9 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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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's Best Tracks
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.
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The GREATEST Phantom Planet song you've never heard
Jack and Ryan dig in to one of their favorite Phantom Planet songs with two members of the band. They also discuss how and why the band re-recorded their album "The Guest".
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Why Madison Cunningham thinks Bjork is one of the ALL TIME greatest artists
In this Deadwax episode, Jack Conte and Ryan Lerman are joined by singer-songwriter/guitarist Madison Cunningham to talk about one of her favorites: Bjork. While they listened to Bjork's "Venus As A Boy", the trio discusses Bjork's production, vocal approach, lyrics, sonic world, etc. and how Bjork is one of the greatest ever.
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Why every musician is OBSESSED with Sting
On today’s episode of DeadWax, Jack and Ryan are joined by singer-singwriter/guitarist Ariel Posen as they dissect the magic of Sting’s hit “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” and attempt to solve the riddle of why musicians and non-musicians alike are obsessed with Sting.