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In the Studio... Chris Blair and Jim Peterik

June 17, 2014

Chris Blair is the owner of The Listening Room Cafe, a destination venue for singer/songwriters in Nashville, TN.


Jim Peterik is co-founder of The Ides of March and Survivor. He's written songs for acts like Cheap Trick, 38 Special, The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.


On this episode, we talked about songwriting, live performance, building a following, booking gigs, and more... Jim also told the story of writing "Eye Of The Tiger" and performed some of his most successful songs live in our studio, including one that became a huge hit for Sammy Hagar, "Heavy Metal." 


This episode is currently being edited and will air soon. Until then, subscribe to the podcast and check out the notes below...