The Songwriter's Speakeasy Podcast

Jonathan Wisniewski and mastering engineer Mike Kalajian nerd out on whisky and IPA's for the first 20 minutes of the podcast. Then they define what mastering is, the misconceptions surrounding it, the creative aspect of it, working on a master and thinking "yeh", what should artist's keep in mind with their arrangements, working through revisions, the loudness war, and much more! Rogue Planet Mas...

Jonathan Wisniewski sits down with country music mix engineer Billy Decker and talk about how he got started in the music industry, defining mixing, his creative process, his collaboration with Joey Sturgis, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Adam Cichocki of Timber Studios about his production/recording process, finding the right producer for your band, the creative process of being an engineer, and much more! Adam's studio: Timberstudiosnj.com Jonathan's studio: Secondriverstudios.com

First episode of "The Studio Series" Jonathan Wisniewski of Second River Studios talks about 9 things you should know before going to the studio. Secondriverstudios.com Recording takes time Have your songs finished Rehearse your songs extensively Double checking all the gear you'll be using Picking the right producer for your band Keeping an open mind with creative suggestions Communicate what you...

Jonathan Wisniewski and Scumfire talk about Buffalo accents, musical influences, how 3/4 time can sound intense or sway, the use of panic chords, how having a great drummer is very important in the hardcore genre, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Johnny Booth talk about songwriting, marketing, how they demo their songs before recording, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Ferry talk about Titanic, the formation of West Ferry, Jonathan goes over the structure of the song, how changing parts in a song keeps it interesting, the lyrical content of the song, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Tokyo Monsters talk about their songwriting process, their influences, using polyrhythms on drums, adding small changes to repeating parts to keep them interesting, connecting with fans, auditory whiplash, musicians changing their sound, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Austin Hull, creator of Make Pop Music. They talk shop about some of their whisky preferences, Austin's experience moving around a lot as a child, the use of ad libs in music, how Austin's style of singing lends more meaning to the song, how to keep songs interesting, Austin's experience with bipolar disorder, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski, Alex Allen, and Alex Mazzie talk about their band Utmost, their songwriting process, the change in their sound, why they write songs that are short, signing with Sunday Drive Records, collaborating with Dom Fox, how skateboarding influenced the song, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Skylar from Taking Meds talk about songwriting, recording live, writing with bandmates long distance, comedic bits in their live performance on audio tree, Skylar's philosophy on using guitar pedals, advice on writing lyrics, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Weatherworn talk about their songwriting process, using guitar tab programs to write music, having one member of the band be the sole songwriter, and much more while drinking cocktails!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Weathering talk about their songwriting process, writing lyrics in the moment, gear, oblique strategy cards, and more while getting drunk on cocktails!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Sean of The Sunset Doctrine talk about whisky, the writing and recording process of "How I Spent My Fall Semester" and delve deep into the arrangement/structure of the song

Jonathan Wisniewski and Joe from New Design talk about Super Smash Bro's, Canadian bands that influenced New Design, tons of guitar gear, recording, how the home studio is becoming more and more viable, songwriting, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Alpha Hopper about their songwriting process, being influenced by the local hardcore scene, the Insane Clown Posse, and more while getting drunk on cocktails.

Jonathan Wisniewski and Bore talk about the songwriting process, getting inspiration from other art, running facebook ads for band promotion, and much more while drinking cocktails and beer!

In this episode, Jonathan Wisniewski has a chat with Kurt Riley and Julian Orange about their recent collaboration while Jonathan gets drunk on a fancy cocktail.

Jonathan Wisniewski and Kiss Me Slow run into technical issues while preparing for the podcast, forcing Kiss Me Slow to record from a wifi hotspot in their car. They also talk about songwriting, adding new members to the band, the guy walking around outside in his underwear, and much more!

Jonathan Wisniewski and Tim Britt discuss songwriting, marketing yourself as an artist, making an impression at a live show, and much more while drinking Old Fashions

Jonathan Wisniewski talks to mega pop-star Brielle Von Hugel about her time competing in American Idol, collaborating with Post Modern Jukebox, touring the world, and songwriting.

Jonathan Wisniewski runs into sound issues with Scathed, talks about Evertune Bridges, a chord change in a song that CJ hates, awful sounding distortion pedals, and songwriting all while drinking

Jonathan Wisniewski and Grosh talk about mean guitar faces, how to make a song interesting for five minutes, how their guitars are actually mono, how much they prefer Led Zeppelin over Greta van Fleet, and much more, all while drinking whisky cocktails

Jonathan Wisniewski and Kevin Sampson talk about their songwriting process and a ton of rock n' roll history

Jonathan Wisniewski and Stephen Piotrowski go in full detail on the songwriting process of Stephen's song "25"