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. Listen links go to the full episode on Spotify.
2026
- What Being Good at Groove Is Solo
- Navigating Fulfilling Chords Solo
- Go-To Patterns with TOMMASO TOMMASO
- To Be like Water, Take a Nap Solo
- Pockets Of Presence with Joe Carra (Hiatus Kaiyote, Middle Kids, Pond) Joe Carra
- What Makes a Song a Hit Song Solo
- Mapping Randy Rhoads to the Shamisen Solo
- Breathing In This Timeline with little luna little luna
- Pacing for Sustained Making Solo
- Anything That’s Unique with Chic Chameleon Chic Chameleon
- Silence, The Points Between The Notes Solo
- Input To Put In with Dana Roth Dana Roth
- The Substrates Inside Speech Solo
- A Building On Wheels with Sam Durkes (Ezra Furman, Grace Cummins, Art More) Sam Durkes
- A Brief History of FUNK Solo
- The Microphone As A Microscope Solo
- Put To Wax with Harry Katz (Harry Katz and the Pistachios, Big Top Pistachioland) Harry Katz
- Perfect Pitch - Nature or Nurture? Solo
- Some Kind Of Voltage with Rob Maile (AEA Microphones) Rob Maile
- From Fugazi to Olivia Rodrigo - The History of Rock Music (Part 13) Solo
- The Speakers Are A Lens with Ben Rice (The National, Norah Jones, Joan Osborne) Ben Rice
- Nirvana and the Pixies - The History of Rock Music (Part 12) Solo
- Through A Song with Ron Jackson (Musora, Drumeo) Ron Jackson
- The Cosmic Microwave Background Noise Solo
- Memories In The Gear with Travis Ference (St. Vincent, Aloe Blacc, Skylar Grey) Travis Ference
- Lyric Writing Techniques To Reach Peak Levity Solo
- Instant Musicality with Nicole McCabe (Dolphin Hyperspace, Louis Cole, Patrice Rushen) Nicole McCabe
- The Hit Configuration of Holland-Dozier-Holland Solo
- Motion Over Time Solo
- Where There’s Air with Wilson Harwood (Soundproof Your Studio) Wilson Harwood
- The Beyond Vocab Incantations Solo
- Layers Behind The Curtain with Geneva Harrison (Nu Deco Ensemble, Y La Bamba, Rachel Goodrich) Geneva Harrison
- The Permutation Plus The Personality Solo
- The Additive Nature with Craig Bauer (Janet Jackson, Lupe Fiasco, Destiny's Child) Craig Bauer
- A Big Hug To The Year That Was 2025 Solo
- A Gentle Shelf with Andrew Scheps (Adele, U2, Hozier) Andrew Scheps
2025
- Everybody Can Be Dancing Because Counterpoint Solo
- Those Foley Steps with Ashlee Chanelle (Epidemic Sound) Ashlee Chanelle
- When Subtraction Is Addition Solo
- To The Feeling Of Flow State with Rani Adi (PinkPantheress, Dove Cameron, postergirl) Rani Adi
- How does music software work? Solo
- Do Keys Feel Different? Solo
- Taken To Unexpected Places with Cal Kevany (Wallice, Albert Hammond Jr, JW Francis) Cal Kevany
- Just. Keep. Going. Solo
- Bending The Fabric Of Scales with Levi McClain (31-Note Microtonalist) Levi McClain
- Keeping The Inner Musician Alive Solo
- To Learn The Sound with Dr. Guy Shkolnik (PhD in Bach, Music Theory Influencer) Dr. Guy Shkolnik
- Providing Questions Instead Of Providing Answers Solo
- The Found Palette with Tristan Clopet (Crown Heights, The Infiltrator, This American Life) Tristan Clopet
- Functional Biomechanics In Musical Performance Solo
- Ideas For Unlocking Upsides To AI Through Augmentation And Automation Solo
- Boxes Of Inspiration with ABI THE PRODUCER (Safari Pedals) ABI THE PRODUCER
- Music Theory is Just a Useful Tool Solo
- A Universe Of Groove with Harry Terrell (Still Woozy, Maggie Rogers, The Breathing Effect) Harry Terrell
- MTV Killed the Radio Star - The History of Rock Music (Part 11) Solo
- Where American Music Began with John Michael Rouchell (G-Eazy, Avery*Sunshine, Galactic) John Michael Rouchell
- The Future of Music is Closer Than You Think Solo
- The Whole Bulb with Kyle Pulley (Alex G, Dr. Dog, Mo Lowda & the Humble) Kyle Pulley
- Visualizing Sound Solo
