Kim Noller joins the show to talk about her debut children's album "Watch Me Grow" and how her teaching job rekindled a passion for writing songs and launching this new phase of her career. She features 2 songs from the album and shares their stories and how the videos were put together. Songs featured on this episode include:: 1 - My Sunshine 2 - …

Cory McAtee returns to the show with an awesome new song, a total ear worm called "Rock With Me"! She shares the story behind that song and as a bonus, we re-visit the song that propelled her into the kind music scene. I've also had the honor of working with Cory on 2 songs for my Kindies Do the 80's album series, ones that have her primed as an ho…

Our good friend Van Sereno returns to the show to talk about his new album "Fables" and how famous fables from the past inspired his unique style of song storytelling for this album . We cover the importance we both put into making music videos and how he has used that extensively for this new album and his last one. He shares some songs and song s…

Grammy Nominated duo Andrew & Polly join the show to talk about a wide variety of fun, musical topics! An amazing story about how their first few songs caught on is followed by a discussion of their podcast called Ear Snacks. After that, we talk about their Grammy nominated album featured here on the show called "Ahhhhh!", their Grammy award experi…

Children's Musician and accomplished Voice Actress Debi Derryberry joins the show and tells us about her amazing career doing VoiceOver work in some of the most highly recognized cartoons as well as how she started making music for children and families. Her new album, Gotta Go Green is featured and she shares the stories behind some of the great s…

Riley Max, daughter of our very own Doctor Noize (Cory Cullinan), joins the show from Harvard U to talk about her debut album ROYGBIV and the creative influences of growing up with a musical dad (who also joins the show!). Riley shines on this album and she features 4 songs from the album, with a great story behind each one. Songs featured include:…

Find out why Mr Jeff is Fun! Jeff Klemm joins the show to talk about how his journey through his musical life led him to the super fun artist we all know as Mr Jeff. He talks about his newest album Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful and shares some great songs and song stories with us. Songs featured in this episode include: 1 - Loud in the Library 2 - …

Frank Gallo of Rolie Polie Guacamole joins the show on our Season 5 premier to talk about the origins of the band, approach to music and album making, their influences and how one of their biggest fans inadvertently helped them get over 40 Million views on a YouTube video! This superfan also was a creative force in one of the featured songs. Songs …

Beth Bayley and her daughter Vivienne, a member of Swiss band Schwiizer Kiddies, join the show to talk about the origins of the group by its founder and song composer Urs Guggisberg. They share some incredibly fun songs from their album "Let's Go Los" and this episode mirrors a music video feature you can find on YouTube at the link below. They are…

Artist and Producer Nicole Porter of You and Us returns to the show to talk about her latest album "Calming a Panic" and shares some amazing songs from the album. Tracks include: 1 - Shake Shake 2 - Earth Candy 3 - Abacabama 4 - Do the Vowel Howl 5 - Stay Wild Moon Child Find the Album at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/30zEgQb6CFUTLvgpIwfq…

Suzanne Jamieson joins the show to talk about her journey into kindie music and to spread some holiday cheer! She shares some fun Christmas and New Year's Eve songs, including: 1 - Santa's a Surfer 2 - Christmas Eve 3 - Sequine Find the Artist at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/35fSQa6lSf7H4znKvQci1V?si=-iEymdKcSMSpHB4wGoPk5g The Featured …

Symon Hajjar, creative force behind Hot Toast Music Company, joins the show to feature newest album "All the Feels" and talk about his journey into kindie music. He also shares the cute inspiration behind the band name. Songs featured from the album include: 1 - Made for Feelings 2 - Kindness Rocks 3 - I Want Monster 4 - Peace Rainbow 5 - Please Li…

Adam Donmoyer, affectionately known as "DAdam" (Dad + Adam) joins the show to talk about his family band with his wife and 3 sons called Rockaroni and Cheese. A fascinating career is covered going back to having his early music praised by the legendary Dr Demento, the long and winding 5 year journey to finishing their self-titled album and all of t…

