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BTA 2.0: Bridge The Atlantic - Returning in 2025 with New Podcast Episodes

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BIOGRAPHY:
Joining us this week is vocal instructor Melissa Cross out of New York City. Melissa is a highly in-demand voice teacher and creator of the acclaimed “Zen of Screaming” instructional DVD. Her approach to singing is rooted in passion and authenticity, and the techniques she teaches are all about allowing artists to be themselves.
Melissa Cross is best known for creating the Zen of Screaming which teaches metal vocalists how to scream properly. She is the vocal coach for prominent metal singers such as Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour), Matt Tuck (Bullet for My Valentine), Randy Blythe (Lamb of God), Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die), Oliver Skykes (Bring Me The Horizon), Jared Leto (Thirty Seconds To Mars), and more.
HiGHLIGHTS:
- Melissa believes she is here on this Earth to help people
- Melissa is a sucker for talent - it’s one of the main things she looks for in a partner!
- We hear how Melissa developed the vocal technique she now teaches
- Melissa shares how classical vocal techniques aren’t necessarily applicable to non-classical music
- “We need to take the resonant strategy of classical music and apply it to the spoken tone” - Melissa Cross
- Melissa tells us how the authenticity in the metal scene of the 80s/90s made her want to be part of the community
- Ross and Marcio tell Melissa how they’ve used her Zen of Screaming exercises in the past
- Melissa tells us about her upcoming Zen of Screaming website, featuring animation to help singers develop their technique
- We talk about visualisation in terms of singing
- Melissa tells us how artists can find their authentic voice, and sing like “themselves”
- The idea of imagination rather than judgment and listening is at the basis of Melissa’s technique
- Melissa shares some advice for artists on taking care of their voice
ADVICE:
- You need to know the material as if you’re sloppy, you may overwork your voice
- Warming up your voice is so important
- Your voice is not invincible - respect it
- You have to love your voice - if you’re doing it for money, you’re in it for the wrong reason
- Singing professionally is only for people who couldn’t survive doing anything else
Here is a list of artists Melissa Cross has worked with:
A DAY TO REMEMBER
ALL THAT REMAINS
ANDREW W.K.
ARCH ENEMY
AUGUST BURNS RED
BEAR HANDS
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
BIFFY CLYRO
BLESSTHEFALL
BREAKING BENJAMIN
BRING ME THE HORIZON
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CHIODOS
CIRCA SURVIVE
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
CRADLE OF FILTH
CROWN THE EMPIRE
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DISTURBED
ESCAPE THE FATE
EVERY TIME I DIE
EXODUS
FALLING IN REVERSE
FEAR FACTORY
GHOST BC
HALESTORM
HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS
HELLYEAH
I PREVAIL
I SEE STARS
ICONA POP
KEVIN BACON (?!?!? Yes, really.)
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
LAMB OF GOD
LET LIVE
MACHINEHEAD
MADBALL
MAROON 5
MEGADETH
MEMPHIS MAYFIRE
MISS MAY I
NORTHLANE
OF MICE AND MEN
OF MONSTERS AND MEN
PENDULUM
PERIPHERY
REAL FRIENDS
SARA BAREILLES
SAY ANYTHING
SENSES FAIL
SHADOWS FALL
SHAI HALUD
SHINEDOWN
SICK OF IT ALL
SILVERSTEIN
SLAYER
SLEEPING WITH SIRENS
SLEEPWAVE
SLIPKNOT
STONE SOUR
SUICIDE SILENCE
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
THURSDAY
TRIVIUM
UNDEROATH
VEIL OF MAYA
VOLBEAT
WE CAME AS ROMANS
A Skylit Drive
Airbourne
Animal Collective
Anthony Green
Ash
Attack Attack!
Bayside
Baroness
Beartooth
Ben Lee
Black Tide
Bonfires
Brian Marquis
Candy Hearts
The Chariot
Chimaira
Courtney Love
The Damned Things
Darkest Hour
Don Broco
Enemies of Mine
Eve to Adam
From Ashes to New
Full Blown Chaos
Gatherers
God Forbid
Jonny Craig
The Ghost Inside
H20
Heartist
I Am The Avalanche
I See Stars
IKillya
Ill Nino
In Heart's Wake
Infected Rain
Jim Breuer
Kashmir
Lionfight
Machine Gun Kelly
Matt & Kim
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Monuments
Myka Relocate
Oh, Sleeper
Santigold
Secrets
Seychelle Gabriel
3OH!3
36 Crazyfists
This or the Apocalypse
Too Late The Hero
Toxik
Transiberian Orchestra
Transit
The Used (Bert McCracken)
Unearth
Unlocking the Truth
Voodoo KungFu
XXI
Young Guns
Youth In Revolt
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- Twitter: @melissacross
- Instagram: @zenofscreaming
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#metal #screaming #vocalcoach

