Stuck on Sound

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes his dear friend and personal chiropractor Dr. Jim Gaudet (founder of Gaudet Chiropractic Center, former professional baseball catcher, team chiropractor for Mercer University and multiple Macon sports teams, Mason Sports Hall of Fame inductee, and the man directly responsible for helping Joey recover from a seven-month stint in a wheelchair)...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey sits down with his dear friend Bruce Millett (founder of The Desk Doctor in Burbank, co-creator of the CS75 recording console, former Chief Engineer at Larrabee Sound, and the man who has personally worked on more than fourteen hundred SSL consoles on six continents) for a conversation about what it means to spend a lifetime in service to the instrum...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes his friend and fellow Recording Academy governor Audrey Martinovich , co-owner of Audio for the Arts Recording Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, and Professor of Music Production at the University of Wisconsin Madison . Audrey has built a career recording everything from chamber orchestras to comedy specials, bringing a rare combination of tech...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey talks with Ben Medina , the guitarist for 10,000 Maniacs based in Rockford, Illinois. Ben is in five other projects besides the Maniacs, from country and R&B to a pop-rock original band, and he describes a career built on never being able to say no to a good gig. Ben traces his love of music back to a toddler-sized record player, but says the mom...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey talks with Shelby Lock , an audio engineer, producer, composer, and the owner of Silver Moon Sound , a boutique recording studio in California's Santa Cruz Mountains built around acoustic and classical music. Shelby has more than 250 commercial recording credits and a growing catalog of her own compositions, including a piece premiered at the Ke...

In episode 24 of Stuck on Sound, host Joey Stuckey welcomes his dear friend Daniel Keller , a musician, audio engineer, producer, and educator, for a conversation about building a creative life through curiosity and a willingness to learn. Daniel traces his journey from finding refuge in music and sculpture as a teenager to playing in bands, working at Los Angeles recording studios, producing arti...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey sits down with his dear friend and fellow Recording Academy Atlanta board member Diane Durrett . Diane is a singer, songwriter, producer, Georgia treasure, and, as Atlanta Magazine put it, a modern-day Renaissance woman. Joey and Diane have a warm, wide-ranging conversation about a life built on original music, community service, and a stubborn refus...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes Gary Gottlieb . Gary is an AES Past President and Fellow, longtime professor, textbook author, New York studio engineer, and a man whose forty-year career spans so many disciplines that Joey jokes he must be a thousand years old. Joey and Gary have a generous and wide-ranging conversation about how the audio world works, how it is changing,...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey sits down with his dear friend and mentor John Krivit. John is Past President of the Audio Engineering Society, an Emerson College faculty member, founder of the Hey Audio Student Facebook Group, and one of the audio world's most tireless advocates for education and international connection. Joey's conversation with John ranges from a Tasca...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes Jennifer Roe, the Executive Director of Folk Alliance International and a former Capitol Hill staffer turned passionate advocate for independent music and the artists who make it. The conversation focuses on community, advocacy, and what it actually takes to run one of the most beloved annual gatherings in American roots music. Jennifer trac...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes his friend and colleague Grant Maloy Smith . Grant is a Billboard Top 10 Americana recording artist, MusicRow charting songwriter, Carnegie Hall performer, and one of the most thoughtful musical storytellers working in roots music today. The conversation covers history, craft, independence, and the unlikely intersection of visual art and son...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey sits down with Larry Villella, lifelong musician, Columbia University alumnus, and founder of ADK Microphones for a conversation that moves effortlessly between Boston recording studios, legendary jazz sessions, the obsessive craft of microphone design, and the pleasures of a life lived in a 500-year-old home in Lecce, Italy. Larry's origin stor...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes multi-Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, and performer Lonnie Park for a candid and inspiring conversation about a career built on eclecticism, faith, hard work, and a refusal to be boxed in by genre or geography. Lonnie's origin story is one of the most memorable in the podcast's run. He grew up in a deeply conservative Bapt...

