Nashville Scavenger Hunt

As a Nashvillian I get asked all the time " So what should we do?". I could flat out tell you. Instead let's make this fun. I see this stuff all the time. Start asking around. Make some friends. You got this! Hit me up if you need a hint!

• Hash tag a "Woo" girl.

• Get a Line dance video

• Find your favorite naked statue

• Find the buried treasure of Mid-town

• Find a person who just moved here

• Find a person who is native to Nashville

• Take a photo from a rooftop

• Do you believe in Nashville?

• What would you look like with Angel wings?

• This place has the BEST old school country in town. (bonus: Get spun around)

• Order a Bushwacker

• Play a game of Big Buck Hunter

• Find the Karaoke in the Alley

• attend a writer's round

• Kiss a stranger

• Get a photo with Elvis

• Get your your song request PLAYED!!!

• Take a photo with a bachelorette party

• Get a photo with your ride share driver

• Touch the most expensive guitar you can find

• See the indoor gardens…

Bonus round:

• 1 shot, 1 bourbon, 1 beer

• order and consume the HOT hot chicken

• This place has the best indoor garden. Take a walk.

• get yourself some magic rocks in this cosmic place

Have at it! 

We love sports

We grew up on Tom Brady. I get a thrill out of talking shit about other people’s team then watching us win! Do yourself a favor: Don’t get in a shit talking match with a Massachusetts kid named “ Trasher”. I’ll get under your skin.

Autumn Lounge Guitar

This is for the rooftops in late September early October.

Looping and Grooving

This is a mix of loops, beats, and curves.

Jimi Pandrixx

Sometimes you gotta dress like a panda, rip some drums, and throw a party on the street.

Cutting Heads

Back when I was 22 I was in drum competitions. This is the night I won the northeast district. Judo Chop!

" Gypsy "

Some days beats get made.

Late Night at Cafe Coco

People beat on their guitars at the cafe. The master Jo’shua Odine was there. We played on the patio. I don’t remember this happening many moons ago.

DJ Dugy Cowboy Cha Cha

I work as a DJ at night club called Whiskey Dix. It’s a line dance bar. I’ve been composing songs for dances. This is a “Cowboy Cha Cha” called “Pretty Bartender”.

Time with Sasquatch

This is a video of me supporting Sasquatch at the Heavy Rebel Weekender in North Carolina. I spent time under his wing as a drummer and supporting act. He is one of the best entertainers you will witness, a great song writer, and stand up business guy. He taught me about putting on a great show no matter what. He could go from zero to being the most popular guy in the room. He’ll curse your name on stage, then buy you an omelet after the show. Paying dues with him pays off in spades.

Puerto Rico with Ian Cahill

Back in 2021 I took trip to Puerto Rico. I hung out with my buddy and long time collaborator Ian Cahill. His buddy Data texted him this beat, I sang over it, and Ian tied it together. Not a bad souvenir!

The Hermitage Hotel: 5 Star Top Shelf Bartending

The Hermitage Hotel: 5 Star Top Shelf Bartending

One of the most difficult jobs I ever had was as a top shelf bartender at the Oak Bar in the Hermitage Hotel. I had experience prior as a beer and pizza guy as well as Mexican service. As a musician I’ve always worked in the service industry to fill the days with steady work. When I got the job this was a big opportunity for me. It was high volume and fast paced. I would serve at the bar and do tables during the day. It was the most money I had ever seen. My mentors were fiercely disciplined. I was under constant scrutiny. When my shift was over I would go home to study drinks for hours. I remember the lead nighttime bartender saying “ I want you to conquer this bar. If you can do this bar you can do any bar”. It was 5 star service all the time. I studied, practiced, was humiliated, and swallowed my pride every table I served. When I screwed up the crew would let me know. When my team was upset my nerves would get worse. Until, one day I got hard. My memory got better. My skin got thicker. My eyes got darker. Sure I made mistakes, but I got better. One day my manager called me into his office. I thought he was going to chew me up. He handed me an invitation to pick up this piece of paper. Sometimes you think you’re drowning, but hey, that’s the job!

