05242023 TTTO EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MIKE TRAMP GUITARIST "MARCUS NAND"

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LIVE AIRDATE:  05/24/2023 WEDNESDAY
GUEST:  MARCUS NAND
(GUITARIST OF MIKE TRAMP’S “SONGS OF WHITE LION” ALBUM/SPRING
TOUR”)


NOTABLE COMMENTS & TIME STAMPS: 00:00 –
05:30         SHOW
INTRO, TINA TURNER RIP, + WITH GUEST BACKGROUND
05:30  -
08:00          AUDIO
SAMPLE OF COMPARING WHITE LION’S “WAIT” GUITAR SOLO BY VITO
BRATTA AND THE RE-RECORD BY MARCUS NAND ON “SONGS OF WHITE
LION”
10:45                     
MARCUS NAND JOINS THE SHOW

11:30                     
WE DISCUSS HOW THE TOUR WAS AN ACOUSTIC TOUR AND NOT A “FULL
BAND” SOUND DUO TOUR
12:35                     
MARCUS DISCUSSES WHY A FULL BAND WAS NOT POSSIBLE THIS RUN
HOWEVER, WHILE IT’S A “FULL BAND FEEL” YET STILL INCLUDES THE
STORIES.
WE WEREN’T IN A POSITION TO TAKE A RHYTHM SECTION AT THIS TIME,
(BUT THE TRACKS) ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE OF A FULL BAND FEEL”

14:45                     
NAND SPEAKS ABOUT HIS HISTORY AS A FLEMENCO GUITARIST PLAYING
WITH THE LIKES OF STEVE STEVENS, ETC AND HOW HE MORPHED HIS style
AND EXPERIENCE into that of a vito bratto STYLE AND PAY TRIBUTE
TO THE SOLOS.

‘YOU SORT OF HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE FRAME OF MIND OF SERVING
THE MUSIC. IT'S SORT OF SACRED GROUND, VITO BRATTA IS A VERY,
VERY HIGHLY RESPECTED GUITAR PLAYER, WHAT HE (BRATTA) DID AT THAT
TIME WITH THOSE SONGS, AND AS A SONGWRITER, THERE WAS NO REASON
FOR ME TO TRY DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT”


THE keys are different, the tempos are
different.
WE TRIED TO STAY TRUE, I TRIED TO STAY TRUE TO THE SONGS, I
COMPARE IT RECITING TO A CLASSIC POEM, YOU CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT
NARRATOR (VOICE) BUT THE WORDS HAVE TO BE THE WORDS.  THAT
WAS THE INTENTION THAT WAS CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE.


I TRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WAS THEN AND WHAT (IS) NOW,
IT WAS ON ME TO FIND WAYS THESE SONGS WOULD EXIST IN THESE NEW
KEYS (ABOUT A FOURTH DOWN)


MIKE’S VOICE HAS MATURED OVER THE YEARS.


 


17:20           
WE DISCUSS THE “WAIT” SOLO AND HOW IMPORTANT AS THE SOLO WAS
AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE BY MARCUS NAND LIVE.






18:30           
MARCUS DISCUSSES HIS APPROACH TO PERFORMING THE “WAIT”
SOLO HE ALSO NOTES: “IT’S NERVE RACKING” “I THINK
PEOPLE APPLAUD BECAUSE IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THEY’VE HEARD
THAT LIVE”
PLUS “THE LYRICS AND STYLE (OF THE SONGS) HAS “HIT THEM IN THE
HEART”



21:00           
WE ASK THE QUESTION IF VITO BRATTA HAS HEARD THE ALBUM AND HAS
MARCUS HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH VITO BRATTA AND WOULD THERE BE ANY
PUSH BACK (LIKE IN THE PAST) FOR DOING A “SONGS OF WHITE
LION”


WE DISCUSS SOME OF THE TENSION WITH VITO AND MIKE W/ PREVIOUS
VERSIONS OF WHITE LION.


21:40           
WE ARE IN TOUCH, AND IT’S PRETTY ASTONISHING TO ME, FIRST AND
FOREMOST, I’M A MASSIVE MASSIVE FAN, I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR
WHAT HE DID & HIS CONTRIBUTION TO GUITAR IS JUST
PHENOMENAL.


HE’S VERY VERY SUPPORTIVE;
HE LIKES WHAT WE’RE DOING, I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT
INITIALLY, HE WROTE AN EMAIL TO TRAMP, TRAMP PUT US INTO CONTACT
AND WE’VE BEEN COMMUNICATING THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND DEVOLOPING A
VERY COOL FRIENDSHIP.


IT’S PRETTY SURREAL TO COME HOME FROM A SHOW AND WRITE TO VITO
AND “YOUR NAME WAS MENTIONED SO MANY TIMES, AND ITS EVIDENT HOW
MUCH PEOPLE LOVE YOU AND ADMIRE YOU”, SO IT’S NOTHING BUT SUPPORT
FROM VITO, IT’S REALLY GREAT.


IT’S SURREAL IN A WAY.

23:30           
WE DISCUSS IF HIS FLEMENCO BACKGROUND HELPS HIS APPROACH TO THE
VITO BRATTA SOLOS (TWO HANDED APPROACH), DOES THAT GIVE MARCUS
AND ADVANTAGE?

“THAT’S A REALLY INTERESTING POINT, YOU MIGHT BE ONTO SOMETHING
THERE! IT’S NOT JUST A PIC IN YOUR HAND, THE FINGERS ARE SORT OF
INDEPENDENT THINGS”.

27:00           
WE CLARIFY HIS PARTICIPATION WITH “RATT”

28:00           
WE DIVE INTO MARCUS’ HISTORY WITH MANY ARTISTS
RICKY PHILLIPS (STYX), FERGIE FREDERICKSEN (TOTO) AND MORE

30:30           
WE DISCUSS MARCUS’ CONTRIBUTION TO A ROD STEWART SONG ON THE
ALBUM “ANOTHER COUNTRY” AND NOT BEING CREDITED.

33:30           
WE DISCUSS THE “SONGS OF WHITE LION” TOUR OVERSEAS (FULL BAND
TOUR)

34:30           
MARCUS DISCUSSES THE FALL 2023 USA TOUR BRIEFLY (SEPT-NOVEMBER- A
FULL BAND 8 WEEK TOUR)


35:45           
REGARDING VITO BRATTA’S CONTRIBUTION TO WHITE LION: HE IS
SPECTACULAR,  AS YOU STUDY THESE SONGS, IT’S NOT JUST THE
SOLOS, ALSO HIS RHYTHM WORK AND ALL THE LITTLE NUANCES, ALL THE
OPEN STRING WORK UNDER THE vocal IS REALLY SPECTACULAR, REALLY
REWARDING TO FIGURE OUT.


38:20           
WILL YOU EVER HAVE A MEETING WITH VITO?
I WOULD LOVE THAT, HE HAS SOME OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES AT
THE MOMENT, BUT I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT, WE DID TALK A
LITTLE ABOUT THAT, THAT WOULD BE PRETTY AMAZING TO DO”.