Democratizing Music

Nifty Sax is a longtime professional saxophone session musician, and recently launched a project to release and sell 100 fully improvised sax solos as NFTs. We catch up on his work, its inspiration, and what he sees in the future for his artistic career.

Join us as we chat about Music, NFTs, and defi in the hood

Robin has a long history within the music, recording and professional audio industries. For over 40 years he has worked as an award winning audio producer, entrepreneur, product developer, programmer, musician and educator.As founder and architect of the Sessionwire vision, Robin is leading the charge to erase the limitations of shrinking budgets and geographic boundaries and to make remote music and audio production a daily part of professional life for music makers around the world.

We're joined today by Tim Exile of endlesss.fm, a super-cool cloud music jamming service. I met him in a clubhouse room a few days ago and heard a live jam that was going on between a bunch of different musicians and… wow! I was blown away with how cool of a product it is. I looked into some of his background and he's got a pretty cool history; we definitely have plenty to talk about!

Slau is an American singer/songwriter/producer living in New York City. He's worked with a few of my previous guests, including George Hrab and Caleb Hawkins. I asked for a a chance to interview him, given his depth of experience and the technological transformations (such as producing very high quality music video recordings) that he has navigated exceedingly well.

Musician/author Craig Anderton is an internationally recognized authority on music and technology. He has played on, produced, or mastered over 20 major label recordings and hundreds of tracks, authored 45 books on musical electronics, written over a thousand articles, lectured on technology and the arts (in 10 countries, 38 U.S. states, and three languages), and done sound design and consulting work for numerous music companies. He is the current President of the MIDI Manufacturer's Association. Visit his free educational website craiganderton.org, the craiganderton.com digital storefront, Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage forum at Musicplayer.com, and stream his music and videos at https://youtube.com/thecraiganderton

Checkout: https://calebhawkins.com/

Anna Clark is a Nashville based musician and philanthropist. As her “day-job” she works as a vinyl mastering engineer at Welcome to 1979 Industries, where she has been able to work on over 200 projects for bands such as Beck, Iggy Azalea, Lisa Loeb and even a live to vinyl Old Crow Medicine Show album. In 2011, Anna founded 501(c)(3) organization Guitars 4 Gifts, which has given over 1,000 youth access to their first musical instrument thanks to national partnerships with El Sistema USA, CreatiVets, Krutz Strings, Alfred Music Publishers, and the D'Addario Foundation. Guitars 4 Gifts has been featured in stories by SixDegrees.org, The Women's International Music Network, Real People by Rudy Kalis on WSMV (Nashville's NBC Affiliate), and Nashville by Nicole on Lightning 100. In 2016, Anna was invited to perform an original song live on Lightning 100, Nashville's premier independent radio station. She is a lifelong singer/songwriter and is currently recording her first album of original electronic rock music. This album is expected out late 2021. In 2016, Anna got a Certificate in Music Business from Berklee College of Music and is currently continuing her education in music business with plans to graduate from Belmont University in 2022. When not working on one of her passion projects, Anna loves to spend time with her dogs or attend concerts with her friends and family. To connect with Anna, visit her website, www.annaclarkmusic.com or Instagram @annaclarkmusic.

David C. Smalley is a comedian, actor, voice actor, podcast host, and author, who loves to have conversations with people who disagree with him.I first heard about his podcast during an interview he did as part of a charity eventAt the time, his show was known as Dogma Debate, and was hosted on iHeartRadioHe's recorded/produced several audio books, which will be a new perspective for my listenersI wanted to speak with David today because he's faced unique challenges over his evolving careerI'm betting he's got a few stories that he can share with us about audio nightmares he was able to rescue/repair

Plus/Minus, is an American band formed in 2001 out of New York, NY. I first heard their 2008 album You Are Here, which I loved. Pitchfork Media gave it a stellar review at the time and compared Plus/Minus to one of my favorite bands of all time, The Dismemberment Plan.MembersJames Baluyut (vocals, guitar, keyboard, producer)Patrick Ramos (vocals, guitar, keyboard, drums)Chris Deaner (drums, sampler, banjo, clarinet, vibraphone, video production)

An interview with Aaron Rabinowitz, a PTL in the Rutgers Philosophy department and PhD student in Rutgers Graduate School of Education. He specializes in moral education and applied ethics. I know him as a podcaster and host of the fascinating Embrace the Void podcast and co-host of the super fun Philosophers in Space podcast, where he works to make philosophy accessible through science fiction and lively discussion.

George Hrab is the drummer for the Philadelphia Funk Authority, and has been performing live since kindergarten! He's performed as a solo artist for years, writes amazing original music, hosts his own entertaining live streams, acts as a wonder master of ceremonies for events/conferences, and hosts the incredible and well-established Geologic podcast (which has nothing to do with Geology). George is periodically involved in endeavors of the popular Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast and their other activities, filling the role of MC for their touring live show The Skeptical Extravaganza and their recent 100% digital/online NECSS conference in 2020.His social links:george@georgehrab.comwww.GeorgeHrab.comwww.geologicpodcast.com/

An interview with Thomas Smith

Ian Callanan is an audio and livestream engineer for the amazing podcast The Skeptics Guide to the Universe. He handles the technical details behind their touring live show The Skeptical Extravaganza, their recent 100% online NECSS conference done via Crowdcast.io, and he's the man behind the curtain of the show's weekly Facebook live streams. He also edits the raw podcast audio for Cognitive Dissonance into a polished final product. Finally, since he clearly has too much spare time, he recently started a streaming channel on Twitch.

Interview with Luke Walstead. Luke is a guitar instructor, live performer, and recording artist in Tacoma. A few years back, he quit his job in construction to focus on music.https://www.lukewalstead.com