Getting Close UP!

Getting Close UP! S6E4 featuring Dose of T.H.A

Whether it's on a stage performing against infectious beats, or on a sound stage playing a character in a movie, our next artist in the purple chairs is charismatic as well as business minded.
Welcome Dose of T.H.A (The Hassan Assassin). Danielle and Dose dig into the business of being an artist in the social media age and how the internet critics can break some and give strength to others. You will surely learn a lot from this episode.
You can also check out the video version on our YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/_wf5wJ7Zba0?si=fhVE9-d6A-MQ_9_3 

Getting Close UP! S6E3 featuring Joey Marlow

Joey Marlow is one of our most interesting guest we've had in the purple chairs. With a PHD. in the dark and gruesome, stemming from a wonderful childhood of Halloween play, his creativity is beyond measure (check out his music videos).
An accomplished pianist, vocalist and lyricist, a make up artist specializing in special effects and hair stylist who owns his own salon. What doesn't this guy do?
You can also check out the video version on our YouTube channel:  https://youtu.be/Y5jb4lMayWg 

Getting Close UP! S6E2 featuring Tea With Teash Podcast

Baby you know where to go to get some tea, and so do we, welcome to the purple chairs, host of the Tea With Teash Podcast, Teash.
Teash gives it all to us, letting us sip on what it means to be an independent podcast host who started only 2 years ago. From the bitter and the sweet to the tart and the tasty, Danielle gets the tea on Teash.
Such a good interview, make sure you let us know what you think, ALL TEA!
You can also check out the video version on our YouTube channelhttps:
youtu.be/Y5jb4lMayWg  
 

Getting Close UP! S6E1 featuring Stephonne

T'S A NEW SEASON...............Season 6 is going to introduce us to a lot of great artists and creatives, but non more than our guest who is kicking off the season with an in depth introspective of self, spirituality, purpose, destiny and truth.
Welcome to the purple chairs Stephonne! Danielle and Stephonne get so deep, I couldn't help but to think I had witnessed a realization of calling manifested through song. This is one episode you surely do not want to miss.
You can check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/4bTs3qvF2Dk 
 
 

Getting Close UP! S5E12 featuring the Music Producer Panel

We've come to the end of season 5, and what a way to end it. Markus Raines, Caleb Fankhauser and Desmond Mason make up our panel of music producers. Whatever you need to know about being a music producer, you will be sure to find the answers in this episode.
You can check out the video version of this episode on our channel:
https://youtu.be/6XkjOzsvM84  
 

Getting Close UP! S5E11 featuring King Dari

All hail the King.........King Dari that is. Danielle welcomes him to the purple chairs for the eleventh episode of season 5.
From church boy to student to writing a song that is going to change the  Kansas City landscape, Danielle and King Dari get into some deep industry conversations that will bring some awareness of things to consider in this independent artist community.
You can also see the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/loaIN38h0cg
 
 
 

Getting Close UP! S5E10 featuring The Blast Monkeys

Episode 10 features a group of childhood friends who've found commonality and creativity playing together in their band, The Blast Monkeys.
Check out this interview to find out some of the tricks of the music business trade.  Having issues with collaborating, keeping up with social media content or just figuring out how to communicate to each other .  This episode will surely give some insight into those answers and more.
You can check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/yzZd5_Vtzx8?si=WHdFIOX-n-1SZbDV 
 
 
 

Getting Close UP! S5E9 featuring Alex Thomas

Our next guest is yet another creative who studied sound engineering in college (noticing a theme?) and is an exceptional musician! Alex Thomas has blessed us with his presence in the purple chairs.
Alex and Danielle get into his beginnings in music, his inspiration to change a major in jazz to sound engineering and his world wide exposure to different experiences that have shaped who he's becoming as a well rounded, humble talent.
You can also check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/zaNymd-keUs 
 

Getting Close UP! S5E8 featuring Cam Burns

Starting out as an actor at a very young age he gravitated to live performance like a moth to a flame, let me introduce you to Cam Burns.
Cam calls into the show from St. Louis, Mo to get in it with Danielle as they talk the beginnings of a dream that morphed into a reality. Now writing and producing his own music while going to Webster University to study songwriting and sound engineering, Cam is a phenomenal creative with a unique viewpoint of his artistry.
You can also check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:
hhttps://youtu.be/NykAKxuueqo
 
 

Getting Close UP! S5E7 featuring Bump Jonas

Well this isn't the first time you've seen this guest in the purple chairs, he also hosted our Season 4 Retro Show.
Let's welcome host of SprinkleSumSalt Podcast, Mr. Bump Jonas. Giving us insight into the motivation that fuels his desire to provide a platform for the hiphop community, he and Danielle get into the depths of his origin story, which provides the foundation for everything else he does. I
f you've ever been on his podcast or performed at The Mecca, then you will not want to miss this episode. It is sure to let you have a better understanding of your host.
You can also check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/J3tKi29duG0?si=Zdpwke2sgnq_VBGr