Love Music More (with Scoobert Doobert)

Artist Chic Cameleon joined the show to talk about what makes a genre a genre, how to blend tones and influences, and how to grow a career from a Edmonton, Canada. He’s supported Calgary bands ‘Sea of Lettuce’ and ‘Zoo!’ on their headlining tour, just played the Sled Island Festival in Calgary in June, and has garnered over 1,000,000 streams for his two great singles "Won't you Love Me Ag...

When the music stops... what happens? From dreams to songs-stuck-in-your-head to John Cage's 4'33", silence is just as much a part of music as the actual music. Let's talk about breath, phrasing, anticipation and even a lil bit of neuroscience. For 30% off your first year with DistroKid to share your music with the world click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DistroKid.com/vip/lovem...

SF-based animator, bass player, composer and producer, Dana Roth brings groove to everything she creates. We talked about the rhythm of visuals, of illustrations, and of course, bass guitar. Her debut album, Airship, absolutely rips, as does everything else she spends her time on — including this episode! For 30% off your first year of DistroKid to share your music with the world click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Where’s the boundary between song and speech? When does something cross the threshold and go from a conversation into a groove? When does the beat drop? One of my favorite musicians, Mononeon, has a whole video series blurring this line. (Mononeon… talk about an inheritor to the FUNK !) Stand up comics. Podcasts. Political speeches. The only way they work is by adding some music to the plain ole’...

Want to take your show on the road? Sam’s seen it from the vans to trains to tour buses, and loves to share the wisdom and the reality of what touring actually is like. So if you’re a live music lover or musician looking to break into the touring scene, this pod’s a wealth of knowledge earned mile by mile. For 30% off your first year of DistroKid to share your music with the world click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Rhythm takes the spot light. James Brown HITS the ONE and music history is altered. The butterfly effect in full swing, birthing hip-hop decades later. In this pod and this Wednesday's companion Substack post , we trace funk's lineage through the drum breaks that built breakdance, to the samples that got paid once and borrowed forever, and the artists still keeping it funky! For 30% off yo...

Why do live shows rock? Why do snares and toms sound one way on the record and other at the show? How can bands prepare to hit the road when every venue is different? Let's dig into the rock history we covered + some studio secrets to answer why! For 30% off your first year with DistroKid to share your music with the world click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DistroKid.com/vip/l...

Harry Katz and the Pistachios have one foot in the future, one in the vinyl warmth of the past. Harry isn’t just an artist, he’s an evangelist, spreading the good word of music long forgotten. He’s dusting off records — usually the little ones (called 78s or 45s) — and spinning DJ sets or narratives on Instagram. His comment sections are little libraries, with fans sharing anecdotes and connection...

Perfect Pitch is when you know what a note is without checking your tuner or your instrument. It's helpful but is also a burden? And why did one study find that 30% of Japanese music students had perfect pitch versus 7% of Polish music students? This wasn't light work either. They had to get 95%+ right to count as "perfect." And can you train up and become perfect? If so, why wou...

Rob’s a producer-engineer & classically-trained musician. He produced his first record just last year. His DIY spirit and engineering chops combine for a unique mix of science and magic. An alchemy of the recording studio. He’s modded and restored classic gear. Builds microphones at his day job (at the legendary AEA Microphones in Los Angeles). And is passionate about pairing the right tech wi...

Last week, Nirvana knocked Michael Jackson off the charts. This week: what happens when the underground becomes the superstar. How DC hardcore finds its way to Olivia Rodrigo's songwriting credits. How the Beatles' studio tricks end up in a Perth beach shack. Rock didn’t die. It just got so splintered, so loved, so adopted that it became like the air we breathe. And the beautiful part is n...

Ben Rice is at the heart of the Brooklyn music scene, making records at his studio, Degraw Sound in Gowanus, since 2012. He’s since worked with legends like Valerie June, The National, Joan Osborne, The Candles, and Northern Soul greats The Flirtations, earning him an Americana Producer of the Year nom along the way. What I love about Ben is that nothing about him is in a rush. This is a very chil...

