Another amazing year of the Youth Music Showcase! This year was hosted at Millersville University, their team and sound team did an incredible job. The lineup for this year was: Kane Silva, Addily, Nora Grace, Alejandro Martinez, Maggie Marre, Sonii Bora, Alex Lee Warner, Julia Denne, Kira Bomboy, MoeJoe, Addi Grace, Carmine Gontz, Faith Noel. It w…

This week we have: Chris Garrett: Starting his radio journey as an intern in Harrisburg, PA in the mid-90's, Chris's career has taken many paths through the last nearly 3 decades. From a radio intern to personality in the 90's, traffic reporter for Clear Channel/Total Traffic, Assignment Editor for CBS 21, back to traffic for Fox 43. Chris now repo…

Known best for his Comedy and many years as a host on 105.7 The X, Earl David Reed is a staple of Central PA. Earl has also been on The Tonight Show, hosted at HSN, recorded a special for Open Bar Comedy, performed on Bill Engvall's Comedy of Country All Stars, and explored becoming a Game Show host. Earl has continued to push his career in Comedy,…

Welcome to another exciting episode! Make sure you stick around after Brenden's interview for an exclusive live performance. Mitch Hood: Mitch Hood is a CPMA and Emmy nominated music producer, and film composer. Teaching Lessons out of Rockmill Industries, Mitch offers music education to adults and also works with Rod Goelz on his Youth Music Works…

This week we have: Scott Frange: For 28 years, Scott has owned Players Exchange, a well-known used/vintage guitar shop in Lemoyne, PA. A bass player for over 55 years, Scott has been very active in the Central PA music scene since the 1970's. Scott's current project is The Band Who Sold the World, a celebration of David Bowie, which he co-founded w…

Welcome to another episode! Tonight we have: Lisa Stokes: Lisa is the President and Owner of BRP Entertainment, BRP is a full service entertainment company in Hershey Pennsylvania, as well as an Executive Board Member of Visit Hershey & Harrisburg and much much more. Lisa also volunteers her time to support and improve our local PA community. https…

Welcome to another episode of The CPMP! His week we have: Michael Anthony Smith: Michael has spent over 30 years on the radio in Central Pennsylvania. For nearly that entire time, his passion has been showcasing local music on radio stations like 93.5 WTPA, Starview 92.7, and The River 97.3. When he is not on the air, he also performs and records w…

Episode 6 is here! Just in time for the holidays. This episode's guests are: Jay Hunter: Jay Hunter began his radio journey at college in 1990 and almost instantly became an advocate for the local music scene. His passion for it elevated his first move in commercial rock radio in the Lehigh Valley to hosting the featured show on heritage rocker WZZ…

Welcome to another exciting episode! This week we have: Jen Shade: Host of 105.7 - The X, Jen has an extensive resume when it comes to hosting Radio and events, with over 30 years hosting for Cumulus Media. Formerly Afternoon Drive and Assistant Program Director @ 105.7. You hear her currently on 105.7 weekday mornings 6-10am. Dezzie Renae: Dezzie …

Welcome to an exciting Exclusive with Chris and Aimee Kurtz of The Mediatwist Group. Join us as we sit down with Chris and Aimee in their wonderful studio at the Rock Lititz campus. Chris and Aimee have a lengthy background dealing with local and non-local musicians. Their company founded in 2006 and helped businesses and performers navigate into s…

Welcome to another CPMP Exclusive with Small Town Titans! Their upcoming show at Mickey’s Black Box in Rock Lititz is on November 25th, 2023 - you can buy tickets here now: https://smalltowntitans.com/shows/ A rock band Trio from Central Pennsylvania, Small Town Titans has skyrocketed both locally and nationally in the last decade. From humble begi…

Rod Goelz; Rod is a local music mentor with over 30 years of performing and teaching experience. A Millersville graduate with a passion for music and rhythm, Rod has created his own methods of teaching and coaching locally in Central PA. Partially operating out of Rock Mill Industries, Rod teaches Quick Start Guitar lessons, Music and Wellness sess…

This week we have Greg Platzer; Greg has over 40 years of experience restoring and building custom guitars. His background and experience with local and nationally known performers is incredible. Greg is also an artist and performer himself, his newest band is Groove Rebels which also includes Amy Simpson (Lead singer of Blitz Dynette). Among many …

This episode's guests are: Terry Selders; Terry is the Executive Director of the Keystone Musical Arts Center. He has a very impressive background in music education, production, and management. He has worked with bands such as: The Badlees, The Jellybricks, Small Town Titans, and many more. Terry was also recently added to the Advisory Committee o…

To start off the season we have John Christopher: John is on the Advisory Board of the Hall of Fame, as well as a Chairman for the Hershey High School Athletic Hall of Fame. John has a rich background and passion for Radio and local music. You'll just have to listen to hear the rest! We also have DANDY: DANDY is a musical duo of 2 Brothers (Cory an…

Welcome to another episode of The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast! This week's guests are The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast Production Crew (Chris and Hunter). Chris and Hunter have been the key players behind the scenes of everything you see and hear. Without them, this show wouldn’t be possible. Hunter and Daniel have been best-friends si…

