Today's guest on The Balanced Breakfast Podcast is Anthony Arya, joining hosts Stefan Aronsen and Jason Hunter (Aeon of Moonlust) for a conversation about songwriting, touring, and his new single, “The Dress.” Anthony shares insights into his musical journey, the experiences that have shaped him as an artist, and what it takes to keep creating...Continue Reading

MONO Music Conference 2026 brings more than 60 presenters to The Midway SF in San Francisco on November 13–14 for speaker sessions, hands-on workshops and music industry connections.Continue Reading

Music Expo 25 is bringing its own bold, culture-shifting energy to the heart of the industry. For years, Music Expo has served as a creative hub where artists, marketers, producers, and innovators gather to exchange ideas and redefine what music-making means today. Join more than 750 artists, songwriters, producers, musicians, DJs, and engineers at Music...Continue Reading

Recorded live at the Balanced BreakFEST showcase during SxSW 2025 in Austin, Texas, this special episode features Her Dark Heaven, an indie rock band from New York City. Known for their atmospheric, synth-driven sound and bold aesthetic, Her Dark Heaven discusses their creative process, the journey to performing at SxSW, and how they channel personal...Continue Reading

North Bay friends YngSolomon and The7thLetter like to party on the beach. In fact, their parties on Ocean Beach are legendary and their love of the west coast is evident. They make music that brings people together and fuels the good vibes. I first discovered the artists by hearing their song California Days via a...Continue Reading

Joshua McClain and Dylan Charles Germick of Planet Booty are friends, in fact, Dylan suggested I have Josh on my podcast. Not because Josh makes body-positive, pro-sex, dance music for your ass cheeks, because he doesn't. Josh was recommended because he's F'n good musician whose popularity grew drastically due to his weekly streams during this...Continue Reading

In our 19th episode, we get the pleasure to talk with Sabrina aka PONYSKULL. Topics include worst and best Christmas music, origins of PONYSKULL and her other group TREASVRE, whether she likes electronic or rock better, and of course, we continue the conversation around when the bars open up again.Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 18th episode, the BB podcast guys are met by two ladies, Clementine & Jessica. The five talk about the origins of their artist names, cacao, and play a bunch of music/talk about it.Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 17th episode, Stefan, Jason, and Cory sit down with The Sam Chase. The crew gets into some of Sam’s music, how many other Sam Chases there are, learnings from 8 months of pandemic live streaming, rocking out to a party bus in SF, and the inside scoop of playing at Outside Lands--and meeting...Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 16th episode, the trio talks with the duo Gibson & Bronzini. Topics include how they became a duo, favorite venues, the first show they want to play post-pandemic, and of course, we get to hear a few of their finest selected songs.Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 16th episode, Stefan and Jason talk to Containher about her upcoming show with Jason's band Great Highway. The three get into the inevitable closure of music venues and if time sharing a venue could work now more than ever. We also get to hear a few singles from Containher and if Stefan will...Continue Reading

Stefan Aronsen is the co-founder of Balanced Breakfast, which is a group of musicians and music industry professionals that get together for breakfast to discuss how to best help each other reach the widest audience. There are chapters all around the world, and they are meeting online during the pandemic. We talked about how he...Continue Reading