EPISODES
  • Episode 14: Court Hoang

    Hi, welcome to “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. My name is Anthony Sosa and thank you for joining us. On this episode we have Court Hoang and his most of his band: Joseph, Mo and Lee Ann minus Felipe. We had fun and we got deep. We discussed art, love, trust, vulnerability and what it is to be a human– and music! We had a blast and I hope you enjoy the show. 


    Check them out at:

     Dr Jeckyll’s Beer Lab on March 24th w/ Ghoulsby

     The Post at River East on May 26th w/ The Troumatics


    Check out The Basement Music Video

    https://youtu.be/xpKeWfWlU2A 


    Check out the Court Hoang Bandcamp and buy Get Right

    https://courthoang.bandcamp.com/ 


    Check out Court’s Linktree

    https://linktr.ee/courthoang 


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    Theme song “Ascension” by Codecrasher 

    https://codecrasher.bandcamp.com/releases 


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    1h 25m | Mar 1, 2023
  • Episode 13: J-TWON

    Episode 13: J-TWON


    Hi, welcome to “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. My name is Anthony Sosa and thank you for joining us.  On this episode we have rapper, vocalist and producer, J-TWON. We had a lovely conversation and I really appreciate how candid and passionate J-TWON was about his feelings in regards to his art, the general state of the music industry and our local scene here in DFW. WE also discuss his musical background and his creative process in writing music and creating art and what it means to be an artist. I had a really fun time talking to him and iI really hope you enjoy our conversation. 


    Also, stick around for the end of the podcast and check out his popular song “Old No 7.” A courageous expression about the struggle of addiction. Thanks so much for listening and enjoy the show. 


    J-TWON on Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zeHK3FkRK5mzVeuUJchj3?si=FtqoOOLfTLm8cfb_Jh3A7w 


    J-TWON on Apple Music

    https://music.apple.com/us/artist/j-twon/1119359878 


    Alpha Omega Recording Studio 

    https://www.aoerecording.com/ 



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    57m | Feb 13, 2023
  • Episode 12: Jack Bellomy

    Episode 12: Jack Bellomy


    Hi, welcome to “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. My name is Anthony Sosa and thank you for joining us on this episode we have Jack Bellomy of Black Market Garden. Jack and I had a lot of fun and we got pretty deep into some topics. We discuss some of the issues regarding the creative spaces here in our Fort Worth community as well as Jacks artistic and musical trajectory and the evolution of Black Market Garden. We also get into a little labor talk and why these types of ideas are important to the creation of art.  


    At the end of the podcast: Black Market Garden

    “Fly on the Wall” from the EP Fun Songs


    Black Market Garden plays at Lola’s Friday Feb 17th


    Black Market Garden Bandcamp

    https://blkmktgrdn.bandcamp.com/album/fun-songs 


    Black Market Garden Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QYYZ7qsPDCvIG2iIpgRSb?si=pPwBqlvBTymno5BGjIhtaA 


    Industrial Workers of the World

    https://www.iww.org/ 


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    1h 29m | Jan 27, 2023
  • Episode 11: Chancy

    Episode 11: Chancy 

    Hi, welcome to “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. My name is Anthony Sosa and on this episode we have the band Chancy. This is a first for As an Artist, we have a full band on our episode today and boy howdy was it fun. These guys were a blast to talk to and their music is a blast to listen to.

    Chancy is:

    Alex Tuft on Guitar and Vocals

    Austin Franks on Bass and Vocals

    Cole Scott on Synth

    Richard Milton on Guitar and Vocals

    and Jonathan Masters on Drums


    Thanks and much love to all the guys for such a fun and lively conversation and thanks to their manager Bailey Douglas for reaching out and setting this up. 


    Check out their brand new single Draw It at the end of the podcast and be sure to catch them at:

    Killers Tacos in Denton on 1-12-23 at 7pm

    Sundown in Lower Greenville on 1-14-23 

    and at Ruins in Deep Ellum on 3-31-23. 