This weeks guests are Sheri Mullen and Pentagon! Sherri Mullen is an award-winning singer/songwriter, the owner of RDSD Publishing, and a voting member of NARAS (Grammy Awards). She also works with individuals, companies, and colleges as a Music Business Consultant--helping them to understand the complexities of music rights management. Sherri taug…

Welcome to another Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast Exclusive Interview with Olivia Farabaugh! Olivia is an award winning Country artist from Central Pennsylvania with an amazing story of passion and dedication. We were lucky enough to get some time with her before a show here in Central PA. Please enjoy the conversation! Olivia's website: https:…

Welcome to another Exclusive Interview! We had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking with Tom May of The Menzingers before they took the stage at HMAC here in Harrisburg, PA. The Menzingers are an American punk rock band from Scranton, PA. In 2020 they released their 7th studio album titled "From Exile", as well as a new single earlier this mon…

This week we have: Derek Euston, on the CPMHOF Board of Directors, Derek is the owner of the Green Room Recording Studio in Harrisburg, PA. He's an MRT graduate of Lebanon Valley College, a recording engineer, a musician, and a father of two. & Mountain Road - Award winning Country / Southern Rock / Americana band that blurs the lines between class…

Welcome to the 10th episode of the Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast! This episode's first guest is Barry Atticks, an incredibly talented and well respected professor who has more degrees than we can list. His talent and selflessness shows through as we discuss his background and his current day-to-day as a music educator. Our second guest is Dead…

This week we are joined by Glenn Hamilton of The River 97.3. Glenn is a seasoned radio host and huge contributor to The Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame. Please enjoy as we learn all about his experience in radio over the years and much much more. Next up is the Badlees! Class of 2021 CPMHOF! Formed in the 1990’s, The Badlees took the world …

This weeks guests are some awesome people that we are glad to call our friends! Logan Summy of Rock Mill Industries & Observe the 93rd! Logan is a Founding Owner of Rock Mill Industries, located in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania, and is a one stop shop for any musician. Rock Mill offers professional studio recording, screen printing, embroidery, and a …

This weeks guests, Holly Serio & Steven Courtney! Holly is a singer song writer with a focus on children’s music that has been a music educator for over the last decade in Central Pennsylvania. She serves as the Director of Educational Services for the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame! https://hollyseriomusic.com/ Steven Courtney is also a s…

We are back with another episode. This week we have Chris Rider, an incredible CPMA award-winning Photographer, and our second guest, Lyndhurst. Lyndhurst is a very talented, down-to-earth punk/pop/rock band from the Harrisburg area that won multiple awards the past two years at The Central Pennsylvania Music Awards. You can find out more about the…

This weeks guests, Todd Bedard and Cody Tyler! Todd Bedard is a local Physical education teacher by day and a music connoisseur by night! Todd is on the board of directors for The Central Pennsylvania Music Showcase and has attended well over a thousand live music performances from local to national acts! Beyond that, he is a host and judge for bot…

Welcome to The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast Special: The Central Pennsylvania Music Awards! Please enjoy these interviews on the Red Carpet with aspiring local acts, along with inductees to the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame. You can find out more about the CPMHOF @ https://cpmhof.com/ Brought to you by Darker with Daniel @ Studio 3.…

What a line up! Join us in listening to Jenna Clay - A radio personality, Host of the CPMAs and much, much more. Jenna can be heard on 93.5 WTPA as well as WINK 104.1 - Broadcasting out of Harrisburg, PA. Also joining us is Larry Kennedy and Garrick Chow of The Jellybricks. A very talented group and the 2 couldn't be easier to talk to. Make sure to…

Join us in this exclusive interview with From Ashes to New @ HMAC in Harrisburg. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Mat and Danny before their sold out "hometown" show in Harrisburg, PA. Couldn't have asked for an easier group to talk to both on and off camera. Thank you to the Venue and Band for making this possible. FATN - https://www.froma…

We are honored to present 12 short interviews with some incredibly talented young musicians. The Youth Music Showcase was put on by the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame, hosted by Todd Bedard at Lebanon Valley College. For more info about the event and the talented performers: https://cpmhof.com/youth-music-showcase You can find out more abo…

Join us in this exclusive interview with August Burns Red @ Mickey's Black Box in Rock Lititz. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Matt, JB, and Brent from ABR before their album release party for Death Below - Their 10th full-length studio album. After 20 years of playing and performing together, these guys show no signs of stopping. Thank yo…

Welcome to episode 3 of The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast! This week we had the pleasure of speaking with 'Hawaiian' Chris James from 105.7 The X. Chris, is on the Advisory Committee for the CPMHOF, a graduate of Clarion University and of course, a veteran Central Pennsylvania radio personality. This interview is followed by an exclusive inter…

Please enjoy episode 2 of The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast! This episode we are joined by the infamous Charles ‘Chachi’ Angelo - known for his work as a DJ for Nash 93.5, he is also on the board of directors for the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame. Followed by an exclusive interview, and live performance from a local CPMA nominated co…

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast. This episode we are joined by the President and Founder of the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame: Brandon Valentine. Followed by an exclusive interview and music performance by Rock Legend and Pennsylvania Native: Bret Michaels! You can find out more about the CPMHOF…