Sam Wale is a musician and producer, who writes music for TV, film, and games. Sam is the VP of Production for Alibi Music, a provider of licensed music and sound FX for all types of multimedia. Sam and I spoke about his role at Alibi Music and how producing music for licensing is different than producing music as an artist. Sam shared his story and experience which is helpful for any producer looking to get into licensing their music. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Alibi Music - https://alibimusic.com Sam's Alibi Bio - https://alibimusic.com/blog/alibi-spotlight-sam-wale-vp-of-production Sam's SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/samwale Sam's Article on Creating Emotion - https://www.mixonline.com/recording/music-production/5-best-practices-for-composing-production-music-with-authentic-emotion Kygo Monthly/Studio Class - https://studio.com/kygo-music Social Story Songs - http://www.socialstorysongs.com Mredrollo on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ed-rollo Ariane Paras on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ariane-paras Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Peter Gregson is a renowned Composer, Cellist, and Deutsche Grammophon recording artist. His latest album, Patina, combines strings and analog electronic instruments in an effort to capture the humanity and life in each instrument for emotional impact. Peter composes for television, film, and games, including placements in the film Blackbird and HBO's The New Pope. Peter and I spoke about his work as a composer and producer. We focused quite a bit on capturing life in recordings. Peter shared some interesting thoughts about the way microphone placement can bring out the "grit" in the cello, and how he uses techniques like this to give his music a "lived-in" feeling, not unlike a favorite pair of jeans. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Peter's Official Site - https://petergregson.co.uk Patina - https://petergregson.ffm.to/patina.owe Piano Book - https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/piano-book-peter-gregson-12782 Dr. Bob Time Corrects Van Halen - https://youtu.be/p9rVKnEvAQ8 Dr. Bob on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/bobby-huff Mom's Piano Free Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2013/02/28/free-ableton-live-pack-73-moms-piano Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Ed Rollo is a musician, educator, and Ableton Certified Trainer. He creates straight-talking, no nonsense videos for his YouTube channel that help musicians see past the empty promises of hacks and shortcuts. Ed runs the online education community mredrollo+. As a fan of his video content and overall philosophical approach to music making, I was very excited to talk with Ed. He did not disappoint. Ed shared wisdom about his background and career. He pointed out truths about music making and offered some helpful approaches to growing as an artist.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Ed's Site - https://mredrollo.com mredrollo+ Online Training - https://plus.mredrollo.com Ed's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/mredrollo "Appraisal" by mredrollo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSC4KpEZ6Tw Drew Mayhills on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/8/18/drew-mayhills-a-new-release-every-month-music-production-podcast-123 What Bob Ross Teaches Us About Music Production - https://brianfunk.com/blog/what-bob-ross-teaches-us-about-music-production War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://amzn.to/3CwzYyt Essentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/3QVqLDI Making Music by Dennis DeSantis - https://makingmusic.ableton.com Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks - https://amzn.to/3AjTmvz Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with One Knob Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/one-knob Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Ariane Paras helps artists define their vision, build confidence, and find the strength to reach their goals. She runs Olympia Coaching and has 15 years of experience coaching artists along their journey.  Ariane and I had a great conversation where we explore the challenges and fears artists have. She shares advice about overcoming procrastination (which is mostly fear) and how having a clearly defined purpose and goal will help us deal with both internal and external criticisms. There's a wealth of valuable information that will help us all in our creative journeys. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Olympia Coaching - https://olympiacoaching.com Free Consultation with Ariane - https://olympiacoaching.as.me/schedule.php Thrive Program - https://olympiacoaching.com/thrive-artists Ariane's Blog - https://olympiacoaching.com/blog Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olympiacoaching/ Tim Ferriss on Fear-Setting - https://tim.blog/2017/05/15/fear-setting/ Brian Funk Links: My Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with One Knob FX Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/one-knob Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Robert Webster has been producing music and DJing since 1993, as RobJamWeb. Robert hit it big with a track called "Everybody" in 1999 and has since been releasing music and sharing his knowledge on his YouTube channel. Robert spoke about his work and the troubles he encountered with success when one of his tracks hit the charts and MTV. He discussed openly how his freedom from success has allowed him to find and pursue his musical passions. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Robert's Official Site - https://www.waxadisc.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/waxadiscmusic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/waxadiscmusic/ Everybody - https://youtu.be/oP--4ELAVug U-HE Tyrell Free VST Synthesizer - https://u-he.com/products/tyrelln6/ Brian Funk Links: My Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with One Knob FX Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/one-knob Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Nathan Ruyle is a sound designer for film, who has designed and mixed for over 70 feature-length films. He is the founder of This is Sound Design, a full-service post sound facility in Burbank, California. Nathan has credits working for Universal, HBO, Netflix, and Amazon. His most recent project is the film Joyland, the winner of the 2022 Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Nathan spoke with me from his incredible new sound stage studio. We discussed sound design for film and the work he has done. He goes into detail about his state-of-the-art facility, which is Dobly-Certified for the latest in immersive audio. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: This is Sound Design - https://tisd.tv Nathan on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2021986/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Joyland Film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19719976/ "The Invisible Art" by Nathan Ruyle - https://www.moviemaker.com/this-is-sound-design-sound-designer-nathan-ruyle/ Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsckp8r1-8c Hiss and Roar: https://hissandaroar.com/v3/ Immersive Audio with Matt Wallace and Will Kennedy on the Music Production Podcast #269: https://brianfunk.com/blog/studio-deluxe-immersive Brian Funk Links: My Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Jack Miele founded Jack Miele Productions, a world-famous, production company that has worked on Grammy-winning music. Their clients include artists such as Zac Brown Band, Rod Stewart, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ani DiFranco, and many more. They have done scores for shows such as Family Guy and American Horror Story. Jack and I spoke in-depth about his company and his production philosophies. Jack shared helpful wisdom about workflow, choosing the right great, and the importance of nailing deadlines.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Jack Miele Productions - https://jackmiele.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jackmieleproductions/ Jack produces Iceman Special - https://www.instagram.com/jackmieleproductions/ Brian Funk Links: My Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Robot Koch is an award-winning artist, producer, and composer who recently released his new album The Next Billion Years, which gives sound to the distant future. He has worked on numerous TV shows and films, including NBC's The Blacklist, ABC's How to Get Away with Murder, MTV's Teen Wolf, and Netflix's Dark. Robot is the winner of the German Music Composers Award and has amassed over 75 million streams and half a million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. Robot and I spoke in depth about his work both on his new album, The Next Billion Years, and his various TV placements and scores. He shared how he tries to create worlds within his music that are full of emotional impact. Robot explains how he stretches his abilities to find new musical ground. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Robot's Site - https://www.robotsdontsleep.com Stream The Next Billion Years - https://robotkoch.lnk.to/TNBYFoamAndSand The Next Billion Years Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpUj30fRDG0 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfwg4cPjYVQ/ Robot's Ableton One Thing - https://youtu.be/Lo7NIt4DqRc Creating New Musical Landscapes with Robot Koch - https://blog.native-instruments.com/watch-robot-koch-on-creating-new-musical-landscapes/ Robot Koch Shares 5 Studio Tips - https://electronicgroove.com/robot-koch-shares-5-studio-tips/ "Bad Kingdom" by May and Robot Koch, Dark Season 3 Episode 1 - https://youtu.be/i2Z98LT7xtQ Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Kal Lavelle is a singer/songwriter based out of Dublin and London. She is signed with Sony on a writing/publishing deal, and has a writing credit on Ed Sheeran's number 1, multi-platinum single "Shivers."  Kal and I had a great conversation about her songwriting process. She explained how she interacts with her collaborators to find inspiration. Kal's passion and enthusiasm for songwriting come through clearly in our conversation, and I learned a lot talking with her. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Kal's Site - http://www.kallavelle.com International Busking Day - https://wembleypark.com/international-busking-day-wembley-park/ Ed Sheeran "Shivers" - https://youtu.be/Il0S8BoucSA Spoon River Anthology - https://amzn.to/3o3lpdi Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Francis Preve is a sound designer, journalist, and educator. He teaches synthesis and sound design at Austin Community College. Francis is one of the most in-demand synthesizer programmers in the world. He makes factory presets for companies like Roland, Sequential, Korg, and Ableton, just to name a few. His company, Symplesound, provides some of the finest sound libraries available. Francis' latest work is a collaboration of Serum presets with sound designer Tom Wolfe. For our third conversation on the podcast, Francis and I covered quite a range of topics, including his many projects during the pandemic, memories of Dave Smith, and why you shouldn't listen to your tracks until they are finished. As usual, it was an honor to speak with Francis and learn from one of the masters of the field.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Francis' Site - https://www.francispreve.com Symplesound - https://www.symplesound.com Tonepaper Ambient Album - http://tonepaper.com Tom Wolfe - Francis Preve Collaboration - http://synthvault.net Francis' Serum Preset Collections - https://xferrecords.com/preset_packs/manufacturers/francis-preve Watch + Learn Tutorials - https://www.francispreve.com/blog/2020/5/22/watchlearn-index-1-20200522 Microtonal w/Richard James - https://warp.net/editorial/richard-d-james-speaks-to-tatsuya-takahashi Ableton Micro Tuner Pack - https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/microtuner/ Broken Synths with Brian Eno - https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/02/20/brian-eno-and-his-broken-yamaha-dx7-synths/ Calvin and Hobbes "Chewing" Magazine - https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1992/05/05 Freshen-up Gum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5sGX8VM22E The Go-Giver - https://amzn.to/3AAxM7R The War of Art - https://amzn.to/3OVz6GY Vinyl Williams - https://vinylwilliams.com Francis on MPP #38 - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2017/10/30/38-francis-preve-sound-designer-educator Francis on MPP #98 - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/1/29/98-francis-preve-2-sound-design-synthesis-vanlife Brian Funk Links: My Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. -Brian Funk