    Check out Chancy on 

    Website

    Spotify

    Instagram

    TikTok

    Facebook

    YouTube

    Twitter


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    1h 16m | Jan 10, 2023
  • Episode 10: Ray Liberio

    Episode 10: Ray Liberio


    Hi, welcome to “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. My name is Anthony Sosa and on this episode we have Ray Liberio. Ray has been a staple in the FW Music and Art scene for decades. He has been a part of such acts as The Me-Thinks, Vorvon, FTW– with whom he is still actively playing– as well as Epic Ruins, Stoogeaphillia, Hassle Horse, and John Doe and . He also does visual and graphic art with his production company Pussyhouse Productions, who has done iconic art around town like the Lola’s girl mural on the patio of the old Lola’s. He also did the album cover and a couple  T- shirt designs for my old band Huffer. We cover a lot in this episode but not nearly enough. I hope to have Ray back soon to talk more about what we missed. 


    Check out Ray on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raymignon/ 


    At the end of the podcast you can hear the new single from The Me-Thinks “Heep Haltom High”

    Recorded by Joe Tacke at Cloudland Studio 

    https://dreamyliferecords.com/cloudland-studio/ 


    Check out Vorvon on Saturday Oct 9th at  Division Brewing 

    https://www.instagram.com/vorvon_band/

    https://www.instagram.com/divisionbrewing/ 

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/1laxehBgXeRwdPvc5javAV?si=Zc33XZgdQGeb4PVrxk40Ig 


     and The Me Thinks Release at Lola’s on Oct 29th. 

    https://lolasfw.com/ 

    https://www.instagram.com/lolasfortworth/ 

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Fq4E7fvfnfpLzQ8Z7diSh?si=V9H9BXF_SRW2YVQDFNnsMw 




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    1h 22m | Oct 8, 2022
  • Episode 9: Matt Bardwell

    Episode 9: Matt Bardwell


    Hi, my name is Anthony Sosa and this is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this episode we have Matt Bardwell. To me, Matt is an artist’s artist. He is a painter, musician, multi-media artist, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of our Local Famous collective. He has been involved in many projects over the years including I am Warbird, Problem Dog, Temporal Distortions, Double Bear, and recently has been working on an EP for his new project Gleek as well as painting commissioned murals and pieces all over the US. In this episode we get pretty heady and philosophical in regards to the creation, meaning and purpose of art in relation to ourselves and in society. 

    Check out Matt’s work on his IG and on Spotify.

      

    At the end of the podcast is the song “Action Saxon” by I am Warbird released in 2014.


    Matt Bardwell on Instagram

    https://www.instagram.com/matchewbwell/ 


    I Am Warbird on Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/1W0p1gtvUma9oKK6BrYwD5?si=ddXq88h_R0WPv-VxP8CWYA 


    Double Bear on Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/5UXyqHZQSdH37NYGyOYX68?si=UOeQkZ0BRFaXor5u_93D8Q 


    Temporal Distortions on Youtube

    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hV4rxdI8SyDWlbN211qyeIA_-cfgYl7 


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    1h 42m | Jul 12, 2022
  • Episode 8: Joe Guzman

    Hi, my name is Anthony Sosa and this is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this episode we have Joe Guzman. Joe is the frontman and keyboardist of Flow State and a passionate artist who also organized the upcoming Psychedelic Panther Festival at MASS on April 15th.

      

    At the end of the podcast is the brand new single from Flow State: “My Iron Will.” 


    Flow State Band

    https://redsunrevolutions.wixsite.com/flowstate 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowstateband/  


    Psychedelic Panther

    https://www.psychedelicpanther.com/

    https://www.prekindle.com/event/44344-psychedelic-panther-fort-worth 



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    1h 1m | Mar 15, 2022
  • Episode 7: Ben Napier

    Ep: 7 Ben Napier


    Hi, my name is Anthony Sosa and this is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this episode we have music man, polymath and all around cool guy Ben Napier. We get into growing up in Arlington, becoming a producer and engineer at 16, the interpersonal dynamics of being in bands, the Fort Worth scene from the late aughts and the early twenty-teens, closing with his new passion and endeavor - comics. 


    At the end of the podcast is “Somedays” performed by Bogus Green  


    Gl’urk and Bo Fort Worth Weekly https://www.fwweekly.com/2022/01/26/glurk-and-bo/ 

    Green Audio Productions http://greenaudiopro.com/GAStudio.html 

    Mansfield Comics Website http://mansfieldcomics.com/

    Mansfield Comics Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mansfieldcomics/ 



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    2h 29m | Feb 25, 2022
  • Episode 6: Dustin Schneider


    Hi, my name is Anthony Sosa and this is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this episode we have Dustin Schneider. Dustin is one half of the award winning podcast The Jerry Jonestown Massacre and a long-time DFW musician and photographer, currently playing in The Spectacle and Uncle Toasty. We had a great time discussing podcasting, music, photography and technology as well as the DFW scene in the 90’s and 2000’s compared to now. 

