Podcast Episodes

Jay Leonard J: Fuzz, Ghosts & Speedos—A Guitarist’s Midlife Crisis (Kinda)

Episode 467

Jay Leonard J turned 40 and decided to do everything all at once. Theater? Check. NAMM emcee? Check. Launching a new Yamaha Pacifica? Sure, why not. Recording a full-length album in the middle of a l…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

From TikTok to Travis Tritt’s Living Room (with Dillon Weldon)

Episode 466

From anonymous attic guitars to Travis Tritt’s guest room, Dillon Weldon’s story is a country song in the making.

Blake sits down with the host of The Drifting Cowboy Podcast to talk about how a kid …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mary Gauthier Wasn’t ‘Supposed’ to Make It — But She Did It Anyway

Episode 465

In this episode, Blake sits down with legendary singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier for a deep, honest, and surprisingly gear-heavy chat. Mary didn’t pick up songwriting seriously until her mid-thirties—…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Zephyr Avalon on Touring with Zach Bryan, Bass Gear & Surviving the Grind

Episode 464

This week on The Tone Mob, Blake hangs with bassist Zephyr Avalon—a man whose musical journey started with jazz camp and ended up on stadium stages... with a few detours through punk bands, upright b…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Oneder Boy Forever: Nick Diener on Pedals, Punk, and Parenting

Episode 463

Blake is joined once again by Nick Diener—founder of Oneder Effects and guitarist/vocalist for The Swellers—for a wide-ranging chat that hits everything from vintage SGs and Freebird lore to dad life…

Published on 3 months ago

He Was Supposed to Be a Welder. Now He’s Onstage. (Amico Demuzio)

Episode 461

In this episode of The Tone Mob Podcast, Blake Wyland is joined by Amico Demuzio—pedal steel guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for Charles Wesley Godwin’s band. They dive into Amico’s unexpected jo…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Ghost Jams & "Fake" Bands: Inside the World of TopHouse

Episode 460

On this episode of the Tone Mob Podcast, Blake is joined by Jesse and William of Top House for a conversation that starts with a ghost in the machine and ends somewhere between band mythologies and p…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Steve Cobucci of Wolves at the Gate: Chasing Tone, & Fighting Egos

Episode 459

This week on The Tone Mob Podcast, Blake Wyland sits down with Steve Cobucci — guitarist, gear junkie, and founding member of Wolves at the Gate — to talk about the beautiful mess that is making musi…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

A Strange Trip w/ Mike Lawson of MMR

Episode 458

From Garage Bands to Gibson: Mike Lawson’s Wild Ride Through the Music Industry

In this episode of The Tone Mob Podcast, Blake Wyland sits down with Mike Lawson—musician, publisher, gear designer, an…

Published on 4 months ago

Charles Manson & The Beach Boys

Episode 457

I've been working on this for months now, and it is finally here! Introducing my new podcast that I created with my friend, business partner, and Tone Mob Podcast alumni, Scott Marquart. If you like …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago