Music Production Podcast

Nick Culbertson is a musician and app developer who runs Moby Pixel, a mobile app creation studio. He designs game and music apps for iOS, and also produces a wide range of educational and entertaining YouTube videos. He has just released Overdrive Synth for iOS, which combines classic synthesizers with guitar overdrive and distortion pedals. Nick goes in depth about his app development process. His new app, Overdrive Synth, combines his experience as guitarist, budding synthesist, and app developer. We had a great conversation about his work and how building interesting sounds helps us create music with personality and character. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, or watch on YouTube Show Notes: Moby Pixel - http://www.mobypixel.com/ Overdrive Synth - http://www.mobypixel.com/overdrivesynth Nick's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/mobypixel/featured Jeff Cooper on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/jeff-cooper Matthew Fecher on the Music Production Podcast - https://www.brianfunk.com/blog/2018/6/30/66-matthew-fecher VHS Synth iOS App - https://audiokitpro.com/vhssynth/ VHS Bundle Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.gumroad.com/l/vhsbundle Brian Funk Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with Baby Baby Grand Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/baby-baby-grand-ableton-live-pack Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc  5-Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/blog/5minute 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

Cobaine Ivory is a multi-instrumentalist and Grammy-Nominated producer. He has worked with Dr. Dre, H.E.R., and Anderson Paak. Cobaine has composed music for Disney, SONY Pictures, and Ubisoft.  Cobaine and I spoke in depth about his work and overall creative philosophies.  It was a lot of fun talking with Cobaine, I really appreciate his values and beliefs. How he lives his life informs how he makes music. Cobaine has a wealth of knowledge and experience, and I learned a lot talking with him! Listen on Apple or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Cobaine's Web Site - https://www.brandedsoundaudio.com/cobaineivory Cobaine's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cobaineivory/ "Composing Samples & Loops": https://brandedsoundaudioclasses.as.me/schedule.php Songs produced by Cobaine Ivory: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6xF37Dq1nlT5EOuy7i7tRF?nd=1&si=2hVxBJM7QeWRnCz22Uk2jg Soundpacks and Samples: https://www.brandedsoundaudio.com/soundpacks Songs You Can Recognize in 5 Seconds or Less - https://brianfunk.com/blog/5-seconds-or-less Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_your_elusive_creative_genius Brian Funk 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

It's pretty simple. Life is distracting enough. You don't need help getting pulled out of the moment. Turn off your notifications. Get more done. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: My Website - https://brianfunk.com 5 Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/blog/5minute 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

Doug Hoyer is a Canadian singer/songwriter who has garnered 1 million Spotify streams and licensed music for television. Doug's work has received critical acclaim and he works by day as a hearing aid practitioner.  I had a great conversation with Doug about his work and techniques for writing and completing music. Doug shared a ton of insights and strategies he regularly uses. He showcased his homemade telephone microphone during the show, and I may have asked him a few too many questions about ear care and hearing health.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Doug's Site - https://www.doughoyer.com/ Doug's Album Getting Older - https://doughoyer.bandcamp.com/album/getting-older "Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight" by Doug Hoyer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN7NLKWol9I The Magnetic Fields - http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/ Shawn Nicholas Savage - https://seannicholassavage.bandcamp.com/ Beverly Glenn-Copeland - https://beverlyglenncopeland.com/ Music Production Podcast #151: What is Your Listener Doing and 13 Musical Emotions - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2020/2/6/what-is-your-listener-doing-and-13-musical-emotions-music-production-podcast-151 MandoBass Free Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2014/9/12/mandobass-free-ableton-live-pack-109 A Journey Inward by Brian Funk - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2020/3/11/my-new-ep-a-journey-inward-is-now-available Brian Funk 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

Laura Ferreiro is a writer, storytelling coach, and brand strategist. She has written for Rolling Stone, LA Times, Yahoo, and more, interviewing some of music's biggest names. Laura runs Story Harmony where she helps artists craft their stories to form emotional connections with their fans. Laura and I spoke about the importance of creating a clear message of identity for our audiences. She shared tips and techniques that can help musicians craft bios and make important decisions about image and branding.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Story Harmony - https://www.lauraferreiro.co/ Laura's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lauraferreirostoryteller/ Laura's Free Guide to Authentic Branding - https://lauraferreiro-storyharmony.lpages.co/storyguide/ Music for Good - https://musicforgood.tv/ Laura's In Harmony Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-harmony/id1511783234 Ariane Paras on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ariane-paras Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert - https://amzn.to/3BxEytX AI Rapper FN Meka - https://mashable.com/article/fn-meka-record-deal-racial-stereotyping 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

Gordon Raphael is a highly sought-after musician and producer. He produced Is This It and Room on Fire by The Strokes and Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor, amongst countless others. His new book, The World is Going to Love This, documents his work and the exciting stories from the Seattle scene of the 90s through his work with The Strokes, Regina Spektor, and The Libertines. As the producer for some of my favorite albums of this century, speaking with Gordon was a real treat. He shared studio stories and techniques used with The Strokes. Gordon emphasizes the importance of keeping an open mind to new possibilities and unconventional ways of working to create timeless and emotionally impactful sounds. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Gordon's Site - https://www.gordotronic.com/ The World is Going to Love This by Gordon Raphael - https://www.wordville.net/product-page/the-world-is-going-to-love-this Gordon and His Arp Oddysey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txtWU090BC8 Gordon on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/GordonRaphael/ Gordon's Linktree - https://linktr.ee/GordonRaphael Brian Funk Links: My 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

Is your music too complicated? Are you making your job harder than it needs to be? Is it fear that we are hiding behind by complicating our music? Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: My 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

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