24th
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Welcome to Episode 48. In this episode Jonathan Wyman joined us, as we sat down with Bob Ludwig and Adam Ayan of Gateway Mastering Studio. This gave us the opportunity to get to the bottom of the several topics that have been discussed on this program over the last year. We go in depth on the “loudness wars.” We find out what “mastered for iTunes” really means, (turns out, this is actually a good thing), and Bob gives a little peak in to how Apple is improving encoding to AAC.
Basically, this is one that you are going to want to listen to twice.
16th
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Hey, welcome to Episode 47. This is the first episode from our new home at Genos Rock Club. Before we go any further, we would like to formally and sincerely thank Sara and everyone at Genos for letting us hang out.
For this episode things got nice and deep as Trails joined us to discuss their newest album, “Trails & Co” and their full length, “Fits and Starts.” We pretty much covered everything with these guys. We discussed some of the unique aspects of the music community in Maine. The Lin “let us in to his lab,” explaining how he pulls beats together and how they become the tracks that Syn writes over. Syn explained how he approaches writing for the tracks, where he finds the inspiration for the songs, as well as the internal struggles that occur between being a parent and a performing artist.
You can find Trails:
their website, http://trailsounds.com/
on twitter, @trailsounds
on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TrailSounds
10th
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Welcome to Episode 46. For this episode, Sara Hallie Richardson was kind of enough to traverse Market St with us. Finally ended up at The Armory. From there, martinis and coffee were consumed and we talked about her new album, Restless. We discussed the way in which the album was recorded and the instruments, software and techniques used for production. We also took a pretty deep dive in to most of the songs, covering everything from what the songs were about to the transitions used to move from verses to choruses. The album is available through iTunes and bandcamp right now.
Restless on iTunes here
Twitter: @sarahallie
Bandcamp: http://shrichardson.bandcamp.com/
09th
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Welcome to our “end of the year” episode. For this episode, we put out an invitation to have anyone who was a guest on the podcast in 2011 to join us. Nate Shupe, aka El Shupacabra, joined us from the start. A little ways in we were joined by the infamous Jonathan Wyman , Miek Rodrigue, and Joe Gallant. We hit on some of our favorite things from 2011, some of our least favorite things from 2011 and of course, some things we are looking forward to in 2012.
(Note from Dan: my New Year’s Resolution hadn’t kicked in yet, so you’re stuck with a couple really bad jokes. Don’t worry, they’re fleeting.)
04th
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For episode 44, we went back to White Cappe Grille for a chat with Susanne Gerry. We talked about Susanne’s former band, The Bay State and her musical plans for the future. We discussed the art of writing a bridge, breaking into the local music scene, playing to a younger audience, Clash of the Titans and speaking with one’s mouth full.
You can find Susanne-
on Twitter- @susannapalooza
on Soundcloud- http://soundcloud.com/susannegerry
19th
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Welcome to Episode 43. In this episode we sit down with local punk outfit, The Outfits. Sierra, Anna and Kate were kind enough to take some time discuss, not only the band and their writing style, but also general thoughts on the world at large. We also took some time to talk about Prime Artist Rehearsal studios, “what is punk?”, a brief comparison of punk to folk music and hidden somewhere in the middle there, how nice Kurt Baker is.
https://www.facebook.com/theoutfitsband
http://soundcloud.com/theoutfits
06th
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For Episode 42 we returned to White Cap Grille to meet with Jake Roche and Kerry Ryan from Lit On The Flash and hear about the making of their album, Revolution Time. The guys let us in on the creative process behind their debut release and their approach to song writing and arranging in general. We also discussed the challenges and advantages of adapting to a wide range of music venues, from clubs to coffee houses to radio stations and house parties, as well as the fine line walked by any artist with something socially conscious to say. Beers were enjoyed, conversation wandered, and we all hit The Big Easy afterward to hear some live local music. Good stuff.
29th
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Welcome to “almost everything you’ve ever wanted to know about The Fogcutters Big Band.” These guys are a playing a very unique show at The State Theater on Friday night. Brian and John were kind enough to hang out for a bit and talk about the group and the The State Theater show. Just in case you aren’t familiar with them, The Fogcutters Big Band is a legitimate Big Band. Think, Count Basie or Duke Ellington, THAT kind of big band.
This performance at the State Theater is unique because they will only be performing works from local musicians. But, these aren’t just simple “covers” of the songs. These are full fledged, fully realized big band arrangements. While each song will retain it’s original characteristics, these performances will be unlike any renditions you have ever heard.
But, we will let Brian and John tell you all about it.
Buy tickets here or buy tickets here
(PS- for the music nerds, there is a brief Sibelius vs Finale discussion towards the end. Brief, but hopefully it makes you smile. I did. Dan)
24th
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Fresh off his European tour, Kurt Baker joined us for a recap. We met up at the White Cap Grille in Portland and over coffee, beer and pizza, Kurt told us about some of the more memorable moments of the trip. Not the least of which of included Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja. But, really, what part of our lives aren’t consumed by Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja these days? Don’t worry, we discussed a lot more than that.
Kurt has an album release show this Friday at Geno’s Rock Club in Portland. The album is called Rockin’ For Living. Looking for a super fun rock show to go to on Friday. This is the one. Buy the album.
Enjoy.
07th
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Welcome to “Rap Night at freezingprocess.net”
First things first, thank you very much to Sly Chi for letting us use their practice space for this episode. Also, lots of thanks to Dave Butler for making sure everything sounded fine.
If you have been to Rap Night at The Big Easy, then this will be familiar to you. For this episode, we put a microphone in the middle of the room and everyone just rocked.
Participating in this episode are:
Essence
Members of Educated Advocates- Ryan Augustus, Mike Be
Members of Sandbag- Shupe, Ill By Instinct
MC 22
Also, make sure to check out Rap Night at The Big Easy every Wednesday night.
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