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Music Insights With Niclas Jeppsson

120 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

Learn the tools and methods from the people that inspire you. Interviews with artists, producers, engineers and entrepreneurs in the music industry.

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Gil Weinberg - Creating Robots That Can Sing, Improvise and Write Music, Genetic Algorithms And The Game of Life

November 11, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 51.4 MB

My guest today is musician and inventor of experimental musical instruments and musical robots, Gil Weinberg. Weinberg is a professor of musical technology at Georgia Tech and founding director of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology. In this interview, we spoke about: • Shimon, the incredible robot that can sing, improvise, write music and more • How algorithms are implemented in Shimon • Working with drummer Jason Barnes to develop his prosthetic hand that allowed him to pl...

Tom Salta - Music Composer For Deathloop, Halo, Prince Of Persia and Ghost Recon

October 29, 2021 14:56 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

Live interview with music composer Tom Salta (Deathloop, Halo, Prince of Persia, Ghost Recon) In this interview, we spoke about: • The importance of playing the long game • Significance vs fulfilment • Tom's process of writing music for games • Being a keyboard tech in the '90s • How Tom got into writing music for games • Favourite failure And much more Check out Tony's Masterclasses here: https://www.tomsalta.com/masterclass Preorder Tom Salta's Deathloop Masterclass for $160 ...

Gary Meek - How To Free Your Mind When Playing, Spotify Streams & Learning To Record And Mix

September 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

On the show today, we have jazz and fusion saxophonist and keyboardist, Gary Meek. As a session musician, Gary has played with artists such as Dave Weckl Band, Fourth World, Green Day, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and many others. It was a real pleasure talking to Gary and I hope you will enjoy our conversation too. In this interview, we spoke about: • How Gary started out playing saxophone and piano • The support from his father • How to not think about what you are playing • The mecha...

Jack Joseph Puig - Experienced vs Less Experienced Bands In The Studio, Staying True To Aesthetics, AI & More

August 26, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

On the show today, we have the record producer and mixing engineer, Jack Joseph Puig. JJP has worked with bands such as The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Weezer, Green Day, U2, Stone Temple Pilots, and many others. It was a real pleasure talking to JJP and I hope you will enjoy our conversation as well. In this interview, we spoke about: • How the music industry is thinking about AI and what it can be used for • The difference between experienced and less experienced bands in the studio • ...

Frederic Robinson - Creating Interactive Sounds For Robots And Using Unity To Create Musical Interfaces

August 18, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 51.9 MB

On the show today, we have the musician, programmer, and spatial interactive audio researcher Frederic Robinson. It was super cool talking to Frederic about his work in spatial audio which he uses to enrich our interactions with robots. He also makes really cool musical interfaces in Unity which you can check out on his Instagram. Link below. If you are into audio, music, programming, and technology, I’m sure you will enjoy this conversation as well. In this interview, we spoke about: • ...

Andrew Scheps - Dolby Atmos For Music, Staying On Top, Death Stranding, Red Hot Chili Peppers & More

August 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

On the show today, I’m really excited to welcome back the incredible recording and mixing engineer, Andrew Scheps. If you are not familiar with Andrew Scheps, he has mixed records for bands such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Hozier, Adele, Black Sabbath, and the list goes on. It was a huge pleasure talking to Andrew again and I hope you will enjoy our conversation! If you are interested in checking out our first interview, which we did back in 2018, there’s a link below! In th...

Peter Dowsett - Audio Programming, How To Make Plugins, Machine Learning, Problem Solving & More

August 04, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

On the show today, we have producer, engineer, audio programmer, and author, Peter Dowsett. I met Peter because we were both doing Graham Cochrane’s Six Figure Coaching course (which I have some opinions on but I’ll get into that more in the interview) so it was great catching up with him again. Peter is also doing his Ph.D. in machine learning for audio applications, which I found super fascinating, so it was a real pleasure talking to Peter and I hope you will enjoy this conversation as ...

Tommy Stalknecht - Rock Bands, Hip Hop Appreciation, Identifying Your Best Fans, Back To Normal Life & More

July 01, 2021 13:00 - 56 minutes - 48.4 MB

On the show today, we have the founder and CEO of SingleMusic, Tommy Stalknecht. SingleMusic is a direct to consumer brand, which helps artists and bands sell digital music, live stream events, and more, directly to their fans. Their 400+ livestream events since April 2020 have sold more than 800,000 tickets and generated more than $20 Million in revenue for artists like Jimmy Eat World, Young The Giant, Maren Morris, Underoath, Ben Rector, Needtobreathe, All Time Low and more. It was a ...

