Latest Charlie mccarron Podcast Episodes
Tour 12: Finale in Minnesota
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - January 25, 2017 02:00 - 4 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIt’s finally here. Four years and 166 episodes later, we’ve arrived at the finale of the Composer Quest podcast. Before I get too sappy about it, I want to let you know what you’ll be in for in this monster episode. It rounds out the end of my world tour, after my journey home to Minnesota. This ...
Tour 11: Psychology in the Southwest
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - January 18, 2017 16:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsEver since I heard music psychologist Dr. Diana Deutsch on Radiolab, I’ve been fascinated by musical illusions. In this penultimate episode of Composer Quest, I got to visit Diana in person! Join me on a trip that starts at a Halloween organ concert in San Diego and ends in Phoenix with an unprec...
Tour 10: Squirrels in California
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - January 11, 2017 01:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsThis episode marks my return to the US after my trip to Australia and Asia. Despite the jet lag, I was able to get 5 interviews in for this Composer Quest episode. Also, Jeff Goldblum?! And you’ll just have to listen for yourself to find out why this episode is called “Squirrels in California.”
Tour 9: Surprises in Taiwan 2
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - January 04, 2017 13:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsThe second act of my Taiwan adventure features more interviews with music makers in Taipei, plus an interview with me about interviewing. We also discuss the jingles heard everywhere in Taipei, from the train stations to the 7-Elevens to the garbage trucks.
Tour 8: Surprises in Taiwan
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - December 28, 2016 00:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJoin me on a musical tour through Taiwan in today's episode of Composer Quest. I stumbled into a music festival celebrating Hakka culture, and I got to record a bunch of interesting ensembles, including the Taiwanese jazz group Sizhukong. Plenty of other surprises come up in this episode, includi...
Tour 7: Family in Australia
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - December 21, 2016 01:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAustralia has been my dream vacation spot since I was about six years old. In today’s episode of the Composer Quest World Tour, you’ll get an audio peek into my adventures staying with musical families in Melbourne and Poatina Village, Tasmania.
Tour 6: Creative Work in LA
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - December 14, 2016 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIf you've ever thought about moving to Los Angeles to pursue a creative career, today's episode will give you a glimpse into that world. I talk with six creators about what it takes to turn art into your job, while staying motivated and creatively fulfilled.
Tour 5: Games in Chicago 2
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - December 07, 2016 01:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTake a peek behind the scenes of the Composer Quest Olympics in today's episode. I also talk with video game composers in Chicago about career advice, rhythmic composing tips, and silly six-second Vine melodies.
Tour 4: Songwriting in New England
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - November 30, 2016 14:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFrom pig racing to public-access TV, this three-hour episode chronicles my adventure around New England. I talk with four different songwriters about their process, and I co-create two songs from scratch along the way.
Tour 3: Theory in New York
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - November 23, 2016 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsThis episode, I'm in Philadelphia and New York to chat about music theory, film scoring, and slot machine composing.
Tour 2: School in Ohio
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - November 16, 2016 15:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsThis second episode of the Composer Quest World Tour is all about school. Should you go to undergrad or grad school for an artistic field? What do you learn in school that you couldn't on your own?
Tour 1: Games in Chicago
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - November 09, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFor the final season of the Composer Quest podcast, 110 Kickstarter backers decided it would be fun to send me on a two month trip around the world, interviewing composers and songwriters. I'm thrilled to announce that the first episode of my Composer Quest world tour is here!
Quest 20: Olympics
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - August 20, 2016 16:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsSince I'll be on my Composer Quest World Tour this fall, I decided we had to do something worldly and big for the final composing quest. In the spirit of the 2016 Rio Olympics, I'll be hosting the official Composer Quest Olympic Games!
30. Drone Variations
Charlie’s Music Production Lessons - June 29, 2016 17:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA common request from directors is to provide mood-setting music that doesn't call attention to itself. One of the best ways to do this is with long, held tones. Making these drone tracks can be quick and easy, but there's also an art to getting just the right emotional flavor. In this episode I ...
Sound Design and Score: An Indie Film Round Table
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - June 29, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsHow does a composer write music that doesn't draw attention to itself? How can a director convey scoring ideas if they're not a musician? Why is temp music important for an editor? When should sound design reflect the real world, and when should it be from a character's psychological perspective?...
Hypnotherapy and Creativity with Vanessa Cornett-Murtada
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - June 22, 2016 00:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsSt. Thomas professor Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada specializes in teaching piano, creativity, and performance anxiety reduction techniques. In this episode of Composer Quest, Vanessa shares some tips on getting past mental blocks as a composer, and she explains how hypnotherapy can be helpful in re...