- Flutes Through Bassoons with Josh Plotner (Meghan Trainor, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Babylon) Josh Plotner
- The Most Successful Rock Album of All Time: Back in Black - The History of Rock Music (Part 10) Solo
- Going To Air with Mike Ladman (Droga5, McCann) Mike Ladman
- Genre Isn't Real — or Is It? Solo
- The Song Takes Shape with Mo Lowda & the Humble Mo Lowda & the Humble
- Panning, Psychedelic Effects, and Headphone Vectors Solo
- Harley Flanagan Is Wired for Chaos (Cro-Mags, Stimulators) Harley Flanagan
- Epic Fail (How Failure Can Lead to Success) Solo
- Filtering The Final Brick with Sam Moses (Kesha, Dolly Parton, Morgan Wade) Sam Moses
- Unconventional Mind States and Slow, Slow Progress Solo
- Keeping It Tight with Noam Wallenberg (Vulfpeck, Anderson .Paak, Mac Miller) Noam Wallenberg
- David Bowie and Queen's Impact on Collaboration - The History of Rock Music (Part 9) Solo
- Perpetually Propelled to Create with Russ Flynn (X Ambassadors, Sean Lennon, Rubblebucket) Russ Flynn
- What Makes a Song Worth Making Solo
- The Peak Of The Euphonic with David Gnozzi (MixbusTv) David Gnozzi
- A Step-Up Guide for Spotify Metrics: Shifting Mentality Solo
- Leaving an Impression Next to Legends with Fernando Perdomo (Jackson Browne, Beck, Fiona Apple) Fernando Perdomo
- The Rhythm of Craft / the Chaos of Creativity Solo
- A Mixed Basket of Talents with Hendrick Valera (Braxton Cook, Equiknoxx, Karma Rivera) Hendrick Valera
- Where Do Ideas Come From? Solo
- From the Sound Standpoint with Kelley Baker (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho, Finding Forrester) Kelley Baker
- Get in the Flow (A TikTok State of Mind) Solo
- Taking the Leap with the Rising Serena Sun Serena Sun
- From Glam to Hair Metal to MTV - The History of Rock Music (Part 8) Solo
- Fresh Sonic Lenses in Less Knobs with Sam Fischmann (Musik Hack) Sam Fischmann
- Imposter Syndrome and Your Musical Purpose Solo
- Of Signals and Systems with Nolan Lem (Sound Researcher and Auditory Artist) Nolan Lem
- Chains of Influence: David Baron (Noah Kahan, Lana Del Rey, Lenny Kravitz) & Ginger Winn David Baron
- Chains of Influence: David Baron (Noah Kahan, Lana Del Rey, Lenny Kravitz) & Ginger Winn Ginger Winn
2024
- Sound Foundations: Building Better Engineers with Stephan Hawkes Stephan Hawkes
- Why You Should Listen to Albums Solo
- Tough Love from Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French Jay Jay French
- CBGB, Punk Rock, and a Legacy of Rebellion - The History of Rock Music (Part 7) Solo
- Platinum Selling Songs (and How to Make Money as a Songwriter) with Justin Gammella (FINNEAS, Bella Poarch, Bahamas) Justin Gammella
- Teach Me Guitar in 60 Seconds with Lindy Day Lindy Day
- Just Back from Playing Solo (plus Tracks) in Japan Solo
- Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Punk - The History of Rock Music (Part 6) Solo
- Finding Channels in the Fretboard with Jeb Sherrill (the chair guy) Jeb Sherrill
- Oblique Strategies (Breaking Through Creative Walls) Solo
- The Mysteries of Mastering Revealed with Mike Gillilan of Giltone Mastering Mike Gillilan
- The Beatles Break Up / Prog Rock Is Born - The History of Rock Music (Part 5) Solo
- Music-Podcast Overlaps and The Fun of Surprise with Bryson Barnes (Head of Audio Production at NBC News) Bryson Barnes
- What Makes a Rock Star? - The History of Rock Music (Part 4) Solo
- Force Multiplying the Music in Loveland with Justin Kohler Justin Kohler
- Meet the Beatles - The History of Rock Music (Part 3) Solo
- Designing A Dolby Atmos Room, Running An LA Studio, and Trading Up Gear with Mike Post (Local Natives, Orion Sun, Alice Cooper) Mike Post
- The Day the Music Died - The History of Rock Music (Part 2) Solo
