Inside the Music with StereoRuss

Sean Bienhaus (Jan 3, 2025)

Sean Bienhaus is an independent artist, performer, and producer from Hamilton, Ontario. Focused on honesty, poetry, and storytelling, his songs revolve around themes of mental illness, community, love, and resilience, with music centred in sounds of folk, pop and rock.
 
Songs from Episode:
Aging Song - Sean Bienhaus
Bad Day - Sean Bienhaus
Wrong - Sean Bienhaus
 
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https://www.seanbienhaus.ca/
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Main Stage Rehearsal Studios (Dec 26, 2024)

Main Stage Rehearsal Studio is an award winning rehearsal space in Hamilton, Ontario. With hourly and monthly rehearsal spaces, concert rooms, a dance studio, and podcasting space, Main Stage aims to provide both musicians and non-musicians a place to explore their creativity and create community.
 
Today we recorded at the Main Stage podcasting space and were joined by Kelly NG (VP Finance & Co-founder) and Justin Dobbin (President & Co-founder) as we talk music, community, and their nomination for a Music City Award for Best Use of Real Estate. 
*Note: This was recorded on November 10 and Main Stage has since WON the award!!
 
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Luke Bentham | The Dirty Nil || Peter van Helvoort | Glorious Sons/Teenage Kicks (Dec 12, 2024)

Luke Bentham is the singer and guitarist of The Dirty Nil, a Juno award winning punk rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. Peter van Helvoort is the bass player for Glorious Sons and previously singer-songwriter for Teenage Kicks and Darling Congress. The two join StereoRuss today to chat about their upcoming gigs together, as well as insights into the world of The Dirty Nil, vocal performances, and life on the road.
 
Songs from the Episode:
Pain of Infinity - The Dirty Nil
Digging Up Old Bones - Teenage Kicks
 
Follow and listen to Luke:
Luke Bentham on Instagram
The Dirty Nil on Instagram
The Dirty Nil on Spotify
 
Follow and listen to Peter:
Peter van Helvoort on Instagram
The Glorious Sons on Instagram
The Glorious Sons on Spotify
Teenage Kicks on Instagram
Teenage Kicks on Spotify
 
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Warren Huart | Produce Like A Pro (Dec 9, 2024)

Warren Huart is a multiplatinum winning record producer, musician, composer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles, California who has worked with countless artists including The Fray and Aerosmith as well as films such as Inglorious Bastards.
He runs a DIY YouTube Channel called "Produce Like a Pro" with 795,000 subscribers worldwide and was awarded a 2019 TEC Award for Audio Education Technology.
In 2023, he released "Home Studio Recording: The Complete Guide".
 
For More Warren Huart & Produce Like a Pro:
Purchase "Home Studio Recording: The Complete Guide"
https://www.youtube.com/@Producelikeapro
https://www.instagram.com/producelikeapro/
https://www.instagram.com/warrenhuart/
 
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Costa Chatzis | World's Tallest Man Saves Dolphin (Dec 5, 2024)

Costa is a drummer and band leader of World's Tallest Man Saves Dolphin, an 11-piece jazz fusion group formed in Brantford, Ontario.
 
Songs from Episode:
In the Cut - World's Tallest Man Saves Dolphin
Uptake - World's Tallest Man Saves Dolphin
 
Follow and Listen to Costa & WTMSD:
https://www.instagram.com/costachatzis/
https://www.instagram.com/wtmsdofficial/
Spotify
 
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Jeff van Helvoort | Mister Rabbit (Nov 28, 2024)

Mister Rabbit, from Hamilton, Ontario, formed right before the pandemic (Jan. 2020) as friends from work with shared musical interests. In 2023 they released a full length record End Of History Illusion, and just released their followup EP "The Era of Good Feelings".
 
Songs from episode:
Blue Yonder - Mister Rabbit
Freeing Filth - Mister Rabbit
Hue & Cry - Mister Rabbit
 
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Janina Piva | Maraida Soaps (Nov 26, 2024)

Janina is a conceptual artist from Guelph, Ontario and owner of Maraida Soaps, which she refers to as "Maximalist Fancy Soaps". She is also the older sister of StereoRuss and today they sit down together to talk soap, art, and their love of music growing up.
 
Songs from the Episode:
Everybody Needs Somebody (to Love) - The Blues Brothers
Perfect Strangers Theme Song
Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
 
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Instagram
Etsy Store
Next Time Around Market
 
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Jackson Darby | Personal Touch | NPNP (Nov 21, 2024)

Jackson Darby is a multi-media artist, producer, engineer and DJ. Having been active in numerous collaborative projects such as Persons, Freaky Boos and MAW Collective his primary solo endeavour is called NPNP.
With a BFA in Electroacoustics from Concordia University his audio background is largely in multi-channel composition, sound sculpture and installation however more recently his focus is on heavy ambient, unique approaches to jazz and electroacoustics. 
He currently lives and works in Montreal, QC where he runs a lathe cutting business called Personal Touch and acts as the label head for Personal Records and Cold Cache Records.
 
Song From Episode
Harmony In A Vacuum - NPNP
Like Rolling Down A Hill - NPNP
Duration of A Moment - NPNP
 
Follow and Listen to Jackson Darby & NPNP
https://www.instagram.com/jacksondarbyyy/
https://www.instagram.com/personaltouchvinyl/
NPNP on Bandcamp
 
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Ashton Price | Morph Productions | This Boy Electric (Nov 14, 2024)

Ashton Price is a Toronto based music producer whose company, Morph Productions, has been involved in a many local and international projects for over 25 years.
Based off of this success Ashton Price decided to branch out and release his own music under the moniker, “This Boy Electric” while continuing his work with other artists at his studio. 
 
Songs from Episode:
I Fall to Pieces - This Boy Electric ft Moya Janelle
But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode
This Now Forever - This Boy Electric ft. Calcedon
 
Follow and Listen to Ashton and This Boy Electric:
https://www.instagram.com/morphpro/
https://www.instagram.com/thisboyelectricmusic/
LinkTree
Spotify
 
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LTtheMonk (Nov 7, 2024)

Originally from London, UK, LTtheMonk moved to North America in 2017 in pursuit of a sound that would blend his love of American & Canadian hip-hop, dance music & pop. 
Currently LT is performing and promoting his latest album ‘Uptown Intern #333’, out now on Sonic Unyon Records and available on all streaming platforms, CD and vinyl.
Songs from Episode:
New Monk Swing - LTtheMonk
What the Meaning of 'Is' Is - LTtheMonk
Reminder - LTtheMonk
Atavista - Childish Gambino
 
Follow and Listen to LTtheMonk:
https://www.instagram.com/ltthemonk
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UlfTZe1e03fDoMuYVg08I
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