Loading...

PODCAST

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!

Robert"s award winning Follow Your Dream Podcast is ranked in the Top 1% of all podcasts with listeners in 200 countries! Each episode is like taking a World Tour! Robert is a professional musician who followed his youthful music dream later in life and became a Rock Star after he turned 60! Since then he has released 13 acclaimed albums including a Billboard #1, has millions of video views and streams, and has performed at festivals and concerts around the world. He also started this podcast and

music music interviews

All Episodes

00:34:48

Eugene Ruffolo - Acclaimed Background And Jingle...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/26

Eugene Ruffolo is an acclaimed Background and Jingle singer, and a singer/songwriter with 9 albums of his own. He's sung live and on records with artists like David Byrne, Garth Brooks, and Tony Bennett. As a songwriter he’s won first prize in several competitions. He’s done hundreds of radio and TV commercials. He’s been featured in numerous soundtracks. He’s got a passion for working with children. And he’s a 3x winner of the Parent’s Choice Award.My featured song is “Tessa”. It's from the album

en

00:27:40

Zazz - Wonderful Actress, Singer, Songwriter. Musical...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/24

Zazz is an wonderful actress, singer, and songwriter. She’s performed in theater, concert and cabaret venues. She’s appeared on Late Night with Stephen Colbert and in the HBO documentary Master Class with Bobby McFerrin, and she’s toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Here's how she came to be a guest. I first came across Zazz when I interviewed Will Healy, a fabulous musician, about a year ago. One of the works that he gave me for the Songfest was a Zoom video by his group Shouthouse and it

en

00:03:13

LEGENDS: Chas Chandler, The Bassist For The Animals,...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/23

This Legends episode spotlights Chas Chandler. He’s the guy who turned Jimmy James into Jimi Hendrix. Here’s the story.Chas Chandler was the bass player for the Animals, the ‘60s British Invasion band fronted by Eric Burdon, which had a string of hits in that era including “The House Of The Rising Sun”, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, “I’m Crying” and many others. They had a rougher, earthier sound than most of the other British Invasion bands. After tiring of touring nonstop with the Animals for

en

00:35:49

Danny Lux - Emmy Nominated Television And Film...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/22

Danny Lux is a multiple Emmy nominated television and film composer. His TV series' credits include the theme music for Sliders, Million Dollar Mysteries, Crisis Center, Profiler and Boston Legal. He’s contributed music to Grey’s Anatomy, Hacks, Ally McBeal, NYPD Blue, The Good Wife and others. His movie credits include Halloween: Resurrection and Stolen Summer. In total he’s scored over 2,300 episodes from dramas to comedies to films. My featured song is “Studio One”. It's from the album Play by my

en

00:44:21

Benjamin Kruithof - Multiple Prize Winning Luxembourg...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/21

Benjamin Kruithof is a multiple prize winning Luxembourg-born cellist. In 2025 he won the Young Artist of the Year award. He’s given recitals all over Europe including Cologne, Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest, London and Baden-Baden. As a soloist, recent highlights include performances with the Luxembourg Philharmonic, Liechtenstein Symphony and the East-West Chamber Orchestra. In recital, he has performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Kings Place in London and the Salle Cortot in Paris. His

en

00:34:57

Tess Remy-Schumacher: Grammy® Nominated Cellist,...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/20

Tess Remy-Schumacher is is a Grammy® nominated cellist and producer. She’s won a whole bunch of awards including the World Entertainment Award for “Best Classical Album”, first Prize at the International Carlo-Zecchi Competition in Rome, and multiple medals at the Global Music Awards. As a concert soloist, she has recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony and recorded over 20 albums. She’s performed in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the U.S., including at Wigmore Hall in London, Jubilee

en

00:35:33

Pille-Rite Rei - Estonian Singer,...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/19

Pille-Rite Rei is an Estonian jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter known for her deep connection to Brazilian and Latin-infused jazz. She plays Estonian bossa nova! Her work spans multiple albums and singles, blending Nordic jazz melodies with acoustic and bossa nova rhythms. She honed her vocal skills in Sweden and later won a musical award in Denmark. She then went to Brazil and collaborated there. Now she’s back based in Denmark.My featured song is “The Gift”, one of my

en

00:13:08

SPECIAL EPISODE: Introducing Robert's “Ma Petite...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/17

This episode announces the release of the new re-mixed and re-mastered “Ma Petite Fleur String Quartet”. The new recording has been released on St7dio - Classical, the boutique classical label owned by multiple Grammy® winner Kitt Wakeley and which is run by Allison Charney. Allison is a Grammy® nominated opera singer in her own right, and a recent guest on the podcast. Here’s the back story. In 2012 I wrote and recorded a jazz ballad that I called “Ma Petite Fleur” (my little flower). My ballad was

en

00:04:51

ESSAY: Fading Stars

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/16

I believe that creativity has no expiration date. But there is another side to the story. Sometimes we watch an artist who we have loved for decades slowly fade before our eyes.Recently I saw a ‘60s era superstar in concert. He will remain nameless for these purposes. In my opinion, he was one of the greatest artists of the rock era. His songwriting, his guitar playing, his singing - all masterful. Which is why seeing him recently was such a complicated experience for me. He’s now in his eighties

en

00:37:18

Adrian Galante - Perth, Australia Born Jazz...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/15