Grayson Capp - Songwriting, Social Media, Cooking, The Current State Of Music & More

June 23, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

On the show today, we have the singer-songwriter, Grayson Capps. You might have heard his music from the film, A Love Song For Bobby Long, for which he wrote the title song. Grayson is a great songwriter so if you haven’t heard his music, go check it out. The Scarlett Roses record is probably my favourite of his. It was a real pleasure talking to Grayson, and in this interview, we spoke about: • The current state of music and the quality of today's songwriting • Making a living from Face...

Kirt Debique - Sync and Production Music, Empathy In Problem Solving, Asking Questions & More

June 16, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 43.7 MB

On the show today, we have the CEO of the music technology startup, SyncFloor, and founder of Brick Lane Records in Seattle, Kirt Debique. Kirt comes from a background of having worked at Microsoft for 20 years as an engineer and manager. Kirt is also an accomplished inventor with 37 technology patents. It was a big pleasure talking to Kirt and I hope you will enjoy our conversation too! In this interview, we spoke about: • If library/production music is a numbers game • The difference ...

Jordan Rudess - Writing Music With Dream Theater, Developing Technique, Piano Playing & More

June 09, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 45.3 MB

On the show today, we have the keyboardist from the band Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess. it was a big pleasure being able to talk to Jordan for an hour or so, picking his brain on music, music theory, piano playing and more. Even though I wasn’t an avid listener of Dream Theater growing up, I was very familiar with their music and their skills as musicians and songwriters, so it was great talking to Jordan, and I hope you will enjoy this conversation too! In this interview, we spoke about: ...

Pete Hutchings - Royal Blood, Metallica, Creating Sounds, A Failure That Led To Success & More

June 02, 2021 13:00 - 56 minutes - 48.3 MB

On the show today, we have music producer and engineer, Pete Hutchings. He most recently worked on Royal Blood’s, chart-topping album, Typhoons. It’s a killer record, so if you haven’t heard it yet, go check it out. Pete has also worked on records such as Nothing But Thieves self-titled album, Florence and The Machine - Ceremonials and Adele - Skyfall. It was a real pleasure talking with Pete and I hope you will enjoy our conversation as well. In this interview, we spoke about: • Being ...

Mark Lettieri - Baritone Guitars, Kick-Ass Riffs, Writing Instrumental Music & More

May 26, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MB

On the show today, we have the guitarist, composer, and music producer Mark Lettieri. You might know him from the band Snarky Puppy where he lays down some killer guitar tracks. Mark also releases his own music and has a new album out called Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol 2. It’s a badass record with some deep and funky grooves. Check it out below! In this interview, we spoke about: • Creating kick-ass riffs on a Baritone guitar • Mark’s passion for great riffs • Writing instrume...

Primus Nair - The Creative Director At Lego On How To Generate, Present, Validate, And Sell Ideas

May 20, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 44.9 MB

On the show today, we have the Creative Director at Lego, Primus Nair. I loved talking to Primus and it was great learning how to generate, present, validate and sell creative ideas. It doesn’t matter your profession, or if you work in the music industry or not, you can definitely apply the ideas and tips shared by Primus in this interview. In this interview, we spoke about: • How to sell your idea • How to ask and give feedback for ideas • How to validate your idea • The first thing P...

Tom Kennedy - Being A Big Fish In A Small Pond, Preparing For Auditions, Putting Your Ego Aside, Larry Graham & More

May 12, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

On the show today, we have one of the top bass players in the world, Tom Kennedy. Tom has played with artists like Freddie Hubbard, James Moody, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Steve Lukather, Planet X and many others. Tom has a new album coming out on the 11th of June, called Stories. I got the opportunity to listen to it and if you are into instrumental jazz/funk I can highly recommend that you check it out. It was a real pleasure talking to Tom and I hope you will enjoy our conversation as well...

Mike Mattison - Songwriting, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Playing Jazz In Budapest & The US

May 05, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 36.3 MB

On the show today, we have musician and vocalist, Mike Mattison. You might know him from The Derek Trucks Band or more recently, The Tedeschi Trucks Band. I’m a huge fan of The Tedeschi Trucks Band, who is probably the best band in the world today, so it was a huge pleasure talking to Mike. Mike is also the songwriter behind one of the most popular The Tedeschi Trucks Band song, Midnight In Harlem. In this interview we spoke about: • Living in Budapest to play jazz • Finding his own voi...

