Luke F. Walton Love Music More Episodes

Episodes

Notes on Love Music More episodes: interviews and solo shows about the craft, philosophy, and history of music. Each page has a host note and the episode itself, playable. Play opens the full episode on Spotify; Watch opens the video on YouTube. These notes stay the canonical archive. Reviewed transcripts are JSON, one file per published episode. Sponsorship is on the show site.

2026

Logan Kane Interview Play An Outlet Of Spontaneity with Logan Kane (Thumpasaurus, Dolphin Hyperspace, Louis Cole)
The Cultural Changes of Whalesong Play Stub Solo
Carey Clayton Interview Play Everything Under The Sun with Carey Clayton (Modern Olympia, Jay Som, Morgan Jay)
Monkey Studies Play Solo
What Babies Listen To Play Solo
Fishbowls of Influence Play Solo
What Being Good at Groove Is Play Solo
Navigating Fulfilling Chords Play Solo
TOMMASO Interview Play Go-To Patterns with TOMMASO
To Be like Water, Take a Nap Play Solo
Joe Carra Interview Play Pockets Of Presence with Joe Carra (Hiatus Kaiyote, Middle Kids, Pond)
What Makes a Song a Hit Song Play Solo
Mapping Randy Rhoads to the Shamisen Play Solo
little luna Interview Play Breathing In This Timeline with little luna
Pacing for Sustained Making Play Solo
Chic Chameleon Interview Play Watch Anything That’s Unique with Chic Chameleon
Silence, The Points Between The Notes Play Solo
Dana Roth Interview Play Input To Put In with Dana Roth
The Substrates Inside Speech Play Solo
Sam Durkes Interview Play A Building On Wheels with Sam Durkes (Ezra Furman, Grace Cummins, Art More)
A Brief History of FUNK Play Solo
The Microphone As A Microscope Play Solo
Harry Katz Interview Play Watch Put To Wax with Harry Katz (Harry Katz and the Pistachios, Big Top Pistachioland)
Perfect Pitch - Nature or Nurture? Play Solo
Rob Maile Interview Play Watch Some Kind Of Voltage with Rob Maile (AEA Microphones)
From Fugazi to Olivia Rodrigo - The History of Rock Music (Part 13) Play Solo
Ben Rice Interview Play Watch The Speakers Are A Lens with Ben Rice (The National, Norah Jones, Joan Osborne)
Nirvana and the Pixies - The History of Rock Music (Part 12) Play Solo
Ron Jackson Interview Play Watch Through A Song with Ron Jackson (Musora, Drumeo)
The Cosmic Microwave Background Noise Play Solo
Travis Ference Interview Play Watch Memories In The Gear with Travis Ference (St. Vincent, Aloe Blacc, Skylar Grey)
Lyric Writing Techniques To Reach Peak Levity Play Solo
Nicole McCabe Interview Play Watch Instant Musicality with Nicole McCabe (Dolphin Hyperspace, Louis Cole, Patrice Rushen)
The Hit Configuration of Holland-Dozier-Holland Play Solo
Motion Over Time Play Solo
Wilson Harwood Interview Play Watch Where There’s Air with Wilson Harwood (Soundproof Your Studio)
The Beyond Vocab Incantations Play Solo
Geneva Harrison Interview Play Watch Layers Behind The Curtain with Geneva Harrison (Nu Deco Ensemble, Y La Bamba, Rachel Goodrich)
The Permutation Plus The Personality Play Solo
Craig Bauer Interview Play Watch The Additive Nature with Craig Bauer (Janet Jackson, Lupe Fiasco, Destiny's Child)
A Big Hug To The Year That Was 2025 Play Solo
Andrew Scheps Interview Play Watch A Gentle Shelf with Andrew Scheps (Adele, U2, Hozier)

