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Hey! On today's episode we sit down with our very funny new friend, Brianna Blackburn. She is a comedian in the Grand Rapids area. We talk about her start in comedy, crowd work, how she writes her material, her performance style, finding her voice in comedy, and so much more! You can find Brianna's comedy here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i4LZWeoMKM You can find her Instagram: @thatfunnygirlbri Twitter: LadyB_4lyfe Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Make sure you subscribe to our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7O6dRy7s8mCOgGm4EuTUA This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Enjoy the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down with old best friend Trevor Swanson. He returns for his fourth time on the show! We talk about his recent venture into the comedy world, we compare and contrast comedy to musical performance, we talk about his recent joining of Hexing, what Tim. has been doing, and more! You can listen to Tim. here: https://timisaband.bandcamp.com/ You can find Trevor on Instagram here: @trevortheentertainer Twitter: @Trevor_Swanson  Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Make sure you subscribe to our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7O6dRy7s8mCOgGm4EuTUA This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down with our new friend Emily Killvers. Emily is a tattoo artist in the West Michigan area. We have a chat about how she got into tattooing, her experiences with her old shop, overcoming a harsh experience early in her career, how injury has affected her, the new shop she works at, her artwork, her future goals, and so much more! You can check out her artwork here: https://killvers.com/ Shop her Etsy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KILLVERS You can find her on Instagram: @killvers Twitter: @killverstattoo Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Make sure you subscribe to our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7O6dRy7s8mCOgGm4EuTUA This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down once again with out old friend Kameron Chauvez. Andy and I had a great time chatting with Kam about his new(ish) music project, his upcoming album, we share some old Secret Grief stories, the creation of Space Dogg Collective, writing music, getting outside of your comfort zone, his future plans and so much more!  You can listen to Obsrvr here: https://soundcloud.com/obsrvrmusic You can listen to Secret Grief here: https://secretgrief.bandcamp.com/ You can follow Kam on Instagram: @obsrvrmusic You can find out more about Space Dogg Collective here: https://www.spacedoggs.us/ His new album is out June 3rd and you can catch the album release show at The Avenue in Lansing! Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Make sure you subscribe to our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7O6dRy7s8mCOgGm4EuTUA This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down with our new friend, Bobby Boucher, the man behind Vybe Studios. We talk about being a father, his time in the music industry, being on the radio, following your dreams, his goals, and more!  You can find out more about Vybe Studios here: https://vybegr.com/ You can follow them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/VybeGR Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Make sure you subscribe to our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7O6dRy7s8mCOgGm4EuTUA This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we welcome our new friend, Jude Lolley to the show! Jude plays in the band Jude Lolley and the Flux. We talked about his start in music, getting acquainted with the West Michigan music scene, finding the bass guitar, his practices on stage, his writing process, his goals, and so much more!  You can listen to Jude Lolley here: https://judelolley1.bandcamp.com/ Follow on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Judelolleybass Instagram: @judelolleyandtheflux Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! This is an SWAPCAST with our bud Colt of The Way Down Podcast. I was lucky enough to be a guest on the show and this is the episode! We're sharing to help promote Colt's show and give our listeners a taste of what he's doing! This was a really fun experience and you should absolutely check out more of his episodes.  On the show, Colt asks me about my time playing music over the last 15 years and what I've learned and what I've experienced. It was a blast! Thank you again to him for having us. You can find more episodes here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3aLcvuxhQlFrFLglR4AV6n?si=16de871e50654d7f Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Enjoy the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we welcome to the studio our friend, Jennifer Bartlett of the band Lokella. We chat with her about her start in music, Fine Fine Titans, the birth of Lokella, what their goals are, working in the hair and makeup industry, her writing, and more!  You can listen to Lokella here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0fDnL938kqbdp7UEktyLg6?si=h3u2w8n3RPecKnULOj4sBg You can see her portfolio here: https://jenniferlynbartlett.com/ Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! 100! Can you believe it? 100 episodes. We hit that mark with our friend, Michi Farias a local artist in the Grand Rapids area. We talk about music, playing with Further Closer, her solo songs, the art she's created, how she defines the value in her work, local artists she admires, and more! You can listen to her music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lhw6mOQy2HFOFiqohOj9X?si=Ge1efIJmS6OnoH9B0At0tw. You can see her work here: https://www.michifarias.com/ Follow her on social media: @michifariasart Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down once again with our old friend Mike Schertenlieb! This was such a blast and we love having Mike come on the show. We chat about what's he's been doing during the pandemic, his art and the ways he'd like to continue to advance in his creation, practice, his current music projects, the flaws in the movie Whiplash, and so much more! You can listen to Short Hair Domestics here: https://shorthairdomesticsmusic.bandcamp.com/ You can listen to Flexadecibel here: https://flexadecibel.bandcamp.com/ You can listen to King Crabapple here: https://kingcrabapple.muxrec.com/ You can read his blog here: https://muxmike.medium.com/ Follow him on social media @muxmike.  Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down virtually with our friend, Olivia Odette. We hadn't talked to Olivia in years, but we picked up like it was just yesterday. We chatted about where she found her interest in music, her first "job" working at the MXTP venue, The Intersection, going on the road, artist management, what her goals are, and more!  Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down with our old friend, Terence Burton. This was such a fun episode! We caught up with Terence and chatted about his time in music, playing with the band Virginia Wolf, how he got into working at as a casino dealer, what makes him love the craft, things people might not know about the games or casinos, and more!  Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we have a return from our friend, Jair Driesenga of the band Brother Adams. He has returned to talk about the Park Theatre Open Mic, the content he's been working on, and Brother Adams. We also talk about the community an open mic can create, empowering others to have an outlet, finding your voice or whatever that may be, and so much more! You can find out more about the Park Theatre open mic as well as sign up for it here: https://www.facebook.com/parktheatreopenmic/ You can listen to Brother Adams here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IrE6F2wPHOO1fssx6aO0j You can follow Jair on the internet @brotherjair and find his Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmc7N7utx1Xon87k6ojFEGw Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode we sit down with our friend, Jahshua Smith. Jahshua is an emcee from Detroit, MI as well as the expansion coordinator from AdviseMI, a group that helps give students in Michigan a path to further their studies beyond high school. We talk about his musical influences growing up, performing in the Michigan scene, his timeline as an emcee, the work he's been doing in youth development, and so much more! You can listen to Jahshua's music here: https://jahshuasmith.bandcamp.com/ You can find out more about Advise Michigan here: https://micollegeaccess.org/ Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Enjoy the episode! This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! Welcome to season 4!! On the first episode of this season we sit down virtually with my oldest friend in the book, Jake Bredeson. We talk about what he's been up to since the last time he was on, his adventures being a rafting instructor throughout the country, what his plans are for the future, living in Texas, music, and so much more! You can find out more about what Jake does here: https://angellexpeditions.com/ Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! This is an announcement about the future! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! Welcome to a new weekly segment we’re trying out that for now we’re calling, “What’s Up? With Me.” These will be short, weekly episodes where I discuss a different topic to get people thinking about something new. These topics will change weekly. This weeks topic is about New Years Resolutions. In the episode I discuss some things I wrote down at the start of the new year that I’d like to see improve or change in my life. These are meant to get the ball rolling for you, the listener to think about some changes you’d like to see in your life. Hope you like it! Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with some of your ideas on changes you’d like to make and we’ll feature them on next weeks episode! Be sure the rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to follow us on Facebook /whatsupwithdanny or on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode Andrew and I sit down with our new friend, Joe Whalen. Joe is executive director for Fresh Coast Alliance, o noprofit organization that helps people with a criminal history or with substance abuse. We talk about his upbringing, coming back to town even when you didn't want to, opening churches in Muskegon, the start to his work in the community and reentry programs, the misconceptions towards people with a criminal history or substance abuse, and so much more! You can find out more about Fresh Coast Alliance here: https://www.freshcoastalliance.org/ Email us and whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. You can follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast. Like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Check out our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7O6dRy7s8mCOgGm4EuTUA Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode Andrew and I sit down with our friend Jackie Kalmink. We talk about the recent The Fever Haze show, what Further Closer has been up to, her recent joining of the band Greet Death, the west Michigan music scene, and more! You can listen to The Fever Haze here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0oajdCcdxXLse9AKHRe9mq You can listen Further Closer here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lhw6mOQy2HFOFiqohOj9X You can listen to Greet Death here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7CddNoU6nKEW7UpcIlJF9n Email us and whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. You can follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast. Like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/whatsupwithdanny Check out our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7O6dRy7s8mCOgGm4EuTUA Enjoy the episode!   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message

Hey! On today's episode, Andy and I talk to Matthew Scott, owner and operator of Lemonjello's Coffee in Holland, MI. We talk about his upbringing, working at coffee shops while on the road, the opening on Lemonjello's, the venue aspect of the business, the history of Lemonjello's, coffee competitions, and more! You can find out more about Lemonjello's here. Email us at whatsupwithdannypod@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can follow us on Facebook here. Follow us on Instagram @whatsupwithdannypodcast. You can subscribe to our Youtube channel here. This episode was edited by Andrew Castonia. Cover art by Kameron Chauvez. Enjoy the episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-brueck/message