Michael Palmisano - Why You Need To Learn Vocal Melodies, Decoding Derek trucks & Finding Your Own Voice As A YouTuber

April 28, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

On the show today, we have the guitarist and YouTube guitar teacher, Michael Palmisano. If you are a guitar player, you might have come across his, “Guitar Teacher Reacts”, videos where he dissects a song on the spot. For example, breaking down the theory behind the melody, the chord progression, the rhythm, etc. They are really great and his channel is a great source for learning more about music so check it out below! It was a real pleasure talking to Michael and I’m sure you will enjoy ...

Christian Henson & Paul Thomson - Having Your Own Voice, The Importance Of Giving, Success & Being Open-Minded

April 21, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MB

On the show today we not one, but two award-winning music composers, Christian Henson and Paul Thomson. They are also the founders of Spitfire Audio, the highly renowned orchestral sample library with samples from Hans Zimmer, Eric Whitacre, The London Contemporary Orchestra and many others. It was a huge pleasure talking to both of them and I hope you will enjoy our conversation as well In this interview, we spoke about: • Football banter about the new Europa Super League • Working with...

Johann Scheerer - Working With Omar Rodríguez-López, La Realidad De Los Sueños, Learning To Relax & More

April 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

On the show today, we have music producer and recording/mixing engineer, Johann Scheerer. He has worked with bands and artists like The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Pete Doherty, At the Drive-In and many others. Johann’s label, Clouds Hill, is also releasing the highly anticipated, and very limited, vinyl box-set, La Realidad De Los Sueños by The Mars Volta, this month. This box set looks badass so if you can get your hands on it, you are a lucky man/woman. It was a real pleasure havi...

Zane Carney - Why Being Curious Is The Key To Achieving Goals And Success

March 31, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

On the show today, we have guitarist and songwriter, Zane Carney. Zane has worked with artists such as John Mayer, Avril LaVigne, Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and many others. I first discovered him when he was touring with John Mayer a while back and he is a fantastic guitarist and musician. Zane has a new record coming out called Alter Ego in April, so be on the lookout for that. In this interview, we spoke about: • How they recorded his new record, Alter Ego, and improvisi...

Cindy Alexander - Dealing With Cancer And Sexual Harassments , Being Entrepreneurial, NBC Star Tomorrow & More

March 24, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

On the show today, we have singer-songwriter, Cindy Alexander. Cindy has been nominated and won numerous awards as a songwriter, for example, the Los Angeles Music Awards, JPF Music Awards and All Access Music Awards. It was a real pleasure having Cindy on and it was fascinating learning more about the entrepreneurial spirit that has sustained her throughout her career.  We also spoke about cancer and how Cindy deals with her own cancer and the sexual abuse she has had to suffer. Cancer i...

Kevin Comeau - Crown Lands, Taking Music Lessons, Having The Right Team & Social Media

March 17, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

On the show today, we have the guitarist/bassist/keyboardist Kevin from the band Crown Lands which is a Canadian rock duo. Being a duo, Kevin is actually playing all these instruments at once, which is pretty badass. So, if you are into kick-ass riffs, songs and progressive rock, do check them out (link below)! It was a pleasure talking to Kevin and I hope you will enjoy our conversation as well. In this interview, we spoke about: • How Kevin approaches playing and composing music on the...

Catherine Marks - Living On The Breadline, Sacrifices & The Old School Way Of Treating Assistants

March 10, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 50.4 MB

Catherine Marks is a Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer and mixer. She has worked with artists such as St Vincent, The Wombats, The Killers, Wolf Alice and many other killer bands. It was a real pleasure talking to Catherine and I hope you will enjoy our conversation as well. In this interview, we spoke about: • The hard times when starting out and living on the breadline • Sacrifices Catherine has made to get to her level • Dealing with the fear of failure and why you need some fe...

The Dodies - Being Produced By Bumblefoot, Their Patreon Superfan, Commitment & More

March 03, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes - 43.4 MB

The Dodies is a garage rock duo from Israel consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist, Yoni Avittan and drummer, keyboardist and backing vocalist (which he plays simultaneously), Ran Aronson. It was a pleasure having Yoni and Ran on the show and do check out their debut record, It’s One Hell of a Ride, produced by Bumblefoot, here: https://spoti.fi/37YVMTe In this interview, we spoke about: • The music scene in Israel • Working with Bumblefoot and what he brought to the band • Their sup...