    Additionally, we talk about local politics and that conversation can be found on the Fort Worth Freedom Review

    Dustin was a fantastic guest and I hope you enjoy this conversation. 

    At the end of the podcast is “Tap the Breaks” written and performed by The Spectacle


    The Jerry Jonestown Massacre can be found live every Tuesday on youtube at 8pm (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXjvlbDnP0l8n3gdkSpWyPA) and where podcasts are found. 


    Here is a recent episode of JJTM with Sosa about Robert Malone’s JRE Episode: 

    Episode 454- It’s Twenty-Twenty-Meh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN4pdEeFJL0 

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    1h 35m | Jan 17, 2022
  • Episode 5: Glenn Wallace

    Ep 5 Glenn Wallace

    This will be the last episode of 2021. If you would like to be interviewed please reach out to @localfamousrecords on Instagram and Twitter and localfamousrecords@gmail.com


    Hi, my name is Anthony Sosa and this is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this episode we have Glenn Wallace. Glenn and I have known each other since 2004 via The Raven Charter and we even briefly played together in a band, Housefire, in 2009. Glenn is a very skilled multi instrumentalist and we about the process of writing for viola, piano, and guitar as well as his 8 bit project “Codecrasher” who does the theme to this podcast. We also get into death metal, teaching lessons, star wars, video games, band chemistry and the Dallas scene in the late 90’s. 


    At the end of the podcast is “Contemplate” written and performed by Glenn. 

    Glenn is a fun guy to talk to so I hope you enjoy this conversation. 


    Glenn Wallace on Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Tr0ftvYfi9lolmT9q4Ig6?si=2keuGY4wQFeyFvrg1glIMg&dl_branch=1 

    Glenn Wallace on Bandcamp

    https://glennwallace.bandcamp.com/releases 

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    1h 30m | Oct 11, 2021
  • Episode 4: Dale Brunson

    Ep 4 Dale Brunson

    This is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this episode we have Dale Brunson, a well known face around the DFW Music scene Dale has been running live sound around town for over a decade, playing guitar in Sweetmeat- a top 40 cover band he and I co founded since 2012, and recently has opened his own studio, Sounds by Dale, out of his home here in Fort Worth. 

    We have a great conversation about Werewolf Therewolf and The Raven Charter in the late aughts, what it's like and how to be creative as a live sound and studio engineer as well as writing and performing music and why we co founded Local Famous Records. 

    At the end of the podcast is “Merry Isthmus,” an unreleased song written and performed by Dale with performances by myself on bass and Chill (Christopher Hill) on drums.


    https://www.soundsbydale.com/

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    1h 12m | Sep 16, 2021
  • Episode 3: Jeremy Nelson


    This is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this episode we have Jeremy Nelson, drummer from Huffer and longtime friend, music lover and musician. 


    At the end of the podcast is “Starting Over,” the unreleased, unmastered single off the never-released second Huffer record-- without the vocals because we never recorded them. 


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    1h 8m | Sep 1, 2021
  • Episode 2: Chloe Walden

    Chole Walden

    Welcome everyone to another episode of As an Artist,  a Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. I am Anthony Sosa and on this episode we have Chole Walden, writer, journalist, musician and all-around really awesome person.


    At the end of the Podcast is a piece performed by Chloe titled “Prima.”


    http://chloefwalden.com/


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    45m | Aug 26, 2021
  • Episode 1: Bencjones

    Hi, my name is Anthony Sosa and this is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene. On this inaugural episode we have Ben C Jones, singer-songwriter and up-and-coming local artist who just released his EP “Disaster” with his next EP “Afraid of Me” coming out in October.


    At the end of the Podcast is Ben’s single Baby Don’t You Fight It


    Aug 27th @Tulips in Fort Worth

    Sep 25th @ MASS in Fort Worth


    Bencjonesmusic.com  


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    52m | Aug 16, 2021
  • As an Artist Introduction

    Hi, my name is Anthony Sosa and this is “As an Artist.” A Local Famous Records podcast about local artists, their art, the creative process and the local scene.


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    5m | Aug 15, 2021
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