Mike Viola
American record producer and musicianWikipedia
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Oct 5, 2026
Andy FlemingHOST
With Sam Dee and Stef.
Andy FlemingHOST
Oh my God, I wish you guys could see and I have the personification of the season four demon.
Steph SmithHOST
[laughs]
Andy FlemingHOST
It's the season four demon, I think.
25 MINS LATER
Andy FlemingHOST
Yeah.
Andy FlemingHOST
Yeah, absolutely.
Andy FlemingHOST
Uh, so they start sending the guys to lessons.
Andy FlemingHOST
Uh, Tom Scott goes to a drum teacher who's like, "I'm not gonna teach you basics.
Alan BensonHOST
Mm-hmm.
T. Myke ChildsHOST
And, uh, the lead vocal is actually sung by, uh, Mike Viola of The Candy Butchers with, uh, Schlesinger on backup vocals.
Alan BensonHOST
Yeah.
T. Myke ChildsHOST
This is right at the beginning of Schlesinger's career as a composer for film and TV.
Zeth LundyHOST
Yeah.
Jake BrennanGUEST
Despite, uh, you know, I like the Johnny Depp contribution on the Ryan Adams album that, that Mike Viola produced.
Jake BrennanGUEST
It's v- you know, I can't say-
Zeth LundyHOST
Oh, yeah.
Madison CunninghamGUEST
But, like, people in my...
Madison CunninghamGUEST
Like, I have one person in my life named Mike Viola who is one of my favorite songwriters, and every time I saw him work or we would have conversations, he would just say something that I'd be like, "Now I know how to do it," or, "I know how to look for it," or whatever it is.
Michaela AnneHOST
Mm-hmm.
Madison CunninghamGUEST
So I feel like I've modeled the entire class off of just, like, how can we have conversations that just inspire each other and make each other realize that we do have the power and the imagination to create the worlds that we want, to say the things that we need to say? And yeah, I think that's why it ended up being okay.