17. John D'earth: Jazz trumpet master, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator; On playing with everyone from Miles Davis to Dave Matthews, his musical theories (like the "grand" blues scale), nearly 40 year weekly gig, and his story.
Our guest this week is the kind of person who knows pretty much everybody, and pretty much everybody knows him. He has worked with household name artists from Miles Davis to Dave Matthews, and he’s s...
16 Des 20211h 36min
15. Jack Rabid: Publisher of "The Big Takeover" Music Magazine, 41 Years Running, with Cool Music Your Friends Probably Don't Know About; Drummer and Vocalist; Music Aficionado; On What Makes Us Tick, and All The Cool Bands.
Thank you Jim Dudukovich! In this episode we talk about cool bands and stories, like how our guest sat in on drums with the Circle Jerks in New York because Chuck Biscuits, the drummer, wasn't able t...
15 Okt 20212h 4min
14. Kenneth Steinthal: Veteran Music Lawyer, Litigator, and Specialist in Media -- Music Law Crash Course, From Synchronization to Compulsory Licensing to ASCAP and BMI, and Representing Google, Netflix, Etc.
OK, buckle up. We’re about to find out how being a music lawyer is like being a NASCAR driver. And we’ll learn how, in music law, “your adversaries are your friends and your friends can sometimes be...
17 Aug 20211h 46min
13. Ian Shepherd: Mastering Engineer; Podcast Host; Audiophile; Entrepreneur -- On Mastering Hit Records; the Loudness Wars; His Path From Youth Orchestra to Music Entrepreneur; and More!
Our next guest accepts that he has become “The Loudness Guy.” So buckle up! This is an audiophile master course where we’ll discuss everything from what the heck is “U-matic” to did Metallica make t...
22 Jul 20211h 33min
12. Michael Laskow: CEO of Taxi, The World's Leading Independent A&R Company, Helping Artists Get Placements; Former Criteria Recording Studios Engineer -- On Hard Work, Being a Successful Entrepreneur, Hanging Out With Rock Stars, and His F
Today’s guest has rubbed elbows with some of the greats, from Clapton to Neil Young. He started with an unpaid internship at the famous Criteria Recording Studios in the 70s and would eventually beco...
24 Jun 20211h 34min
11. Gary Fagan: Educator; Conductor; Composer; Drummer; Vocalist -- On the Secrets of Teaching Band at Henley Middle School in Virginia for 32 Years; Composing and Publishing Over 100 Orchestral Pieces; and Dreams of Being a Professional Drummer.
Our next guest has a super power. He can take 100 eleven-year-old kids who have never played music, give them instruments, and transform them from squawking, off key, off rhythm noise makers into awa...
11 Jun 20211h 47min
10. Brian Brasher: Pitch Hammer CEO (Hollywood Music Production Company); Musician, Songwriter and Founding Member of the Band, "Creed" -- On the Production Music Industry, Bumping Into Geniuses, and Getting Music Placed in Film and TV
Let’s pull the curtain back and take a look at what happens behind the scenes in the production music business. Cue the alien action sequence, insert epic music, and watch the magic happen. In thi...
27 Mai 20211h 15min
