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