On episode 200 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Brian Brown!

An East Nashville native, Brian Brown is a hip hop artist based in the Music City who's been active for over a decade.

Since the release of his debut EP 7:22 in 2014, Brown's music has captured the attention of his native Nashville and beyond. Voted "Best Hip-Hop Artist" in the Reader's Poll of the Nashville Scene in 2018, Brown's eclectic musical taste has been on full display with his catalog over the years, which includes the full-length albums Journey (2020) and BBGonProfit (2023). His skills have taken him to festivals like SXSW and A3C, while his song "Come on In" off the aforementioned Journey record is nearing 1.4 million streams on Spotify alone.

On this episode, Brian talks with Mike about his early love for Outkast's Aquemini album, coming from a musical family, his Nashville roots, nonprofit work, more than a decade in hip hop, and more.

This episode of the podcast also features the song "Flava" from Brian Brown off his album Journey, available where you get your music!

Follow Brian on Instagram @worldofbrown. To stay up to date with Brian, visit https://linktr.ee/worldofbrown.

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On episode 199 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Seth Davis of Light The Fire!

Formed in 2011, Light The Fire is a band from Dallas, Texas that fuses elements of metalcore and melodic hardcore for their own blend of heavy music. On November 22nd, 2024, Light The Fire released their latest record entitled Death Won't Be The End Of Me. The EP was recorded at Saosin guitarist Beau Burchell's California home studio.

In 2025, the band released three new singles, the latest of which is the fiery "Inhuman." Released in December, "Inhuman" already has over 31,000 Spotify streams, while the accompanying music video has over 21,000 YouTube views.

On this episode, Seth talks with Mike about coming from a musical family, his foray into heavy music and hardcore vocals, linking up with the guys in Light The Fire and eventually moving to vocals in the band, getting the opportunity to record with Beau Burchell for Death Won't Be The End of Me, the power of journaling, their shared love of Killswitch Engage (and mutual favorite KsE record), and more.

This episode of the podcast also features the aforementioned "Inhuman" from Light The Fire, available where you get your music!

Follow Light The Fire and Seth on Instagram @lightthefire_tx and @sdavis_ltf. To stay up to date with Light The Fire, visit https://www.lightthefire.com/home.

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On episode 198 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Lisa Kaczmarek of Stereo Therapy!

Originally from the Chicago area, Lisa is a New Jersey-based podcaster who hosts the Stereo Therapy podcast. Started in 2023, Stereo Therapy is a podcast that showcases the importance of music and mental health, and how music is therapeutic to us all. With guests including Militarie Gun, Calling All Captains, No Bragging Rights, Anthony Green, and Johnny Zirkel, among others, Stereo Therapy will reach 150 episodes in early 2026.

On this episode, Lisa and Mike talk about how she got into music at an early age, her formative years in the Chicago music scene, dipping her toes in the business side of the music industry, eventually pivoting to becoming a podcaster and starting Stereo Therapy, getting one of her dream guests on the pod recently with Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun, music as a catharsis, the intersection of music and mental health, the Stranger Things finale, and more.

Follow Stereo Therapy on Instagram @stereo.therapy. To learn more about the pod online, visit https://stereotherapypod.com/.

Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod. To stay up to date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod.

If you or someone you know needs mental health support, please visit https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists.

This episode of the podcast also features the song "Plissken" off Tropic Bombs' new album Escape From Bomber Bay, available where you get your music! To grab your copy of the limited edition vinyl & board game of Escape From Bomber Bay, visit https://www.tropicbombs.com/escape.

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