Don't Give Up
Don’t Give Up is a podcast series hosted by kiwi musician Danny McCrum.
The idea of this podcast is to give people an insight into the real lives and careers of creative professionals, with a focus on problem solving and finding solutions in the arts, in our lives and in these unpredictable times.
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Don't Give Up
63. Alex burke
Piano player, vibraphone player, coffee connoisseur, Los Angeles socialite and Sylvester Stallone fan Alex Burke is a true artist who seemingly exists in his own world and who can’t touch an instrument without making sparks fly. He was the youngest musical director for the legendary comedy show Second City, he’s performed and recorded for many years around Chicago, New York and L.A. and has worked with a long list of people including Fiona Apple, Dave Grohl, Ben Lee and Billy Ray Cyrus. His band Magnolia Memoir have also just released a brilliant new album. Danny and Alex have been friends and colleagues for many years and the two recently sat down in a studio in Hollywood to record this episode in the early hours of the morning. Get on it!