The MTV arms race is over. Enter two bands making records for under a grand. Playing underground, literally, and then knocking Michael Jackson from the #1 spot on the charts. (Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠first⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠second⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠third⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fourth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fifth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sixth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠seventh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠eighth⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠n...

What happens when a rockstar has to cover a song… that they’ve never heard before… on the spot? I ask the man behind the “Musora Covers On The Spot” YouTube series, Ron Jackson. From teaching to producing, Ron loves pushing bands to explore new sides of themselves and capture the raw energy that goes into a musical sprint. It’s his passion and obsession that makes the series work. And I love it be...

Noise is default. Radiation surrounds us like a memory of the Big Bang. And leaks into every microphone... In this episode, we break down what noise actually is. The painful (and beautiful) interference from power lines and radio waves, and the limits it places on every signal we try to capture. We talk through white, pink, brown, and blue noise, and why some feel harsh while others put us to slee...

We were supposed to record this episode a year ago. But the LA wildfires threatened Travis’ home. From platinum records to mixing in headphones across dozens of hotels, Travis and his family wen through a nightmare, but found a way to make it all work. While he lost gear… gear that was imbued with memories and countless hit records… he found new ways to work. What what essential. And kept it all g...

You're in the studio. One verse just isn't quite landing. What do you do? Grab a pen and paper, and dip into these strategies. Evocative writing and internal vs. external perspectives can unlock a world of difference and a new level of speed. Doesn't matter the genre or the story. Just dial up or down. For 30% off your first year with DistroKid to share your music with the world click...

Instrumental music can sing. Nicole is proof! She’s one of my favorite musicians, bridging jazz and electronic music, with her own distinct sound. I always know when it’s her. We talked about how she got there. The practice routines. The gigs. The leaps of faith. And her new LP just dropped. As always, it’s on repeat. For 30% off your first year of DistroKid to share your music with the world clic...

I was able to take a few songwriting course (including one one-on-one!) with Lamont Dozier in college. There's a reason why HDH is up there for greatest musical partnerships of all time. Hard work, clear roles, and a team that stuck together. They knew how to write for their artists, and knew how to rip through the speakers and command attention. Stop in the name of love! For 30% off your firs...

Why are so many “music words” based around travel? Around space? Highs and lows, in and “out.” We talk about being in a key, moving away from home, climbing into a chorus, falling into resolution. Why are we navigating music? For me, musical gravity is one of the best ways to find your way through it! So let’s go on a little trip, and find some distant lands to improve your compositional thinking...

Sound is a wild animal. It wants to get loose. To rumble your neighbor. To call the cops. Wilson’s here to fix that. He’s a professional soundproofing designer and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee and founder of Soundproof Your Studio, where he helps musicians, producers, and content creators design and build professional-grade studios from the ground up. He comes from the artist world, so h...

Is it a vocab word? Or a magic one? What does a musician do when you tell them, we need an ostinato. Or this part is the big crescendo? Or I want a call-and-response kinda vibe. They shift. They reach into a different bag. You get a different song. So much of production and artistry is knowing where to lead, how to communicate vision, and yes, which spell to cast. Let’s go through a few of my favo...

Whether she’s touring with Y La Bamba or scoring live stories for WNYC’s Snap Judgment , Geneva Harrison is the kind of artist who breathes life into her work. She’s a world-class percussionist and producer, and a total student of how music connects. I loved her takes on the "elasticity" of rhythm. It’s steady and unsteady. Like a heartbeat. Human and tied to the environment. The culture...

Best way to get good at guitar? Learn some sax solos. Jazz has been doing this forever, but pop can copy their homework. Learn the lines from someone that thinks differently than you. Practice the way they approach music. And open your mind, man. But really, there's a whole world of music out there. How much of it do you let yourself participate in? For 30% off your first year with DistroKid t...

What smooth jazz legends and hip-hop stars have in common? Yep, that’s Craig Bauer, Grammy-award winning mix engineer. He has the kinda breadth and impact most of us can only dream of. In this episode, he took us inside the sessions with legends in his Chicago studio, including his favorite phone call from the members of Styx. Craig brings a true love of craft, of music, and of community that goes...