2025

Everybody Can Be Dancing Because Counterpoint Play Solo
Ashlee Chanelle Interview Play Watch Those Foley Steps with Ashlee Chanelle (Epidemic Sound)
When Subtraction Is Addition Play Solo
Rani Adi Interview Play Watch To The Feeling Of Flow State with Rani Adi (PinkPantheress, Dove Cameron, postergirl)
How does music software work? Play Solo
Do Keys Feel Different? Play Solo
Cal Kevany Interview Play Watch Taken To Unexpected Places with Cal Kevany (Wallice, Albert Hammond Jr, JW Francis)
Just. Keep. Going. Play Solo
Levi McClain Interview Play Watch Bending The Fabric Of Scales with Levi McClain (31-Note Microtonalist)
Keeping The Inner Musician Alive Play Solo
Dr. Guy Shkolnik Interview Play Watch To Learn The Sound with Dr. Guy Shkolnik (PhD in Bach, Music Theory Influencer)
Providing Questions Instead Of Providing Answers Play Solo
Tristan Clopet Interview Play Watch The Found Palette with Tristan Clopet (Crown Heights, The Infiltrator, This American Life)
Functional Biomechanics In Musical Performance Play Solo
Ideas For Unlocking Upsides To AI Through Augmentation And Automation Play Solo
ABI THE PRODUCER Interview Play Watch Boxes Of Inspiration with ABI THE PRODUCER (Safari Pedals)
Music Theory is Just a Useful Tool Play Solo
Harry Terrell Interview Play Watch A Universe Of Groove with Harry Terrell (Still Woozy, Maggie Rogers, The Breathing Effect)
MTV Killed the Radio Star - The History of Rock Music (Part 11) Play Solo
John Michael Rouchell Interview Play Watch Where American Music Began with John Michael Rouchell (G-Eazy, Avery*Sunshine, Galactic)
The Future of Music is Closer Than You Think Play Solo
Kyle Pulley Interview Play Watch The Whole Bulb with Kyle Pulley (Alex G, Dr. Dog, Mo Lowda & the Humble)
Visualizing Sound Play Solo
Josh Plotner Interview Play Watch Flutes Through Bassoons with Josh Plotner (Meghan Trainor, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Babylon)
The Most Successful Rock Album of All Time: Back in Black - The History of Rock Music (Part 10) Play Solo
Mike Ladman Interview Play Watch Going To Air with Mike Ladman (Droga5, McCann)
Genre Isn't Real — or Is It? Play Solo
Mo Lowda & the Humble Interview Play Watch The Song Takes Shape with Mo Lowda & the Humble
Panning, Psychedelic Effects, and Headphone Vectors Play Solo
Harley Flanagan Interview Play Watch Harley Flanagan Is Wired for Chaos (Cro-Mags, Stimulators)
Epic Fail (How Failure Can Lead to Success) Play Solo
Sam Moses Interview Play Watch Filtering The Final Brick with Sam Moses (Kesha, Dolly Parton, Morgan Wade)
Unconventional Mind States and Slow, Slow Progress Play Solo
Noam Wallenberg Interview Play Watch Keeping It Tight with Noam Wallenberg (Vulfpeck, Anderson .Paak, Mac Miller)
David Bowie and Queen's Impact on Collaboration - The History of Rock Music (Part 9) Play Solo
Russ Flynn Interview Play Watch Perpetually Propelled to Create with Russ Flynn (X Ambassadors, Sean Lennon, Rubblebucket)
What Makes a Song Worth Making Play Solo
David Gnozzi Interview Play Watch The Peak Of The Euphonic with David Gnozzi (MixbusTv)
A Step-Up Guide for Spotify Metrics: Shifting Mentality Play Solo
Fernando Perdomo Interview Play Watch Leaving an Impression Next to Legends with Fernando Perdomo (Jackson Browne, Beck, Fiona Apple)
The Rhythm of Craft / the Chaos of Creativity Play Solo
Hendrick Valera Interview Play Watch A Mixed Basket of Talents with Hendrick Valera (Braxton Cook, Equiknoxx, Karma Rivera)
Where Do Ideas Come From? Play Solo
Kelley Baker Interview Play Watch From the Sound Standpoint with Kelley Baker (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho, Finding Forrester)
Get in the Flow (A TikTok State of Mind) Play Solo
Serena Sun Interview Play Watch Taking the Leap with the Rising Serena Sun
From Glam to Hair Metal to MTV - The History of Rock Music (Part 8) Play Solo
Sam Fischmann Interview Play Watch Fresh Sonic Lenses in Less Knobs with Sam Fischmann (Musik Hack)
Imposter Syndrome and Your Musical Purpose Play Solo
Nolan Lem Interview Play Watch Of Signals and Systems with Nolan Lem (Sound Researcher and Auditory Artist)
2024 In Review: A Recap of My Guest Pods (Pt. 2 ) Play Stub Solo
David Baron Interview Play Watch Chains of Influence: David Baron (Noah Kahan, Lana Del Rey, Lenny Kravitz) & Ginger Winn
Ginger Winn Interview Play Watch Chains of Influence: David Baron (Noah Kahan, Lana Del Rey, Lenny Kravitz) & Ginger Winn

