world alongside legends like Tommy Emmanuel and Guthrie Govan. With nearly 20 years of professional performance and recording under his belt, Andrea brings a unique voice that seamlessly ble…

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Reena Jashnani-Slusarz, COO & GC – Juniper Hill Capital Management (EP.53) 43:23

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Reena Jashnani-Slusarz is the chief operating officer and General Counsel at Juniper Hill, a multifamily office based in Menlo Park, California. I had fun sitting down with Reena to talk about her non-linear career arc to find herself in a GC and COO role. This was a wide-ranging conversation touching upon some of the legal and operational complexi…

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AI: Is it the answer, or is it just fueling Global inequality? 56:51

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As a true serial tech disruptor, Ken Charman successfully built software startups, which Deloitte, IBM, Oracle, and SAP acquired over many decades. He also served as CEO of uFlex Reward, a cutting-edge HR company that creates real-time employee costs and modelling for Unilever Group, which employs over 128,000 people worldwide. Well-versed in AI an…

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Jake Villwock on the "Godfathers" of bass, favorite flies, and why bass turn black 1:10:24

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Fly tier Jake Villwock grew up the son of a commercial fisherman, and is now a Pennsylvania fly-fishing guide for smallmouth, Great Lakes steelhead, and spring creek trout. Jake is also a fly-tying innovator and author of the book Smallmouth Bass Flies Top to Bottom. Jake and Fly Fisherman editor/publisher Ross Purnell debate the age-old question, …

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Letti de Little, CCO – Grain Management (EP.52) 45:01

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Letti de Little is the Chief Compliance Officer for Grain Management, a private equity firm that invests in telecom, infrastructure, and wireless spectrum assets. Today’s LP is focused on finding uncorrelated assets more than ever. But doing so often requires an understanding of the operational nuances which are different from buying traditional, t…

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EP 14: Sean McGowan on Fingerstyle Jazz, Crafting the Music, and The Holistic Guitarist [New Book] 53:57

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In this episode of The Guitar Journal Podcast, I’m joined by acclaimed fingerstyle jazz guitarist Sean McGowan. Known for his rich harmonic approach and inventive solo arrangements, Sean blends classical influences, jazz sophistication, and fingerstyle nuance into a deeply expressive style all his own. We talk through Sean’s musical journey—from di…

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EP 13: Adam Levy on Songwriting, Musical Curiosity, and Making Albums 1:16:39

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In this episode of The Guitar Journal podcast, I sit down with the incomparable Adam Levy—guitarist, songwriter, educator, and all-around creative force. You’ve likely heard Adam’s playing on Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me, or in collaborations with Tracy Chapman, Vulfpeck, or Liz Wright. Beyond his impressive credits, Adam has carved out a unique …

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John Fitzpatrick, Sr. Managing Director & CTO AAMT – Blackstone (EP.51) 40:47

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John Fitzpatrick is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Alternative Asset Management Technology at Blackstone. These are exciting times in technology with a lot of moving parts so I was excited to sit down with John to get his perspective on where we are today and where we’re going. John shares his thoughts on the big picture…

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Tim Cammisa 1:24:41

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Tim Cammisa has been a guide on the Delaware River, a professional fly tier for 30 years, and his hundreds and hundreds of videos on YouTube and other social media platforms have reached around the globe with more than 17 million views and counting. His background as a school teacher makes him one of the most popular presenters and instructors in p…

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Melissa Dickerson, MD Operations & CFO – Genstar Capital (EP.50) 43:47

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Melissa Dickerson is the Managing Director of Operations and CFO at Genstar Capital, a private equity firm based in San Francisco and founded in 1988. In today’s competitive market, a common road map to revenue diversification is product expansion or adding a new office overseas. This conversation is a case study on having one strategy and one offi…

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Scott Farden, COO – Nonantum Capital (EP.49) 48:05

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Scott Farden is the COO of Nonantum Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm that spun out of Charlesbank Capital Partners in 2018. Launching a first-time private equity fund has a myriad of challenges from leaving your old firm, raising capital, finding talent and activating operations, so I turned to Scott to share his experience. We …

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Blane Chocklett: fly-tying innovator & guide, reveals new flies & relationship with Lefty and ASGA 1:20:04

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In episode three, editor/publisher Ross Purnell chats with longtime FLY FISHERMAN magazine contributor Blane Chocklett about how he got started in fly fishing, his early influencers Harrison Steeves and Steve Hiner, how he created the Game Changer, new patterns that will be revealed this summer, his new role as a fly-tying entrepreneur, and his dec…

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EP12: Can Guitar Amps Be Furniture? Mike Nopper Says Yes. 43:31

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In this episode of The Guitar Journal podcast, host Jesse Paliotto sits down with Mike Nopper, founder of Sonoforma, a company reimagining guitar gear through the lens of high-end furniture design. Mike shares his journey from engineering and pro audio to custom fabrication, explaining how Sonoforma's elegant furniture-quality guitar cabinets bridg…

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EP11: Alex Misko on Pushing Guitar Boundaries, Creative Collaboration, and Finding Balance 1:14:06

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In this episode of The Guitar Journal podcast, host Jesse Paliotto sits down with modern fingerstyle prodigy Alex Misko to explore the boundaries of acoustic guitar innovation. Alex shares his journey from classical training to developing his unique approach to the instrument, including his custom "Frankenstein guitar" with triple detuning systems …

