Interview with Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini talks with Forest Whitehead over quarantine for Music City Playbook. This one is one of my favorites. We love Kelsea. Here we talk about her latest album and finding her own voice and so much more! Enjoy!

Interview With Rob McNelley – Nashville Session Guitarist

Rob McNelley is one of the most hired guitarist in Nashville. Listen to our hour long deep dive zoom conversation about getting started in the music business and finding a sound of his own to break into the Nashville session scene. As a producer, I’m always taken to school seeing how quickly Rob can come […]

Interview With Pro Nashville Drummer Evan Hutchings

Evan Hutchings is one of the most hired session drummers in Nashville. He gives great advice for young creatives starting out and points out the important tools you need to help make it in the session game. This is the first of many in person interviews I plan to do for the playbook and I […]

Interview with Derek Wells

Derek is one of Nashville’s most hired session guitar players. We talk about Derek’s come up, how he broke into the Nashville session world and how that led to the producer’s chair. So many great recording tips in here and an interesting perspective from a creative who grew up seeing the proof that following your […]

Interview with Reid Shippen

I had the opportunity to sit down with one of Nashville’s top mixers for a zoom interview. Reid Shippen talks about great work ethic and some of his favorite plugins! Enjoy!