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Songwriting & Composition Episodes

May 3, 2023

Creating Space for Artistry | with Producer John Velasquez

Today’s guest is music producer, songwriter, and mix engineer John Velasquez. John has gone being signed to Cherrytree Records as a member of the band Max and the Moon to working behind the glass as a producer and songwrite…
April 19, 2023

Building a Career as a Professional Guitarist | with Adam Tressler

Today’s guest is session and touring guitarist and songwriter Adam Tressler. Adam has performed or recorded with a long list of artists including Aimee Mann, Selena Gomez, Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello, Lord Huron, and many mor…
Jan. 11, 2023

Creativity, Vision, and Responding to the Music | with Damian Taylor

Today’s guest 10 time Grammy nominated music producer, mixing engineer, and songwriter Damian Taylor. Damian has worked with artists such as Bjork, The Killers, Bomba Estéreo, Odette, The Prodigy, and UNKLE. He’s also the …
Nov. 9, 2022

Composing for the Budget, Film Score Session Singing, and a Musical Marriage | with Christopher and Elyse Willis

Today we’re joined by Emmy nominated film and TV composer Christopher Willis and vocal contractor and session singer Elyse Willis. Chris is best known for his work on HBO’s hit comedy Veep, as well as his score for Armando …
Oct. 26, 2022

Keeping Your Publishing, Great Song Titles, and How to Grab the Attention of Record Labels | with Jason Davis

Today’s guest is hit songwriter turned entrepreneur and music executive Jason Davis. Jason wrote his first #1 song at age 23, which led him to work with artists such as Boyz II Men, Sugar Ray, P. Diddy, Alabama, Lonestar, a…
Aug. 18, 2021

Shelby Kennedy: Move to the Void, PROs, and Using the Full Toolbox

This week's guest is music executive and songwriter Shelby Kennedy. Shelby is the President of North American operations for amazing, which is the parent company for Amazing Radio, Amazing Songs, and now CMJ. Prior to that…
July 14, 2021

Cyrus Reynolds: Compositional Improvisation, Classical Music, and the Importance of Goal Flexibility

This week's guest is composer, recording artist, and sound designer Cyrus Reynolds. A classically trained musician from London's Royal Academy of Music, Cyrus has had success not only with his own music, but also in the worl…
May 12, 2021

Mike Patti: Finding Balance, Defining Success, and Running Cinesamples

Our guest today is composer, producer, and co-founder of Cinesamples, Mike Patti. Mike started Cinesamples in 2007 when he saw an opportunity to create niche libraries to fill holes in the marketplace. Since then they have g…
April 28, 2021

Trivers Myers Music: Improvising, Quick Response, and Creating Opportunity

Today we are joined by two guests. The songwriting, composition, and production duo of John Trivers and Elizabeth Myers. Operating as Trivers Myers Music for over three decades, they have created musical brand identities for…
March 10, 2021

Dave Green: A Song a Day, Landing Syncs, and Finishing Every Idea

Today’s guest is Dave Green, the front man of the Los Angeles based band The Filthy Souls. In addition to fronting his own project Dave also writes for an uncountable number of artists, brands, and TV shows, as well as plays…
Dec. 30, 2020

Andrew Johnson: Anticipating Notes, Ghostwriting, and Impressing Your Audience Before Your Peers

This week's guest is film and television composer Andrew Johnson. Andrew started his career as an assistant for composer James S. Levine at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control facility. While there he worked on hit shows such as Gl…