Alternative Discussion West With Ryan Banks

On episode 19 of Alternative Discussion West host Ryan Banks welcomes old friend James Creston to the studio. We chat growing up in the east bay area and quickly dive into James introduction to the guitar while attending junior high at O'hara Park Middle School. We walk through the evolution of bands Second Hand and Eminent where James forms a close bond with friend and fellow guitarist Aaron Younce. Always taking a DIY approach, Eminent takes on recording their own music which lands them gigs at some of the bay area's premier live music clubs. James then reflects on the mobile studios he put together and some of his favorite recording projects including Hollowhed, The Vamps and Clavo Oxidado. We then get into guitar building and talk about James and Aaron's apprenticeship with Aaron's father Henry Younce, which leads to the formation of their own guitar brand, Maret Guitars. We venture outside of music where James owns and manages Vamp Salon in Oakley, California where he looks over day to day operations. Wh