Live Performance by Strawbitty Yops on the Kindie Rock Stars Podcast, featuring songs from their latest album What Does Love look Like: Live Songs Featured: What Does Love Look Like Let's Get Excited Level Up YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/BWvdtOEqdk8 Kindie Rock Stars showcases some of the best children's bands and musicians, with artist sto…

Emily McKnight, known in the children's music community as Emily Who, joins the show from Sydney, Australia to talk about how the stars aligned for her to start making music for kids. She also talks about her inspiration for the name Emily Who. She shares 5 song stories and songs from the album, including: 1 - Does a Duck Go Woof 2 - Like an Elepha…

Susie Tallman of Susie Tallman Music joins the show to talk about her new album "Let's All Sing!" and share some amazing stories about her musical journey (working with big name bands in the 90's, being an early part of Interscope Records with Jimmy Iovine and much more). She shares 5 song stories and songs from the album, including: 1 - Garden of …

Levity Beet joins us from the beautiful country of New Zealand to talk about his unique inspiration to the world of music and his journey as not only an artist, but as a Producer and even a musical instrument creator! He shares the story behind the song "The Shivers" and the children's game that inspired it. See a video by the musical influence ref…

Marisa from Young Folkies returns to the show to talk about her new album "Will You Sing With Me" and shares 5 song stories and songs from the album, including: 1 - Kindness (It Will Come Back to You) - Featuring Claudia Robin Gunn 2 - Will You Sing With Me (inspired by Raffi) 3 - Far From My Family 4 - Hooray (It's a Very Good Day) 5 - Mother Natu…

Ashley Mills Monaghan returns to the show to talk about a really cool collaboration with Uncle Dox that resulted in a remixed combination of Ashley's song "If I Tell Myself I Can" and Uncle Dox's song "Fish". The result is a new and fresh version of both. As an added bonus, we close the show with the 80's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" featurin…

Julieann Hartley, better known as Miss Julieann, joins the show to share her incredible and inspirational story. From working with children who have suffered a trauma to her battle with Lyme disease to the birth of her newborn baby, hers is also a major story of strength and resilience. She tells the story behind her album "Resilient Child" and sha…

I am my own guest this episode! I give an update on the direction of the Kindie Rock Stars podcast, which includes a potential fun new addition for Season 5. I also talk about my new album "Adventure Time with Patrick", working with Producer Erick Gatchalian and vocalist Tin Gatchalian, and I feature 5 songs, including: 1 - Kindie Music Show 2 - Ro…

Joining us from Vancouver, Canada is Dustin Sacks, the creative force behind Koobee. He talks about his journey from indie rock band to children's musician and the wonderfully fun story behind the featured song "Go Daddy Go". Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/0jkBCTZ48bTGiSSfNMkGz9?si=42069ebe711648e7 Go Daddy Go has been add…

Joining us from Ontario, Canada is Christopher Eckart, better known as My Friend Christopher. He shares his latest song called "Holey Socks", what inspired it and talks about his backing band, awesomely named The Dad Influences. Find the Song at: Spotify Coming Soon! Holey Socks has been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 4 Spotify playlist. Add…

Chris "Boom!" Wiser of the Sugar Free Allstars joins the show to talk about his partnership with Dr Rock (great name!) and how they organically began making making for kids evolving from their existing songs. Their new EP "Extended Play" is featured on the show with a few great songs showcased Featured Songs include: 1 - I Like to Climb on Things 2…

Steve CoolBeans Pullara returns to the show to talk about his wonderful new and classical music inspired album "Aquarium Rhapsody". Learn the story behind the album, the featured songs and how children can use their imaginations to visualize a story to go along with the instrumentals. Featured songs include: 1 - Frog Hop 2 - Angel Fish 3 - Avoiding…

