Inside The Noise with Gabe Dalporto

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Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto is a Guitar Center podcast that explores the people and ideas shaping the future of music. Gabe speaks with artists, builders, innovators and industry leaders to uncover how music and instruments are being created and experienced today. As a musician and Guitar Center's CEO, he brings genuine curiosity to every conversation, offering listeners a sharp, inspiring look at creativity, leadership, and the evolving world of musical expression.

  1. 3D AGO

    Gabe's Takeaways from Season 1

    In Episode 12, Gabe becomes a guest on his own podcast as Guitar Center Senior Manager, Content and Social Media Max Lauer-Bader interviews him about the initial 11 episodes of Inside the Noise. The two unpack what industry leaders and artists shared during the first season, including what makes companies truly great, as well as the success paths of artists such as Chad Smith, Blu DeTiger and Kenny Aronoff.

    28 min

  2. MAR 3

    Marcus Ryle (Oberheim, Line 6)

    In this episode of Inside The Noise, Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto examines the incredible “hat trick” Marcus Ryle and his teams bestowed upon the music gear industry. In three revolutionary tenures at three different companies, Ryle was instrumental in the development of the Oberheim DSX, Oberheim OB-8, Oberheim DMX drum machine, Alesis ADAT, Line 6 POD and several other indispensable music-making products.

    1h 9m

  3. FEB 24

    Chris Lombardi (DW Drums)

    Chris Lombardi joins the podcast to talk about how his dad, Don Lombardi, and DW cofounder John Good transformed the company from an exclusively educational enterprise to a premier drum kit and drum hardware manufacturer. NOTE: This episode was filmed while Chris Lombardi was serving as CEO of DW. We hope you enjoy the episode, and we want to congratulate Chris on a remarkable, decades-long career at the legendary drum maker.

    53 min

  4. FEB 17

    Chris Martin of Martin Guitar

    Martin Guitars Executive Chairman Chris Martin is the sixth-generation family member to have lead the legendary company, which was founded in 1833. In this episode of Inside the Noise, Martin shares the challenges faced by the iconic brand in the disco, new wave and heavy metal eras of the late ’70s and early ’80s, as well as the ability to pivot under pressure that he learned from his family history.

    30 min

  5. FEB 10

    Blu DeTiger

    Blu DeTiger sits down with Gabe to share the development process with Fender on her signature bass, how she crafted her approach to playing the instrument, her engagement strategies for social platforms and how Guitar Center helped reunite her with the first bass she ever owned.

    34 min

  6. FEB 3

    Dave Kalt (Reverb.com, Chicago Music Exchange)

    David Kalt is a serial entrepreneur who founded Reverb.com. Celebrated for designing “more fair” platforms—prior to Reverb, he disrupted the options trading business—Kalt is passionate about improving customer experiences and providing pathways to accomplishment and success.

    41 min

  7. JAN 27

    Kenny Aronoff

    Legendary drummer Kenny Aronoff joins Guitar Center’s Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto to talk purpose, perseverance and the moments that changed his life. From playing with John Mellencamp and The Rolling Stones to becoming one of the most in-demand drummers in the world, Aronoff shares the mindset behind his success.

    1h 7m

  8. JAN 20

    Jim D'Addario and John D'Addario III

    “Our family has been traced to continuously making [musical instrument] strings all the way back to 1680,” D’Addario and Company Chairman and Director of Innovation Jim D’Addario tells Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto in the fifth episode of Inside the Noise. “The town our father’s family came from was Salle, Italy. There are four families still making strings today that came from that town—Mari, Berti, Ruffini and Dorazio, which is us.”

    21 min
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Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto is a Guitar Center podcast that explores the people and ideas shaping the future of music. Gabe speaks with artists, builders, innovators and industry leaders to uncover how music and instruments are being created and experienced today. As a musician and Guitar Center's CEO, he brings genuine curiosity to every conversation, offering listeners a sharp, inspiring look at creativity, leadership, and the evolving world of musical expression.

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