2024

2024 In Review: A Recap of My Guest Pods (Pt. 1) Play Stub Solo
Stephan Hawkes Interview Play Watch Sound Foundations: Building Better Engineers with Stephan Hawkes
Why You Should Listen to Albums Play Solo
Jay Jay French Interview Play Watch Tough Love from Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French
CBGB, Punk Rock, and a Legacy of Rebellion - The History of Rock Music (Part 7) Play Solo
Justin Gammella Interview Play Watch Platinum Selling Songs (and How to Make Money as a Songwriter) with Justin Gammella (FINNEAS, Bella Poarch, Bahamas)
Lindy Day Interview Play Watch Teach Me Guitar in 60 Seconds with Lindy Day
Just Back from Playing Solo (plus Tracks) in Japan Play Solo
Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Punk - The History of Rock Music (Part 6) Play Solo
Jeb Sherrill Interview Play Watch Finding Channels in the Fretboard with Jeb Sherrill (the chair guy)
Oblique Strategies (Breaking Through Creative Walls) Play Solo
Mike Gillilan Interview Play Watch The Mysteries of Mastering Revealed with Mike Gillilan of Giltone Mastering
The Beatles Break Up / Prog Rock Is Born - The History of Rock Music (Part 5) Play Solo
Bryson Barnes Interview Play Watch Music-Podcast Overlaps and The Fun of Surprise with Bryson Barnes (Head of Audio Production at NBC News)
What Makes a Rock Star? - The History of Rock Music (Part 4) Play Solo
Justin Kohler Interview Play Watch Force Multiplying the Music in Loveland with Justin Kohler
Meet the Beatles - The History of Rock Music (Part 3) Play Solo
Mike Post Interview Play Watch Designing A Dolby Atmos Room, Running An LA Studio, and Trading Up Gear with Mike Post (Local Natives, Orion Sun, Alice Cooper)
The Day the Music Died - The History of Rock Music (Part 2) Play Solo
Gustav Brunn Interview Play Watch Studios in Compulsory School, Winning Swedish Grammys, and Filling the Vessel with Gustav Brunn
What's the difference between diffusion and absorption? Play Solo
Andy Shernoff Interview Play Watch A Pioneer of the Punk Scene with Andy Shernoff of The Dictators
Why's it called Rock 'n' Roll? - The History of Rock Music (Part 1) Play Solo
Qu1tter Interview Play Watch Cooking Up What It Is with Qu1tter (Future, Wale, London on Da Track)
The Circle of Fifths Depicts the Blueprint Play Solo
Matt Meyer Interview Play Watch Vintage King, Tons of Gear and Getting Ears On with Matt Meyer
BBL Drizzy and Burrito Bot (AI Song Generation Tips) Play Solo
Aaron Comess Interview Play Watch Counting It In with Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors
Pitchy in a Perfect World (the Art of Vocal Comping) Play Solo
Jesse McGinty Interview Play Watch Getting at "That Thing" with saxophonist Jesse McGinty (Camila Cabello, Meghan Trainor, Scoobert Doobert)
Dialing In The Mix Using ADSR Relational Decision-Making Play Solo
Dr. Leah Bowden Interview Play Watch Where the Drummers Are with Dr. Leah Bowden (Dr. Drums)
From Neumes to Notes: The Evolution of Music Notation Play Solo
Martin Rieger Interview Play Watch Spatial Audio, Mixing Objects, and Floating Overhead with Martin Rieger
Lightbulb Vocals (Figuring Out Formant Shifting) Play Solo
Harley Eblen Interview Play Watch A Symphony in The Taste Gap with Harley Eblen (Billboard #1 String Arranger)
What are the modes? (Modal Harmony and YOU!) Play Solo
Eliott Glinn Interview Play Watch Blending and Balancing the Session Layers with Eliott Glinn
AI "Hallucination" and Creating Ordered Meaning Spaces Play Solo
Jon Sandler Interview Play Watch Nourishing a Music Career While Savoring the Journey with Jon Sandler (Great Good Fine Ok)
Eat The Beatles (Influences and Growing Creatively) Play Solo
Greg Byers Interview Play Watch Not So Classical: Genre Pockets, Cello and The Unconscious with Greg Byers
Shuffling the Creative Deck Play Solo
JW Francis Interview Play Watch JW Francis on Unconventional Touring, Spotify Playlists and How He’s More than His Pants
The Last 5% Is the Hardest Play Solo
Bermuda Schwartz Interview Play Watch "Weird Al" Yankovic, Diamond Records, and Snare Drums with Bermuda Schwartz
Doing More with Less (Art and Grit) Play Solo
Ryan Haft Interview Play Watch Building a Studio, Analog vs. Digital, and Mixing Rock Guitars with Ryan Haft (Snarky Puppy, OM, Torche)
Joshoo Interview Play Watch Touring in Peter Gabriel's Band & Landing Apple Commercials with Joshoo
When to Mix in Mono (Dogma in Music) Play Solo
Benjamin Lazar Davis Interview Play Watch Producing Maya Hawke, West African Music, and Growing Creatively with Benjamin Lazar Davis
How Mixing Is Like Baking Play Solo

