Music Production Podcast

You will inevitably come across days that you just don't feel like making music. The thing that differentiates a professional from an amateur is the amateur does it when he/she feels like it; the professional does it no matter what. If you can make music on the days you are tired, uninspired, and lacking motivation, you can do it any time! Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Costco Cash Register Free Ableton Live Pack Music Production Club - Get a steady flow of music making tools in your inbox. My Jamuary2020 SoundCloud Playlist - Listen to my (nearly) daily musical output during the Jamuary2020 challenge. Jamuary Live Stream - I've been streaming the entire process of each of my jams on YouTube. War of Art - Steven Pressfield's manifesto, which I reference when speaking about Resistance. Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Roger Linn is a Grammy award winning electronic musical instrument designer, whose instruments have had a major influence on the music industry. He designed the first drum machine with samples. His MPC60 revolutionized the sampling and hip hop community. Today, his LinnStrument is ushering in a new generation of expressive electronic musicianship.  It was an honor to speak with the legendary Roger Linn. I could immediately sense his passion for his work. Roger shared a lot about his background and what motivates him to continue his work. Despite his deep work in the technological aspect of the craft, Roger maintains a firm grasp on the love of music that continues to inspire his work today.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Roger Linn Design - The home of Roger's work. LinnStrument - Roger's latest creation, an expressive MIDI instrument for live performance. MIDI Polyphonic Expression - Explanation of the system used for LinnStrument. MIDI 2.0 - Details on the next generation of MIDI. Why Expressive Control? - Roger's thoughts on the importance of more expressive electronic instruments. Piano vs. Grid - Roger's thoughts on why the grid format is more suited to expressivity than traditional piano layouts. Ableton Loop - Portions of the Ableton Loop panel, hosted by Dennis DeSantis, featuring Roger Linn, Stephan Schmitt, Carla Scaletti, and Gerhard Behles. Keynote Speech - Roger's talk at ADC 2016. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Music Production Club - Join my Music Production Club for a steady stream of music production tools to your inbox. Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

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 you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Jamuary is a challenge to make a piece of music every day for the month of January, and to share it online.  In this episode, I talk about the Jamuary Challenge, what it takes to participate (not much), and what the benefits will be.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Cuckoo on the Music Production Podcast Podcast about Jamuary The Music Production Club Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

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 before the end of 2019 to get an incredible amount of music production tools! Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

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 social music creation platform. BandLab for Education - BandLab for schools.  Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Join the Music Production Club to get sound packs to help you make music directly in your inbox. Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Like it or not, artificial intelligence and machine learning is changing the music industry. It could threaten jobs and eliminate the need for humans in the music making process. So what can we do? Double down on our humanity. After a few episode with people using AI and machine learning in the music industry, I have some thoughts on what we can do to avoid becoming obsolete in a changing world.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Now AI Takes on Writing Death Metal, Country Music Hits, More - CDM article about music written with artificial intelligence. Hazel Savage on the Music Production Podcast - Hazel talks about how her company Musiio is intelligently categorizing music. Paul Zgordan on the Music Production Podcast - Paul discusses Mubert, which is creating AI generated music from samples. Jonathan Bailey on the Music Production Podcast - Jonathan explains how Izotope is using AI to help us make music. GLITCH DRUMS - Ableton Live and Sample Pack featured in the intro music to this episode. Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

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 lives in general.  Thank you for listening! Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz Barry Schwartz's TED Talk The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday Waking Up Meditation App by Sam Harris Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

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 work. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Izotope Izotope Products Learn with Izotope Are You Listening - Video series with iZotope Education Director Jonathan Wyner. MixCon 2019 Panel - The Future of the Loudness Wars, A.I. in Music Production, 360 Sound. The Story of Iris SonicState Podcast 192 - Podcast where the idea of Iris was born. GLITCH DRUMS - Ableton Live Pack and Sample Pack. Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

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 inspiring and the new music is excellent. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Kristoffer's Website Kristoffer's YouTube Sgrow - Kristoffer's electronic duo with Vilde Nupen. Sgrow YouTube Channel Tap Dance Live Performance Video Linnstrument Monome Kristoffer's first appearance on the Music Production Podcast Get the new Sgrow album: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33lsY2i Apple: https://apple.co/2IHvvft Tidal: http://bit.ly/35lUDSE Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2OBwfXe Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk