Keppie Coutts has one of my favorite YouTube channels, "How to Write Songs." Keppie studied and taught at Berklee College of Music. Her latest work is on a new audiobook/album Mothertongues. Keppie was commissioned to write songs and music around the theme of motherhood for the audiobook. Keppie and I spoke about her songwriting process and the challenges songwriters face. We explored what it means to turn nothing into something, as well as some of the common misconceptions around the craft of songwriting that hold people back. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Keppie's Music Site - https://www.keppiecouttsmusic.com How to Write Songs (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHX6_NG_L7OitIAgcS56zpw/videos Mothertongues - https://www.keppiecouttsmusic.com/music How to Write Songs (Blog) - https://kcsongstudio.com Keppie's Songwriting Workshops - https://howtowritesongs.org/workshops/ Secret to Great Lyric Writing: The First Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6njy21wZoE&t=2s Keppie's First Appearance on the podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/keppie-coutts Holistic Songwriting - https://holistic-songwriting.com John Mayer on Songwriting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7W8E1tp97A "Piper" Pixar Short - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAIRXIckfMA Signals Music Studio - Borrowed Chords - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IdttvJSedg Jake Lizzio of Signals Music Studio on the podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/jake-lizzio 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 Watch the Music Production Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk4jo7_Rx2-2mjUoTXTL4u0iUH5_XqBYi

Thomas Pipolo, aka Pip, is a pop artist, singer-songwriter, and NFT curator who sold $20k worth of his ‘Backstage Pass’ NFTs within 24 hours. As an advocate for blockchain technology in the music industry, Pip will be launching one of the first ‘on-chain’ record labels, Cotton Candy Records, to help artists build and grow their music careers on the blockchain. Pip and I discussed what NFTs are and how artists can use them to advance their careers. Pip shared details about his success with NFTs and how he believes NFTs will shape the future of music. This episode is sponsored by Koji, the most fully-featured Link-in-Bio service available -https://koji.to/musicproductionpodcast Dollar Store Keyboard and Ableton Live Pack Giveaway - https://koji.to/musicproduction Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Official Site - https://www.pipmusic.xyz Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wYjE80aPC9C0sPFPCzyjb Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pipmusic_ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Pipmusic_ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pipmusic_/ NFT Now article on Pip - https://nftnow.com/music/an-independent-artist-just-made-20000-in-one-day-selling-nfts/ 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

Jeremy Bongiorno has been a musician for over 15 years. From touring the country in a 5-piece band to producing his own sounds at home, he’s seen all sides of the industry. On his site Studio Frequencies, he strives to help independent producers navigate the complicated worlds of music production, studio equipment, and even music marketing. Jeremy and I spoke in great depth about microphones. He explained the different types of microphones and their usages, their polar patterns, and their frequency responses.  This episode is sponsored by Koji, the most fully-featured Link-in-Bio service available -https://koji.to/musicproductionpodcast Dollar Store Keyboard and Ableton Live Pack Giveaway - https://koji.to/musicproduction Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Studio Frequencies - https://studiofrequencies.com Types of Microphones - https://studiofrequencies.com/types-of-microphones/ Lots of Artists Made Money on Spotify - https://music3point0.com/2022/04/01/you-might-not-believe-it-but-a-lot-of-artists-made-real-money-on-spotify/ 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

Elisa Di Napoli is a hypnotherapist, songwriter, and best-selling author of Dare to Be Seen. She helps performing artists command the stage and magnify their presence so they can share their gifts with their audience and shine their light on the world.  Elisa and I spoke about the causes of stage fright and performance anxiety, as well as how to train yourself to overcome them.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Elisa's Site - https://elisadinapoli.com Dare to Be Seen (free for listeners of this podcast!) - https://elisadinapoli.com/brian  Free Masterclass on Stage Nerves - https://elisadinapoli.com/stage-fright-3/ Dare to Be Seen Online Course - https://tinyurl.com/daretobeseenonlinecourse Elisa's Music as Elyssa Vulpes - http://www.elyssavulpes.com  Free Coaching Consultation with Elisa - https://elisadinapoli.com/creativity-coach/  Elisa's YouTube - Elihttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtanvC5LfhH1KPD5WlpMVLg Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker - https://amzn.to/3wZL8IY Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Expert Volume Automation in Ableton Live - https://brianfunk.com/blog/volume-rider Dad's Dinosaur Friend Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dads-dinosaur-friend 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

Julie Kathryn is a songwriter, sound designer, and producer under the name I Am Snow Angel. Julie is known for her exciting live electronic performances and sound design work for Ableton, Cherry Audio, and others. Her new album, Lost World, will be released on May 6, 2022. Julie and I spoke about her new music, live performance, and sound design. We discussed her performance style and handling unexpected problems during a performance. Julie also shared some behind-the-scenes information about her new album, Lost World.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube This episode is sponsored by Koji, the most fully-featured Link-in-Bio service available -https://koji.to/musicproductionpodcast Show Notes: I Am Snow Angel Official Site - https://www.iamsnowangel.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/i_am_snowangel/?hl=en "Lost World" Live Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe8we2W_lWs Female Frequency - https://www.femalefrequency.com Julie's Sound Design for Bandlab - https://www.bandlab.com/sounds/pack/i-am-snow-angel Cherry Audio Dream Synth - https://cherryaudio.com/products/dreamsynth John Ivers of Bandlab on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/12/19/john-ivers-of-bandlab-music-production-podcast-142 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

