Stephan is a born and raised Salinas man who realized his calling was for music early on. In his teen years, he found meaning in musical activism, which he' been pursuing since - most notably in his last band The Red Light District and current band, The Scalps.  ..read more

Trianna Feruza is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist out of Santa Cruz, CA. She gives a new school twist on Pop-Fun fusion with an R&B twist. Imagine Erykah Badu and Amy Winehouse's lovechild. In this interview she talks about how her roots from the Folk-World Music Scene have influenced her sound. Enjoy the episode ..read more

Sabelle is a super talented singer-songwriter originally from Seatle. She now lives in Monterey,  plays all around town and writes alot of music! In this interview she talks about what inspires her to write so much and how she got started as a musician ..read more

This interview is with Tim Brady of Cement Ship. Tim has been making music for most of his life in Santa Cruz. This most recent project, Cement Ship, was started in 2017 following a tragedy in his family. It also marks a change in his sound and approach to music and life. His story is beautiful and authentic ..read more

Sweesly is a local Monterey based singer and rapper originally from Morocco. He plays in a bunch of different projects including Sensory Tribe, Dub Souljah, Bar Kings, Bezzzeb and his solo project Sweesly Maak. In this episode he talks about the culture shock of moving to the US as well as the budding music career he left behind to come to the US. At the end of the episode he sings his original song "Dikra". I hope you enjoy ..read more

Matty is a prolific, local Monterey musician and producer. He plays and produces in The Dead Cassettes and in his solo project, Mattycantsleep. This year he released an EP titled 333 and two music videos "Vague" and "Fukd up.". In this interview he talks about how he got started in music and we dive into the production of his song "Fukd up." which he also plays live and acoustically at the end of the episode. Follow Matty on Instagram @mattycantsleep listen to Matty on all streaming services: The Dead Cassettes and Mattycantsleep ..read more