ENCORE to EPISODE 1.04: Pasi Kauppinen of Sonata Arctica

ENCORE to EPISODE 1.04: Pasi Kauppinen of Sonata Arctica

Posted on Jun 29, 2015 in Season 1

Pasi Kauppinen, the sound-engineering bass player of Sonata Arctica talked to us about how he handles doing two different jobs for the Finnish power metal band, and how he grew up not watching MTV.

EPISODE 1.04: Tony Kakko and the pack of the Sonata Arctica

EPISODE 1.04: Tony Kakko and the pack of the Sonata Arctica

Posted on Jun 25, 2015 in Season 1

Episode 4 is here! Sonata Arctica mastermind Tony Kakko talked to us about how the music world changed since the band’s beginnings, possibilities for musicians to make a living, and technology. Great insights from a honest and true artist.

EPISODE 1.03: Ryan McGarvey and the do-it-yourself blues music venture

EPISODE 1.03: Ryan McGarvey and the do-it-yourself blues music venture

Posted on Jun 18, 2015 in Season 1

We met Ryan McGarvey, the self-made blues shooting star from Albuquerque, who’s been spotted playing at gigs of – or even with – greats like Joe Bonamassa, Eric Clapton, and the likes. We talked about how he’s been developing his career without the help of a record label or management and why occasionally he’s been called […]

EPISODE 1.02: Black Milk talks being independent, branding, and analog

EPISODE 1.02: Black Milk talks being independent, branding, and analog

Posted on Jun 11, 2015 in Season 1

We give you Episode 2 with Black Milk, a self-made hip hop producer and artist who has collaborated with several different artists from different genres. We sat down with Black Milk during his #PlayLikeHellTour and talked about his artistry, why he has stayed independent, why many artists are single-driven instead of album-driven, and how he leaked a song […]

ENCORE to EPISODE 1.01: Roger Haemmerli, guitar player for Dog Eat Dog

ENCORE to EPISODE 1.01: Roger Haemmerli, guitar player for Dog Eat Dog

Posted on Jun 8, 2015 in Season 1

Roger Haemmerli plays guitar for East-coast metal band Dog Eat Dog. In this encore, Roger explains what, in his opinion, the difference between being a front-man and a side-man is, and how he experiences the music world today as compared to the early 2000s.

EPISODE 1.01: Dave Neabore, bassist and founding member of Dog Eat Dog

EPISODE 1.01: Dave Neabore, bassist and founding member of Dog Eat Dog

Posted on Jun 4, 2015 in Season 1

Today’s the day! From Hero To Zero premieres online. In this first interview of a series of twelve, Dave Neabore, bassist and founding member of East-coast metal band Dog Eat Dog, explains how nothing was ever planned in Dog Eat Dog, why the relationship with their former record label became rocky, and how he sees […]

It’s a wrap! – This is the schedule for the first 6 episodes

It’s a wrap! – This is the schedule for the first 6 episodes

Posted on Jun 3, 2015 in Season 1

We started pre-producing the first season of From Hero To Zero in April and interviewed 12 acts by the end of May. Artists from 3 continents, different music styles, and – especially – different backgrounds and attitudes towards the music business sat down with us and explained why they do things the way they do […]

Production diary 12: Mastering crowdfunding the Flotsam and Jetsam way

Production diary 12: Mastering crowdfunding the Flotsam and Jetsam way

Posted on Jun 3, 2015 in Production diary

According to Wikipedia, Flotsam and Jetsam are ‘the remains of a shipwreck still floating in water’. That does definitely not apply to the band with the same name around frontman Eric A.K. Knutson. I mean, true, the Arizona thrash metal veterans have had their share of ups and down during their 30 year-career, but they are still here and […]