Off the Record Interviews was born from a specific type of boredom that stemmed from album-release interviews and an interview with Marko Hietala that fell through the cracks on its way to publishing at Tuonela Magazine. I missed the old days of talking to the artists about themselves! I wanted to get off of the album-release line of questioning, which is heavily oversaturated by music medias, and into the lessons and personal growth they’ve experienced throughout their musical journeys. This inspired the name for the series, Off the Record!
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Off the Record with Johanna Kurkela, Timo Kurkela, & Troy Donockley
Off the Record podcast interview with Johanna Kurkela, Timo Kurkela, and Troy Donockley by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Marianne Heikkinen & Salla Hätinen of Rabbit Cult
Off the Record podcast interview with Salla & Marianne of Rabbit Cult by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Sami Hinkka of Ensiferum
Off the Record podcast interview with Sami HInkka of Ensiferum by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Mikko Salovaara of Kiuas
Off the Record podcast interview with Mikko Salovaara of Kiuas (Daimonic, Leverage) by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish
Off the Record podcast interview with Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Timo Kurkela
Off the Record podcast interview with Timo Kurkela by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Anniina Lotvonen & Tomi Raikaslehto of Vies Vignette
Off the Record podcast interview with Anniina Lotvonen & Tomi Raikaslehto of Vies Vignette by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Altamullan Road
Off the Record email interview with Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road by Kathy Criswell
Off the Record with Juhis Kauppinen of Merta
Off the Record podcast interview with Juhis Kauppinen of Merta by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Elias Viljanen & Tommi Portimo of Sonata Arctica
Off the Record interview with Tommi Portimo and Elias Viljanen of Sonata Arctica by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Johann Iivanainen & Johanna Kurkela of Altamullan Road
Off the Record podcast interview with Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Marko Hietala
Off the Record podcast interview with Marko Hietala by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record: Get to know Derek Day of Classless Act
Off the Record podcast interview with Derek Day of Classless Act by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record: Get to know Chuck McKissock of Classless Act
Off the Record podcast interview with Chuck McKissock of Classless Act by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record: Get to know Franco Gravante of Classless Act
Off the Record podcast interview with Franco Gravante of Classless Act by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record: Get to know Dane Pieper of Classless Act
Off the Record podcast interview with Dane Pieper of Classless Act by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record: Get to know Griffin Tucker of Classless Act
Off the Record podcast interview with Griffin Tucker of Classless Act by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record with Martijn Westerholdt & Robin La Joy of Eye of Melian
Interview with Martijn Westerholt and Robin La Joy of Eye of Melian by Bear Wiseman, done originally in 2022
Off the Record with Nicke Karvonen and Andreas “Gordon” Gerdin of Machinae Supremacy
Interview with Nicke Karvonen and Andreas “Gordon” Gerdin of Machinae Supremacy by Bear Wiseman in 2022
On the Record with Tuomas Välimaa & Kalle Laakso
Interview with Tuomas Välimaa and Kalle Laakso of Ember Falls by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2017