Music Production Podcast

Song and Vocal First with Howard Benson

Howard Benson is a Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum producer. With 15 platinum records, 10 gold records, and over 150 billion streams, Howard has shaped the sound of

Modern Music Education & Overcoming Creative Challenges w/Dennis DeSantis

Dennis DeSantis is a composer, percussionist, sound designer, author, and educator. He is a professor of Music and Technology at Eastman School of Music at the University

The Power of Mastering with Jeff Graves

Jeff Graves is the founder and creator of LuvLang Studios, an online mastering service. LuvLang gives users interactive control and feedback over the mastering process. 

Grammy-winning Songwriter Tim Atlas on Serving the Song

Tim Atlas is a musician, producer, and Grammy-winning songwriter in Los Angeles. His new EP, Reverso, was recorded in his home studio and combines Indie and Psych rock wi

Xylo Aria - Founder of Music Production for Women

Xylo Aria is a singer, producer, and entrepreneur. Xylo founded Music Production for Women to help empower and educate women music-makers. Her new album Dream will be rel

Creating Music That Breathes with OVERSEA

Sebastien Heintz makes electro-acoustic music under the name OVERSEA. His new album BEYOND is a modern ceremonial album made for transcendental experiences. Sebastien a

Turning Nature into Music with Lomotor

Lomotor is a musician and producer who makes nature-inspired electronic music on a small farm in Massachusetts. His new album ABCAPSILAHAD combines electronic and acousti

Permission to Be Imperfect with Nick Culbertson

Nick Culbertson is a musician and app developer who runs Moby Pixel, a mobile app creation studio. The Moby Pixel YouTube channel covers the latest in iOS music apps and

Mixing, Mastering, and Staying Creative with Mike Nikou

Mike Nikou is the owner of Mic Nix Productions, a studio based in Adelaide, South Australia. He specialises in mixing, mastering, and full song production. Mike and I dis

Better Than Ezra's Kevin Griffin on Songwriting and Ethical AI

Kevin Griffin is the frontman of Better Than Ezra, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, and Co-founder of a new artist-built AI music platform Soundbreak. Better Than Ezra cont

Developing an Authentic Sound with David Paul Newell

David Paul Newell is a musician, producer, and one half of the electronic music duo Midnight Mystery Club. David worked as an audio engineer in Nashville for Brantley Sou

Creative Enthusiasm and Staying Inspired with Amani Roberts

Amani Roberts is a DJ, Professor, Author, and Artist Coach. Amani teaches music business at Cal State Fullerton and helps artists reach their creative dreams. Amani is th

My 5 Biggest Music Production Problems and Their Solutions

Have you ever felt like the more you learn about music production, the harder it actually gets to finish a song? You aren't alone. In this episode, I'm sharing the 5 bigg

Matt Tinkler - The Path to Creative Independence

Matt Tinkler is a musician, educator, and Ableton Certified Trainer. He runs a the Aspect Music Academy and makes music as Chronitect. Matt's YouTube channel is a great r

Blankfor.ms and Aqeel Aadam - Collaborating, Production, Plug-in Making

Aqeel Aadam is the founder of Aqeel Aadam Sound plug-ins and Tyler Gilmore makes music as Blankfor.ms. Aqeel and Tyler have just released Outgrowth, a sample-based plug-i

Brad Barr on Songwriting, Human Imperfections, and Minimalism

Brad Barr is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and, along with his brother Andrew, is half of the Americana, folk-rock group the Barr Brothers. The Barr Brothers just

7 Tips for a Successful #Jamuary2026

It's time for Jamuary, a challenge to create music and share it each day during the month of January.  Jamuary is a powerful way to start your year with a creative bang

How to Keep Creating When Life Gets Busy with Joshua Blum

Joshua Blum is the host of The Thirteenth Hour Podcast, a show about the creative process as it relates to writing, music, and imagination. He's also the author of The Th

Snakes of Russia - Emotion Over Perfection

Joseph Holiday, who releases music as Snakes of Russia, returns to the podcast to talk about his latest album, Swallowed Whole Through the Mouth of Eternity. Joseph's mus

Tommy Zee - Stop Drinking from the Infinite Well

Tommy Zee runs Tommy Zee and Co., a music production company that creates music for some of the world's largest brands like Nike, Adidas, Google, Sony, and more. He also