- Episode 18: Vic Toruno
This episode recorded on 1-14-24
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 Vic Toruno, AKA King Booty Disco, AKA Mr. T. Vic is a really awesome guy and I’m really glad that we got to have this conversation. Vic is the talented frontman and keyboardist of King Booty Disco and Suite Sensations. In this conversation we get really deep into quite a wide array of topics such as Vic’s influences and creative process, the joys of different genres of music- including disco, the interpersonal aspects of being in a band as well as how language and culture impacts the artform, and what it is like to teach music to young people. We really had a lot of fun in this conversation and I am really excited to share it with you.
At the end of the podcast we have 2 songs for you: SOS by King Booty Disco and Love Spam Caller by Suite Sensations.
Coming up King Booty Disco is playing at The Cicada this Friday March 16th with Bencjones, Mr. Igloo and Jaybirds
King Booty Disco Links: https://linkr.bio/4qzyx
Suite Sensations on IG: https://www.instagram.com/suite_sensations/
Suite Sensations on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pKeNxcCtoAdRGDdS8GTuk?si=uCFE1-wnQ7uZzEO4FglTIg
1h 52m - Mar 11, 2024 - Episode 17: David Sowden
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 David Sowden. David is a talented local film-maker, screen-writer and playwright. I have known David, and his parents Colleen and Topper and his sister Kim, have since I can remember. Over the past 20 years David has been involved in many productions including the films “Variations on a High School Romance” “Room 206 and the Evenings After” and the play “SMS.” In addition to completing a bachelors in Radio, Television and Film from UNT, he’s also attended a decade of SXSW film festivals. We discuss that experience as well as his creative influences and inspirations while going on a few juicy tangents. We had a fun and lively conversation covering a wide-range of topics and I hope you enjoy it.
You can check out some of David’s work at the following links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lookitssowden
Room 206 and the Evenings After Trailer: https://vimeo.com/53275812
Pie Productions: https://vimeo.com/pieproductions
The Raven Charter at House of Blues 2012 shot and edited by David Sowden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJMQJunYc4
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Theme song “Ascension” by Codecrasher
https://codecrasher.bandcamp.com/releases
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1h 43m - Jan 4, 2024 - Episode 16: Erik Stolpe
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 my long-time friend, comrade, compatriot, collaborator and often times mentor, Erik Stolpe. Erik and I met in 2003 before I joined his band Silverlode and before we founded The Raven Charter in 2005. Erik is an amazing musician who is very thoughtful about his creative process and how music has impacted his life. We discuss Erik’s musical upbringing and influences as well as our time together in The Raven Charter. We get into his sobriety and how that has impacted his life and his art. And we talk about his current musical endeavors including his LFR solo project Brain in a Jar. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.
After the podcast are the songs "A Herd Mentality" by Brain in a Jar and “We Know You Will” by The Raven Charter.
https://braininajarmusic.bandcamp.com/track/three-of-a-perfect-pair
https://open.spotify.com/artist/71mMcktjLRYEX2KtmwbPX1?si=fG3c07MXSKu9ScUcHvK9yA
https://www.instagram.com/braininajarmusic/
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1h 56m - Oct 30, 2023 - Episode 15: Scott Prather
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 Scott Prather. Scott is a fantastic local tattoo artist and painter and he takes his craft very seriously. In this episode, we cover a variety of topics including becoming a successful artist, Scott’s creative process, becoming a comic book artist and starting new endeavors as well as advice for aspiring artists. Scott was an absolute pleasure to talk to, check out his work and portfolio below and book him for some awesome tattoos!
https://linktr.ee/prathertattoos
https://www.instagram.com/prathertattoos/
https://www.instagram.com/pratherpaints/
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1h 40m - Jun 29, 2023 - 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
Check out the Court Hoang Bandcamp and buy Get Right
https://courthoang.bandcamp.com/
Check out Court’s Linktree
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1h 25m - Mar 1, 2023 - 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
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57m - Feb 13, 2023 - 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
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1h 29m - Jan 27, 2023 - 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
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1h 16m - Jan 10, 2023 - 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://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
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
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
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
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
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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