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Steve Smith is an award winning recording engineer, scoring engineer and mixer. Today, Steve serves as Creative Director of Creatio, Northwest University’s Center for Technology, Media, and Design, where he has spent more than fifteen years preparing the next generation of creators, storytellers, and industry leaders. He also leads the C.A.S.E. (Communications, Arts, Sciences, and Entrepreneurship...

Clint Welander is an amazing recording and mix engineer. He is a Grammy Winner, having won best Reggae album at the 55thAnnual Grammy Awards. Clint has worked with many great artists including Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Clint is smart, funny and charming. I hope you enjoy our chat.

Gavin Lurssen is a multi Grammy winning Mastering engineer. He absolutely cares about each artist's music and explains why mastering still matters. We all agree that its a privilege to be able to bring an artists vision to life. The people behind the scenes do this everyday and Gavin is no exception. His dedication is evident in everything he does. I hope you enjoy our chat.

Brad Gilderman has been my friend since the 80's... He's a very talented engineer, 4X Grammy winner. He also owns a studios in Burbank called Little Big Room, where he continues to work with artists of all genres and bring their music to life. He is one of the funniest and smartest people I know. I hope you enjoy our chat.

Gordon Bahary Gordon Bahary is a multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, composer and producer. As one of the early synthesizer pioneers, Bahary got his start at the age of 15 working with Stevie Wonder as his synthesizer programmer in 1975. They collaborated on his album “The Secret Life of Plants.” Bahary’s blockbuster hip-hop/R&B hit “Electric Kingdom” reached number 7 on Billboard. Ot...

Jason Everly- Growing up Everly... Jason is the son of Phil Everly one half of the famous duo The Everly Brothers. Jason Everly is a class act and a talented musician in his own right. He's a star in the Phillipines!! An entrepreneur and a podcast host. Jason has always believed music is a healing force in the world. He is VERY witty and fun. Enjoy...

Katja Rieckermann- an amazing saxophonist, producer, and author. She has had a fascinating life as a successful touring musician with Rod Stewart, and she has a cool live band. Make sure to go see her play if you ever get a chance She is a delight!

Richard Smith began his recording career at the famed Record Plant Los Angeles in the early 70's. Then owners Gary Kelgren and Chris Stone along with iconic studio manager Rose Mann Cherney helmed one of the most famous recording studios in the world. Th record Plant was home to many well known recordings, including Steve Wonder's -"Songs In The Key Of Life",, Frank Zappa's Burnt Weenie Sandwich,...

I met Bradley Kohn when he came to east West as a client a few years ago. Since then we have become great friends. he is a talented engineer, producer, artist, songwriter. He has helped many artists along their way to becoming very successful. He has great ideas for modern production and has a deep appreciation of all music and the people who make it. I hope you enjoy our chat.

John Van Nest is an LA icon. He has been a studio owner for decades and has worked with the very best artists. As a young engineer he learned from Bruce Sweiden... He's no slouch and he's a nice guy. Funny and grateful for his career and the people in our industry. I LOVE him

Rob Chiarelli is an American record producer , mix engineer , musician , published author and multiple Grammy Award winner. Widely recognized as a music producer for Will Smith and Men in Black II (2002), Chiarelli's work appears on numerous gold and platinum albums and motion picture soundtracks, including twenty Grammy winners. He's also an old friend of mine. Rob hails from Newton MA. He is a g...

David Channing is a very talented guy. He's understated and unassumingly brilliant.ever since I met him I have respected his technical abilities as well as his ability to read a room.. A skill that is most essential when working under pressure on a soundstage or when helping to edit a score. He is most definitely the smartest person in any room, at least any room I've been in... He is charming and...

Ken Sluiter-is a producer, engineer and alum of East West! Ken like many talented engineers started as a musician. He hails from the mid west and spent time at Universal Studios in Chicago. I hope you enjoy hearing about Ken's journey and what he's up to now.

