dopeYEAH talk

Casey Abrams on American Idol Backstage, Jack Black and Learning from Legends

🔥 American Idol Bassist Casey Abrams on the dopeYEAH talk podcast! 🎸🎤 From Jack Black belly dancing to jazz tours across Europe, Casey Abrams has lived one of the wildes

Rubén Blades & Luba Mason: A Powerhouse with 25 Grammy Nominations and 12 Wins

🔥 Grammy Legend Rubén Blades & Luba Mason on the dopeYEAH Podcast! 🎤🎶What does it take for a lawyer turned salsa legend to earn 25 Grammy nominations, win twelve of them,

Jamison Ross: What It Takes to Sing While Keeping the Beat

🔥 Grammy-Nominated Drummer & Vocalist Jamison Ross on the dopeYEAH Podcast! 🥁🎤 What happens when a voice this smooth comes from behind a drum kit? In this episode of dop

The Grammy Win Nobody Expected: Nicole Zuraitis' Unlikely Story

🔥 Grammy-Winning Vocalist Nicole Zuraitis on the dopeYEAH Podcast! 🎤🏆 What does it take to go from a childhood dream of being Whitney Houston to a Grammy Award, with a d

Marco Mendoza: From Thin Lizzy to Satriani & Vai — Playing with Rock’s Giants

🔥 Bass Legend Marco Mendoza on the dopeYEAH talk Podcast! 🎸🎵What does it take to spend four decades holding down the low end for some of rock's most iconic bands — Thin L

Julian Lennon: Using My Voice for Something Bigger

What if one of the most meaningful moments of your life came in the form of a single white feather? 🤍 In this episode, Rob Cass sits down with Julian Lennon for a deeply

Marc Ribot: Tom Waits Kept Saying No Until It Sounded Right

What does it take to become the guitarist that Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Elton John, and countless legends keep calling? 🎸 Rob Cass sits down with Marc Ribot — one of th

Yann Tiersen: Beyond the Amélie Soundtrack

What happens when the composer behind Amélie turns out to be a punk spirit who doesn’t believe in inspiration, rejects AI music, and isn’t afraid to say: “If you’re sayin

Ray Haller: Before Def Leppard & DIO, There Was Sweet Savage


What does it take to become one of heavy metal’s most influential bands without ever becoming one of its biggest? 🤘🔥 In this episode, Rob Cass sits down with Ray Haller,

Al Di Meola: Inside the Mind of a Guitar Legend

What happens when a true guitar legend returns with even deeper stories you’ve never heard before? 🎸🔥 In this second conversation, Rob Cass sits down again with Al Di Meo

Simon McBride: What It’s Like Replacing Steve Morse in Deep Purple

What does it take to step into one of the most legendary bands in rock history — and make it your own? 🎸🔥 In this episode, Rob Cass sits down with Simon McBride, the guit

Simon Oslender: From Piano Prodigy to Playing With Legends

What does it take to have Steve Gadd and Will Lee playing your music before you even hit your peak years? 🎹🔥 In this episode, Rob Cass sits down with Simon Oslender, one

Doug Bogie: The Missing Bass Chapter of Queen

What does it feel like to stand at the very beginning of Queen’s story — and then go on to build a whole creative life far beyond it? 🎸👑 In this episode, Rob Cass sits do

Before Women in Rock, There Was Suzi Quatro

What does it take to become the woman who kicked the door open for generations of female rock musicians — and still sound this fearless today? 🎸🔥 In this episode, Rob Cas

The Advice Every Young Guitarist Needs to Hear – Murray Gould

What does it take to go from playing guitar on a London night bus to sharing stages with legends like Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, and members of Deep Purple? 🎸🔥 In this

Nick Fyffe: From Leaving Jamiroquai to Playing with Deep Purple

What does it feel like to leave one of the biggest funk bands in the world… and then walk on stage with Deep Purple? 🎸🔥 In this episode, Rob Cass sits down with Nick Fyff

Will Lee: From a Bass “Mistake” to Playing with All Four Beatles

What does it take to go from calling the bass your “biggest mistake” to playing with all four Beatles and holding down late night TV for over three decades? 🎸🔥 In this ep

How Jay-Z Discovered Infinity Song

What happens when four siblings go from singing in Detroit to getting a life-changing call from Jay-Z? 🎶✨ In this episode, Rob Cass sits down with Infinity Song — Abraham

Is Mike Dawes Better Than Meola, Emmanuel & Van Halen Combined?

What happens when one guitarist refuses to choose between emotion, technique, and imagination — and instead plays them all at once? 🎸🔥 In this episode, Rob Cass sits down

Great Music, Zero Fame (And How To Fix It): The Next Movement

🎤 What happens when you mix Swiss precision, deep funk grooves, and a little bit of illegal busking? In this electrifying episode, Rob Cass sits down with The Next Moveme