Waveform Radio

Jenny Wood is a songwriter/performer from Wichita, KS, and is working with Aaron Wirtz, the media and marketing manager for The Ride Auto Group, on a video project for an anti-bullying campaign. Using Jenny's song, Don't Let Them Get In Your Head, recorded and released by Naughty Dog Records (which carries a strong message to believe in yourself, and to repel negativity), Aaron and the guys at Shattered Glass Productions got together with a local middle school to make a music video to help bring awareness to the epidemic that is bullying. This video carries a message of inspiration, confidence, and most of all, love. It can be seen here: http://www.supercarguys.com/bullyfreeict/

Slade, at only 28 years old, has gone from Hutchinson, KS, to Seattle, to London, and now resides in Bern, Switzerland. Every step has been to further his career in music. He's toured, owned record labels, worked in studios, been a mixing engineer, producer, and mastering engineer. Listen in to get a glimpse into his adventures. This is a fascinating story you'll want to hear.

This episode presents rare opportunity to hear Cody Cloud of Vehicles perform acoustically. He even performs an unreleased song. Catch their latest album, This Bluebird Wants Me Dead, on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-bluebird-wants-me-dead/id803457133

Kill Vargas hits the Waveform Radio studio to discuss their interesting beginnings (writing songs on guitar hero at 7 years old?...they're nuts) and their future plans (new record coming March 14, 2015). Not only do we learn a lot about this young band, but at the end of the podcast there's an exclusive listen at the first single of the new record, "Figured It Out", which isn't scheduled to release commercially until February 28, 2015. So give it a listen!

Unchained Melody is an easily recognized song throughout all the world. Abby North is a big part of how that copyright stays successful, she helps explain how songwriters can forever benefit from just one good song. Abby North is an expert in music publishing. She has many different endeavors in that arena, but the most notable is her company, Unchained Melody Publishing. Abby discusses publshing and her other business ventures. This is a great podcast for anyone interested in a real world example of the work that goes into managing just one successful copyright.

Averse to the End is a rock band out of Denver, Colorado. Singer Brandon Danforth, and guitar player Travis Owen talk through their history, and they perform some live acoustic songs. For anyone who is a fan of the band, they will be happy to know that this is the first performance of "I Tried" ever attempted by the band. Check them out at facebook.com/aversetotheend and soundcloud.com/aversetotheend.

Steve James is an audio engineer, mixer, and producer, who's credits include Monty Python, Thin Lizzy, The Sex Pistols, The Screaming Jets, Airbourne, and The Rumjacks. Sit down with us as he imparts his knowledge of recording and producing.

Mike and Nick Evancho have been playing music together for years. They join Waveform Radio to talk about their music and they play a couple songs for us.

Jenny Wood has lived in LA, Nashville, and now Wichita. We get a glipse of the difference in the music scenes, hear her experiences with Gooding and Joan Jett, and listen to her perform her original music. She was kind enough to make time for Waveform Radio, sit down with us, and play some acoustic versions of her music.

Ryan Eichelberger is a local musician in Wichita, Kansas. He is a husband and father, and an all around good guy. In addition to all these roles, Ryan is also an inspirational individual. After being diagnosed with a rare disease called Gorham's Disease, Ryan has gone through struggles and come out with an incredibly positive outlook on life. His strength and resolve to maintain this type of attitude serves as an inspiration to those around him. His current music venture revolves around a simple ukulele and vocal combination. We had the great opportunity to sit down in his living room and talk to him about his trials, his progression through music, and listen to him play a couple of his songs. You can dowload his songs for free at www.mystoriesmysongs.com.

Mastering is one of those things that you know happens in music, but not many people are sure what it actually is. JJ Golden of Golden Mastering from Ventura, California sits chats with Scott, Adam, and Micajah. What is mastering? Why do things need to be mastered? What does it mean to be ‘mastered for iTunes’? What’s the deal with this ‘loudness war’? What kind of gear is used in mastering? All these questions are answered by this renowned mastering engineer.  There will be a follow-up podcast shortly, in which we A/B some un-mastered and mastered audio that came out of JJ Golden’s studio.  

In this episode, Scott sits down with Daniel Herbert of Commonfolk to discuss where he gets his inspiration, the meaning of his songs, and Daniel performs 3, unreleased songs, and 1 from their debut EP, The Community.

In episode 3, Scott, Adam, and Micajah sit down with EveAnna Manley, founder and owner of Manley Labs. Manley Labs is well-known throughout the industry for their high-quality, tube driven, pre-amps, EQs, compressors, and more. We discuss some details of the Manley Massive-Passive EQ, and Variable Mu Compressor, and EveAnna even discusses an upcoming product.

Waveform Radio episode 2 is a conversation with Micajah Ryan, a well-respected audio engineer with quite a resume. He goes through his experiences in the studio with the likes of Guns N’ Roses and Bob Dylan, along with many anecdotes about the life of an engineer.

In the very first installment of Waveform Radio, you get a quick introduction of the show, and the people behind it. We give quick intros of Adam, Garrett, Wayne, and Scott, followed by what you can expect from the following shows.

Erik Rutan is a prominent name in the metal scene. He is the owner of Mana Studios, and has produced, engineered, and mixed a number of big-name albums out of his studio. He is also the singer/guitarist for Hate Eternal. Erik was kind enough to sit down with Adam and Scott and talk about his role as a producer, some recording techniques, and also gives his opinions on the current state of music and recording.