#249: The Pleasure Principle
The Pleasure Principle is a psychological phenomenon that likely plays a role in how we make music. In this episode, we explore how we can use the Pleasure Principle to our advantage and avoid allowin...
27 Dec 20216min
#248: Keppie Coutts - How to Write Songs
Keppie Coutts teaches songwriting and runs the YouTube channel "How to Write Songs." Keppie studied and taught at Berklee College of Music. Her credits range from genres diverse as folk, pop, and heav...
16 Dec 20211h 12min
#247: Francisco Dean - Honoring History with Music
Francisco Dean is a trained jazz musician and music educator at the University of Chicago Lab School. Francisco composed a piece for his school's electronic music ensemble for the Jewish Student Assoc...
10 Dec 20212h 19min
#246: Bill Small - Getting Out of Our Own Way
Bill Small is a musician, songwriter, and founder of Artist Mind Inc. He has lots of experience in just about all aspects of the music business. Bill applies what he has learned over the years as a pe...
3 Dec 202156min
#245: Tyler Campbell - Founder of Alder Audio
Tyler Campbell is the founder of Alder Audio. He hand makes high-quality ribbon microphones in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Coming from a background in chemistry, music, and working for his father's business,...
28 Nov 20211h 25min
#244: 3 Ways to Write Music "Bird by Bird"
I recently read Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont, a book of advice for writers. Although it is intended for writers, there are some really nice lessons for us music producers. This episode of the podcast i...
22 Nov 202115min
#243: Serik aka Hyperbits - Navigating the Dark Night of the Soul
Serik Slobodskoy is a music producer and founder of the Hyperbits music school. Serik began his musical career in bands, then became a DJ and music producer. After an exciting period of touring, he fo...
15 Nov 20211h 18min
#242: Making Music with Black Holes - Valery Vermeulen
Valery Vermeulen is a Belgian mathematician, lecturer, data analyst, and electronic musician. His new album, Mikromedas, was made using data from black holes. Valery and I had a great conversation abo...
10 Nov 20212h 12min