Melissa Cross: Metal Vocals, Healthy Singing, Zen of Screaming | Bridge The Atlantic: Interview #120

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BIOGRAPHY:
Our guest this week is Kevin Cadogan out of Berkley, California. Kevin is a founding member of Third Eye Blind and performed with the band from 1993 to 2000. He co-wrote some of the band’s most notable hits, including "How's It Going to Be", "Losing a Whole Year", and "Graduate."
Since parting ways with Third Eye Blind, Kevin has released solo material and has also began touring with XEB, a band made up of ex-Third Eye Blind members. In this episode we hear more about XEB, Kevin's experience in the music industry, and the advice he'd offer to bands early in their career.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- We talk about Third Eye Blind's early record deal and Kevin tells us about his experience
- On Third Eye Blind's first record deal: "I knew that we had a great shot and there were great people behind us" - Kevin Cadogan
- We talk with Kevin about the perception people have of signed artists compared to the reality
- Kevin shares some of the backstory behind him parting ways with Third Eye Blind
- "Parting ways with Third Eye Blind was down to business and the ownership of the band name" - Kevin Cadogan
- "How a band is set up as corporation is the last thing you want to think about when you're creating" - Kevin Cadogan
- "The single most important thing I did was copyright my material" - Kevin Cadogan
- We hear about XEB and what we can expect from a live XEB show
- "The DMV - bringing people together"
- Kevin shares how doing a podcast episode helped bring past Third Eye Blind members together to form XEB
- "For XEB, all's well that ends well" - Kevin Cadogan
- "No-one cares about the band member individually - it's the band they care about" - Kevin Cadogan
ADVICE:
- "If you're a band, make sure you have equity in the band" - Kevin Cadogan
- "The destination you're hoping for is a difficult one, and it has to be about the journey" - Kevin Cadogan
- Success is not an instant overnight thing
- Stay in control of your trademark and social media
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- Facebook: /xebofficial
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Kevin Cadogan: Third Eye Blind, XEB, Band Breakup, Reunions | Bridge The Atlantic: Interview #140

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BIOGRAPHY:
This week we are thrilled to welcome Melora Hardin to the show. Melora is an award-winning actor and musician. Her acting credits include films such as 17 Again, 27 Dresses and You (which she also directed and produced), and starring roles in TV shows including NBC’s The Office, Monk, Transparent and Outlaw. In 2008, Melora made her Broadway debut, starring as Roxie Hart in the revival of Chicago, and also performed in Les Miserables at the Hollywood Bowl. We chat with Melora about the upcoming season of Transparent, the advice she would offer to aspiring actors, and her upcoming projects.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Melora is always looking for the next opportunity to be creative
- We talk about how branding yourself on social media is as simple as being yourself
- Melora tells us how she got started in the entertainment industry, and shares her earliest memories of working in film/TV
- We hear that Melora’s parents are both actors and they were worried about her dealing with rejection of the industry as a child
- Melora shares that she feels being creative is far more important than money or fame
- We talk about how many kids simply want to be famous now, and how it’s such an empty word
- Ross has never been more terrified and enamoured by a character as much as Melora’s character Jan in The Office
- Ross shares a story about how he introduces his friends to The Office - and it involves The Dinner Party episode
- Melora tells us about her experience of working on The Office, and more specifically working with Steve Carrell
- We learn that a SAG Award is much heavier than an Emmy!
- We hear about the first time Melora had realised how much of a hit The Office was
- Melora and Marcio talk about how Transparent is breaking ground, and how it couldn’t be living at any other time than now
- Melora shares how well deserved Jill Soloway’s Emmy for Best Director was
- We hear that Transparent is the most inclusive working environment than Melora has ever worked in
- “Transparent is a transformational show because it says we accept and embrace the differences of human nature” - Melora Hardin, 2015
- Melora tells us about the play she starred in called Appropriate, and how theatre compares to film/TV
- You have to be able to manouevre through the business part of your career as much as the creative part
- Melora thinks Michael Bolton and Kenny G would make a perfect couple, and are hot in a “weird” way
- We hear about Melora’s upcoming movie called “Golden Vanity” - coming soon!
- Melora has also been working on new music for a one-woman musical…and we’re excited to hear them!
ADVICE:
- Be patient with yourself
- Stay focused
- You need life experience in order to bring it to your work
- Be open hearted, open minded, and kind to others and yourself
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Transparent (TV)
- Golden Vanity (Movie)
- Paula Cole (Music)
- Patty Griffin (Music)
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- Twitter: @melorahardin
- Instagram: @meloradhardin
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Melora Hardin: The Office, Jan Levinson, Back to the Future | Bridge The Atlantic: Interview #061

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Jason Flom: Lava Records, Breaking a Band & Creating Opportunities | Interview
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BIOGRAPHY:
Jason Flom is the CEO of Lava Records and Lava Music Publishing. Jason also has served as Chairman and CEO at Atlantic Records, Virgin Records and Capitol Music Group and is personally responsible for launching acts such as Kid Rock, Katy Perry, and Lorde.
In 1995, he founded Lava Records as a joint venture with Atlantic Records, which turned out to be one of the most successful startups in music business history. The New Yorker described Jason as “one of the most successful record men of the past 20 years...known for his specialty in delivering ‘monsters.’
As well as his career in music, Jason is also a leading philanthropist who has long championed various political and social causes. He has demonstrated his commitment to social justice as a founding member of the Innocence Project and a board member of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the Drug Policy Alliance and the Legal Action Center.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-We hear how Jason started as a trainee field merchandiser at Atlantic, and how he thought it was the greatest job in the world
- Jason believes it’s important to be respectful and treat everyone well, as we’re all the same
- We hear about how Jason worked his way up through Atlantic and the highlights along the way
- We hear the story behind how Jason started Lava Records
- Jason tells us about how he posed as The 40 Year Old Virgin to celebrate his move to Virgin Records
- Jason believes society should treat drug problems as a medical problem rather than a criminal problem
- We hear about a new organisation Jason has started - The Church of Rock and Roll (and it’s the only church Ross and Marcio would join!)
- The two most important things in the music business are the song and the singer
- You can have a hit song with a great song and not so great singer, but not the other way around
- Jason would love to find another iconic rock band
- We hear how Jason broke 30 Seconds To Mars, which included the threat of a hunger strike at MTV
- It’s less important to be in a music hub now, as artists can be more easily discovered online
- Jason admits that Steve “Renman” Rennie would beat him in a game of golf
- “Fashion over function, but substance over style” - Jason Flom
- Jason theorizes that Bette Middler and The Riddler would be the same person
- Jason throws the Monty Hall problem and it blows everyone’s mind
- "The worst rap lyricist is probably better than the best rock lyricist right now" - Jason Flom
ADVICE:
- Getting your foot in the door is everything
- Get somewhere where you’re able to get into the mix and meet people
- It’s up to you to make your own breaks
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Maty Noyes
- Andy Black
- Clairity
- Drake
- Kanye West
- Eminem
- Lil Wayne
- The White Stripes
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- Twitter: @itsjasonflom
- Facebook: facebook.com/lavarecordsUS
- Instagram: @itsjasonflom / @churchofrockandroll
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- Christine Infanger @ Thirty Roses (http://thirtyroses.com)

Jason Flom: Lava Records, Signing Lorde & Jewel, Artist Advice | Bridge The Atlantic: Interview #079

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BIOGRAPHY:
Joining us this week is musician and bestselling author Amanda Palmer. Amanda is the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls, and has released numerous solo records to critical acclaim. In 2012 she became the first artist to raise over $1m on Kickstarter, with the resulting album, “Theatre Is Evil” charting in the US top 10.
Her TED talk on The Art of Asking went viral and was quickly followed by a book expanding on the subject which became a New York Times Bestseller. Hugely respected in the independent music industry, Amanda has a ton of advice to share. In this interview, we hear more about how artists can ask for the support of their audience, dealing with insecurity as an artist, and how artists can use crowdfunding effectively.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Amanda shares how artists don't like asking for money, and how there is a stigma around crowdfunding
- "I'd like to think now there's less shame around crowdfunding" - Amanda Palmer
- We share how we think Amanda has played a huge part in changing the perception around artists asking for support
- "Are we really convinced that we're better off not helping each other?" - Amanda Palmer
- "You can't think of asking for something as taking something from someone else - it's a relationship" - Amanda Palmer
- Anyone who has something to offer is asking for the structure to create something that matters to others
- "There's a real pleasure and honour in supporting artists to make the important work in society that needs to happen somehow" - Amanda Palmer
- "We want music, and need it. How do we make sure those who create it are taken care of?" - Amanda Palmer
- "You can't put an exact value on a song or piece of journalism, but you know it's important" - Amanda Palmer
- When you ask someone in a way that gives them freedom to say no, they're more likely to want to help you
- We hear how Amanda feels insecure when comparing herself to other artists, and it's something we can all relate to
- "I find the best way of dealing with feelings of insecurity is to share them" - Amanda Palmer
- "The best part of the job is when you put yourself on the line and create a connection" - Amanda Palmer
ADVICE:
- Part of your job as an artist is to hone the skill of asking for what you need
- The ninja skillset is to be able to ask someone for support in a non-demanding way
- "When you're asking, make the other person feel totally comfortable saying no" - Amanda Palmer
- Crowdfunding doesn't supply you with an audience - you have to bring your own audience
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- Twitter: @amandapalmer
- Facebook: /amandapalmer
- Instagram: @amandapalmer
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Amanda Palmer: The Art of Asking, Crowdfunding, Patreon | Bridge The Atlantic: Interview #139

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