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John Simeone

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This is a local Long Island Podcast given by a veteran drummer on the Long Island music scene. We have a variety of local professional musicians as participants. We joke, give insights and share stories about our over 4 decades of experience in the music profession.

Recent Episodes

OCT 5, 2026
AI As A Music Production Tool with Kevin Martin
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45 MIN
SEP 29, 2026
You Can Build A Life While You Build A Groove with Steve Finkelstein
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47 MIN
JUL 22, 2026
The Gig Life Of A Bass Player with Roy DeJesus
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47 MIN
MAY 21, 2026
Willie Steele, a Late Start Becomes A Lifelong Music Career
Send us Fan Mail He didn’t grow up with a band room, a stack of records, or a family cheering him on. Willie Steele grew up hearing “get a job,” drove lumber trucks, and only started taking guitar lessons at 30. Somehow, that late start turns into a lifelong working career where his name becomes shorthand around Long Island for a guy who can show up, make the music feel good, and tell the kind of gig stories you can’t invent. We get into the unglamorous truth behind becoming a real mus...
50 MIN
MAR 19, 2026
Willie Pollock On Blues Roots, Berklee Lessons and The Long Island Scene
Send us Fan Mail Music careers rarely move in a straight line, and Willie Pollock is proof. We talk about how a junior high knee injury took him out of sports and pushed him into a music store, where a rented guitar and Mel Bay books started a chain reaction that never really stopped. From learning solos off vinyl and chasing Duane Allman’s slide sound to hearing Robben Ford on Long Island radio and realizing there was a deeper vocabulary to master, Willie shares the moments that shaped his e...
49 MIN