TOSOTT - The Other Side of the Tracks

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This episode documents the re-imagining of “ Running from Red ”, a song written by Martin Hale for our collaborative album Prescient (2015).  The song is based on his family's history at the end of WWll. Running from Red (Extended Mix) brings us up to date, to a time when the world is teetering on the edge of WWlll following the invasion of Ukraine. Information is given about the production circum...

This episode documents the journey of two musicians, Greg Barnett and Mike Levy, as they compare their original co-written and co-performed 2002 studio album " Not All It Seems " with Greg's 2021 solo re-recording and re-imagining of it as " Not All It Seems REDUX " in his home studio. The two musicians narrate their memories of the original album's creation and its production challenges, along wi...

Greg Barnett took piano lessons very young for a few years then taught himself guitar when The Beatles stormed the scene.  He’s had an off/on relationship with piano and guitar over the decades but they each brought different gifts when he started songwriting late, at age 50.  The digital piano became particularly important when he started home-studio production in his mid 60’s.  Greg explains his...

Martin Hale and Greg Barnett met in 2013 and, after a year or so of playing covers for fun they wrote, home-produced, and released, the 12-track album “Prescient” (2015) under the made-up artist name of ‘Nothing At All’. This is the story of the meeting, their getting to grips with their different DAWs, some behind-the-scenes for each track, as well as examples of the final tracks. Prescient is av...

TO CONTRIBUTE A TOSOTT EPISODE, PLEASE APPLY VIA THE FORM AT: www.clancys.com.au/podcast   **** In this episode, Greg Barnett gives a personal view of his first-ever songwriting achievement with a friend, a subsequent solo 'redux' version 20 years later and, finally, also having it covered by professionals. The three version of “ Fields and Sunny Skies ” are listed below. 1. From the album...

TO CONTRIBUTE A TOSOTT EPISODE, PLEASE APPLY VIA THE FORM AT: www.clancys.com.au/podcast   ****************************** In this episode, Greg Barnett gives a personal view of his childhood fascination with sound effects, and the “why and how” he has used them in his own productions. The examples discussed are taken from these albums: Prescient - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k9DVJVnssY&li...

This episode is about discovering a German song, sung by a German girl, written played and recorded by her father Stefan Kaesler, my translation of the song into English, and then finally recording my cover version.  Stefan and I have never met in person. The original “ Nächster Schritt ” is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmNmFKs_jZk or https://open.spotify.com/album/3CSVl9Lt2Egpa5lm1Gm6RZ...

While we have never met in person, I first encountered Logan Ellis in 2021 when seeking someone to independently review my own albums.   Despite his being by a self-confessed ‘Metal-Head’ he had shown, in other works he had reviewed, a clear ability to analyse musical and production strengths and weaknesses.   SP Records is a project that's helmed by Logan.  The Kiwi [New Zealand] founder/mana...

The Flat White Album was my third album but my first solo project. At the time of release in 2020, it really WAS " Twenty Years Ago Today " from the first song I ever wrote. Unsure how to approach this podcast audio story about a 30-track project, I've cherry picked a few random bits and pieces common to the whole project. At least by having done everything myself I still have access...

Hi. My name is Greg Barnett and I arrived at songwriting and home production later in life.  I want to hear other people tell the stories of THEIR inspiration/perspiration, and trials/tribulations, relevant to one of their specific audio projects. Guests will explain and dissect their recordings and reveal the creative processes behind that chosen song, album, soundtrack, radio programme, jingle o...