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Introducing Frequency 432 kHz The Backstory with Rock’s Royalty

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Today, Skyhawk Studio launches Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock’s Royalty — a premium multi-camera video podcast where musicologist and host Jon Kanis sits down with the artists, makers, and minds behind the music for real, funny, deeply informed conversations about the careers and stories that have never been told on camera. Until now.

432 Hz is known as the feel-good frequency — the natural tuning that resonates at the same rate as the human body. That’s exactly what this show is built around: conversations that feel good, go deep, and leave you with more than you came with. Laugh, listen, and learn.

Season 1 opens right here in San Diego, with three episodes featuring artists who have spent decades shaping this city’s music scene — and whose stories have never been told at this level.

“Tuned to the stories that matter. Real conversations with the artists, makers, and minds behind the music.”

The Host

Jon Kanis is a Grammy-nominated producer, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame consultant, director of the Soulsville U.S.A. film series permanently exhibited at the Stax Museum of American Soul in Memphis, and author of Encyclopedia Walking: Pop Culture & the Alchemy of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He is a former road manager for Peter Case and a performing multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with Mike Keneally — Frank Zappa’s touring guitarist — and the Wondermints, who went on to become Brian Wilson’s Smile touring band.

Jon speaks with every guest as a peer. That trust unlocks conversations no fan-host can reach.

Season 1 Episodes

Three episodes. Thirteen clips. One bonus jam session. Every conversation is unscripted, unproduced, and 100% real — cut directly from the interview and released simultaneously across Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky. New episodes every Tuesday at 8:00am.

Ep. 101 — Live Now
Rick Sparhawk & Jim Soldi
Montezuma’s Revenge / Picus Maximus

Laugh, listen, and learn how Rick and Jim charmed the music industry in the ’70s and ’80s, inspiring collaborations with the likes of Johnny Cash, Ricky Skaggs, and Albert Lee. Glen Campbell as your opening act. Bionic bluegrass. Fifty years of stories you’ve never heard on camera. Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — streaming now.

Ep. 102 — Premieres May 5
Jerry Raney & Chris Sullivan
The Beat Farmers / The Penetrators / The Farmers

Sharing stories of what it’s like to be on the front lines of the music industry for five decades. Laugh, listen, and learn why the Farmers remain THE premier house band for San Diego — and beyond. From the birth of the Beat Farmers to the Penetrators’ legendary local following, this is San Diego cowpunk and rock history told by the people who made it. Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 8:00am.

Ep. 103 — Premieres May 12
Robin Henkel
San Diego Blues Legend & Guitarist Extraordinaire

Exploring the swinging, rollicking swagger of San Diego blues legend and guitarist extraordinaire Robin Henkel. Laugh, listen, and learn how Robin’s musical journey has inspired a devoted fan base that literally spans the globe — and pick up some blues guitar tips from the master himself. Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 8:00am.

Bonus Video — May 14 — YouTube only
Jon and Robin Jam!
Host Jon Kanis & Robin Henkel — an unplanned, unscripted jam session

After the interview, Jon and Robin picked up their instruments and just played. Two lifelong musicians, no agenda. This is what happens when the cameras keep rolling and you let it breathe. Available on YouTube only — Thursday, May 14, 2026.

About the Production

Frequency 432 kHz is a Skyhawk Studio production. A team of photographers, musicians, engineers, and marketers with experience across leading technology companies and the entertainment industry, Skyhawk brings full multi-camera production capability to every episode — from pre-production through post, copywriting through filming, editing through distribution. Produced in San Diego.

Skyhawk Studio’s charitable partners include Rick Allen and Lauren Monroe’s Raven Drum Foundation, supporting first responders, veterans, and trauma victims, and Matt Sorum’s Adopt the Arts Foundation, which restores music and arts education to underfunded public schools.

Where to Listen & Watch

New episodes every Tuesday at 8:00am on Spotify and YouTube. Social clips from every episode post Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

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For press inquiries, sponsorship opportunities, or to be considered as a guest for future episodes, contact us at contact@theskyhawks.com.

Tuned to the stories that matter.


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