Welcome to Soundcheck Therapy, the jam-room couch where we dig into the people building the scene from the ground up.

This round, we sit down with Gavin Sumrall, Sam Fisher, and JSTDNY - three artists carrying the torch for the NWA sound in very different ways, but with the same stubborn drive. We talk genre, we talk friendship, and we talk about the grind it takes to get better when no one’s clapping.

We get into:

• How their styles collide, overlap, and push each other
• What “getting better” actually looks like in a DIY ecosystem
• Why they still show up, rehearse, and create — even when life gets loud

It’s a grounded, unpolished look at why musicians keep going and what it takes to evolve in a scene that’s still writing its own rules.

Presented by Bookd.

[Directed & Produced by Wotter]

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Gavin Sumrall [https://www.instagram.com/gavinsumrallmusic/]

Sam Fisher [https://www.instagram.com/samfishermusic/]

JSTDNY [https://www.instagram.com/jstdny_music/]

The Shed NWA [https://www.theshednwa.com/]

Bookd [https://www.bookdonline.com/]

Wotter [https://www.wotterworld.com]

Welcome to Soundcheck Therapy, the jam-room couch where we dig into the people building the scene from the ground up.

This round we’re posted up at The Shed NWA — the not-so-secret clubhouse where artists plug in, tune up, and figure it all out. It’s part practice spot, part studio, part networking hub — a place where songs get tighter, ideas get swapped, and collaborations actually happen.

We get into:

• How The Shed is becoming a creative anchor in the NWA scene
• Why musicians need shared spaces as much as stages
• How a room full of amps and ambition can turn into an actual community

It’s not about polish or pretense — it’s about the kind of space that keeps the music moving, even when the rest of the world’s asleep.

Presented by Bookd.

[Directed & Produced by Wotter]

Welcome to Soundcheck Therapy, the backstage couch where we turn late-night band drama into free group counseling.

This round we’ve got Tony, Charlie, and Phillip from The Dead Anthems in the house. They lay it all out in a half-riot manner: where they’re at, where they’re going, and why the best nights usually end with broken strings, a flat tire at 3AM, and somebody asleep in the merch box. It’s punk therapy with the energy of a raccoon in a Waffle House parking lot. It gets messy, it gets loud, but it's somehow exactly what you needed.

Presented by Bookd.

[Directed & Produced by Wotter]

Welcome to Soundcheck Therapy, the backstage couch where we dive into the music machine and all of its false promises.

In our very first session, country artist Jarred Kingrey walks us through his journey: from college chaos and Beale St bars to figuring out how to actually get paid to play. We cover early gigs, booking headaches, and that special kind of burnout that only musicians understand. It’s honest, it’s goofy, and it might make you feel a little less alone out there.

Presented by Bookd.

[Directed & Produced by Wotter]