Essential Tremors

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Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast about musicians and other creators discussing the songs and artists that shaped their work, with external guests typically drawn from accomplished experimental, jazz, and independent music communities. Agencies could credibly pitch established musicians, composers, producers, and songwriters with distinctive careers, substantial recordings, notable collaborations, or festival profiles; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors recognized professionals but operates within a specialized music niche.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 273 subscribers

Instagram: 2.3k followers

Contact Information

steed@wuot.org

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Host

Matt Byars - Produced the show (as credited in the podcast description).

Lee Gardner - Produced the show (as credited in the podcast description).

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established musicians, composers, producers, and other music creators with distinctive artistic careers, substantial recordings, notable collaborations, or recognized festival and performance profiles.
Required Achievements:  
Extensive discographies, Membership in influential bands or ensembles, Collaborations with prominent musicians, Festival performances, Release of notable solo recordings

Recent Guest Discussions

Sir Richard Bishop - The Songs And Artists That Guided His Creative Development, Including Hoyt Curtin, Farid Al-atrash, And Sandy Bull.

Tom Skinner - The Musical Influences That Shaped His Work, Including Ornette Coleman, Federico Mompou, And Sam Gendel.

Shahzad Ismaily - The Pieces That Influenced His Creative Direction, Including Music By U2, Thomas Koner, And Ida.

Recent Topics

Experimental Music, Jazz, Musicians, Songwriting, Music History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Essential Tremors
:

Sir Richard Bishop (Sun City Girls)

July 07, 2026

Over a career spanning almost five full decades, Sir Richard Bishop has carved out a lasting legacy for himself as a singular, prolific voice. In the early 1980’s he founded Sun City Girls with his brother, Alan, and subsequently released 50 full length albums, 20 hour-long cassettes and 12 7” records. He’s also a co-founder of the far-reaching Sublime Frequencies label. Hear how songs by Hoyt Curtin, Farid Al-Atrash, and Sandy Bull guided him creatively. His newest record,&...

Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet) (Live at Big Ears 2026)

June 07, 2026

In his work with Sons of Kemet, and then in The Smile with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and as a sought after jazz and session drummer, Tom Skinner is very much a known quantity in music circles in the UK and internationally. Also a solo artist, his newest album, Kaleidoscopic Visions, was released by International Anthem in September 2025. Hear how songs by Ornette Coleman, Federico Mompou, and Sam Gendel shaped him. We spoke to him live at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN in M...

Shahzad Ismaily (w/guest host Fred Frith) (Live at Big Ears 2026)

April 29, 2026

To try to list all the projects, both solo and group, that Shahzad Ismaily has been a part of would take much more time than we have available, even in this notoriously long-winded medium. Instead, it might be better to offer a small sampling of those with whom he’s collaborated (Sam Smith, Mike Doughty; Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Marc Ribot), and then offer the description of him as a bass player and multi-instrumentalist who’s equally comfortable in the jazz, pop, and experime...

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