Adam Nolly Getgood - Anxiety From Metal Music, Scandinavian Metal Bands & In-Depth On Guitar Amps

February 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MB

Audio engineer, bass player and producer Adam “Nolly” Getgood is on the show today. If you are in the metal scene, I’m sure you have heard about Adam, who played bass for the band Periphery. Adam is also the co-founder of the popular drum sample pack, GetGood Drums. And he also has a Neural DSP Archetype guitar amp simulator, called Nolly. I have always struggled with that sort of metal but it was great talking to Adam about it In this interview, we spoke about: • My anxiety with listeni...

Joanna Connor - Joe Bonamassa & J.J. Blair, Blues Guitar And Sustaining A Career For 30+ Years

February 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

Joanna Connor is a renowned blues guitarist and songwriter based in Chicago. Her new record, 4801 South Indiana Avenue, produced by Joe Bonamassa and engineered by JJ Blair, is coming out on the 26th of February. I discovered Joanna through engineer J.J. Blair who has been on the show twice. And from what I’ve heard so far, he has done a killer job engineering the album. In this interview, we spoke about: • Working with Joe Bonamassa and J.J. Blair on her new record • Joe Bonamassa pushi...

Lyle Workman - Composer for Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall & More

January 27, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Lyle Workman is a composer, guitarist & session musician who has done music for films such as Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and many others. Beyond that, he has also played with artists such as Beck, Sting and Todd Rundgren. In this interview, we spoke about: • Paul McCartney’s new album • How Lyle prepares for sessions that he gets hired for • How he used the quiet times to improve on his craft • Frank Zappa’s music and guitar playing • Recording his mus...

Mirek Stiles - Using Game Engines For Music Production, Working With Waves, 3D Audio & More

January 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB

Mirek Stiles in the head of audio products at Abbey Road Studios where he works with companies like Waves (on their Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin), Spitfire Audio, Native Instruments, and more. He was actually the first runner at Abbey Road when he started out back in 1998 and later progressed to assistant before he became involved with their audio products. Such a pleasure geeking out about audio and the incredible technologies that are being developed to enhance our experiences. In this in...

Matt Wallace - Money Making Myths, Why Cheap Rates Are Bad, Producing Records & More

January 13, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MB

On the show today we have record producer and mixing engineer, Matt Wallace. He has worked on records such as Faith No More - Angel Dust, Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane, The Replacements - Don’t Tell A Soul and many others. Also, sorry about the very brief lag a few minutes in - the rest is a smooth listening though :) In this interview, we spoke about: • Working on Faith No More’s Angel Dust • Dealing with the pandemic and how it has affected our work • Everything being autotuned and quan...

Carl Bahner - How To Set And Achieve Your Goals, Mental Health, Grammy Awards & More

January 06, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 134 MB

On the show today, we have producer and mixer, Carl Bahner. We had a very interesting conversation where we went pretty deep into dealing with mental health, the importance of fulfillment, how to set and reach your goals, and much more. I hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did speaking to Carl. In this interview, we spoke about: • How to set achievable goals • How to reach your goals • How to track and adjust your goals as you progress • How to set realistic goals • Me...

Best Of 2020 With Joe Satriani, Leland Sklar, Nathan East, Anders Osborne, Tomo Fujita, Oz Noy and more

January 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

I know 2020 hasn’t exactly been a “best of” year, however, I thought it would be fun to go back and look at some of the highlights from this year’s interviews. We will delve into interviews with guests such as Joe Satriani, Leland Sklar, Nathan East, Tomo Fujita, Anders Osborne, Aaron Beam, Oz Noy, Michael Beinhorn and more! Thanks to all the listeners and the awesome guests who took their time to talk with me and share their expertise with the listeners! To you, the listener/watcher, ple...

Anthony Dickens - The Inventor Of The Circle Guitar

December 23, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MB

On the show today we have the inventor of the Circle Guitar, Anthony Dickens. The Circle Guitar is part guitar, part sequencer, part synthesizer, part endless-idea generator. Simply put, it’s an awesome new guitar invented by Anthony Dickens and if you haven’t seen it, I hope you will be as blown away as I was when I first saw it. In this interview, we spoke about: • In-depth on how the Circle Guitar works • The endless possibilities of the Circle Guitar • Controlling other things such ...

