LATEST EPISODE #102

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 and "Memory Mile" in 2022. Dane has also recorded with John Prine, Steve Earle, Ian Hunter, 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 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 and many 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”.

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

Andy Wilson is an award-winning marketing and public relations executive with 25+ 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 and The Rolling Stones to lifestyle clients such as Cirque du Soleil, Broadway Across America, Sweetwater, the Indy 500 and MotorTrend.

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