11 Things with Leigh Jones

Diana Gameros is an alternative Latin singer/songwriter originally from Mexico and now based in Berkeley, CA. A captivating live performer and impressive guitarist, Diana is working on her debut full length album, "I Begin," due out later this year....

Emma Koenig is an actor, writer, and singer currently living in Los Angeles. This Jill of many trades turned her post-grad anxieties and other insightful meanderings into success in the blogosphere and eventually on the page with "Fuck! I'm in My...

I have known Sarah Kinlaw and Bryan Keller since middle school. Sarah and Bryan have known each other since kindergarten. Their ambient art-rock collaboration, SoftSpot, seems to have been born naturally out of two decades of friendship. Here, the...

Melissa Lusk is a Brooklyn-based musician and frontwoman of indie pop/rock band, Boy Girl Party. Listen in as Melissa talks about church and feelings of guilt over the exploit of becoming a professional musician, and lets out a couple of very ladylike...

Larry Heinemann is a NYC-area bassist, composer, and engineer (and co-producer of my 2012 album "Worth Wild"!). He has been involved with Blue Man Group on and off since its inception in the late 80s, and was also a member of the early 90s alternative...

Drew Citron is an amazing singer and songwriter, and a member of NYC bands AVAN LAVA and Beverly. Here, Drew discusses getting over the anxiety of sharing her feelings with an audience, her current foray into punk rock, and what heaven might be...

Matt Berger is the band leader of NYC indie punk rock outfit Teen Girl Scientist Monthly, and, most importantly, the composer of the "11 Things" thingle (ie. theme song/jingle)! Listen in as Matt discusses the difference between writing for his band...

Shaina Taub can't be tied down to one genre. A good song is a good song is a good song, she maintains, as she slips gracefully in and out of musical theatre, pop, and soul. Here, Shaina insightfully and intelligently discusses the importance of...

Clinton Curtis is a NYC-based musician who specializes in getting people out of their seats and onto the dance floor.  A trafficker in mostly rock & roll and rhythm & blues, Clinton discusses growing up surrounded by music in Key West,...

The inaugural episode of "11 Things w/ Leigh Jones"!!! One of NYC's most highly sought after drummer/percussionists, Hiroyuki Matsuura (Matsu) discusses his upbringing in Japan, making it as a freelance musician in NYC over the past 10 years, and his...