GIG with Mike Redman

Send us Fan Mail Okay... The White Lotus... 63 awards and over 80 nominations don't come easy, but having a top-notch team, from showrunners and writers to producers and crew, sure does help. Mark Kamine is an executive producer for The White Lotus, as well as 21 Bridges, American Hustle, and many of my favorites. He was gracious enough to spend some time with me, explaining the very misunder...

Send us Fan Mail Very rarely have I met someone who is both a music artist and also has a second career in an entirely different industry. Today, however, I had the chance to speak with Bryan Ruby, a country music artist who also plays professional baseball! One of the striking things about my conversation with Bryan is how candid he is about his life and dreams in the music industry. Judging from...

Send us Fan Mail You may not know my guest  Dan Carlin but you should. Dans dad, his  family and eventually the entire neighborhood were the start of ‘Segue  Music’ the motion picture/television industry's largest provider of on-set and post-production music services, including well over 1000 film and television productions.  Dan was also a renowned educator first at Berklee college, as the C...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to GIG, the ultimate podcast for learning about jobs in the music and film industry. I’m your host, Mike Redman. Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to the esteemed Storyboard artist, Jim Cornish. Jim's impressive portfolio boasts a multitude of notable credits, including films like 1917, Morbius, Spectre, Gravity, as well as The Dark Knight.  The sheer brea...

Send us Fan Mail LISTEN to the awe-inspiring world of Multi-instrumentalist Josh Dion.  As the driving force behind the highly acclaimed Josh Dion Band and now Paris Monster  he has honed a distinctive sound that defies categorization, seamlessly blending rock, soul, and funk into a sonic experience like no other. From the moment we started our interview I could tell that Josh lives music. He’s sm...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to GIG, the ultimate podcast for learning about jobs in the music and film industry. I'm your host, Mike Redman, and today I have the privilege of speaking with Adam Taylor, the President of APM, about music libraries.  Adam tells us about the intricate workings of managing one of the largest music libraries on the planet. We'll also talk about the merits of excl...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone and welcome to GIG, the show where we delve into the fascinating world of jobs in the film and music industry. I'm your host, Mike Redman, and joining me today is Samuel Adler, a Location Manager and Scout. Samuel's impressive portfolio includes shows like Arrested Development, Undercover Boss, The Enemy Within, Daughter of the Bride, and Orange is the New...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to GIG, the ultimate destination for exploring careers in the music and film industry. I'm your host, Mike Redman, and today, I am thrilled to introduce you to Jennifer Batten, an extraordinary guitarist renowned for her breathtaking skills and distinctive musical style. Throughout her illustrious career, Jennifer has embarked on a remarkable journey, gracing countles...

Send us Fan Mail Hi everybody, welcome to GIG, where we explore jobs in the film and music industry. I’m your host Mike Redman and today I’m talking  with Rocco Hindman, the President and CEO of Sandra Marsh and Associates in Los Angeles. Along with his partners he represents some of the finest ‘Behind the Camera ‘ talent in Hollywood including Producers, Production Designers, Directors of Photogr...

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk to  the one and only Niko Bolas. If you haven't heard of him, you're in for a treat. This man is a true legend and a master  recording engineer , with credits that read like a who's who of the music industry - Sting, Toto, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Prince, Los Lobos, Jeff Beck, and the list goes on and on and on... And here's the kicker - Niko actua...

Send us Fan Mail Today my guest is Mike Ladman who is an unusual character in the music world. He works out everyday, eats healthy, and lives to inspire others, and introduce them to great music … he does this while also working as the music supervisor at DROGA 5 , arguably one of the most creative ad agencies in the world.  I made my living , and a very good on at that writing music for ads, prim...

Send us Fan Mail I’m your host Mike Redman and my guest today is Award Winning Editor/Director Glenn Lazzaro You know Some of the most fun I’ve ever had in the business was directing films, let me qualify that … short industrials, commercials and marketing projects, not features! . I think it was because directing demands the best of you… its pulls out all your creative juices, challenges your org...

