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#82: Lair of the Hydra with Steve Vai (Part 1) Feb 10, 2022

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Steve Vai is a Grammy award-winning musician, composer, producer, and inventor of the Hydra: a three-neck, 36 string beast of a guitar with a steam-punk attitude and endless possibilities. Steve shows just what the instrument is capable of on his newly released album, 'Inviolate'. In this episode, John and Stewart chat with Steve about his creative process, his fantastic new record, and the inspiration and design behind the Hydra. This is part one of a two-part interview.

#81: Lucky to Be Good with Ed Stasium (Part 2) Nov 23, 2021

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This is part two of our interview with veteran Engineer and Producer, Ed Stasium. In this episode, Ed talks to John and Stewart about his time in LA, working with Mick Jagger, Living Colour, Motörhead, and The Smithereens, and shares a story about how editing drums saved his life.

#80: Good to Be Lucky with Ed Stasium (Part 1) Oct 21, 2021

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Ed Stasium is a musician, engineer, and producer with a career in music that spans almost 50 years. Getting his start at Tony Camillo's New Jersey studio, he went on to record Gladys Knight, The Ramones, Talking Heads, Living Colour, The Smithereens, Mick Jagger, and Motörhead, to name a few. In this episode, Ed gets in-depth about recording Gladys Knight's "Midnight Train to Georgia," his time with The Ramones, the first Talking Heads record, and his role in the building of New York's iconic Power Station. This is part one of a two-part interview.

#79: As the Story Goes with Bill Schnee Aug 31, 2021

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Bill Schnee is a musician, producer, Grammy-winning engineer, and more recently, a writer, with his new book "Chairman at the Board." With over 50 years in music, Bill has plenty to share, having worked with Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, and Whitney Houston, to name a few. In this episode of Gear Club Podcast, he sits down with John and Stewart to talk about the writing of the book, his early years as a musician and young engineer, his recording ethos, and shares a few stories from his book.

For the full experience, watch the interview on our YouTube at https://bit.ly/GC79YouTube

#78: Ready, SETI, Go with Richard Factor Aug 12, 2021

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In this episode, Eventide founder Richard Factor takes us to outer space on a Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Richard is the founder and president of the SETI League: a non-profit, membership-supported group of amateur skywatchers hoping to catch signals of intelligent life from outside our solar system. Richard walks John and Stewart through the inception of SETI, the hows and whys of this galactic search, and one story about a real-life tin foil hat.

For video of this episode, show notes, photos, and more, go to gearclubpodcast.com

#77: Memphis Music Magic & More with Terry Manning May 28, 2021

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With a career spanning over 5 decades, Terry Manning is an accomplished audio engineer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer, and photographer. Terry got his start as a teenager in the legendary Memphis music scene at Stax Records and Ardent Studios. He has worked with the likes of Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Shakira, Joe Walsh, Lenny Kravitz, Shania Twain, and Bryan Adams - not to mention his quintessential role in Big Star's debut album, #1 Record. Listen in as Terry sits down with John, Stewart, and special guest host Bill (William) Wittman to discuss what it's like to be on both sides of the talkback mic as a musician and producer, running a destination studio in the Bahamas, his longtime friendship with Jimmy Page, and the making of Led Zeppelin III.

For the full experience, watch this interview on our YouTube or at gearclubpodcast.com

#76: Brendan Benson: The Dear Life of a Raconteur Mar 30, 2021

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Brendan Benson is a musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and founding member of The Raconteurs. As a solo artist, he's released seven studio albums, most recently "Dear Life" released on Third Man Records in 2020. Brendan talks with John and Stewart about the recording of Dear Life, his writing process, The Raconteurs, and over 20 years of making music, from Detroit to Nashville. This interview was recorded at Sear Sound in January of 2020. For the full experience, watch this episode on our YouTube channel or at gearclubpodcast.com

#75: The Life of Dweezil Zappa (Part 2) Mar 05, 2021

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In this episode, Dweezil Zappa and our hosts take a closer look at his father Frank Zappa's vast music catalog, his gear, and some of his more unconventional instrumentation choices. All in an effort to explore Dweezil's approach to tackling his father's work in his show, Zappa Plays Zappa. They'll also delve into more details of Dweezil's multi-faceted online music platform, Reward Music.

For the full experience, watch this full interview on our YouTube channel & check out Part 1 at gearclubpodcast.com

#74: Dweezil Zappa on Navigating the Modern Music Industry (Part 1) Feb 25, 2021

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This week, our hosts talk to Grammy award-winning guitarist and son of Frank, Dweezil Zappa. Dweezil recently launched Reward Music, an online platform for artists to host their website, engage with fans, sell music and merchandise, all while keeping 100% of sales. Dweezil talks through the features and benefits of reward music for artists and fans alike, showcasing the need for a paradigm shift away from traditional music revenue streams.

Keep on the lookout for part 2, where we'll go more in-depth with Dweezil on his career and his father's music and legacy.

#73: Fight the Dialog with Randy Poster Feb 09, 2021

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As a renowned music supervisor for film and television, Randy Poster is known for his work with directors Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Todd Phillips, and Sam Mendes, among many others. He has had his hand in a countless number of works including The Irishman, The Queen's Gambit, Boardwalk Empire, The Hangover, Divergent, The Wolf of Wall Street, Lost, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Tiger King, and Joker, just to name a few. With a career that spans over 2 decades, multiple genres, and several awards, listen in as he chats with our hosts about how he got into music supervision, the nuts and bolts of the process, and more!

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