David Benites, vocalist of Renesans & owner / vocal coach at Extreme Vocal Institute, joins the show to explore how trombone led him to Berklee College of Music, ultimately leaving the school to pursue teaching vocals, founding the internationally successful Extreme Vocal Institute, the lessons he's learned working with some of metal's most prominent artists, pursuing his own creativity with Renesans, releasing their debut album, "Born from the End", and so much more - enjoy!

Support David //
| Renesans // linktr.ee/renesansband
| Extreme Vocal Institute // https://www.extremevocalinstitute.com/
| YouTube // @ExtremeVocalInstitute
| Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/david.benites.vox/

0:00 David is here!
0:17 Renesans & Extreme Vocal Institute (EVI)
0:51 Tour with A Skylit Drive
3:46 Finding David's Voice
10:28 Detail-Oriented to a Fault?
15:42 Getting Into Heavy Music Late
18:07 Trombone was the Plan
22:51 Leaving Berklee to Pursue Metal
28:39 Foundations of EVI
35:57 Scaling EVI to Help More People
47:33 Whole Grape vs Half a Watermelon
51:45 Everyone's Just People
58:16 The Push to Start Renesans
1:01:50 Currently Learning?
1:06:21 Life Outside Music
1:10:34 Support Renesans & EVI!

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Scooped Up! joins the show as a full band to chat through putting on a free, all day show at their local skatepark, re-recording their new single 'Weed Song', their strategies for building momentum as a band, their favorite Warped Tour memories, and so much more - enjoy!

Support Scooped Up! //
| https://www.instagram.com/scoopedup1/
| https://www.scoopedupband.com/
| https://www.ibrokemydick.com/
| https://linktr.ee/scoopedup

0:00 Scooped Up! is here
0:37 Re-Releasing 'Weed Song'
1:53 June 7th Skatepark Show
5:42 Building a Niche Community
11:44 From Metal to Pop-Punk
16:30 Not Using A Click?
21:37 Poop Jokes Are Timeless
25:38 DIY Is Still Expensive
29:29 Never Stop Promoting
35:29 Becoming A Dad
39:07 Acoustic with Bowling For Soup
42:33 Ideal Album Cycle
46:20 The Pressure of Success
50:47 Playing Warped Tour (Parking Lot?)
58:56 Dream Tours?
1:01:56 Life Outside Music
1:08:21 Support Scooped Up!

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Tj Redding, founder of Shoreline Summer Fest, returns to the show to share what's going to be better at the 4th annual iteration of the festival, why he's always competing against himself, selecting from the 250+ bands that submitted to play, joining Anthms to play bass, starting DuhFunkt Pirate Radio, how he's more focused than ever on pursuing his personal happiness, and so much more - enjoy!

SHORELINE SUMMER FEST // JULY 12, 2025 // ARMADA BREWING // NEW HAVEN, CT
| $25 Tickets From Bands or Online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shoreline-summer-festival-2025-presented-by-salt-jacket-booking-tickets-1299525318209?aff=oddtdtcreator
| Volunteer // https://shorelinesummerfest.com/contact/
| All Info // https://shorelinesummerfest.com/

Support Tj //
| Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/tj_redding/
| Anthms // linktr.ee/anthms
| Booking // https://www.instagram.com/saltjacketbooking/
| Design // https://www.instagram.com/reddingdesign/
| DuhFunkt Pirate Radio // https://open.spotify.com/show/5Kpv8fmeMapbe0YHdzUWSP?si=417d218af2d34568
| Screen Printing // https://monumentalmerch.com/

0:00 Tj is here!
0:29 SHORELINE SUMMER FEST TICKETS ON SALE NOW
1:43 Now at Armada Brewing (New Haven, CT)
4:51 A Festival for the Community
10:09 The Goal is to Break Even
15:44 Competing Against Yourself
18:58 Volunteer to Help the Festival
24:44 Update on Buying a Stage
28:57 New Improvements to the Fest!
34:04 250+ Bands Submitted to Play
36:52 Be Your Own Advocate
46:03 Joining Anthms
49:49 Deciding Set Times
58:06 Nobody Knows What They're Doing
1:04:40 DuhFunkt Pirate Radio
1:12:34 Releasing Things for Personal Happiness
1:19:08 Appalachian Trail Hiking
1:22:43 Adding MORE Festivals?!
1:28:04 Buy Tickets From Locals!!!!!
1:29:19 New Anthms Coming
1:31:49 Support Tj!
1:32:34 JULY 12 SHORELINE SUMMER FEST IN NEW HAVEN

In the music industry, or just curious about how things work behind the scenes? Join host Peter J-T as he hangs out with creatives to share stories of success and laugh at the mishaps that (inevitably) happen along the way. Musicians, photographers, videographers, producers, designers - we can learn something From Everyone.

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