Justin Conn, "The Headless Surfer'

Justin Conn and I were playing around in the studio. We were getting drum sounds. He pulls out the guitar to lay down this surf riff. We mapped it out. I played drums and produced it. Justin played guitar and bass. The music was tracked and I went downstairs to check something in my car. I hear this crazy voice coming from upstairs. Justin tracked the perfect vocal part for this Halloween track. Kudos!

Chuck Elliston "Chicken Strips and Fries"

I met Chuck at a Berklee meetup in Nashville. He was looking for someone to produce his songs. I told him I could. This was a song he wrote with a student called “Chicken Strips and Fries”. I dig it.

Mmm and the yum yum

This is a song off the first record I ever produced called “It’s you”. It was written by Mark Wynegar and Dean Perry. Mark sang and played guitar on it. Dean played bass. I played Drums. Peter Rubbo engineered.

21

This was me at 21. It’s self explanatory. Give the Devil his due. God gave me a get out of jail free card.

Vine

I’m a white boy reggae rocker. My buddy Matt Simms helped to put this love song together. I played drums, bass, sang, and wrote the lyrics. Matt played some lovely guitar. We expressed love being a vine.

Trader Joe's 15th anniversary Music

My day job is working at Trader Joe’s. My boss came up to me asking if I would perform for the 15th anniversary of the Green Hills/Nashville location. Hell ya. I wrote a collection of songs for Trader Joe’s. Miraculously the band made up of my coworkers fell right in line with the tunes. It left a cheeky smile on my face.

How I started writing songs

One day in my Junior year of High School History class, my teacher gave us 3 options on how we can submit our final grades:

1: Take a test

2: Write a paper

3: Re-Write a song with new lyrics about World War 2

I asked my teacher “ Hey!? Can we write our own song?” He replies “ Even better.” I think to myself “ This has got to be the easiest assignment ever. It’s almost too good to be true…” Then my teacher assigned us groups. He puts me with 3 shy girls and Derrick, who is flunking the class. I said to the team “ you guys sit back, look pretty, and act like you’re having a good time. I’m gonna sing this song and we’ll all pass this class. Derrick, just act like you love it!”

Presentation day comes. We are set to go last. The teacher says “Alright everyone! Here’s Doug Trasher’s group singing about World War 2!” All the pretty girls are there. The stoners, jocks, nerds, weirdos, geeks, popular kids, and seniors were there. We do our schtick. The shy girls bring some enthusiasm… Derrick acts like he’s having a good time… I sing the song… We stop…

Standing ovation! My teacher says “ That was the highlight of my teaching career!” The shy girls opened up, Derrick passed the class, and they had us back the next year. It was the easiest “A+” I’ve ever gotten! I’ve been doing it ever since.

I’ll see you out there,

-Douglas Alan Trasher

Journey to the Ice Wall: A Flat Earth Musical

I was out at a party drinking beers. It was thanksgiving. We also had tequila. It was the first time somebody showed me the picture of an athletic African American man in the nude of which I thought was a corona virus warning. I was duped! A beautiful woman approached me and told me of her husband. “ You should play music with Justin!” A play date? Sounds jovial…

I went down stairs to familiarize my self with “Justin”. TJ, the host of the party, was downstairs with Justin. TJ said to me “ Hey Trasher! You should wrestle with Justin!” At this point I had plenty of courage so I said “ let’s WRASTLE!” Justin then grabbed my hands, bent my arms backwards, and continued to throttle me into the couch! TJ called the 5 second fight, “It’s over!”. I thought to myself “ Justin, a worthy man of respect! The play date is on!”

That play date turned into an idea. “What if we write a musical about Flat Earth?” Justin picked up his pen and guitar. I fired up the studio and lit a cigar. TJ put on his host hat. Jeremy gave us input. Aly chimed in from Los Angeles.

The result is the creative team of Lou Manati and the Chemtrails. We have been putting together a musical podcast series to follow Doug and The General to finally prove the earth is flat! This is a sneak peek at the Journey to come. Join us on our quest to prove the Earth is Flat! Hazzah!