Comic and Sublime Songwriting with Erik Ostrom
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - June 15, 2016 00:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsErik Ostrom was working at a Silicon Valley startup when he realized songwriting was his true passion. He has since moved back to Minnesota and found another passion: the improv comedy world. In this episode of Composer Quest, Erik and I talk about his recent performance with The Local Music Scen...
29. MIDI Remix Quest
Charlie’s Music Production Lessons - June 07, 2016 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat would you do if you were given a barebones MIDI file, and told to fill it in with whatever sounds you want? That's the challenge I posed to Composer Quest listeners, and in this episode we'll get to hear from them about their experience completing our MIDI Remix Quest. You can download the f...
Episode 150: UBK on Music Production and Arranging
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - June 07, 2016 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFor this special 150th episode of Composer Quest, I got to talk with Gregory Scott, co-host of my favorite music production podcast, the UBK Happy Funtime Hour. Gregory answers my tough music production questions like: “what effect would you use if you could only choose ONE?” He also shares his p...
28. SEGA Counterpoint
Charlie’s Music Production Lessons - June 01, 2016 02:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEarly video game music was in some ways a revival of Baroque counterpoint. In this episode, I share one of my video game-y tracks inspired by counterpoint techniques, and inadvertently inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog. This production lesson originally aired in Composer Quest episode 149 with Jess...
Magical Songwriting Tips with Jess and Peter
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - June 01, 2016 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJess Scherer and Peter Lund faced a songwriting quandry: what do you write about when you've been happily married for several years? They decided to stretch their imaginations by writing a magical concept album about wizards, and it turned out to be great songwriting fuel. In this episode of Comp...
Thing a Week with Bryan Schumann
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - May 25, 2016 01:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsComposer Bryan Schumann has embraced self-imposed deadlines; he’s been consistently making at least one “thing” every week in 2016 and blogging about it. In this episode of Composer Quest, we talk about what he’s learned from this experiment. Bryan also talks about his eco-friendly music projects...
Quest 19: MIDI Remix
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - May 18, 2016 21:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsSince the recent episodes of Composer Quest have been about electronic and video game music, I thought we could do a composing quest related to it. So here's your challenge, should you choose to accept it: create a loop-able piece of music that's under 2 minutes, using MIDI. Send me your audio fi...
Patching Together a Creative Life with Anton Torres
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - May 18, 2016 18:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAnton Torres has been an electronic music hobbyist for over 20 years, using the very earliest incarnations of Apple's Logic and Ableton Live. In today's episode of Composer Quest, Anton shares some wisdom on living a creative life, even if you only have 15 minutes to spare each day. We also hear ...
27. Surfing from A to B
Charlie’s Music Production Lessons - May 11, 2016 23:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat do you do when you've written an A section and B section that don't quite fit together? In this episode I analyze my surf-inspired chiptune track to figure out how to smooth this transition point. This production lesson originally aired in Composer Quest episode 145: Game Music Melee. For m...
Game Music Melee
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - May 11, 2016 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsA few weeks ago, I got to participate in a very fun live composing event at GlitchCon, called Game Music Melee. Three of us composers got up onstage to write video game music on the spot, based on game suggestions from the audience, in JUST 30 MINUTES. Not a lot of time. Emily Reese of the Level ...
Daniel Levitin on Evolution and Songwriting
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - May 04, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMusician, neuroscientist, and author Daniel Levitin has brought music psychology to the masses with This is Your Brain on Music and The World in Six Songs. For today's episode of Composer Quest, I got to interview Dan about why humans evolved to be musical. Dan also shares songwriting tips he's l...
26. Skydiving Payoff
Charlie’s Music Production Lessons - April 27, 2016 17:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTo have any real emotional impact, music has to have some sort of payoff, through repeated themes, sounds, or lyrics. When you're scoring a film, you should also keep this idea of musical payoff in mind. Where are the moments in the story when you can resolve the themes that were only hinted at e...
Asperger's Are Us Composer Crystal Grooms Mangano
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - April 27, 2016 17:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsCrystal Grooms Mangano recently scored the documentary Asperger’s Are Us, which follows a comedy troupe of four autistic guys. In this episode of Composer Quest, Crystal shares her process in deciding how to score this comedic documentary. I also ask Crystal about scoring the trailer for the Patr...
Composing for a Mutant Lobster Wife with Sage Lewis
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast - April 20, 2016 18:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsWhen I called up Sage Lewis on Skype, I didn’t realize he was a fellow Minnesotan. He’s now out in LA, composing for films like Operator, starring Mae Whitman and Martin Starr, and a VR film called The Surrogate. In this episode of Composer Quest, we talk about what it takes to move to and find c...
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