Xiao’an Li - Becoming The Top Composer On LinkedIn, Negotiating Your Rates, Favourite Business Books & Music Theory

December 16, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 130 MB

On the show today, we have the music composer, Xiao’an Li. Xiao’an is based in Singapore where he composes music for games and advertising. Beyond that, Xiao’an is also a LinkedIn TopVoices 2020 and the only music composer to have that title. Go check his profile out and enjoy some great, fun, adventurous compositions! In this interview, we spoke about: • Why you have an infinite amount of musical ideas if you think beyond the “everyone has the same 12 notes” approach • In-depth about m...

Jack Wall - Music Composer For Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Mass Effect, Myst & Jade Empire

December 09, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 122 MB

On the show today, we have game music composer Jack Wall. Jack has composed music for games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, 2, 3, 4 and Cold War, Mass Effect, Myst, Jade Empire, and many others. Beyond working on incredible game franchises, Jack has also won an ASCAP award for his work on Call of Duty: Black Ops II and been nominated by BAFTA for his work on Mass Effect 2. Jack also co-founded The Game Audio Network Guild where he was the director until 2007. In this interview, we spoke ...

Tony Glausi - Separating Your Art From The Business, Favourite Jazz Solos, Jazz Standards & More

December 03, 2020 14:11 - 1 hour - 140 MB

On the show today, we have the award-winning trumpeter, keyboardist, singer, writer, and producer, Tony Glausi. Beyond playing with Billboard-charting and Grammy-nominated artists such as Peter Cincotti and Randy Porter, Tony has released a number of his own records, one of which is coming out in January.  I’ve been lucky enough to hear it as well, and it’s great, so stay tuned! Tony is such a nice and chilled out guy and it was great spending an hour or so talking to him, and I hope you ...

David Garfield - How To Double Your Streams, Being Independent & Getting On Big Playlists

November 25, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

The keyboardist, songwriter, producer, and record label owner, David Garfield is on the show today. He has recorded with artists such as Smokey Robinson, Cher, Steve Lukather, George Benson, Eros Ramazzotti, and many others. He also runs his own record label, Creatchy Records which we further delved into in the interview. It was a real pleasure talking to David and I hope you will enjoy our wide-raging conversation too, so without further ado, here’s David Garfield. In this interview, we...

Jon Harvey - Apple Music vs Spotify, Aiming Low, Working Hard & Why You Need Luck

November 18, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MB

Lead singer and bass player, Jon Harvey, from the band Monster Truck, is on the show today Monster Truck is a chart-topping Canadian rock band and they have some heavy and kick-ass tunes. Go check them out using the link below. In this interview, we spoke about: • Why you might want to use Apple Music over Spotify • My preference over Spotify’s playlists vs Apple Musics • Why Bandcamp is awesome • Why you need to aim low • Why streaming isn’t really benefiting Monster Truck  • Starti...

Damon Johnson - The Importance Of Melodies, Being Authentic, Appetite For Destruction & More

November 11, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MB

►► Join The Audio Tribe To Get Exclusive Access To Interviews, Private Q&A’s And Live Streams: https://www.youraudiosolutions.com/exclusive-access Damon Johnson is on the show today. He is a guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and has played with bands such as Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and also co-founded the band, Brother Cane. Artists like Stevie Nicks and Carlos Santana have also recorded some of the songs Damon has written. Damon is currently working as a solo artist and has an album comin...

Oz Noy - I Don't Write Songs I Write Music

November 04, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Guitar virtuoso, Oz Noy, is on the show today. Born in Israel, Oz moved to New York in 1996 to play with, as he puts it, the real jazz players. Oz has also won Guitar Player magazine readers poll for “Best Guitar riff on a record”, “Best new talent” and “Best out there guitar player”. Oz also has a new record coming out later this month called Snapdragon with some bad-ass players like Dennis Chambers, Chris Potter, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta and many others. So, be on the lookout for th...

Anders Osborne - How To Express Your True Self, Songwriting, Making Albums, Running & More

October 28, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Anders Osborne is a brilliant singer-songwriter based in New Orleans. He has released 15 studio albums since his debut record, Doin’ Fine, released in 1989 and if you are into great songwriting and blues, rock and jazz you will love Anders’s music. I can definitely recommend that you check out his record, Which Way to Here, which you will also hear us speak about in the interview. It’s a great, great record. Link below! It was a big pleasure talking to Anders and delve deeper into his song...

