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#38: What's Goin' On Jul 05, 2018

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In this episode, our hosts get schooled in studio monitors and power amps by checking in with Zwickipedia.

In our song of the episode, Patterson Hood talks about the making of "What It Means" and how Drive-By Truckers's album American Band was faced with politically charged criticism.

#37: Chuck Zwicky on Everything Audio Jun 01, 2018

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Chuck Zwicky has been described as equal part audio expert and scientist. He's built studios, designed plug-ins and recorded, mixed and mastered hit records. His credits include Prince, The Rembrandts, Reggie Watts, Soul Asylum, Nine Inch Nails, the Jonas Brothers and more.

Listen as Chuck shares his unique approach to every aspect of recording. His experiences working one-on-one with Prince, his analysis of analog and digital recording tools and his move to NY to set up his private mix room with the best outboard gear on the planet and over 50 channels of outboard compression, 24 channels of outboard EQ and more.

#36: George Massenburg: A Peerless Legend May 17, 2018

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During the last AES convention our hosts were honored to have a chance to speak with four time Grammy-award winning, George Massenburg. Simply put, George has no peer. He is an inventor, a recording engineer, a producer, a studio designer, a product developer, a professor of the recording arts AND, in 1998, became the youngest recipient of a special Grammy, the prestigious Grammy for lifetime technical achievement. As a consequence of receiving a lifetime award so early on and, given his accomplishments over the last 20 years, Gear Club suggests it would be appropriate to grant him a 2nd lifetime achievement award.

We could fill an entire podcast describing George's accomplishments so we'll just mention a few and let the guy speak for himself. As a young man, George built a recording studio in Baltimore with Steve Boone of the Lovin' Spoonful. In 1972, he presented a seminal technical paper describing the parametric EQ. By 1980 he had designed the first truly useable 'moving fader' system. He's contributed to the design of some of the world's most prized studios including George Lucas' Skywalker Sound.

He's recorded and produced over 450 records with artists ranging from Little Feat to Earth, Wind and Fire to Linda Ronstadt, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, James Taylor, The Dixie Chicks and many more. In 1982, he founded George Massenburg Labs where he has created a wide range of innovative technologies. In 2008 he was awarded the AES Gold Medal.

Today he serves on the board of the preservation society of the Library of Congress and as Chief Technology Officer of META and teaches at McGill University and Berklee College of Music.

So that's who George is. Now, here he is.

#35: Drive-By Podcast with Patterson Hood May 03, 2018

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This week, John and Stewart are joined by singer/songwriter and co-founder of Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood. Patterson grew up in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. His father, David, was the bass player in the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Through osmosis and a deep love of music, Patterson became an artist to be reckoned in his own right. Whether with the Drive-By Truckers, or as a solo artist, or as a producer, he has established a wonderful legacy all his own.

#34: All Access with Bill Burrs Apr 27, 2018

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Bill Burrs is a music fan. As a young man, Bill was a late night DJ on a top 40 radio station in his native Minneapolis before moving into record promotion. Bill has spent his career helping bands get on the radio and noticed. He's worked first at Geffen records and then as a Senior VP at RCA. Today, Bill is at 300 Entertainment doing what he loves doing - helping records get heard.

Bill doesn't make records, he helps records 'make it'. For over twenty years his mission has been to help bands get their songs heard. Many of the hit songs that we know from bands like Guns and Roses,

Join our hosts in exploring the world of music promotion and distribution with Bill Burrs. The biz side of the record biz.

#33: Gearpalooza - Geoff Daking & Friends Apr 10, 2018

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During the AES convention, Gear Club was honored to have some of the industry's leading provocateurs. While we were talking to pal Geoff Daking, our party got crashed by William Wittman, Steve Rosenthal, Rod O'Brien, Greg Calbi and Joe Warda.

#32: Jack Douglas, A Danger to Audio (Live Episode) Mar 01, 2018

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Jack talks about how that experience inspired him to study the art of recording. Jack was a member of the first graduating class of the Institute of Audio Research landing him the position of janitor at The Record Plant. Jack's story of moving up through the ranks of that legendary studio (and getting fired and rehired along the way) is inspirational. Record Plant's owner Roy Cicala gave Jack an opportunity to hone his craft by giving him projects from ads to jazz to full orchestras. Jack went on to engineer and produce seminal records by artists including Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Miles Davis, Lou Reed, The James Gang, Alice Cooper and The New York Dolls. In 1980, Jack was awarded the Grammy for Record of the Year for his production of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy. Jack continues to work today charting music for TV and film as well as teaching a class in studio etiquette.

#31: Making Music, Records & Gear w/Geoff Daking Jan 22, 2018

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Welcome to another Gear Club episode from AES NY. Our guest is an old friend of John and Stewart, the great Geoff Daking. From playing drums in the Blues Magoos to engineering and running Messina Sound to developing gear and making the amazing line of Daking Audio gear, Geoff has done it all.

#30: From Hell's Kitchen to LA with Rod O'Brien Jan 08, 2018

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In this episode we continue with our AES series and are delighted to have another Record Plant alum, Rod O'Brien with us. Rod grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen back when that name meant something. Starting hired on as a 'general' at Record Plant, Rod was teamed with Jack Douglas working on legendary records by the likes of John & Yoko, Aerosmith, The New York Dolls, Cheap Trick and many more. Today, Rod works in LA as lead sound designer for film and TV including shows like Eastbound & Down and Grace & Frankie. Listen in as Rod tells tales of making great records and his transition to audio post production. Rod's first meeting with John Lennon is certainly worth a listen but more than that you'll also learn about Jay Messina's crabs, the Wilhelm scream and the fishcrow.

#29: In Tubes We Trust - EveAnna Manley Dec 13, 2017

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In January 30, 1989, a 20 year old EveAnna, on sabbatical from her music studies at Columbia University, met the original Manley crew and was hired on to the production team. She quickly learned to solder and assemble vacuum tube amplifiers, and after only three years with Manley Laboratories, co-founder David Manley abruptly left the company and the country in 1996. With EveAnna now at the helm, the modern form of Manley Labs began to take shape. Studios worldwide cherish Manley's tube-based microphones, pre amps, compressors and EQs. We were lucky to have had a chance to talk with EveAnna and learn a thing or three about tubes, bikes and why Chino is not China.

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