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Music Production Podcast

An exploration of music production through informal discussions about technique, philosophy, gear, and creativity. Hosted by Brian Funk, a musician, songwriter, teacher, and Ableton Certified Trainer.

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#145: How Will You Be Remembered?

Music Production Podcast ·

2020/01/03

Happy New Year! It's the start of a new decade and a perfect time to do a little self-reflection. In this episode, we talk about some big picture stuff and how it relates to our music making. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Death of a Salesman - Film version starring Dustin Hoffman. Music Production Club - Get a steady flow of new music production tools in your inbox. Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank

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21:01

#143: Commit to Commit

Music Production Podcast ·

2019/12/23

Producing music is essentially a series of making decisions. It's important to make commitments to our decisions in order to move forward. In this episode, I argue that in order to move forward with your music, you must commit early and often. Looking back and questioning our decisions is sure to lead to dissatisfaction in our music. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz The Music Production Club - join

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01:51:19

142: John Ivers: BandLab the Social Music Creation...

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2019/12/20

John Ivers is a composer, sound designer, and works as head of sound design for BandLab. BandLab is a free social music creation platform. John and I had a great conversation covering a range of topics. We discuss his role at BandLad and how the platform can bring in first time producers and offer helpful services to more experienced users. John talks in detail about sound design and how interface design changes how we perceive the product. Show Notes: John Iver's Web Site BandLab - All-in-one

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31:53

#140: How Gratitude Can Help Us Make Better Music and...

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2019/11/28

Happy Thanksgiving! Today's show is all about gratitude. We talk about how being thankful for what we have and feeling satisfied in decisions we make can help us make better music and live better lives. The conversation is based on a few books and mediations I've come across recently, as well as some real life experiences that have affected the way I see things. We talk about how those experiences can help us with our music making. But in truth, maybe the music making is just a metaphor for our

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01:10:03

#139: Jonathan Bailey: Izotope's Chief Technology...

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2019/11/23

Jonathan Bailey is Izotope's Chief Technology Officer. Izotope is known for their high quality audio plug-ins that make use of cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and plug-in that communicate. Jonathan and I had a great conversation about the technology behind Izotope's plug-ins, as well as the company's overall vision and philosophy. Jonathan goes into what the future of music production might look like and how technologies like artificial intelligence are changing the way we

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01:12:03

#138: Kristoffer Lislegaard 2: New Album and...

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2019/11/16

Kristoffer Lislegaard is an electronic musician, producer, and sound artist from Norway, and one half of the duo, Sgrow. Sgrow's music contains beautiful soundscapes, beats, and vocals. They've just released a new album called Circumstance II. It was great to talk with Kristoffer again. He has some really helpful ideas on completing music, working within limitations, and live performance. Kristoffer surprised me with a little demonstration of his live performance setup. His way of working is

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01:03:07

#137: Paul Zgordan - Mubert and Artificially...

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2019/11/10

Paul Zgordan works for Mubert, a company that develops tools for making music created by artificial intelligence. Mubert creates algorithmically generated music using samples uploaded by users. Mubert's generative music is targeted towards businesses that need music for their products (apps, spas, video games). Paul and I discuss Mubert in detail, from its technology and how it is being used. We explore whether artificial intelligence will endanger the jobs of musicians. Paul also shares ideas on

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01:20:26

#136: Hazel Savage - CEO and Co-Founder of Musiio

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2019/11/06

Hazel Savage is the CEO and co-founder of Musiio, a company that uses artificial intelligence to automatically analyze and tag music to make it more discoverable. Hazel is a life-long musician and music technologist, working for companies like Shazaam, Pandora, and Universal. Hazel and I talked at length about Musiio and its potential to influence the music industry. We also get into what makes music human and why she isn't afraid that artificial intelligence will replace artists. The conversation

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59:51

#135: Phil Celeste and David Marston on Collaboration...

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2019/10/31

David Marston and Phil Celeste are musicians, producers, and long-time collaborators who just finished a new track called "Airwaves." Phil (aka Life on Planets) and David have managed to make their partnership work over barriers of time and distance, and have had successful releases both together and separately. Phil, David, and I had a nice conversation about music production and collaboration. We talked about how they both help guide each other in the studio, and how they also know when to work on

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01:40:14

#134: Julie Covello - Rise of Controllerism,...

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2019/10/26

Julie Covello, aka DJ Shakey, is a DJ, producer, performer, and founder of Warper Party. It's hard to overstate how important Julie's role in the shaping of live electronic music has been. Warper Party is a monthly live electronic music event that has been running since 2005. So much of what modern live electronic music has become has roots in the community Julie has helped build. In this episode of the podcast, Julie talks about the early days of Warper Party and how community has helped her and

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01:20:02

#133: William Kage - Composing Within the Limitations...