- Studios in Compulsory School, Winning Swedish Grammys, and Filling the Vessel with Gustav Brunn Gustav Brunn
- What's the difference between diffusion and absorption? Solo
- A Pioneer of the Punk Scene with Andy Shernoff of The Dictators Andy Shernoff
- Why's it called Rock 'n' Roll? - The History of Rock Music (Part 1) Solo
- Cooking Up What It Is with Qu1tter (Future, Wale, London on Da Track) Qu1tter
- The Circle of Fifths Depicts the Blueprint Solo
- Vintage King, Tons of Gear and Getting Ears On with Matt Meyer Matt Meyer
- BBL Drizzy and Burrito Bot (AI Song Generation Tips) Solo
- Counting It In with Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors Aaron Comess
- Pitchy in a Perfect World (the Art of Vocal Comping) Solo
- Getting at "That Thing" with saxophonist Jesse McGinty (Camila Cabello, Meghan Trainor, Scoobert Doobert) Jesse McGinty
- Dialing In The Mix Using ADSR Relational Decision-Making Solo
- Where the Drummers Are with Dr. Leah Bowden (Dr. Drums) Dr. Leah Bowden
- From Neumes to Notes: The Evolution of Music Notation Solo
- Spatial Audio, Mixing Objects, and Floating Overhead with Martin Rieger Martin Rieger
- Lightbulb Vocals (Figuring Out Formant Shifting) Solo
- A Symphony in The Taste Gap with Harley Eblen (Billboard #1 String Arranger) Harley Eblen
- What are the modes? (Modal Harmony and YOU!) Solo
- Blending and Balancing the Session Layers with Eliott Glinn Eliott Glinn
- AI "Hallucination" and Creating Ordered Meaning Spaces Solo
- Nourishing a Music Career While Savoring the Journey with Jon Sandler (Great Good Fine Ok) Jon Sandler
- Eat The Beatles (Influences and Growing Creatively) Solo
- Not So Classical: Genre Pockets, Cello and The Unconscious with Greg Byers Greg Byers
- Shuffling the Creative Deck Solo
- JW Francis on Unconventional Touring, Spotify Playlists and How He’s More than His Pants JW Francis
- The Last 5% Is the Hardest Solo
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, Diamond Records, and Snare Drums with Bermuda Schwartz Bermuda Schwartz
- Doing More with Less (Art and Grit) Solo
- Building a Studio, Analog vs. Digital, and Mixing Rock Guitars with Ryan Haft (Snarky Puppy, OM, Torche) Ryan Haft
- Touring in Peter Gabriel's Band & Landing Apple Commercials with Joshoo Joshoo
- When to Mix in Mono (Dogma in Music) Solo
- Producing Maya Hawke, West African Music, and Growing Creatively with Benjamin Lazar Davis Benjamin Lazar Davis
- How Mixing Is Like Baking Solo
2023
- The Music of Voice Overs with Alessandra Levy
- Musical Scenes and New Beginnings (Happy New Year!) Solo
- AI and Mastering, or Human vs. LANDR with Riley Knapp (Stemport)
- Release and You Shall Receive with Riley Knapp (RKCB)
- Back from Japan, Black Friday Plug-in/VST Deals, Building the Home Studio Solo
- Selling Samples on the Splice Charts with Dylan Kidd
- Acoustic Treatment for Home Studios (Absorption, Diffusion, Bass Traps, Oh My) Solo
- Musical Experimentation and Genre Exploration with Dion Kerr
- Knowing vs. Understanding Solo
- Odd Time Signatures, Social Media and Musical Surprise with Josh Zimmer
- The Value of Music Education Solo
- Mixing, Production, and an AI Gut-Check with Harper James (Marshmello, James Bay, Frawley) Harper James
- Orchestration and Ostinato (Conversations in Audio) Solo
- Making Music for Movies with Shawn Sutta and Adam Robl Adam Robl
- Making Music for Movies with Shawn Sutta and Adam Robl Shawn Sutta
- Thinking Polyphonically (Fugue State) Solo
- Bass, Japan, and Videogame Music with Bubby Lewis (Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Stevie Wonder) Bubby Lewis
- How Notes Take Shape: Inversions and Harmony Solo
- Max Martin, Elmo, and Broadway with Dominic Fallacaro (& Juliet) Dominic Fallacaro
