Ep 171 - John Doe - Power Chord Hour Podcast

About this episode

John Doe discusses the upcoming tour and the final X record, along with insights on production and live performances.

John Doe returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk about the upcoming X and Los Lobos tour, the making of the final X record Smoke & Fiction, what a band looks for in a producer and how that changes later in a bands career, what new songs have translated live the best and much more

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Merchant

Guest: John Doe

Topics covered

• music
• tour
• production
• live performance
• band dynamics

Keywords

• John Doe
• X
• Los Lobos
• Smoke & Fiction
• music production
• live music
• band dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Lobos

Books & works: Smoke & Fiction

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