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Mere Mortals

Mere Mortals

By: Kennith Darling Danny Oleson Jasen Samford
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Summary

A podcast about what being a working musician is actually like, from the people who’ve actually done it.

2026 Kennith Darling, Danny Oleson, Jasen Samford Art Music
Episodes
  • Ryan Leyva, AKA Johnny Nails

    Ryan Leyva, AKA Johnny Nails
    4 Nov 2026

    Ryan Leyva is a Seattle area guitarist, producer and mixing engineer. Today on Mere Mortals, Ryan talks with us about his journey in music. From playing a plastic guitar on the side of the stage as a child, to joining Santana’s drummer’s band out of high school, to playing on an American Idol tour. He also shares some wild LA stories and we finally get the true origin story of the name, Johnny Nails. Please enjoy this incredibly fun and insightful conversation with one of our favorite people in the music industry.

    Episode mixed by Ryan Leyva

    Theme song written by Danny Oleson
    Performed by Kenny Darling, Jasen Samford & Danny Oleson
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    1 hr and 25 min
  • Bonus: Show Logistics part 1

    Bonus: Show Logistics part 1
    28 Oct 2026

    Learn about show logistics from Kenny, Danny and Jasen as they relate in excruciating detail the mistakes they made as they were getting started. Part 1 covers booking first shows all the way through sound check on the day of.

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    58 min
  • Eva Walker (The Black Tones)

    Eva Walker (The Black Tones)
    21 Oct 2026

    Eva Walker from the Black Tones joins Mere Mortals to talk about the complexities of being in a band with family, her work with people experiencing incarceration, and how kids can bring you back down to earth no matter how big your head gets.
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    1 hr and 50 min
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