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UTC 193 Eric Mueller of Pirates Press

June 4, 2019 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Eric Mueller of Pirates Press

Eric Mueller is the owner of Pirates Press in Emeryville, CA They’re the industry’s largest vinyl pressing company working with all the big names on really unique vinyl releases and a lot more.

The music industry is near and dear to my heart. So we do a lot of talking about what bands have to do these days to build a career. And you’ll even hear a few of my trade secrets here.

In this episode:

All about the modern vinyl record biz
How they built from a bedroom operation to one of the world’s biggest pressing companies
Why the name and how it’s a little misrepresentative of their work
The return of flexies and unique promos being done with them
New releases from Pirates Press Records

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop – Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl “Fizz” Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys! http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’! http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Pirates Press Headquarters

Bands mentioned during the show:

Aggrolites – http://www.aggroreggae.com/

Charger – https://www.facebook.com/ChargerEB/

Important Websites:

Pirates Press – http://www.PiratesPress.com
Pirates Press Records – http://www.piratespressrecords.com
Pirates Press on Instagram
@piratespressrecords (record label)
@piratespress (manufacturing company)
@thepirateskipper (Eric Mueller)

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

UTC 192 Rebekah Harris of Silverella

May 28, 2019 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Rebekah Harris of Silverella

Rebekah Harris is the owner of Silverella, a nautical themed jewelry company based in Montauk. I’m not even much of a jewelry guy and I want to get my hands on her works of art. Really unique stuff. And she’s got great stories about her haphazard hometown and the wilds of the New York diamond district.

In this episode:

What really sells a piece of jewelry more so than the actual gems and materials in it.
How she fell into the jewelry business
Stories of the New York diamond district
How a child kidnapped by pirates became George Washington’s right hand man
The super ironic name of her hometown
Why she moved her studio from NYC to Montauk

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’! http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Books and Music Mentioned:

Dengue Fever – One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula –

Important Websites:

Silverella – http://www.Silverella.nyc

ShipwreckMontauk.com

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

UTC 191 Treva Etienne of Pirates of the Caribbean

May 21, 2019 / Phil Johnson / 2 Comments

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Treva Etienne of Pirates of the Caribbean

Treva Etienne played the pirate Koehler in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and can current be seen in Bosch on Amazon Prime.

To set the scene… I recorded my talk with Treva sitting outside a vegan restaurant in Hollywood just down the street from the Disney Studios. Treva had an Impossible Burger and I had a some sort of iced tea concoction. And you’ll hear some traffic noise going by.

In this episode: