Episodes

Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Ep. 40 Stefan Helleblad (Within Temptation)
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Stefan Helleblad, born 1978 on Gotland. Known as the guitarist of the Dutch band Within Temptation.
Also works with recording and mixing. Started his work in the field as a sound engineer at Sandkvie Studio at Micke Lyander.
In this context, in addition to Within Temptation, he has also worked with bands such as The Ark, Delain and Mooncoloured Hounds.
Stefan has been working on the production of Within Temptation albums since the band's third record "The Silent Force" 2004.

Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Ep. 39 Edgey Pires & Delila Paz (The Last Internationale)
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
The Last Internationale (TLI) is an American rock band formed by New York City guitarist Edgey Pires and vocalist Delila Paz.
The group is known for its socially-conscious lyrics and strong live performances.
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello introduced the band to his bandmate, drummer Brad Wilk, who subsequently joined the band between 2014 and 2015. Their debut album, We Will Reign, was released on August 19, 2014 via Epic Records and was produced by Brendan O'Brien and Brendan Benson.
The band made their network television debut on August 27, 2014, playing "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Indian Blood" on the Late Show with David Letterman.
TLI toured with the likes of Robert Plant, The Who, Guns N Roses, Kiss and played the biggest European Festivals.
I had the pleasure to chat with Edgey and Delila, in anticipation of both their new album "TLI3" release March 31st, coinciding with a mammoth 33-date headline tour of Europe and UK!
There was so much more I wanted to talk about, but we agreed we shall have a part 2 :)
Hope you all enjoy this insightful conversation!
Much love, Carl
PS: Thanks to my dear friend, Niper Boaventura, for Mastering the Audio of this Episode!

Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Ep. 38 Mindfulness, 5 minutes to start your journey!
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Mindfulness will increase your performance, heighten your creativity and deepen your self awareness, but neither your parents nor school teach you how to practice it.
Here's in 5 minutes, how can you start your journey into it!
Hope this is of help to you all :)
Love, Carl

Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Ep. 37 Happy 2023! Let’s get active and avoid procrastination, shall we?
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Happy 2023 dear friends!
Yours truly here, talking a bit about how to avoid procrastination, benefits of a daily routine, discipline leading to habits and even Marcus Aurelius. Yes!
A beautiful new year ahead, full of possibilities for all of us.
Hope you are all off to a great start!
Much love,
Carl

Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Ep. 36 Pete & Vinnie Play (Musicians, YouTuber’s)
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Great pleasure to have as guests, the great Pete and Vinnie Play. Outstanding musicians that I can also call dear friends.
Very inspirational chat about the path chosen in life, meeting up, career, music business and life in general! Even karma was approached :)
Make sure you check them on their socials:
IT: @petevinnieplay
YouTube: peteandvinnieplay

Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Ep. 35 Unlock Your Potential
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Hello dear friends! Another one with yours truly :)
8 easy ways, to really pay attention in life in order token making progress.
Unlock your potential. You can achieve anything in life!
Podcast artwork by the amazing Chase Leopard. Follow him on IT @chaselepard

Friday Nov 18, 2022
Ep. 34 Discipline. Consistency. Focus
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
After a few months of real hard work and a lot of great achievements, I'm finally getting back with some special guests. In the mean time, I have decided to share, with you my dear friends and listeners, some insights I tend to gather from readings, podcasts and life in general.
With this, I do hope to add somehow to your day, to you life. I hope you enjoy the sequence of thoughts I'll be sharing with you all!
Much love,
Carl Casagrande - November 2022

Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Ep. 33 Felipe Andreoli (Angra)
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Felipe Andreoli was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 7, 1980. He is today one of the most respected bassists in the world in his style, member of the internationally renowned band Angra, in addition to the solo group of Kiko Loureiro and the instrumental quartet 4Action, among other projects.
He recorded countless albums and made several world tours through more than 30 countries, in addition to constantly doing clinics and masterclasses. For 16 consecutive years Felipe has been awarded as the best bass player in Brazil in practically all specialised vehicles.
He is currently dedicated to an intense didactic work through his online courses, in addition to the work as music producer.
©Felipe Andreoli - www.felipeanndreoli.com
Felipe is a long time friend of mine. It was great having the chance to chat about his life and musical career. Hope you guys enjoy! :)

Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Ep. 32 Dan Spree (Phil X & The Drills, Silverthorne)
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Daniel Spriewald is a bass player based in Los Angeles, CA, for the likes of Silverthorne and Phil X & The Drills.
Dan has been a professional musician for many decades now and is a dear friend, with whom I've had the opportunity to tour with on a few occasions.
He's career and life, having moved from home land Canada to California, almost 25 years ago, has some very insightful points, and we have dived into them all.
His positive energy is palpable on this Podcast, and I love it! :)
This is a great kick off for the Roller Coaster Podcast in 2022!
Hope you'll all enjoy it!!
https://www.instagram.com/danielspree/

Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Ep. 31 Jeff Maker (Lighting Designer - All Time Low, Good Charlotte)
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Jeff is a very talented lighting designer, programmer, set designer and board operator for the Rock American band, All Time Low. He has also worked with the likes of Good Charlotte, The Dresden Dolls, The Gaslight Anthem, just to name a few.
Jeff has designed shows from arenas to small venues. He loves the challenges of creating in new, challenging environments.
In early 2000, Jeff started out as a booking agent for local bands in CT. He than moved to Boston in late 2000 to attend Emerson College majoring in TV/Video. To earn some sort of income and to stay in the industry, he started working as a barback at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA in 2003. Barbacking was a fun job but wasn't exactly what he had his sights set on. Jeff wanted to tour and see the world. Soon, he was trained as one of the house LDs at The Paradise in 2004. Then became the main house LD at AXIS in Boston, MA in 2005. He continued to hone and develop my skills there as much as he possibly could. Got offered his first tour in 2006 and haven't looked back since.
https://www.instagram.com/jeffmaker/