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Music Buzzz Podcast features discussions with those behind the scenes in the music business. Hosted by industry veterans Dane Clark, Hugh Syme & Andy Wilson.

Season 6 - Episode 137

ABOUT RICK HUGHES: Canadian-born Rick Hughes is renowned for his powerful and rangey voice as the lead singer of the legendary metal band Sword, and of the hard-rock band Saints & Sinners. A seasoned performer with hundreds of headlining shows in Canada, America, Europe and Japan over the years, and his superb stage performances while opening for bands such as Metallica, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, Black Label Society, etc.

So when it was time for him to record ‘’Redemption’’, his first international solo album, he spared no expenses and efforts to make this album a great one, hiring producer John Webster (Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, AC/DC, etc.) and renting HippoSonic Recording Studio (formerly known as Little Mountain Studios) in Vancouver to record this opus.

The first first single and video is a supercharged version of The Who’s classic ‘’The Real Me’’ - reuniting after 43 years Ozzy Osbourne’s superband consisting of Brad Gillis on guitar, Rudy Sarzo on bass, and Tommy Aldridge on drums. This is the band that did the last leg of the ‘’Diary of a Madman Tour’’ in 1982 after the tragic departure of the great Randy Rhoads, and that then recorded Ozzy’s classic live album ‘’Speak of the Devil’’. LISTEN

More about Rick: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/inthesquare/rick-hughes

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THE HOSTS

All three Music Buzzz Podcast hosts have spent their careers working with the biggest names in entertainment and have been, and still are, a fly on the wall.

Dane Clark

Dane Clark is an Indiana native who has been honing his instrumental (drums, bass, guitar, and keyboards) and songwriting skills from an early age. Dane has served as the drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp since 1996. Before joining Mellencamp’s band Clark began making a name for himself as a session drummer in the Indianapolis area in the early 1980’s. His latest project is Dane Clark & The Backroom Boys who released "Songs From Isolation" in 2020, "Memory Mile" in 2022 and "Gurus, Hitmen & Heaven" in 2025. Dane has also played drums on both recent "Defiance Part I & II" albums by Ian Hunter and has also recorded with John Prine, Steve Earle, John Sebastian and a multitude of others. He has produced and played multiple instruments on releases by rock and roll hall of famer Donovan and worked with the iconic 60’s band Moby Grape. His eclectic percussive signature has been heard on stage with diverse musical giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Josh Groban, John Fogerty and more.

For more information about Dane, visit: daneclark.com & follow him @daneclarkmusic on Instagram

Hugh Syme

Hugh Syme is a 5-time Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist and member of the Premier Artists Collection. He now makes his home in Indiana. Hugh is best known for his amazing artwork and cover concepts for world famous musicians and bands including Rush, Dream Theater, Celine Dion, Kiss, The Allman Brothers Band, Styx, Graham Nash, Aerosmith, Earth Wind & Fire, Whitesnake, The Band, Tesla, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Coverdale/Page, Joe Bonamassa, Kingdom Come, Quiet Riot, Jeff Healey Band, Queensryche, Alice Cooper, Supertramp, Black Country Communion, Talas and more. He has also been commissioned for work in the corporate world by the likes of Facebook, Coca-Cola, Disney, Verizon Wireless and many major pharmaceutical companies. Hugh is also a musician and can be heard playing keyboards on 5 albums by the Ian Thomas Band, on 2 albums by Tiles and on 4 of Rush’s studio albums; including the legendary synthesizer intro to “2112: Overture” and on the songs "Tears", "Different Strings" and "Witch Hunt".

For more information about Hugh, visit: hughsyme.com & follow him @symestudio on Instagram

Andy Wilson

Andy Wilson is an award-winning marketing and public relations executive with nearly 30 years of combined multi-level entertainment industry experience. Andy is President of ELEVATE Entertainment & Event Support Services. He helps tailor projects to fit client's needs and complement their efforts to move people into action. Andy has the global connections, resources and reach to help destinations, attractions, venues, festivals, artists, promoters, automotive events, sports teams and national touring theatrical shows and concerts achieve and surpass their goals. He has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment such as Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, U2, Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen, Kenny Chesney, Jim Irsay, Guns N' Roses, Ed Sheeran and The Rolling Stones to lifestyle clients such as Cirque du Soleil, Broadway Across America, Sweetwater, Nitro Circus, the Indy 500 and MotorTrend.

For more information about Andy, visit: elevatemarketingpr.com & follow him @awilsonindy on Twitter & Instagram. On LinkedIn

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