New York, NY (Top40 Charts) WHO: QUESTLOVE, 4 -Time GRAMMY-winner, member of The Roots, and musical director of The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon...
WHAT: Debuts the first episode of Questlove Supreme on Pandora, a weekly three hour ride through the global musical landscape featuring adventurous music selections, compelling conversations and revealing interviews with music lovers from the entertainment industry and beyond. The first show features SNL alum and talk-show host MAYA RUDOLPH.
WHEN: Wednesday,
September 8th (and every Wednesday from here on) at 1 PM EST
MORE: Listen to a clip of Questlove and Maya talk about Prince! Miss an episode? Questlove's mixtape, live today HERE will feature episode highlights, thematic music from the episode and show archives.
ABOUT QUESTLOVE: Drummer, DJ, producer, culinary entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, and member of The
Roots - Questlove, is the unmistakable heartbeat of Philadelphia�s most influential hip-hop group. He is the Musical
Director for The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where his beloved
Roots crew serves as house band. Beyond that, this 4-time GRAMMY Award winning musician's indisputable reputation has landed him musical directing positions with everyone from D'Angelo to
Eminem to Jay-Z. Questlove has also released three books including the New York Times bestseller Mo� Meta Blues, Soul Train: The Music, Dance and
Style of a Generation and most recently somethingtofoodabout. One of his latest endeavors includes serving as the Executive
Music Producer and Composer on the A&E Mini Series �Roots.� He also scored Chris Rock�s film, Top Five and co-produced the GRAMMY Award winning
Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton. Questlove is a Celebrity Ambassador for Food Bank For New York City, is on the City Harvest Food Council, a board member of Edible Schoolyard, and the first Artist-in-Residence at the Made in NY Media Center. Questlove is also a Founding Member of the CAPA Foundation in Philadelphia and is also on the board for WNYC/New York Public Radio.
ABOUT PANDORA:
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