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Jay Nichols 1:23:49

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Jay Nichols has been an editor, publisher, photographer, videographer, and author for more than 25 years and has produced some of the most iconic and influential fly-fishing books, including "Casting with Lefty Kreh" (2008). In this episode, we sit down with Jay to discuss his directorial debut in the documentary "Lefty: The Greatest of All Time" P…

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Kathleen Servidea, GC & CCO – Gallatin Point Capital (EP.48) 46:53

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We can’t ignore the fact that AI is playing an increasing role in our day-to-day lives. But the question is how do we do it properly? So I turned to Kathleen to get her insights on bringing AI in house. We cover a range of topics like how to develop an AI policy, how do we identify and assess the growing list of AI service providers. Once selected,…

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Ed Jaworowski, a lifetime of studying the physics of fly casting 1:16:09

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Author and fly-casting coach Ed Jaworowski has been teaching and instructing for 45+ years, and before he took up fly casting he was a competitive surf caster. He wrote two seminal books on fly casting: The Cast (2005) and Perfecting the Cast (2021). He is also the author of Troubleshooting the Cast (1999) and co-author with Bob Popovics of the fly…

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EP10: Jon Gomm on Songwriting, Musical Storytelling, and Writing Your Own Rules 1:04:53

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The Guitar Journal podcast returns with a new episode featuring the extraordinary Jon Gomm, acclaimed singer-songwriter and virtuoso acoustic guitarist from Yorkshire, UK. In this wide-ranging conversation, host Jesse Paliotto and Jon explore fascinating insights into the guitarist's creative process—from developing song concepts before touching th…

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Rob McGrail, GC and CCO – DUMAC (EP.47) 32:12

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Rob McGrail is General Counsel and CCO for DUMAC, the management company for Duke University As one of the world’s leading endowment managers, Rob shares his career evolution from being the first lawyer at DUMAC, how to create strong team dynamics when closing deals and how the operational investment process has evolved over time. We cover best pra…

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EP 9: Trevor Gordon Hall on Structured Spontaneity, Collaboration, & AI's Creative Role 1:13:24

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Join us for a chat with Trevor Gordon Hall, a guitarist and composer who's taken acoustic guitar into uncharted territory. Trevor breaks down his unique "structured spontaneity" practice approach, opens up about his recent trio work with Andy McKee and Callum Graham, and shares some real talk about making music in a digital world. We dig into the n…

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EP 8: Chris Parks on The Barry Harris Method and Rethinking Jazz Guitar 1:08:35

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(Note: Reuploaded Feb 2 with improved audio so you can hear Chris's guitar.) Jazz guitarist Chris Parks discusses his musical journey, focusing on the Barry Harris method and its influence on his playing. He shares practice tips, explores learning fundamentals, and emphasizes community learning through platforms like Open Studio while developing in…

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What makes musicians really good? - The Inner Game of Music with Barry Green 50:21

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In this episode of Oh Sheet, I’m joined by Barry Green to dive into The Inner Game of Music and explore its powerful concepts. We’ll discuss how these ideas can transform your practice, performance, and relationship with music, giving you tools to overcome mental barriers and play with greater confidence and joy. If you enjoy this episode, be sure …

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The Origins of AI with Industry Expert Jason Thomson of Mintel 51:12

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Our usual podcast guests talk about journeys that they chose to embark on: starting a company, solving a problem, creating opportunities, or navigating life and career. In our current series, we’re probing into a trip that none of us opted into but we’re all on board anyway…and that is artificial intelligence. AI influences what we see, hear, buy, …

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EP 7: Jocelyn Gould on Starting Late, Jazz Fundamentals, and Crafting Your Sound 40:01

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In this episode of the Guitar Journal podcast, Juno award-winning jazz guitarist Jocelyn Gould explores her journey into jazz guitar, the importance of transcription, and the role of live experience in jazz. Jocelyn shares insights on jazz theory, right-hand techniques, and her approach to gear and tone. The conversation also touches on current lis…

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Emi Larson, COO – UCLA Investment Company (EP.46) 43:48

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Emi Larson is the COO of UCLA‘s endowment. Emi shares what it’s like going from an ops role at an emerging market manager to a hedge fund of funds and how it led to a COO role of a well-known university. We cover how to make that leap from Director of Operations to the COO seat and the key skills needed for that position. We tackle how non-profits …

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EP 6: Maneli Jamal on Songwriting, Guitar Journaling, Practice Tips, and AI 50:16

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Fingerstyle virtuoso Maneli Jamal joins Jesse Paliotto to share his musical journey, insights on practice routines, songwriting, improvisation, and his Fingerstyle Pro course. They explore digital collaboration, AI's role in music, and Maneli's upcoming projects. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Maneli Jamal and His Journey 05:56 The Role of Improvis…

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Composing gets EASY if you know THIS! - The CANVAS method 52:48

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In this episode of Oh sheet I'm having a chat with Daniel Nistico about how to get started composing for classical guitar, and what are the practical tips and to dos you need before jumping in it. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to check out other episodes, and consider supporting my work on patreon or get something from the shop! ❤️https://www.…