Chris Martland, otherwise known as his fun 80's inspired alter ego Freddy Apple, joins the show to talk about his early love of music and how he evolved into Freddy Apple with the help of his young son, Freddy Apple Jr, and daughter, Honey Crisp. He features 5 songs from his album Dance Like a Yeti, and you'll love and get a kick out of the lyrical…

Marsha Goodman Wood of Marsha and the Positrons joins the show to catch us up on all the amazing things she and her growing band have been up to since she was last on the show. The main focus has been her newest album, "Energetic", which features some great songs and awesome collaborations. She shares the stories behind the album and shares some so…

New York City's own Davey K and Peter join the show to talk about what inspired them to make music for kids, their new album "Storytime" and how they make all of the recording, mixing, production and video magic happen between the two of them. Their songs are all fun stories that take the listeners on a journey! Featured Songs include: 1 - Frank an…

Kris Kitko, the creative force behind Kittyko Music, joins the show to talk about her journey through her musical career, life in North Dakota and shares songs/music videos for "Up Down All Around" and "Swim Little Octopus". Click the YouTube link to see the live episode and music videos. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/rcNrHS-AWlg Find the Song at:…

Ron Nery Jr, better known in the Kindie world as Ronnie Boy Kids, returns to the show along with Producer Marc Lawrence to share their wonderful new song called Beach Day (Aww Yeah!). Click the YouTube link to see the live episode and music video. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/aJLTM3FBWaE Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/0d…

Kelli Caldwell, better known as Kelli Welli, joins the show to to talk about all of her amazing work in music, videos and film festivals since she last appeared on the show. Her new album "Baby Ninja" is out and features some awesome songs and collaborations, which are shared on this show! Featured Songs include: 1 - Baby Ninja 2 - You're a Sunny D…

Mark Pagano, better known as Marko Polo, joins the show to to talk about the making of his new album "Aqua Phonic" which features some awesome songs, which are shared on this show! Featured Songs include: 1 - We Are Water 2 - Axolotl 3 - Sirenia 4 - Walrus Sings 5 - Follow the Water (featuring Claudia Robin Gunn) Find the Album at: Spotify https://…

Van Sereno returns to the show to talk about what he's been up to since his appearance on Season 2, his music video work and how a Fruitbat inspired his newest album called "Aussie Animals". He shares 5 featured songs from "Aussie Animals", including: 1 - Cassowary 2 - Lyrebird 3 - Echidna 4 - Kangaroo 5 - Quokkas Find the Album at: Spotify https:/…

Tina Harris, better known as Lah-Lah along with Mark Harris, joins the show from Sydney, Australia to talk about their origins, forming Lah-Lah and entertaining kids through both television and music! Tina also talks about their amazing YouTube channel and the inspirations behind their featured songs on the show, which include: 1 - What Color Were …

Shawn Thicke, otherwise known as Shawny to kids and Kindie music fans, returns to the show to talk about his debut album "It's So Sunny", recent touring and tells some fun stories behind the songs on his new release. He shares 5 featured songs from "It's So Sunny", including: 1 - It's So Sunny 2 - The Silly Dance 3 - Ollie Ollie Octopus 4 - The Day…

Dana Cohenauer from Dana's Music Playground returns to the show to share her wonderful new song called Bring on Summer. Click the YouTube link to see the live episode and music video. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Wr3BLabidj4 Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/6kCHnpziFddfBgHUwxpfK6?si=cb44080a423c47d4 The Featured Song has b…

Brian Banks, the Composer, Producer and creative force behind Outta the Books, joins us from Italy to share stories of an amazing career in music and television. Musical highlights include working with some of the foremost musical titans of the late 70s and early 80s (Giorgio Moroder, Quincy Jones), playing a role in the creation of Michael Jackson…

Darrelle London joins the show and talks about what (and who) inspired her to go from making adult folk style music to children's music. We also swap Tik Tok stories and she talks about her newest album "Primary". She shares 5 featured songs from "Primary", including: 1 - Primary 2 - Wild Party 3 - Bugs 4 - Ice Cream 5 - See You in My Dreams Find t…