- Generative AI Ain't Got Nothing on This Solo
- Writing Great Songs with Alex Delicata (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Machine Gun Kelly, Kygo & OneRepublic) Alex Delicata
- The Types of Reverb (with Examples!) Solo
- AI and the Philosophy of Music (and Everything, really) Solo
- Making a Song with GrimesAI (AI Vocals) Solo
- The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen) Chris Hackman
- The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen) Xuan Nguyen
- Why Music Has Worth Solo
- The Modern Composer (Video Games and Immersive Art with Patrick Hart) Patrick Hart
- Psychoacoustics (The Perception of Music) Solo
- Sister Songs (Writing Two Songs Back-to-Back) Solo
- DIY, Sweden, and Sync with Håkan Persson (Swedish Red Elephant, I Don't Speak French, Indie Shake) Håkan Persson
- Becoming a Multi-Instrumentalist Solo
- Growing as an Artist Solo
- Making BIG Records with Phillip Broussard Jr. (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Eminem, Muse, Slipknot, Rick Rubin, etc...) Phillip Broussard Jr.
- Sports as a Metaphor for Life Solo
- The Power of Collaboration (with Skinny Dippers) Skinny Dippers
- Coachella 2023 Recap and Reflections on What's Next in Music Solo
- AI and Mixing: Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Engineers? Solo
- Multi-Instrumentalism & Touring with Clairo (with Steve Brickman) Steve Brickman
- Son Lux, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and How Sound Design and Production Connect Solo
- Sometimes It's Best to Slow Down Solo
- Analog vs. Digital — Which Is Better and Why? Solo
- A Mixing Workshop with Scoobert Doobert Solo
- DIY Music Production with Garvie
2022
- What is Dolby Atmos / Spatial Audio? Solo
- Making the workflows work for you Solo
- My Mixing Workflow (How to structure creativity) Solo
- Growing as a Musician: Progress Isn't Linear Solo
- 5 Lessons from Igor Stravinsky Solo
- Part-writing: Turning notes and chords into music! Solo
- What are EPs, LPs and singles? And how do they affect creativity? Solo
- Music History (and Why It Matters!) Solo
- Viral Mashups, Drumming, and Life on the Road with Danny Wolf Danny Wolf
- What is timbre and why does it dominate popular music? Solo
- KŌAN LP Overview and Think About It (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert Solo
- How was music made 100 years ago vs. how is it made now? Solo
- Why "vibe" is my #1 musical goal Solo
- 10ish Ways to FIGHT Writer's Block Solo
- The Fear of Recording Yourself (and How to Overcome It) Solo
- What is sample rate and bit depth? And why does it matter? Solo
- Guitar, Joy, and Spreading the Love of Music with Patrick Dean Patrick Dean
- Taste, Intuition and the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Music Solo
- The Beautiful Electric Guitar Solo
- Life as a Touring Bassist with Eric England
- How to Create More Art Solo
- Tips for Lyrics Writing, Writers' Block and Not Giving Up Solo
- Songwriting, TikTok and Determinism with Slow Leaves (Grant Davidson) Grant Davidson
- Boardwalk (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert Solo
- Mixing and Production with Luke Moellman (Great Good Fine Ok) Luke Moellman
- How I Write Bass Parts Solo
- Why You Don't NEED Expensive Gear Solo
- Why Contrast Is Your (Second) Greatest Songwriting Tool Solo
- 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 Solo
2021
- 5 Things I Wish I Knew About Mixing Solo
- What is mixing? Solo
- Virtual Reality (VR) and the Metaverse With Max Horwich (Live from the Void, Pt. 1)
- What is reverb and delay? Solo
- What is compression? Solo
- How to become a prolific music maker Solo
- Why should I practice? Solo
- Why are chords a thing? Solo
- Why are there 12 notes? Solo
- Intro to Love Music More Solo