The Electric Vibe Podcast

Kurt and JD welcome Ricky "Freeze" Smith to the Electric Vibe! Freeze talks about his musical childhood, playing in the church, working with Billy Preston, The Sylvers, Dynasty, Prince, Morris Day and a veritable "who's who" in the music business. Check out the special appearance from Tori "Freakjuice" Ruffin who joins to give Freeze his flowers!

Join Kurt and JD for a lively chat with Damon Dickson, former member of the Game Boyz and Prince and The New Power Generation as they discuss Damon's upbringing, his time in the "Purple Circle" and a whole lot more. 

Drummer extraordinaire Michael Bland joins Kurt and JD to discuss his days playing drums for Prince & The New Power Generation, Soul Asylum, Nick Jonas and the Administration, Chaka Khan, Maxwell and so much more! 

Michael Koppelman, musician, recording engineer, astrophysicist and entrepreneur joins Kurt and JD for a fascinating discussion about Prince, the music industry and so much more! 

Eric Leeds' interview, Part III is finally here! He has stories for days, whether it's about his bar band days, getting to know James Brown as a teen or his career playing with Prince, St. Paul Peterson, The Family/fDeluxe, he is a treasure! He tells truths and life experiences both old and new.Dig in !For more on Eric, go to - https://ericleeds.bandzoogle.com/For his Work with Leeds/Peterson- http://www.leedspetersonmusic.com/@prince @fDeluxeOfficial

Eric Leeds' Part II is finally here! He has stories for days, whether it's about his bar band days, getting to know James Brown as a teen or his career playing with Prince, St. Paul Peterson, The Family/fDeluxe, he is a treasure! He tells truths and life experiences both old and new.Dig in !For more on Eric, go to - https://ericleeds.bandzoogle.com/For his Work with Leeds/Peterson- http://www.leedspetersonmusic.com/@prince @fDeluxeOfficial

Vicky Leigh, Creative Writer, former staff writer for @TheVioletReality podcast, musician and self-proclaimed "deadname icon" shares with us their creative process, in music, life, and beyond. They are a proud trans human, who has a unique vision and journey worth hearing and seeing.We were introduced to one another by Chris Johnson, host of the @PurpleKnightsPodcast on this episode of George Michael https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbvnzB3e4xA&pp=ygUdcHVycGxlIGtuaWdodHMgZ2VvcmdlIG1pY2hhZWw%3DFor more on Vicky's Music on BandCamp, go to-https://vickyleighmusic.bandcamp.com/track/deadname?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1tO_qpJ9ZsAc86meURSGMJeN3SMnIFW4gb1X4A6KvrXAvkm2DlOpnSq7s_aem_AaBXzynX03COUpDkNUzgEOmANMnV8ZFdlDpo7eDboR_5CF0FTZBR571KywaDh9wgZyIQlvuvq-HQ4fk760VExrwhThey are also available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/vicky0mattinInstagram at at - //l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fvickyxleigh&e=AT1MwYdyJhn6qL4S38ENAIVSkzCORdyVF6Ijpavo4fth04OTnAccl3rhb_2ZDqkI4oO9RT500gOpY3TxCEapahMBrYG996xDvWGLEqT7eVaOhXyXByj8YA

I welcome my New co-host, J David Silva.We discussed Lovesexy turning 36, The 9th Anniversary of the 2015 Rally 4 Peace concert in 2015 and much more. Stay tuned for even more content and special guests!@TheElectricVibe

Bob returns to the podcast and we take a deeper dive into his latest song for @judaspriest , The Lodger, for their new album #invincibleshield.Here is the Link for the Lyric Video of the song on YouTube-https://youtu.be/MXCrXnnyYfcBob has been a songwriter, performer, and educator for more than 5 decades. He has written for @judaspriest @cher , @MichaelBoltontv , #kix @michaelmcdonaldvideoand many others. Bob was a professor at Syracuse University for many years, where he had taught courses about The Beatles, Songwriting, and Film Scoring.These multiple and facile skills led to many exciting opportunities throughout his storied career.He is also the lead singer for his own band, Ceili Rain. Look at their website at http://www.ceilirain.com/en-Us/default.aspx for more information. Their new album, Crash This Gate is available on all streaming platforms.I do not own the rights to the song played. This is for non profit.Kurt- Host