Chris Cannella, Joshua Maloney - From Dean Guitars & DDrum to Deicide & Pitbull Toddler!

I haven't surprised a guest in a while! In this episode we surprised Chris Cannella by bringing on his colleague/friend Joshua Maloney!

Chris Cannella has played guitar in bands N-17, Rorschach Test, Autumn’s End & Deicide. He’s worked with Queensrÿche, Prong, & Gorgoroth. Behind the scenes, he’s worked artist relations and product management for ESP & Fender. He’s currently the director of artist relations, experiential marketing, and product management at Armadillo Enterprises. Armadillo manufacturers and distributes Dean Guitars, Luna guitars, & DDrum.

Joshua Maloney is my second guest. He was the director of artist relations for Dean guitars for 24 years and recently started his own marketing company called Malco Enterprises. He specializes in celebrity appearances & product endorsements. Current cool clients of Malco include NASCAR & Hex.com. He’s also the singer of the cover band Pitbull Toddler.

00:00 Intro
3:37 Hot Topic
3:58 N-17
5:17 Daniel Carver
8:00 Appetite for Destruction
9:22 Eddie Van Halen
10:34 Jim Root – Slipknot
12:40 Sterling Winfield
12:55 Snake Sabo
14:44 Dave Mustaine
19:40 Mt. Punishmore
20:25 Michael Shenker
22:09 Attila
26:48 ML Guitar
29:00 Kerry King
29:44 Dimebag Darrell
30:02 Van Halen – Frankenstrat
31:35 Voivod in Chicago
33:00 KISS – Gene Simmons
33:40 Family Jewels
37:00 Deicide
38:30 Netherlands Death Fest
40:14 Tenspoke Indies
40:44 Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL
41:30 Dime Bash w/ Ace Frehley
42:05 Pitbull Toddler
42:21 Mike Calta – 102.5 The Bone
44:06 Marcus Rafferty – Mudvayne
45:40 Willie Gee / Sean Payden / Aiden Mullen / Wookie
48:44 Miley Cyrus / Billy Ray Cyrus
51:18 Keyboard Warriors
52:47 Brett Michaels – A Letter from Death Row
53:06 NASCAR
55:00 Thoroughbred Music
55:58 Dean Zelinsky, Pat Baker
56:58 Elliot Rubinson
58:34 Post Malone
59:26 FM Management – King, Vltimus
1:00:46 Musikmesse - Vinnie Paul
1:01:42 Pearl Drums
1:04:17 Playing Dice @ Sepultura house w/ Dimebag
1:07:07 Eddie Van Halen on Sammy Hagar’s Book
#eddievanhalen, #deanguitars, #ddrum