2023

Alessandra Levy Interview Play The Music of Voice Overs with Alessandra Levy
Musical Scenes and New Beginnings (Happy New Year!) Play Solo
Riley Knapp Interview Play AI and Mastering, or Human vs. LANDR with Riley Knapp (Stemport)
Riley Knapp Interview Play Release and You Shall Receive with Riley Knapp (RKCB)
Back from Japan, Black Friday Plug-in/VST Deals, Building the Home Studio Play Solo
Dylan Kidd Interview Play Selling Samples on the Splice Charts with Dylan Kidd
Acoustic Treatment for Home Studios (Absorption, Diffusion, Bass Traps, Oh My) Play Solo
Dion Kerr Interview Play Musical Experimentation and Genre Exploration with Dion Kerr
Knowing vs. Understanding Play Solo
Josh Zimmer Interview Play Odd Time Signatures, Social Media and Musical Surprise with Josh Zimmer
The Value of Music Education Play Solo
Harper James Interview Play Watch Mixing, Production, and an AI Gut-Check with Harper James (Marshmello, James Bay, Frawley)
Orchestration and Ostinato (Conversations in Audio) Play Solo
Adam Robl Interview Play Watch Making Music for Movies with Shawn Sutta and Adam Robl
Shawn Sutta Interview Play Watch Making Music for Movies with Shawn Sutta and Adam Robl
Thinking Polyphonically (Fugue State) Play Solo
Bubby Lewis Interview Play Watch Bass, Japan, and Videogame Music with Bubby Lewis (Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Stevie Wonder)
How Notes Take Shape: Inversions and Harmony Play Solo
Dominic Fallacaro Interview Play Watch Max Martin, Elmo, and Broadway with Dominic Fallacaro (& Juliet)
Generative AI Ain't Got Nothing on This Play Solo
Alex Delicata Interview Play Watch Writing Great Songs with Alex Delicata (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Machine Gun Kelly, Kygo & OneRepublic)
The Types of Reverb (with Examples!) Play Solo
AI and the Philosophy of Music (and Everything, really) Play Solo
Making a Song with GrimesAI (AI Vocals) Play Solo
Chris Hackman Interview Play The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen)
Xuan Nguyen Interview Play The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen)
Why Music Has Worth Play Solo
Patrick Hart Interview Play Watch The Modern Composer (Video Games and Immersive Art with Patrick Hart)
Psychoacoustics (The Perception of Music) Play Solo
Sister Songs (Writing Two Songs Back-to-Back) Play Solo
Håkan Persson Interview Play Watch DIY, Sweden, and Sync with Håkan Persson (Swedish Red Elephant, I Don't Speak French, Indie Shake)
Becoming a Multi-Instrumentalist Play Solo
Growing as an Artist Play Solo
Phillip Broussard Jr. Interview Play Watch Making BIG Records with Phillip Broussard Jr. (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Eminem, Muse, Slipknot, Rick Rubin, etc...)
Sports as a Metaphor for Life Play Solo
Skinny Dippers Interview Play Watch The Power of Collaboration (with Skinny Dippers)
Coachella 2023 Recap and Reflections on What's Next in Music Play Solo
AI and Mixing: Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Engineers? Play Solo
Steve Brickman Interview Play Watch Multi-Instrumentalism & Touring with Clairo (with Steve Brickman)
Son Lux, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and How Sound Design and Production Connect Play Solo
Sometimes It's Best to Slow Down Play Solo
Analog vs. Digital — Which Is Better and Why? Play Solo
A Mixing Workshop with Scoobert Doobert Play Solo
Garvie Interview Play DIY Music Production with Garvie