Send us Fan Mail Today I'm introducing you to Maddie Madsen.  She's a creator, composer, Current Music founder, and one courageous entrepreneur. You can't escape her music, it's everywhere on the networks! https://www.currentmusic.com/ Gone are the days when record companies would take care of everything. Nowadays, you've got to work your butt off, create amazing music, re...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone, welcome back to GIG!  Today, we're going to be talking to a guy who's pretty much a legend in the world of cinematography.  He's shot some seriously great movies, like "The Piano," “Men in Black,” and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Stuart Dryburgh is an award-winning director of photography has been in the game for decades, and...

Send us Fan Mail Today we welcome Veit Renn to GIG. As musicians mature many of us become Swiss army knives pulling from our skills set whatever is needed for the a session at the time. So we’re learning new skills, meeting other industry people and juggling  multiple projects or jobs.  As a result an engineer might start producing, or a producer learns to compose music, etc. Being successful in ...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Sanger is an Oscar winning film editor known for his incredible work on some of the most visually stunning and critically acclaimed films of the last decade.   Mark is a master in the art form of Film Editing … and even though I ran a production and post company, in the past,  when we talked I felt like i was going back to school… it’s was so cool. Film editing is probably no...

Send us Fan Mail https://www.billyashbaughdrums.com/ Several Years ago along with a close friend I founded the Hard Rock Academy  with Hard Rock. The goal of the HRA was to introduce new audiences to the brand and help elevate and teach younger entertainers. One of the cooler things we did was create a video series that taught some of the basics of a playing an instrument and how to put a band tog...

Send us Fan Mail https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003401/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 What the heck is Foley? Today my guest is award winning Foley Artist Marko Costanzo. With 12 nominations ,4 Emmy’s  and over 600 Films and TV shows under his belt he’s  rockin at the top of his game.  Most recently he has been the foley artist on ‘Severance, Extrapolations, and the Serpent Queen. Marko is an extraordinary guy...

Send us Fan Mail https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898764/ Every once in a while I meet someone in the business that is living the dream! To me that means their life’s work is also their passion … so in effect , they aren’t even working .. ha. I think the best chance of this happening to you lies in the preparation phase of your career. What I mean is working on your education, empathy, people skills,...

Send us Fan Mail IMDB MARK SCRUTON Production Designer https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0998560/ Creating reality for Film and TV  is like  visualizing a new city, or an alternate future, or anything in between. Everything is amplified, modified, twisted, and colorized, and it takes a terrific team of really creative people to pull it off. The head of that team is the Production Designer … the single p...

Send us Fan Mail Scoring Engineer Damon Tedesco  an amazing guy with skills, and lots of experience.  You’ve heard his work on such films as the new Beauty and the Beast, Prey, Violent night, Godzilla and over 130 features. When you watch a film do you ever think about  where they record the music and how does it?    Probably not. It’s nothing like going into the recording studio in Nashville ! Da...

Send us Fan Mail Today my guest on GIG is Dave Gross, whom I've known for many years, going back to when he was the keyboardist in one of my favorite bands, the Malones.  Dave lives in Seattle, Washington, and for the past 20 years, has worked at Microsoft as a Composer AND as an Audio Post/Mix Engineer. He is the past president of the Pacific Northwest Recording Academy and most recently too...

Send us Fan Mail Today it's my privilege to welcome Executive Producer and Writer Graham Yost to the show.     Graham has won 10 Emmys and had 17 nominations so far in his career. He's well known in the industry as the writer of "Speed" with Keanu Reeves and as the executive producer of shows like "Sneaky Pete," "Slow Horses," "From the Earth to the Moo...

Send us Fan Mail Today my guest is the legendary stunt performer Rick Avery. Stunt performers are the people that crash cars, take hits, get shot, fall off buildings, and get set on fire… but you never know who they really are. They add excitement and drama to a show and stand in for actors and actresses, so they don’t get hurt. They are incredibly trained and meticulous when it comes to everyone’...

Send us Fan Mail Today we w elcome a very special guest on GIG, veteran music supervisor Kevin Edelman. Kevin has an impressive resume, having worked on thousands of TV episodes and films, including big-name titles such as John Wick, Criminal Minds, The Terminal List & most recently The 90’s show.  I couldn't be more excited to have Kevin share what it's like to be a music supervisor...