Adrian Galante is an Australian-born jazz multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer who plays the piano and the clarinet. His debut album, “Introducing Adrian Galante”, was released last year and features pianist Tamir Hendelman and drummer Joe LaBarbera, both of whom have been guests on this podcast. My featured song is “Mi Cachimber”, one of my recent singles. Spotify link. —------------------------------------ The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200

en

00:39:09

Mitch Marcus - Independent Director And Screenwriter...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/14

Mitch Marcus is a director and screenwriter for movies and television. He started out working on film crews on movies like 'Stand By Me" and "Field of Dreams". In 1995, his film “A Boy Called Hate", about the youth culture of guns, received a prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. He’s worked as a director for hire on several feature length movies. He’s filmed two feature length documentaries. In television, he produced and directed non-fiction television for A&E, History, Travel,

en

00:32:19

Jhoely Garay - Mexican Born Jazz Guitarist, Composer,...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/13

Jhoely Garay is a Mexican-born jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger and the leader of the Jhoely Garay Jazz Orchestra. She combines classic and contemporary jazz with Latin rhythms. And like me, she likes to write message songs about subjects like the climate, and also about untold or hidden histories left out of official narratives. She’s become an important part of the jazz scene in New York and Mexico. She’s performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem,

en

00:34:30

Jason SweetTooth Williams: Multi-Talented Singer And...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/12

Jason SweetTooth Williams is a singer, an actor and a writer. He’s performed in cabaret, on TV, in films and on Broadway. He was in the Broadway musical “Be More Chill”, and regionally and Off Broadway in “Freaky Friday”, “Benny and Joon”, “Bloodsong of Love”, “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S Thompson Musical” and “Once Upon a Mattress”. And he’s an original member of Joe Iconis and Family. On screen he appeared in “WeCrashed” and in episodes of “Only Murders in the Building”, “BULL”, “FBI”, “The

en

00:30:29

Ana Petrova - Kazakhstan Born Jazz Organist And...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/10

Ana Petrova is a jazz pianist and organist from Kazakhstan. Her playing is a combination of improvisation, groove, and jazz traditions. She studied at Berklee with Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Joe Lovano. She’s shared the stage with Dave Liebman, Catherine Russell, and Terri Lyne Carrington, among others. She’s performed at clubs like Dizzy’s and The Bitter End, and at festivals like the Umbria, Panama, and Monterey Jazz Festivals.My featured song is “Trippin”, from the album of the same name

en

00:07:49

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Poetry In Motion

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/09

After more than 800 episodes, I’ve observed that many of my remarkable guests are connected by one or more common threads.Each episode of Special Collections focuses on a particular thread that ties together some of my guests. In this episode, that common thread is poetry. This episode features five remarkable, world-class poets who have expanded the range of artistic expression featured on this podcast. When I started this podcast just over five years ago, as a musician myself, I focused primarily

en

00:35:52

Ed Hinman - Author Of "The Barbarian In You"....

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/08

Ed Hinman is an author who says that he likes to explore open fields where violent things happened a thousand years ago. He’s a graduate of the US Naval Academy, and he served eight years in the Marine Corps including a deployment in Afghanistan. He earned a master’s degree in history, and he’s spent his post-military career as a bodyguard at a security firm. He’s now about to publish his first book, called "The Barbarian in You". If I have this right, it’s about listening to the ancient, primal,

en

00:34:51

Eric Oberstein - Cuban-American 2x Grammy® And 2x...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/07

Eric Oberstein is a Cuban-American 2x Grammy® and 2x Latin Grammy® -winning producer, curator, artist manager, arts administrator, and educator. He runs an artist management and producing company, and an arts management consultancy that produces programming and advises cultural organizations on strategy. Two of his clients are Claudia Acuna and Kali Rodriguez-Pena, both of whom have been guests on this podcast. Eric has served as Managing Director of Harlem Stage; a Director of Duke Performances at

en

00:31:16

Allison Philips - Brooklyn Based Trumpeter, Composer,...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/05

Allison Philips is a Brooklyn-based trumpet player, composer, and educator. She’s led a trio and a quartet, and she’s co-led the DeiCont | Philips Collective. She’s toured throughout the U.S., Europe and Canada. She is a member of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra which has performed with The Jonas Brothers and Yo La Tengo among others. She’s appeared at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, and The North Sea Jazz Festival, among others.My featured song is “The Rich Ones”, one of my recent singles. Spotify

en

00:30:45

Steven Pressfield - Bestselling Author Of Over 20...

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/03

Steven Pressfield is the author of over twenty books of fiction and nonfiction. Two themes emerge from his writings: self-help and creativity, and historical fiction and war. He wrote “The Legend of Bagger Vance”, which in 2000 was made into a major motion picture directed by Robert Redford and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron. He also wrote “Gates of Fire”, and “The Virtues of War” among others. “The War Of Art” focuses on procrastination. His works are widely read in military,

en

00:03:13

REFLECTIONS: Podcast Interviews As Jazz Improvisations

Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More! ·

2026/08/02

Hi everybody. Robert Miller here with another Follow Your Dream Reflection — observations drawn from my many conversations with remarkable creative artists. One of the hallmarks of my podcast interviews is that they are completely free-form. While I study each guest, read their bio, and do my due diligence on their art, I don’t script the interview. I don’t write down questions in advance. At most, I may jot down a few topics I’d like to discuss. And I usually avoid speaking with my guests before

en

875 results

Similar Podcasts

Dropped Among This Crowd

Sara Jachimiak

Stories from The Hip

Sara Jachimiak

Podioslave Podcast

Nerdery Productions

The CoverUp

Amanda and Rich Friedeman

Songs from the Dead: Short Histories of Legendary Songs

Axioms of Mediocrity