Amanda and Emery, otherwise known as Em and Me, a mother-daughter duo from New Zealand, join the show to talk about how Emery's creativity led them to forming their band. They share their song and music video for "Let's Make Cookies", from their album 123 Dis-Go. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/qieHtsftisg Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spot…

Cowboy Andy of Cowboy Andy and the Salamanders joins the show to talk about his career, inspiration for both the Cowboy Andy name and the Salamanders band name. He talks about his upcoming album titled "Brand New Toy" and how it will evolve from their first 3 records. He shares 3 featured songs from "Brand New Toy", available on October 6, 2023, in…

Celebrating 25 years since he got started in family entertainment with his great new album "Scoops of Love", Jim "Mr Stinky Feet" Cosgrove joins the show to talk about his career, some of his favorite places to perform and the wonderful origins of the name Stinky Feet. He shares 5 featured songs from "Scoops of Love", including: 1 - Ice Cream 2 - P…

Charlotte Talbot, better known as Cee Bee Teatime, returns to the show while visiting the UK to talk about what she has been working on recently and shares three new tracks with us! Featured Songs include: 1 - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (What the Farmer Grows) 2 - Selfies at the Zoo 3 - The Storm and the Rainbow Find the Artist at: Spotify htt…

Carl and Jacinta from Allioopsy join us from the Gold Coast in Australia. They talk about how they formed the band from their roles as Voice Over artists, inspiration for the name Allioopsy and experiences recording their album "It's All About Fun". They share 5 featured songs, including: 1 - Allioopsy 2 - Happy 3 - It's All About Fun 4 - Robot Dan…

Jessa Campbell joins the show and we talk about her Ecology based children's music and the stories behind the songs and videos for "Rainbow Flow (feat. Saul Paul and LDW)" and "Movement is Chemistry (feat. LDW). YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/OnligSRIAQ0 Find the Songs at: Spotify Rainbow Flow: https://open.spotify.com/track/2dBnCPbMiaUflRvn1…

Tara Trudel joins the show for this album feature, and shares stories about her inspirations to making children's music, her work with Second City and creating the fun and irreverent album "Fractured: Fairy Tales Remixed". She shares 5 featured songs, including: 1 - What's the Story (featuring Rachel Trudel) 2 - I Just Needed a Nap (featuring Caris…

Leah and Siu of Loopy Tunes Music join the show from New Zealand to catch us up on what they've been up to since being on the show in Season 1 and share the video and song for the wonderful "Let's Make Lemonade". YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/bdRX6BZ3gLA Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/0utCx4UhKTvv6GO2Y7LxT4?si=c20f6…

Captain Festus McBoyle returns to the show to catch us up on a busy time of touring and recording and creating the album "Look Wot the Cat Dragged In". He shares 5 featured songs and a bonus, including: 1 - Meat - The Vegetarian Song 2 - Seaweed Song 3 - Ode to the Universe 4 - Leaking - The English Whinging Song 5 - Water Safety Song Bonus 6 - Bre…

Stephanie Leavell joins the show for this album feature, and shares stories about her work in Music Therapy, her company Music for Kiddos and creating the album "Made to Bloom". She shares 5 featured songs, including: 1 - Made to Bloom 2 - All I Want to Do 3 - Slow Down 4 - Grizzly Bear Grump 5 - It's a Good Day Find the Album at: Spotify https://o…

Joining us from Ontario, Canada is Christopher Eckart, better known as My Friend Christopher. He brings up to date since his last visit on his recent music awards experience, work on his new album and shares his latest song called "All the Small Things". Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/4LP6GvPq6QXJNrboVOqGIX?si=bedf83fcfd57…

Andy Zamenes, better known as Andy Z, joins the show to tell us about his journey to making music for kids that began with a chance opportunity to do a performance. He also talks about his history, his AndyLand album series, the AndyLand Band and the story of the featured song "The Monkey Dance", a fun cover of that Wiggles classic. Find the Song a…