Nathan East - One Of The Top Bass Players In The World With Over 2000 Credits

October 21, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

Nathan East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music with over 2000 credits to his name. He has recorded, performed and co-written songs with artists such as Eric Clapton, Daft Punk, George Harrison, Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Toto and many others. It was a real pleasure talking to Nathan and delving deeper into what made him such a successful session musician, his cramp inducing bass-line from Footloose, how success leaves clues, meditation, magic and much much ...

Pascal Pilon - LANDR, The Loudness War, Creating Super Fans, Measuring Results And More

October 14, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

On the show today we have tech entrepreneur and investor, Pascal Pilon. He is currently running LANDR, which, if you are in the music industry, I’m sure you have heard of. If you haven’t, LANDR is a cloud-based, automated mastering service that helps music makers get instant mastered tracks with just a few clicks. We see more and more of AI becoming a big player in the music industry, which comes with both benefits and disadvantages. I’d love to know where you stand on this. Is AI a good t...

Aaron Beam - Red Fang, Building A Fan Base, Metallica's Hospitality & The Impact Their Music Videos Had

October 07, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MB

On the show today we have the bass player and lead singer, Aaron Beam from the band Red Fang. If you haven’t heard Red Fang and you are into kick-ass music and hilarious music videos, check them out! It was a pleasure talking to Aaron and I hope you will enjoy this conversation as well - especially if you are in a band and want some tips on how to grow your fan base and make a career out of your music. In this interview, we spoke about: • How Aaron’s style of playing and sound came about...

Greg Errico - Sly & The Family Stone, Less Is More, Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix & More

September 30, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Greg Errico is a drummer and producer who most famously played in Sly & The Family Stone. He was only 17 years old when he joined the band when they released their first album, A Whole New Thing until There’s A Riot Goin’ On, released in 1971. After Sly & The Family Stone, Greg played with artists such as David Bowie, Weather Report, Carlos Santana and many others. It was a real pleasure talking to Greg, especially since Sly & The Family Stone has been such an inspiration in my life and I ...

Drew Silverstein - Embracing Artificial Intelligence In The Music Industry & Amper Music

September 23, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

Drew Silverstein is the co-founder and CEO of Amper Music which is a tool based on artificial intelligence that empowers anyone to create unique and professional music instantly. It’s a very cool tool for people who want to create music for their videos or any other application but might not know how to do it nor have the money to hire someone else to do it for them. Having a tool like artificial intelligence that makes music-making easier and cheaper can be very valuable but can also be ve...

Ameen Abdulla - Modular Synthesis, Soundwhale, Finding Clients, 5G & AI

September 17, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MB

Ameen Abdulla is the founder and CEO of Soundwhale which is a remote collaboration app which you can use with Pro Tools or whatever your favourite DAW is. Ameen comes from a background in post-production and is a musician with an interest in modular synthesis, which we spent some time talking about. It was really interesting talking to Ameen’s about his journey from guitar playing and synthesisers to finding clients for his post-production company, building Soundwhale, dealing with problem...

Manny Zennelli - Pink Lemonade, Stolen Passports, Sacrifices, Guitar Playing & More

September 09, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

Mansur Zennelli is one of the guitarists in the progressive rock band, Closure In Moscow. If you haven’t heard this band and you are into kick-ass riffs, songs and great progressive rock, check them out now. I first discovered Closure In Moscow around 9/10 years ago and when their Pink Lemonade record came out I was hooked. I also saw them live at The Garage in London a few years ago which was awesome. That gig sadly ended with them being robbed of their passports and then they played next...

Peter Doell - Mastering, AI & The Importance Of Being Kind

September 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Peter Doell is a recording and mastering engineer. He has worked with artists such as Miles Davis, Toto and The Beach Boys. He used to be a staff engineer at Capitol Studios but is now working as a senior mastering engineer at AfterMaster Audio Labs. Peter is also hosting a really cool Audio Lunch “networking event” in Los Angeles where producers and engineers meet. If you ever get a chance to go, you should! It was a pleasure talking to Peter and I’m sure you will enjoy our conversation t...

Dale Davis - Connecting Musically With Amy Winehouse, Early Struggles, Bass Playing & More

August 26, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 90.6 MB

On the show today we have the amazing bass player Dale Davis. Dale has played with bands and artists such as Freak Power, Paul Young and most famously, Amy Winehouse who he also was an MD for. Dale played with Amy throughout her career and they both shared a great musical connection. If you have seen the documentary, Amy, I’m sure you have seen Dale. It was a pleasure talking to Dale and I’m sure you will enjoy our conversation too. In this interview, we spoke about: • Moving to London a...

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