2022

What is Dolby Atmos / Spatial Audio? Play Solo
Making the workflows work for you Play Solo
My Mixing Workflow (How to structure creativity) Play Solo
Growing as a Musician: Progress Isn't Linear Play Solo
5 Lessons from Igor Stravinsky Play Solo
Part-writing: Turning notes and chords into music! Play Solo
What are EPs, LPs and singles? And how do they affect creativity? Play Solo
Music History (and Why It Matters!) Play Solo
Danny Wolf Interview Play Watch Viral Mashups, Drumming, and Life on the Road with Danny Wolf
What is timbre and why does it dominate popular music? Play Solo
KŌAN LP Overview and Think About It (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert Play Solo
How was music made 100 years ago vs. how is it made now? Play Solo
Why "vibe" is my #1 musical goal Play Solo
10ish Ways to FIGHT Writer's Block Play Solo
The Fear of Recording Yourself (and How to Overcome It) Play Solo
What is sample rate and bit depth? And why does it matter? Play Solo
Patrick Dean Interview Play Watch Guitar, Joy, and Spreading the Love of Music with Patrick Dean
Taste, Intuition and the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Music Play Solo
The Beautiful Electric Guitar Play Solo
Eric England Interview Play Life as a Touring Bassist with Eric England
How to Create More Art Play Solo
Tips for Lyrics Writing, Writers' Block and Not Giving Up Play Solo
Grant Davidson Interview Play Watch Songwriting, TikTok and Determinism with Slow Leaves (Grant Davidson)
Boardwalk (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert Play Solo
Luke Moellman Interview Play Watch Mixing and Production with Luke Moellman (Great Good Fine Ok)
How I Write Bass Parts Play Solo
Why You Don't NEED Expensive Gear Play Solo
Why Contrast Is Your (Second) Greatest Songwriting Tool Play Solo
Max Horwich Interview Play Watch Making Music Videos on Unity Engine with Max Horwich (Live from the Void, Pt. 2)
a song to quit your job to (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert Play Solo

2021

5 Things I Wish I Knew About Mixing Play Solo
What is mixing? Play Solo
Max Horwich Interview Play Virtual Reality (VR) and the Metaverse With Max Horwich (Live from the Void, Pt. 1)
What is reverb and delay? Play Solo
What is compression? Play Solo
How to become a prolific music maker Play Solo
Why should I practice? Play Solo
Why are chords a thing? Play Solo
Why are there 12 notes? Play Solo
Intro to Love Music More Play Solo