Soundiron Podcast

In this episode of the Soundiron Podcast, we sit down with Chris Hayzel, former CEO of Cinesamples/Musio, to talk about how the music world has completely changed over the last couple of decades. We dive into the shift from playing in garage bands and traditional studio environments to the modern reality of solo producers working from home studios. Chris shares his perspective on how technology, v...

In this episode of the Soundiron Podcast, Mike Peaslee and Craig Peters talk with percussionist David Oliver and musical inventor Noah Kelly about the story behind the Sonic Circus library. In this conversation, they talk about how the project came together, the challenges of recording unusual instruments, and the surprising musicality hidden inside objects most people would never think to use for...

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat with film/TV composer Ryan Leach. In this interview, he talks about growing up in Australia, getting into music and eventually going to the Berklee College of Music, working as an assistant at Remote Control Productions, starting a YouTube channel sharing educational content, Master The Score and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor....

In this episode Mike & Craig interview Maks Histibe - a Ukranian sound designer, cinematographer, and composer who created Swords to Ploughshares with field recordings. We chat about , and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast Learn more about Swords to Ploughshares: https://maskmovement.store/product/swords-to-ploughshares/ Podcast notes: * (0:00)...

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Redouane Aouameur - a professional extreme metal singer and vocal teacher from Algeria. We chat about session vocals, Voices of Rage v2, teaching different genres, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast Redouane's website: https://www.redouaneaouameur.com/ For more info, visit our website: https://soun...

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Jesse Zuretti - a composer and orchestrator working in video games and metal music. He has composing for Marvel, Netflix, Riot Games, and many more while orchestrating and playing guitar in the metal band Daath. We chat about building a memorable website with personality, pivoting from band music to film and video games, managing your time, developing a...

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Kenny Wood - a composer, arranger, and author from Los Angeles, CA. We chat about working with Brian Tyler, scoring a new holiday movie, balancing work and family, arranging on the Super Mario Bros movie, Kenny's writing process, the Teammates community, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more...

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat on procrastination, imposter syndrome, new music toys, Nathan Barr's epic theater organ, ADHD music, Charlie Clouser's studio, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (1:25) 3 Questions to get Unstuck * (07:17) Kompl...

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about the new Hopkin Instrumentarium: Weighted Strings library, Rainsong for Kontakt Player, text to sample plugin, common pitfalls for producers and composers, David Wise' start in game music, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (...

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Jonas Friedman - we chat about co-scoring a western, working remotely, learning video production, making YouTube videos, being a great assistant composer, making virtual instruments, doing your own sound design, and more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Jona...

In this episode of the Soundiron Podcast our very own Mike Peaslee sits down with David Simi, our guide and mentor during the original lower organ sessions for Alpha Organ, who sadly passed away in June 2021. In this conversation, David talks about about being the organist at St. Paul's Church since the 70s, the origins of the lower and upper organ, their unique aspects, the physical aspects o...

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Korg's Gadget VR, Bytedance Ripple, Hans Zimmer's new purchase, Cuckoo's advice for creatives, our new Quadral 3 library, Trent Reznor's scoring career, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:42) Ko...

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about being choosy about gigs, soundiron's summer sale, the new Desk Bell for Kontakt 7 player, Deliberate practice, music related scams, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (1:29) You don't know winners beforeha...

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Skrillex, throwing your work in the pool, how gardening applies to ideas, our new Knightsen Box Grand library, Michael Giacchino's career, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:29) Skrillex show fire * (02:38)...

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Ed Sheeran's lawsuit win, Google's generative music app, napping for creativity, some of their favorite scores that use female vocals, Logic on iPad, Grit Kit, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:34) Ed...

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview @JamesonNathanJones - we chat about his organ and piano background, transition to electronic music, youtube growth, avoiding consumerism, how he starts composing new music, and more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Jameson's YouTube channel: https://www....

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Zach Heyde, a CA based music composer and content creator. We cover piano skills, orchestration tips, youtube education, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:36) Coffee! * (02:10) Scoring the Mario Bros trailer *...

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about their favorite April Fool's jokes of 2023, the evolution of voice AI, composing for adventure genres, the new Solo Duduk library and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:36) April fools jokes * (10:29) A.I. as an...

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about IKEA getting into audio, Apple's new classical music app, Peter Gabriel on AI, Spotify's Discovery feed, rules to live by, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:34) IKEA music * (01:52) Apple Classical Mus...

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about how to start creating your own art based on what you wish others would do, Bing's sassy ChatGPT, the new Ancient Greek Compendium, Chicago's Violin Doctor, Alan Silvestri's legendary scoring career, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast not...

In this episode Nathan & Craig discuss Adobe podcast AI audio enhancement, growing on youtube, Valentines day, Avatar's music, Grammys new video game score award, the Granny Piano update, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:32) Adobe podcast A.I. enhanc...

In this episode Nathan & Craig discuss Justin Bieber selling his share of 290+ songs, Google's new MusicLM text-to-music AI, why Spotify is struggling, the peak of podcasting, the new Fatty 311 vintage keys, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:32) Justi...

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Steven Melin on composing for games, creating passive income, starting Video Game Music Alliance, formal education, networking with developers, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:40) Dark Dice * (06:40) Takeaway...

In this episode Nathan & Craig review 2022, talk about Zimmer  collaborating with Mr Beast, composing music for video games, and much more.   Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast  For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/   Podcast notes:  * (0:00) Intro  * (0:45) Review vs Resolution  * (06:23) Mr Beast &...

In this episode Mike, Nathan & Craig talk about the new Oktobass  library - history, how it sounds, remote sampling in Italy, as well as  our Rainsong creator challenge, John Williams' epic Harry Potter scores,  Mike's new experimental 6 mic rig, and much more.   Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast  For more info, visit our website:...