Neal Cohen

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Daily updates from CMJ 2010 for Paste Magazine

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/festivus/2010/10/a-first-timers-field-work-at-cmj-day-1.html

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/festivus/2010/10/a-first-timers-field-work-at-cmj-day-2.html

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/festivus/2010/10/a-first-timer-s-field-work-at-cmj-day-3-2.html

I think I really hit my stride right around here:

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/festivus/2010/10/a-first-timers-field-work-at-cmj-day-4.html

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/festivus/2010/10/a-first-timers-field-work-at-cmj-day-5.html

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Bloggin's at Outside Lands 2010

Here's what I was able to capture at Outside Lands including interviews with Larry Campbell, Chromeo, Wild Beasts, Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars, and footage of My Morning Jacket's Jim James sitting in with the Levon Helm Band.

http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/blog2010/blog/4

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Bonnaroo.com Blog work

Here's a link to my work at Bonnaroo 2010 where I had the honor of interviewing artists such as Neon Indian, Trombone Shorty, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Local Natives, Medeski, Martin & Wood and I also captured a backstage rehearsal of Mumford & Sons with Dave Rawlings & Gillian Welch!

http://bonnaroo.com/blog/author/5.aspx

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This is an article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution in November 2009 that profiles Art Rosenbaum, a Grammy award winning field recorder and host of Backroads & Banjos - a weekly segment that I produce for AM1690 The Voice of the Arts about traditional American music.

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THE 1ST PART OF MY INTERVIEW WITH COUNTRY LEGEND CHARLIE LOUVIN FROM NOVEMBER 2009

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JAZZ INSIGHTS WITH DR. GORDON VERNICK - JIMMY SMITH PART 1

This is an example of a segment that I produce for WMLB AM1690 The Voice of the Arts that is also available as a podcast on iTunes U and on the station's website.  Its the first of two pieces discussing the career of the soulful jazz organ player Jimmy Smith.

The Jazz Insights podcast series has received over 3,000,000 downloads on iTunes U with an average of 50,000 downloads per week.

New episodes of Jazz Insights premiere every Thursday at 8:30 AM, 1:20 PM, & 6:30 PM

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A link to the iTunes U menu where episodes of the Jazz Insights podcast have been accessed by over 1,100,000 users (50,000 downloads/week)

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BACKROADS & BANJOS WITH ART ROSENBAUM

This is an example of a weekly segment that I produce with Grammy award-winning field recorder Art Rosenbaum.  In this segment, Art pays tribute to Mike Seeger, a member of the New Lost City Ramblers and a personal friend of Art's from the days of the 1960's folk revival in Greenwich Village.

New episodes of Backroads & Banjos premiere every Wednesday at 8:30 AM, 1:20 PM, and 6:30 PM.

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SIGNS OF LIFE WITH PASTE MAGAZINE - TOP ALBUMS OF 2009

A sample from the Paste Magazine show that I produce for The Voice of the Arts.  This sample contains songs from their top 3 albums of 2009 and a bit of chatter in between.

New episodes of Signs of Life with Paste Magazine air every Friday at 4 PM EST.

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Getting the conversation going

HERE'S A BASIC LISTING OF SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW:

Musicians

Allen Toussaint Andrew Bird Booker T Jones Bruce Hornsby Charlie Louvin Chris Thile Cornmeal Cyril Neville Dan Auerbach Dan Tyminski David Bromberg David Grisman Del McCoury Derek Trucks Dexter Romweber Dr. Dog Dubconscious Frank Hamilton Grupo Fantasma Guy Clark Idan Raichel Irvin Mayfield Ivan Neville Jerry Douglas Jimmy Herring Joe Craven John Medeski John Scofield Johnny Winter Junior Marvin Karl Denson Keller Williams Lee Scratch Perry Mickey Raphael Noam Pikelny NOMO Norman Blake Paco Pena Paul Winter Peter Simon & Roger Stefens Pinetop Perkins Robert Cray Dirty Dozen Brass Band Ladysmith Black Mambazo The Cherryholmes Savion Glover Os Mutantes – Sergio Dias Arrested Development - Speech The Everybodyfields - Sam Quinn The Belleville Outfit The Wiyos Those Darlins Tiempo Libre Wanda Jackson Yeasayer Zakir Hussein

In-studio performances

Adron Angela Easterling Among The Oak and Ash The Battlefield Band Bela Fleck Ben Sollee Beppe Gambetta Billy Bright & Chojo Jacques Bombadil California Guitar Trio Caroline Herring Casey Driessen Corb Lund Danny Barnes Darrell Scott Donna Hopkins & Ralph Rodenberry Emmitt-Nershi Band Enter The Haggis Gringo Starr Hill Country Revue Jake Shimabukuro The John Cowan Band The Lovell Sisters The Low Anthem Oliver Wood Packway Handle Band Red Molly Steep Canyon Rangers The New Familiars The Rosewood Thieves Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet Todd Snider Toubab Krewe Trampled By Turtles William Elliott Whitmore

Comedians

Jeff Garlin Jim Gaffigan Michael McKean  Steven Wright Harry Shearer Patrick Carlin

Chefs and Culinary Experts

Richard Blais Ari Weinzweig Kevin Rathbun Virginia Willis

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Dry Ink Magazine's Tom Cheshire interviews Neal Cohen about The Voice of the Arts