On this episode I chat with the awesome guitar master, Simon Gardner. We talk about his guitar playing and inspirations as well as his albums and his approach to recording and performing. Simon's links: Web: https://simongardnerguitarist.bandcamp.com https://simongardnermusic.com.au/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0lVpJTBRyr4UT2LQvmt2fC?autoplay=true YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpl-NJ4dPuS1FDntgdvR4Eg FB: https://www.facebook.com/simongardnerguitarist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/simongardnerguitarist

On this episode we ar at The MC Showroom in Melbourne and we talk to the beautiful people behind this venue Miao Mangmang and Craig Bryant. I ask them what it takes to open and maintain such an awesome venue amongst other things. The MC Showroom Links: Website: https://www.themcshowroom.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/themcshowroom Insta: instagram.com/themcshowroom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7SosE4oslbyOSStwBcibeQ   www.valentinoflamenco.com

In this episode we chat about Oli's musical journey and his upcoming projects with his band Kissing in Paris Oli's links: https://www.instagram.com/kissing_in_paris/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6RuySEIytNE5ce1ezL8VFB?si=o28-f69EQkSZaBnnLMVtbg   A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com www.yesteryearrevival.com.au Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse: www.cakeeclipse.com/

In this episode we chat about Riki's musical journey as well as his band Medicated Love. I also ask him about his approach to singing and writing music. Riki's links Website: https://medicatedlove.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medicatedlove/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medicated_love/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/27f7BFYkmucQM9LI3Qnahn?si=srGLHuWjQlSdsZKIhLLngA&utm_source=copy-link A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com www.yesteryearrevival.com.au Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse: www.cakeeclipse.com/

Mark Gardner is a singer song writer and multi-instrumentalist and with him we chat about his songs and his approach to song writing as well as his journey playing various instruments and his past and present projects. Mark's Links: https://markgardnermusic.com.au https://www.youtube.com/user/markgardnerchannel   www.valentinoflamenco.com

Simon is a Drummer based in Melbourne Australia and with him we chat about freelancing, one of is bands "Fennec" and his musical journey. Simon's Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simo2212/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SimonHanna Website: https://simpathan.wixsite.com/simonhanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonHanna3 A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com www.yesteryearrevival.com.au Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse: www.cakeeclipse.com/

Simon Pearlman is a singer song writer and self taught musician and we chat about his indie band "A Man Called Son" as well as his approach to song writing and his musical journey. Simon's Links: https://amancalledson.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/41V3BjcUXyamqX3PwBGj9v?autoplay=true https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WneT1Hbo-eoENmQHmQmOw https://music.apple.com/au/artist/a-man-called-son/281056799 https://www.facebook.com/amancalledson/ https://www.instagram.com/amancalledson   A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com www.yesteryearrevival.com.au Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse: www.cakeeclipse.com/

Misagh plays a number of unstruments and on this episode we chat about his passion for music and I ask him about his migration to Australia from Iran and his approach to music and and his musical journey. Misagh's links: https://www.instagram.com/misaghzamani https://open.spotify.com/album/3j3oVxlX3pFF9Me2OgNRND A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com www.yesteryearrevival.com.au Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse: www.cakeeclipse.com

Desmond is a creative artist who produces some great sounds and with him we chat about his upbringing and his love of music and Sci-Fi film and how he brings it all together in his work. Desmond's Links: https://www.instagram.com/desmondmase YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxm3tTUxw8wLyzg6YlzDOLA A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy.   www.valentinoflamenco.com www.yesteryearrevival.com.au Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse www.cakeeclipse.com/

Strike A Chord Podcast episode 10 with Jazz Guitarist Jack Pantazis. On this Episode we chat about Jack's journey through music, teaching and gigging. I also ask him about his inspiration around becoming a guitarist. Jack's links: https://www.jackpantazis.com/ A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse https://cakeeclipse.com/

On this episode we have Sitar player and Vocalist Sarita Mcharg. Sarita is a prominent figure in the world music scene here in Australia and we chat about her upbringing and her approach to music as well as her projects including her project that helped other musicians in her home town in India over the lockdown period. Sarita's Links: https://saritamusic.com/ https://saritamusic.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/saritamusician https://www.instagram.com/mchargsarita https://youtu.be/7hPJ6TspICM https://youtu.be/D8taJQTu7MY https://youtu.be/GUMmwBgLmCc https://youtu.be/xHBFOyLDDtc https://youtu.be/XXP--T2gx7Y https://youtu.be/4FEPOLm9Tjk A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse https://cakeeclipse.com/

