12 episodes
Dead Wax Jack Conte, Ryan Lerman
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- Music
Musicians nerding out to great music. Hosts Jack Conte (Scary Pockets, Pomplamoose, CEO of Patreon) and Ryan Lerman (Scary Pockets, John Legend, Ben Folds) are joined by musician friends to help break down what's going on in their favorite music. They dish about production, harmony, composition, theory, vocal performance and everything in between. New episodes every other week!
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Frank Ocean's producer on the UNCONVENTIONAL techniques they used to record CHANNEL ORANGE
Legendary producer Malay talks about his journey into Producer-hood, his approach to gear, and the tricks to used to create CHANNEL ORANGE with Frank Ocean.
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Unraveling the GENIUS of Flaming Lips with Phantom Planet
Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet) takes Jack and Ryan through some of his favorite songs and dissects what he loves about them.
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The Structured Chaos of Frank Zappa
Dweezil Zappa gives his primer on his dad's music, talks about what made Frank so unique, and what it's been like for him to continue his father's legacy.
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How Tom Waits gets THE BEST musicians to sound like AMATEURS
Joe Gore takes Jack and Ryan through the process of recording guitar for Tom Waits' "Goin' Out West" on his album, Bone Machine. They get into the nuances of gear, Waits' sense of humor, how he elicits great performances, mixing, Tchad Blake, and how Joe's approach to harmony is influenced by his love of medieval music.
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Jim Keltner breaks down RUFUS, Jerry Lee, John Lennon, Connor Oberst, and more
Jim takes Jack and Ryan through his favorite tracks he's played on and produced throughout his legendary career.
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Vulfpeck's Jack Stratton breaks down the FUNKIEST recording you've never heard!
Jack and Ryan sit down with Jack Stratton (Vulfpeck, Vulfmon, Vulf Records) and break down why Esther Phillips cover of Bill Withers hit “Use Me” may be even funkier than the original.