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Beats, Brews & Buddies

Jeremy Price & Travis Schmitt

Beats, Brews, and Buddies is a local Southwestern Virginia podcast aiming to discuss the livelihood of its local musicians. Mentor Jeremy Price and mentee Travis Schmitt host this podcast and are excited for you to hear what they have to offer.

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01:18:11

Asia Sawyer | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP9

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2023/05/02

Asia Sawyer, lead singer for the Asia Bronte Band, is an up-and-coming vocalist born and raised in the Roanoke Valley. She’s loved music as long as she can remember, but in the last few years she’s taken her passion to the next level with the help of her band mate Lewis Stump. Her biggest musical inspiration is Miranda Lambert, but her style isn’t confined to any one genre. You can find the Asia Brontë Band rocking the doors off of local bars like the Hangout, where their energetic vibe can take any

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01:08:43

Adam Rutledge | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP8

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2023/04/18

Country-rocker Adam Rutledge is soaring to new heights with the release of his EP, Runway, which stands out with its “distinctive hybrid of country and rock, catchy guitar intros and lyrical depth” (Sports & Entertainment Nashville/Bob Paxman). The Roanoke, Va. native’s first-class songwriting, referred to as “storytelling that features clever turns of phrase (Taste of Country/Sterling Whitaker), caught the attention of country music hitmaker Phil Vassar through a connection with longtime Vassar

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01:04:14

Christian Quesenberry | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP7

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2023/04/04

Now 26, Christian was raised in the small town of Huddleston, Va and grew up spending his time around Smith Mountain Lake. Growing up, his life wasn’t always easy. With an alcoholic father, and an enabling mother of that drinking problem it was tough, but music found him at a young age. Picking up the guitar at the age of 11, then later getting professional vocal coaching from while participating in Staunton River High School Choir. After high school, though, Christian began down a slippery slope of

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01:15:18

Tyler Godsey | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP6

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2023/03/21

Tyler Godsey, who is deaf, in 2017 founded 5 Points Music Sanctuary, a 501.c3 non-profit, in an old former church at the corner of Maple and Jefferson, under the mantra of sound and vibrations being ‘the core of all I've found that's good in people.’ …in October, he launched the "Chasing the Light" initiative, to bring awareness and support to Usher Syndrome, an untreatable genetic disorder that includes deafness and leads to blindness. Both of Godsey's children have been

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01:08:37

Carolan Deacon | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP5

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2023/03/07

Carolan spent her twenties touring up and down the east coast and sharing the stage with artists like Martina McBride, Aaron Tippin and many others. She currently writes and performs original music for her management deal and sits in with pop and rock bands to help pay the bills. It was after her daughter was born when she decided to finally follow her heart. She wrote her first album. Since then, she has been creating original indie pop and rock music to be used in sync licensing and performing on

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01:17:20

Andy Burnette | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP4

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2023/02/21

Born and raised in Martinsville, VA, Andy has been playing music for most of his life. His obsession began at a very young age while watching Elvis movies with his mom. After seeing “the King” do his thing on TV, Andy decided that he wanted to do THAT! He began to dabble with guitar and drums when his cousin started taking lessons at a local music store. Andy would go over to her house and beg her to show him what she had learned at her lessons. After learning a few things, he begged his parents for

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01:36:55

Brian Mesko & Tim Martin | Beats, Brews & Buddies |...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2023/02/07

Brian Mesko was born into a family of musicians, and raised in Little Rock, AR, Mesko began piano lessons at age 8, moving to guitar at age 10. By 12 he was playing drums, and he picked up the bass at age 14. As a teen Brian was gigging professionally, and even played drums on a short tour in Turkey at age 18. While still in high school he studied Jazz Theory & Ensemble at UALR under Michael Carenbauer (who studied under Pat Metheny at Berklee). Taking these credits on to MTSU, Brian completed a

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01:34:21

Josh Mason | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP2

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2023/01/24

Joshua was born in raised in the Roanoke Valley. He was surrounded by music at a very early age, as his father played guitar and sang and so did several uncles and cousins. During his senior year, Joshua was awarded the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Award, for guitar performance. It was during his 8th grade year of school that he became very serious about playing guitar and decided to start a band. This band, Gypsy Joe, quickly became a popular act in the booming Roanoke County music scene of the

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01:33:19

Jared Stout | Beats, Brews & Buddies | S2 EP1

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2023/01/10

Energetic. Versatile. Unbelievable. A modern take on Appalachian Rhythm & Blues. The Jared Stout Band is an alt-country powerhouse based out of Southwestern, VA. These FloydFest 22 "On-The-Rise" runner-ups deliver their own style of Appalachian rhythm and blues by bringing energetic and soulful originals to the stage, with a show you don’t wanna miss!