Strike A Chord Podcast episode 8 with Trumpet Player Stefan Nočevski   On this episode we have a very good friend of mine and awesome Trumpet player Stefan Nocevski. Stefan is a Macedonian trumpet player who plays in number of balkan style bands and we chat about his origins and his love for music.   Stefan's links: https://www.facebook.com/Stefannocevskitrubac   https://instagram.com/stefannocevski   A big thank you to the Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy.   www.valentinoflamenco.com   Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v...   Cake Eclipse https://cakeeclipse.com/

On this Episode we have a Oscar Poncell an awesome and very versatile guitarist and with Oscar we chat about his roots and his inspirations towards his playing. I also ask him about his past and present projects. Oscar Poncell Links: https://www.instagram.com/oscarponcellmusic/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5h0eTN8KVDgHZZoHSIymYQ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xb80UQE522zpz2FRYGNPH?si=C-LO034FRpCbrtUAlJrJOg Oscar's record label for his releases is: https://arakatakarecords.com/ A big thank you to Yesteryear, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support And remember to subscribe if you like what you hear and see. Enjoy. www.valentinoflamenco.com

Strike A Chord Podcast Episode 6 with Guitarist Tomas Lorenzo Fernandez. We chat about Tomas' approach to arranging and how he sees music structure. I also ask him about his project that he did playing guitar on Aboriginal Land in Australia.   Thank you to my guest Tomas Lorenzo Fernandez. Tomas' links below: https://www.thomaslorenzo.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ThomasLorenz... https://www.instagram.com/thomasloren... https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasLoren... https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rfvM...   Valentino Gikovski https://valentinoflamenco.com/

Strike A Chord Episode 5 with special gguest Amla Periakarpan. We chat with amla about her playing on multiple instruments and her flute techniques as well as her approachh to playing and rehearsing. https://amlamusic.com/music https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VQuZNu6BuPUqaZ9pzh184?si=p9yTRvYoSU2p5dd7yfGeTw https://www.instagram.com/amlamusic https://m.facebook.com/Amlamusic Thank you to my guest Amla Periakarpan. Also thank you to Yesteryear Revival and Cake Eclipse for their support. https://valentinoflamenco.com/ Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse https://cakeeclipse.com/

Strike A Chord Podcast Episode 4 with special guest Alejandro Espino Aldana. We chat about how Alejandro got into the music business and his journey to become thhe "Lone Mariachi" Thank you to my guest Alejandro Espino Aldana. The Lone Mariachi www.mexmusic.com.au Also thank you to Yesteryear Revival and Cake Eclipse for their support. https://valentinoflamenco.com/ Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse https://cakeeclipse.com/

Strike A Chord Podcast Episode 3 with special guest Arif Ulusoy. We chat about how Arif became a bass player and his thoughts about gigging and approaches to rehearsing and playing. Thank you to my guest Arif Ulusoy. Also thank you to Yesteryear Revival and Cake Eclipse for their support. https://valentinoflamenco.com/ Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse https://cakeeclipse.com/

Strike A Chord Podcast Episode 2 with special guest Tamer Taskaya. We chat about Tamer playing various instruments and leading the band "Galata Express" and his outlook on music and how he became a multi instrumentalist. Thank you to my guest Tamer Taskaya, Yesteryear Revival and Cake Eclipse for their support. Dokunmak by Erkan Oğur performed by Tamer Taskaya and Valentino Gikovski https://valentinoflamenco.com/ Yesteryear Revival YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41v... Cake Eclipse https://cakeeclipse.com/

Very first episode with a very good friend of mine latin style guitarist Chris Gogerly. We chat about how he got into playing guitar and his approach to music as well as having a bit of a jam at the end.  Manha de Carnaval by Luiz Bonfa performed by Chris Gogerly and Valentino Gikovski. Special Thanks to Chris Gogerly, Yesteryear Revival, Cake Eclipse and the production team for their support.   Chris Gogerly: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0EE9HcRwz0Yq5gHVGKh7kM?si=brifg09gRveqEvk_qwCe_g   Yesteryear YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41vLzKtbdi9e9a2ka3Ymag   Cake Eclipse website: https://cakeeclipse.com/   For more info on podcasts and projects I am working on visit: https://valentinoflamenco.com/