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2019/10/14

William Kage is a video game programmer and music producer, who produces music in the style of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System sound card. William built SixEngine, a web-based 16-bit video game engine. William releases music in the style of the SNES and is working on a new 16-bit RPG called Otosan. William and I had a great conversation about his work and the challenges of writing within restrictions of the Super Nintendo's sound card. We discuss how game composers were able to find creative

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10:27

#132: Don't Upgrade Your Mac to Catalina

Music Production Podcast ·

2019/10/09

It's very exciting when a new update comes out for your computer. There are new features and tools that may make things much easier, smoother, and faster. However, if you rely on your computer to make music, an update can break that system. Instead of enjoying new features and workflows, you will be stuck trying to figure out why nothing works. And if you are on a working machine, ask yourself why you need to update. Is it really Resistance? Are you avoiding work? Don't get stuck with a machine

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01:24:10

#131: Ben Burnes - Wisdom from 200 2-Hour Track...

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2019/10/09

Ben Burnes is a producer, live streamer, and game programmer. He releases unique sample packs and is very active in the music production community. Ben is known for not only sharing his work and projects, but also creating projects and collaborating with the community to make them come to life. Note! In the episode we mention Ben's Two Hour Album Challenge. At the time of our talk, we didn't expect the show to go live before then, but we pulled some strings and made it happen! If you want to be a

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01:20:04

#130: Drew Vespers - Warp Academy and Hacking...

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2019/10/01

Drew Vespers is a musician, producer, and founder of Warp Academy, an Ableton Certified Trainer Center in Canada. Warp Academy is one of the leading producers of high quality online music production education. His tutorials have helped thousands of musicians (including myself!) grow and develop into successful artists. Drew's music combines elements of rock, jazz, hip hop, and electronic bass music, and been released on a variety of record labels. I really enjoyed talking with Drew about his work,

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01:12:56

#129: Jörgen Kjellgren - Swedish Producer on...

Music Production Podcast ·

2019/09/30

Jörgen Kjellgren is a prolific ambient producer from Sweden. Since May 2018, Jörgen has release 9 EPs. He has developed a working method that uses restrictions to encourage creativity. In this episode, Jörgen shares how discipline and restrictions has allowed him to become a prolific producer. Jörgen shares his thoughts on progressing ideas into finished piece of music and how the Japanese concept of "Wabi-Sabi" has allowed him to silent the internal critic. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google

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08:53

#128: Back Up Your Backups!

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2019/09/25

I recently had a hard drive fail and I have lost years of music, photos, and other stuff. It might be gone forever. This episode is a public service announcement and reminder to back up your files and back up your back ups! Your digital work is irreplaceable. Today, I share a few ideas on how to back up your work, and also think about how to handle this loss on a psychological level. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Guitar Chords - My new

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01:39:39

#127: Emre Yilmaz - The Mind, Meditation, and Music...

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2019/09/22

Emre Yilmaz is a guitarist and singer songwriter from Istanbul Turkey, living in New York. He's done work for film and commercials. Emre is an avid meditator and yoga practitioner, and often produces music for those environments. I had an excellent and wide ranging conversation with Emre. We explored the idea of self and the artist. We discussed how the mind works and how that affects our music production. Emre shared his wisdom from years of yoga and meditation, and showed how that can be applied

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01:12:08

#126: Remute - Producing Music on Sega MegaDrive and...

Music Production Podcast ·

2019/09/17

Remute is a techno artist who is bringing new meaning to "minimalism." Revolting against our maximalist culture, Denis Karimani (aka Remute) programmed and released his latest album on the Sega MegDrive 16-bit video game system of the 1990's (known as "Sega Genesis" in the USA). On this episode of the Music Production Podcast, Denis Karimani (aka Remute) discusses his work as an artist and how he started his own record label to pursue his artistic vision. Remute talks about how he built his album

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52:11

#125: Dani DiCiaccio - KYOSi - Collaboration,...

Music Production Podcast ·

2019/09/10

Dani DiCiaccio produces experimental electronic music with a hint of pop as KYOSi. She just released a new EP Negative Space. Dani has produced music for film, theatre, and podcasts. In this episode, Dani shares her thoughts on experimental music and live performance. We talked about how saying yes to a variety of different projects can help expand one's artistic horizon. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: KYOSi - Official Site SoundCloud -

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01:16:24

#124: David Abravanel - Musician, Journalist, Marketer

Music Production Podcast ·

2019/08/25

David Abravanel has worked with some of the most important companies in music production. He has done marketing work for Ableton, Eventide, and Sensel. He writes for Ableton's blog, Create Digital Music, and many more. He always seems to be right in the middle of the action. On this episode, David shares his experience working for various music production companies. As a confessed plug-in hoarder, he shares some of his favorite plug-ins. David shares his knowledge about live performance with a DAW

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