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01:58:26

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL “Songwriters in the Round” | Beats,...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/12/20

Did you enjoy this season of Beats, Brews, and Buddies? We sure did! And to wrap it up we are giving you access to our live show at Spot on Kirk. Special thanks to our guests: Corey Hunley, JD Sutphin, and Dylan Dent. Enjoy our last episode of 2022, Singer/songwriters in a round Christmas special! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. See you in 2023 for Season Two!

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01:21:19

Bryan Hancock “Soul Sessions With Bryan” | Beats,...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/12/13

Bryan “Harvest Blaque” Hancock is a hip-hop/slam poetry artist, writer, comedian, and host of the eight year poetry show Soul Sessions Roanoke. He is also a Hip-Hop history and music technology teacher for the Jefferson Center and has an artistic residency for Carillon Robert Keeley Healing Arts, where he use creative writing and hip-hop as a pedagogy to help in areas of grief and loss and adolescents in psychiatric care. He is a part of the legendary Big Lick Conspiracy improv comedy troupe, and an

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01:12:57

Darnell Rose “Rose Knows” | Beats, Brews & Buddies |...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/11/29

Tune into our 21st episode featuring Roanoke-based percussionist Darnell Rose!

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01:16:18

Brach Rauchle “Brach Rocks” | Beats, Brews & Buddies...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/11/15

Brach Rauchle has lived in the New River Valley for the past decade performing in groups such as Urth, Chupacabras, Ripejive & Lazy Man Dub Band as well as in horn sections with many different groups. He is principally a guitarist, saxophone player & vocalist & likes to build strange things to hit with his feet & other appendages. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Brach spent most of his musical career in the Los Angeles area prior to his life in Virginia. While on the West coast for

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01:14:26

Jeff Midkiff “Midkiff’s Mountain Tunes” | Beats,...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/11/01

Jeff Midkiff is mandolin virtuoso based in Roanoke, VA. He’s also a clarinetist, and between reed and strings, he has performed with opera companies and symphony orchestras. And that is symphony orchestras, plural: Milwaukee, Knoxville, Shreveport, Champaign-Urbana, Jacksonville, Williamsburg, Northwest Florida, Southeast Texas, Ohio Northern, and Cal Poly Symphony Orchestras, the Rochester and Boulder Philharmonics, and the Yale Concert Band. And speaking of Yale, they gave him their Distinguished

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01:04:13

Cory Schmitt “Schmitt Happens” | Beats, Brews &...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/10/25

Special pilot episode featuring Cory Schmitt!

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01:16:00

Matt Browning “Browning's Not Frowning” | Beats,...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/10/18

Matt Browning is a musician and singer-songwriter. He's been working to put words and stories to music for over 20 years. Matt's current band, The Floorboards, have released two albums of original music and are preparing to record the third.

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01:25:50

Kenny Seay “Seay The Way” | Beats, Brews & Buddies |...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/10/04

Kenny Seay, life long musician and music teacher, established The Rock with Kenny Seay in 2021. Jesus Christ is the ROCK, the foundation and the one responsible for his gift of music. He uses his love of music to witness to others the gift Christ has given us all, if we only call on him. His mission is winning souls for Christ by explaining the unexplained and supernatural through a biblical reality and worldview. His podcast The Rock with Kenny Seay is now available on Anchor, Spotify, and

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01:35:12

DRUM ROUNDTABLE | Beats, Brews & Buddies | Ep. 15

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/09/20

We are so excited to premiere our DRUM ROUNDTABLE! Featuring JT Fauber, Bruce Wall, and Mason Jennelle.

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Jake Dempsey “Jake's Busy” | Beats, Brews & Buddies |...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/09/06

Jake is a Roanoke, VA based bass player, live sound engineer and recording geek. He currently plays in The Floorboards, The Dead Reckoning, Issac Hadden Project, The Darkside Experience, and various other pick up gigs and projects. You can find him behind the console at 5 Points Music Sanctuary and on various venue and festival stages in the southeast. In his spare time he likes to hang out with his kids, wander around in the woods, and cook.

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01:00:27

Jody Ensor "Jubial Jody" | Beats, Brews & Buddies |...

Beats, Brews & Buddies ·

2022/08/23

Jody Ensor is a guitarist specializing in finger picking like James Taylor but enjoys playing all kinds of music from oldies to modern day pop. Along with being a solo act, he has been a member of The Fat Daddy Blues Band and The Key West Band.

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