Paula Salvatore-what can't she do? Studio manager veteran -Sound City Studios, Capitol Studios, UMG exec. She has mentored some of the most well known folks in our business. Now she's an independent music industry consultant. Anyone lucky enough to secure her services, won't be disappointed -she literally knows everyone in the music industry! One of my favorite people and a dear friend and fierce...

Tom Camuso • Grammy Award–winning engineer and studio owner Best known for work with Blondie, Steve Earle, Medeski Martin & Wood, Lenny Kravitz and Les Paul. Tom is a dear friend and one of the most talented engineers I know. He has brought Les Paul and Mary Ford's legacy back to life. Along with the team at the Les Paul Foundation he has created a working studio utilizing Les Paul's original...

My friend EveAnna Manley, longtime president of Manley Laboratories, Inc. is a renowned leader in high-end vacuum tube audio design and manufacturing. She led Manley Labs for over three decades, shaping the sound of modern recording and hi-fi. Now retired from manufacturing, having sold her company in July 2025, she is currently developing a post-production audio hub alongside her personal creativ...

Dave Schiffman is a Grammy-winning, multi-platinum producer, mixer, and engineer known for his work with a wide range of artists, including Adele, Vampire Weekend, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. He did many projects at Ocean Way , and Cello Studios, working with legendary producer Rick Rubin on numerous projects. Schiffman's diverse discography includes artists like System of a Down, Haim, and The Str...

Krish is an extremely talented audio engineer, producer and entrepreneur. His dedication to helping creators realize their dreams is his driving passion. Krish has worked with The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger and as well has mixed many film scores, including Disney's :Ice Princess, and Herbie Fully Loaded. He was the remix engineer for the film the Jackal in 1997. In 2016 he won a Grammy for best b...

Peter McCabe is a renowned music producer, sound mixer and photographer based in the greater Los Angeles area, Peter McCabe has worked in virtually every popular music genre over his 30-year career. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the music business ranging from Willie Nelson, BB King, Paul McCartney and Kiss to Puff Daddy. More recently, McCabe moved into sound mixing for cinema a...

Rafael Moreira, is a Brazilian-American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer. He was the lead guitarists and vocalist on the CBS hit show Rock Star, and was also the lead guitarist on NBC's The Voice. He has toured with Pink, Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony and Paul Stanley and others. His band Magnetico was just nominated for best Rock Song at the recent Hollywood Independent Music Awards....

Tony Braunagel- He's an amazing drummer, producer and composer. Tony has toured with some of the greatest artists of all time including Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Rickie Lee Jones, and Taj Mahal to name a few. He has also collaborated with Eric Clapton in the studio with the Phantom Blues Band and produced several projects with Eric Burdon. He originally hails from TX but has been a California bo...

Gregg Field-is an amazing musician, producer and arranger. He has had such an interesting life, playing with Count Bassie at 19, and Frank Sinatra to name a few. Known for his ability as 1s class drummer, he is also an arranger. His work on the Mancini 100th anniversary album and PBS special is also award winning. Henry Mancini's 100th anniversary was celebrated with various events and releases th...

Marc Desisto is an amazing mixer, and recording engineer. Originally hailing from Boston, where everyone knows all the great engineers come from: Joe Chicarelli, Ed Goodreau, and Marc to name a few! Marc is also a producer and studio owner. And yes he's available for hire!! I hope you enjoy our chat.

Jason LaRocca is a very talented musician, producer, engineer and film, tv and game scoring mixer. He was touring the world at an early age as the front man and guitar player for the famed punk band Briggs. While working with Briggs, he became a very accomplished recording engineer. The LA native has been nominated for several Grammy's and in 2023 earned his 1st of 2 nominations for his mixing wor...

In this episode you get to meet Emmett Skyy my dear friend who is a true musical talent. You'll hear about his journey from growing up in Baton Rouge Louisiana and singing in the church choir,with his brothers and sister, to playing basketball, and then deciding music would be his life. He is a bi-coastal artist living in both NYC and Los Angeles. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Listen until th...