Roy Perez is a music producer, sound designer, DJ, and founder of drumnote Productions - a school for music production & sound design in Germany. His approach to teaching music production is based on years of playing various instruments and synthesizers, combining the musical, technical, and scientific parts of making music with his own live performance techniques, and his high interest in neuroscience and its connection to music and creativity.   Roy and I spoke about sound design, teaching music, and lots of the philosophical and mental aspects of making music. He has powerful insights into his craft and I learned a lot speaking with him!   Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube This episode is sponsored by Koji, the most fully-featured Link-in-Bio service available -https://koji.to/musicproductionpodcast Show Notes: drumnote Productions School's website - www.drumnoteproductions.com & www.drumnote.de YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/c/RoyPerez-drumnote/ Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/drumnote.royperez LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-perez/ Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/royperezofficial/ Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/Royperezofficial  drumnote SoundCloud (Operator Challenge) - https://soundcloud.com/drumnote/tracks Tell Your Story Course - https://www.drumnoteproductions.com/tell-your-story/ DJ Food "Kaleidoscope" - https://djfood.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscope Rick Beato Interviews - https://youtu.be/efRQh2vspVc Music Weeklies Challenges with Tine Schenck - https://brianfunk.com/blog/tine-schenck-2  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

Gabriel Fortuna is a musician, producer, and Ableton Certified Trainer. He is the director of the music production school Beat Drop.  Gab makes genre-bending electronic-infused rock music as Fortuna.  Gabriel and I had a wide-ranging conversation about education, creative challenges, and MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE). I really enjoyed his insights on the future of more expressive electronic instruments.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube This episode is sponsored by Koji, the most fully-featured Link-in-Bio service available - https://koji.to/musicproductionpodcast Show Notes: Beat Drop - https://beatdrop.ca/ Fortuna Music - https://fanlink.to/gabofortuna Phase Loop (Gabe's YouTube Channel) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCECM3HG37I7Y60GPauTa5pg Gabe's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gabofortuna/ Beat Drop Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/b3atdr0p/ Jon Ivers of Beat Lab on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/12/19/john-ivers-of-bandlab-music-production-podcast-142 ELPHNT on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2020/3/14/tom-from-elphnt-on-finishing-music-and-making-it-a-career-music-production-podcast-158 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

Sean Giovanni is a Producer, Engineer, and Owner of The Record Shop recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Sean moved to Nashville to pursue his career in music at age 20. He has since worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, including John Legend, Meatloaf, Tim McGraw, and The Wallflowers. Sean spoke about the importance of having a guiding vision to his work and how that can help in both music and life.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: The Record Shop - https://therecordshopnashville.com Sean's first appearance on the podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/sean-giovanni Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Five 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

MemoryBug is a musician and producer from London. He used Jamuary 2022, which is a challenge to make music every day during the month of January, to hone his music-making techniques. John spoke about how he found creative inspiration in his world and applied that to his music.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Official Site - https://memorybug.net MemoryBug Jamuary Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZvd6di6Ii6gnQr6Eg_8vvE8fiZcqy-mr Distant City - Day one piece, proving to me I could do something! - https://youtu.be/G3zFg_IaaQg City Tension - Using recording made on train - https://youtu.be/uaL-npPcVFY Journey - Inspired by and using Bruce Springsteen drum sample - https://youtu.be/PRdwQoRw7Wg SpitFire LABS Philip Glass (not Brian Eno!) Piano - https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/glass-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

Tine Schenck is a composer and trained vocalist. Along with Andrew Magee, Clément Panchout, and Trevor Hamer, she hosts Music Weeklies Challenge, which gives a community of musicians creative projects each week. Along with a community of musicians around the world, known as Faraway Handshake, Tine released "Pushing Forward," an optimistic song to help bring musicians together during pandemic lockdowns.  Tine and I spoke about the Music Weeklies community and how she managed the Faraway Handshake project. She shared some insights about keeping music personal and intimate while avoiding trends towards the "plastic fantastic." Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Music Weeklies Challenges - Official Site for the challenges. Music Weeklies Twitter - The main action for Music Weeklies Challenges happens via Twitter. Tine's Website - Keep up with Tine's work. Tine on Twitter - Follow her! Faraway Handshake "Pushing Forward Tine's First Music Production Podcast Appearance Andrew Magee - Music Weeklies Challenges team member. Clément Panchout - Music Weeklies Challenges founder and team member. Trevor Hamer - Music Weeklies Challenge team member. 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