Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
One of the best things about being on the road is catching up with friends all over the globe. In today’s episode, we’re in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Tonight is the Formula 1 Grand Prix (you know I love F1), and headlining it is J.Lo!
I got to catch up with my longtime friends Charles Streeter, Brandon Brown aka Pastor Funk, and Javad Day. Streeter has been J.Lo’s drummer for many years. Pastor Funk is playing bass with her, and has also played bass and/or music directed for everyone from The Jacksons to Stevie Wonder. He also leads his own band, The Brandon Brown Collective (aka the BBC), which was actually the first band to play at the JammJam!
Javad Day, aka Mr. Klynik, is playing keys with J.Lo, and this same week, he’s also musical directing Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella. Javad’s worked with Beyoncé, Mac Miller (that’s him on Mac’s Tiny Desk), Ella Mai, Mustard, Ciara, Tyler, the Creator, and more.
I love these guys and had such a great time hanging in Saudi with them, right before they crushed it for a huge crowd with J.Lo (and then immediately hopped on a plane back to the U.S).
We found a hut, popped up a camera, and filmed this one ON THE GO. So here it is, my convo with my brothers Streeter, Pastor Funk, and Javad!
00:00 - INTRO
00:59 - JAVAD DAY INTERVIEW STARTS
01:27 - JAVAD’S TRAVEL SCHEDULE
02:35 - 1500 OR NOTHIN’
03:32 - RICKEY MARTIN & J.LO
04:05 - MUSIC DIRECTING ZEDD’S “THE MIDDLE” BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS PERFORMANCE
04:56 - MUSIC DIRECTING JAMMJAMS
05:47 - J.LO
06:34 - GETTING THE MEGAN THEE STALLION GIG
08:22 - JENNIFER LOPEZ AT F1
09:47 - BAND IN A BOX
11:18 - MEGAN THEE STALLION COACHELLA SHOW
13:18 - MODERN DAY MUSIC DIRECTING
13:54 - HOW TO CREATE A COACHELLA SET
16:33 - COACHELLA REHEARSALS WITH MEGAN THEE STALLION
17:14 - JAVAD’S FIRST GIGS
18:07 - TRAVEL SCHEDULE
18:50 - "SNEAKS" MOVIE WITH MUSTARD
23:29 - CHARLES STREETER & PASTOR FUNK INTERVIEW STARTS
25:57 - REHEARSALS WITH J.LO
28:49 - HOW PASTOR FUNK, STREETER AND ELMO MET
34:07 - THE FIRST JAMMJAMS
34:59 - BRANDON BROWN COLLECTIVE JAMMJAM
35:39 - FULL CIRCLE: PLAYING IN SAUDI WITH FRIENDS
37:43 - PASTOR FUNK
38:51 - A MEMPHIS JAMM
42:45 - TOURING WHILE BEING A HUSBAND AND A DAD
45:07 - PLAYING TO MASSIVE CROWDS
‘Go with Elmo Lovano’ is a weekly podcast where Elmo interviews creatives and entrepreneurs in music on HOW they push forward every day, got where they are in their careers, manage their personal lives, and share lessons learned and their most important insights.
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One of the best things about being on the road is catching up with friends all over the globe. In today’s episode, we’re in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Tonight is the Formula 1 Grand Prix (you know I love F1), and headlining it is J.Lo!
I got to catch up with my longtime friends Charles Streeter, Brandon Brown aka Pastor Funk, and Javad Day. Streeter has been J.Lo’s drummer for many years. Pastor Funk is playing bass with her, and has also played bass and/or music directed for everyone from The Jacksons to Stevie Wonder. He also leads his own band, The Brandon Brown Collective (aka the BBC), which was actually the first band to play at the JammJam!
Javad Day, aka Mr. Klynik, is playing keys with J.Lo, and this same week, he’s also musical directing Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella. Javad’s worked with Beyoncé, Mac Miller (that’s him on Mac’s Tiny Desk), Ella Mai, Mustard, Ciara, Tyler, the Creator, and more.
I love these guys and had such a great time hanging in Saudi with them, right before they crushed it for a huge crowd with J.Lo (and then immediately hopped on a plane back to the U.S).
We found a hut, popped up a camera, and filmed this one ON THE GO. So here it is, my convo with my brothers Streeter, Pastor Funk, and Javad!
00:00 - INTRO
00:59 - JAVAD DAY INTERVIEW STARTS
01:27 - JAVAD’S TRAVEL SCHEDULE
02:35 - 1500 OR NOTHIN’
03:32 - RICKEY MARTIN & J.LO
04:05 - MUSIC DIRECTING ZEDD’S “THE MIDDLE” BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS PERFORMANCE
04:56 - MUSIC DIRECTING JAMMJAMS
05:47 - J.LO
06:34 - GETTING THE MEGAN THEE STALLION GIG
08:22 - JENNIFER LOPEZ AT F1
09:47 - BAND IN A BOX
11:18 - MEGAN THEE STALLION COACHELLA SHOW
13:18 - MODERN DAY MUSIC DIRECTING
13:54 - HOW TO CREATE A COACHELLA SET
16:33 - COACHELLA REHEARSALS WITH MEGAN THEE STALLION
17:14 - JAVAD’S FIRST GIGS
18:07 - TRAVEL SCHEDULE
18:50 - "SNEAKS" MOVIE WITH MUSTARD
23:29 - CHARLES STREETER & PASTOR FUNK INTERVIEW STARTS
25:57 - REHEARSALS WITH J.LO
28:49 - HOW PASTOR FUNK, STREETER AND ELMO MET
34:07 - THE FIRST JAMMJAMS
34:59 - BRANDON BROWN COLLECTIVE JAMMJAM
35:39 - FULL CIRCLE: PLAYING IN SAUDI WITH FRIENDS
37:43 - PASTOR FUNK
38:51 - A MEMPHIS JAMM
42:45 - TOURING WHILE BEING A HUSBAND AND A DAD
45:07 - PLAYING TO MASSIVE CROWDS
‘Go with Elmo Lovano’ is a weekly podcast where Elmo interviews creatives and entrepreneurs in music on HOW they push forward every day, got where they are in their careers, manage their personal lives, and share lessons learned and their most important insights.
Please SUBSCRIBE / FOLLOW this podcast to catch new episodes as soon as they drop! Your likes, comments and shares are much appreciated!
Listen to the audio form of this podcast wherever you get your podcasts: elmolovano.komi.io
Follow Javad:
instagram.com/mrklynik
Follow Streeter:
instagram.com/thestreeter
Follow Pastor Funk:
instagram.com/pastorfunk
Follow Go With Elmo:
instagram.com/gowithelmo
tiktok.com/@gowithelmo
https://x.com/gowithelmopod
Follow Elmo Lovano:
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