In Episode 16 of Stuck on Sound , Joey Stuckey reconnects with Tim Duffy , co-founder of the Music Maker Foundation , for a soulful conversation about roots music, cultural preservation, dignity, and the artists whose voices deserve to be heard. Tim reflects on meeting Joey years ago at Adam’s Lounge in Georgia, one of those real musical places where history, community, and raw talent all collide....

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes Jonathan Wyner , mastering engineer, Berklee professor, past president of the Audio Engineering Society, chief engineer at M Works Studios, and head of artistic technology initiatives at Berklee's Emerging Artistic Technology Lab (BEATL), for a deeply thoughtful conversation about what it means to spend a life in service of other people...

In Episode 14 of Stuck on Sound , Joey Stuckey sits down with acclaimed producer, musician, author, and creative strategist Michael Beinhorn for a wide-ranging conversation about records, risk, taste, technology, and what a producer is really there to do. Michael reflects on his early years co-founding the New York musical collective Material with Bill Laswell, his work on Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit...

In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey welcomes multiple Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer, and mixer Ross Hogarth for a rich conversation about a four-decade career spent in the company of some of the greatest artists in rock, blues, reggae, and beyond. From the downtown New York punk scene to the California studios where legends are made, Ross's story is one of relentless cur...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey sits down with the legendary Richard Blade. He's an Oxford-educated DJ, bestselling author, actor, and one of the most beloved voices in American radio. The episode features a wide-ranging conversation about music, adventure, identity, and the power of saying yes even when the odds are stacked against you. Richar...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound In this episode of Stuck on Sound, Joey Stuckey sits down with his dear friend Lachi, recording artist, music executive, Disability Culture champion, Recording Academy National Trustee, and author, for a conversation that is by turns hilarious, moving, and genuinely revelatory. Born legally blind, Lachi has spent her career using music, advocacy, and storytelling t...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound In Episode 10 of Stuck on Sound , Joey Stuckey sits down with music marketing strategist, author, educator, and Cyber PR founder Ariel Hyatt for a practical and deeply human conversation about what it really takes to build a lasting music career in the digital age. Ariel traces her path from a childhood shaped by theater, art, dyslexia, and music to the early days...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound In Episode 9 of Stuck on Sound , Joey Stuckey sits down with educator, artist, writer, and longtime Berklee professor Ellen Francese for a deeply thoughtful conversation about creativity, self-worth, teaching, illness, community, and the human need to make art. Ellen traces her creative roots to a childhood shaped by curiosity and artistic freedom, where there was...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound In Episode 8 of Stuck on Sound , Joey Stuckey sits down with producer, engineer, musician, and lifelong studio craftsman Thom “TK” Kidd for a wide-ranging conversation about career conviction, recording philosophy, studio psychology, gear obsession, and the changing role of technology in music. TK traces his path back to a ninth-grade guidance counselor form where...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound Host: Joey Stuckey Guest: Eric Alexandrakis - Part 2 of 2 Release Date: June 3, 2026 Episode Length: Approximately 1 hour, 17 minutes Episode Summary In Part 2 of this two-part episode of Stuck on Sound , Joey Stuckey continues his conversation with two-time Grammy-nominated artist, songwriter, composer, and producer Eric Alexandrakis . Eric tells the story of how...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound Host: Joey Stuckey Guest: Eric Alexandrakis - Part 1 of 2 Release Date: May 27, 2026 Episode Length: Approximately 1 hour, 2 minutes Episode Summary In Part 1 of this two-part episode of Stuck on Sound , Joey Stuckey sits down with two-time Grammy-nominated artist, songwriter, composer, producer, and creative force Eric Alexandrakis . The conversation moves quickly...

Send a Message to Stuck on Sound Host: Joey Stuckey Guests: Alan Clarke and Gavin Strube Release Date: May 20, 2026 Episode Length: Approximately 1 hour, 11 minutes   Episode Disclaimer This podcast is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide, and should not be relied upon as, legal advice. Listening to this podcast, submitting questions, or c...