Essential Tremors

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Booking Overview

This is a music interview show focused on the songs that shaped musicians and other creators, with recurring conversations featuring established recording artists, composers, and performers. PR agencies could credibly pitch accomplished musicians, experimental artists, band members, and music creators with distinctive artistic careers or notable releases; booking difficulty is high because guests are typically recognized professionals with substantial discographies or prominent ensemble and festival work.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

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

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established musicians, recording artists, composers, experimental performers, and other creators with distinctive bodies of work, notable ensemble affiliations, or recognized festival and institutional appearances.
Required Achievements:  
Extensive recording discography, Membership in notable musical ensembles, Festival performances, Releases through respected record labels

Recent Guest Discussions

Maria Chavez - The Songs And Artists That Shaped Her Creative Path, Including Robert Wyatt, Hector Lavoe, And Autechre.

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

Tom Skinner - The Songs And Composers That Shaped His Musical Development, Including Ornette Coleman, Federico Mompou, And Sam Gendel.

Recent Topics

Experimental Music, Music, Composition, Music History, Performing Arts

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Essential Tremors
:

Maria Chavez (Live at Big Ears Festival)

July 17, 2026

Although turntablist Maria Chavez’s work is often performed in contemporary art museums and other rarefied locations, she herself doesn’t come from a place of abstraction or the aloofness that’s sometimes associated with such venues. On paper a deeply experimental artist, her work comes from a place of pure emotion rather than an ideological stance, and embraces the possibilities of the creative accident. A native of Lima, Peru, but raised in the United States, Chavez’...

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...

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