Sonic Artifacts

This week on our Interview Series we sit down with music producer Erin Tonkon.  Cutting her teeth under the mentorship of legendary producer Tony Visconti and currently working as an adjunct professor at her alum the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in New York City, Erin has a wealth of knowledge and experience.  We discuss production styles, her must-have gear in the studio and everything...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Mikey Demus, guitar player of Skindred and co-founder of Redbeard Effects.  With years of touring experience under his belt and a partnership with Thorpy Effects, Red Beard hit the world stage almost immediately.  Building, testing and shipping out of the UK, these handmade, highly engineered pedals are extremely durable as well as sonically impre...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Eric Stollsteimer of Caveman Vintage Music.  Located in Los Angeles, CA, Caveman is a brick-and-mortar instrument shop that not only features amazing deals on super cool gear but also LPs, vintage stereo equipment, guitar speakers and much more.  Hailing from Detroit, Eric's love of old rock 'n' roll and vintage gear cannot be denie...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Adam Grimm of Satellite Amplifiers.  Building out of San Diego California, Satellite Amplifiers has made their mark focusing on super cool looking, vintage inspired tube amps, guitars and effects pedals.  Their stylish designs and tone have caught the ears of players such as Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and bands like Ste...

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This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Florian Schnieder of Millimetric Instruments.  Building out of Montreal, CA Florian was inspired by the sounds of bands like Shallac and Big Black along with Travis Bean guitars to create truly unique, stylish and modern instruments.   millimetric.ca @millimetricinstruments Support the show @sonic_artifacts linktr.ee/sonicartifacts SonicArtifactsS...

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 It's not everyday someone invents something totally new.  We sit down with Andy Alt, founder of A Little Thunder Pickups and talk about his designs, the patent process and the nitty gritty of his invention.  Based in LA, A Little Thunder offers a very unique line of pickups that add bass signal to your low strings while preserving all 6 organic guitar strings.  This unprecedented design has...

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Based out of Brooklyn, NYC Redeemer Electric Labs are turning vintage radios into guitar amps. Founder and musician, Nadeem Salaam, has been around electronics his whole life and tells us how it all got started.  We talk old New York City, we talk about the right to repair movement and of course gear.  Redeemer also offers luthier and repair services, along with some very unique microphones – reme...

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We sit down with Lee Downer, musician and sales rep at Guitar Center’s vintage room on Sunset Blvd here in Hollywood, CA to discuss the acquisitions, rising prices and how the market has changed through the pandemic.  Not to mention tales from the floor of Guitar Centers flagship store and the public bankruptcy.  Lee has a wealth of knowledge, experience and tells it like it is. @leedowner23 @lowl...

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It was truly a treat to sit down with mastering engineer and editor Rhonda Schoen of New York City’s Sterling Sound.  Working at Sterling from the mid-Seventies till the late 1990's, Rhonda was at the forefront of post-production.  Her clientele included legends like Mick Jagger, Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton to name a few.  Beginning her career in fully analogue studios and ending with a tra...