On the Hit with Deane Ogden

BAFTA-nominated sound designer and Soundiron Sampling founder Mike Peaslee has created some of music's most memorable and playable sounds. For Mike's turn in the OTH hot seat, Deane proposes a deeply philosophical conversation regarding the societal implications and social impact of raw sound, and Mike obliges by recalling his origin of solace in the reverberations of a piano sustain pedal and why he longs to record the world's definitive collection of heavy artillery mortar fire while simultaneously being afraid of what might happen if he did. Deane and Mike also discuss how music has changed as sound design has taken a prominent role in the songwriting process and why letting go of the past is the way forward for the emergent creative class. Visit OnTheHit.com for all your OTH needs, including the entire Season One catalog and to sign up for the "OTH VIP" subscriber list where you'll receive bonus material and exclusives available only to OTH insiders!

In the Season 2 premiere of ON THE HIT with DEANE OGDEN, Deane finishes up his conversation with platinum-selling songwriter and producer Jeff Paris. In this last half of their chat, Jeff talks about his approach to writing hit songs and how he recommends anyone starting out should spend adequate time on one particular technique in forging a memorable hook. For more than 30 years, Jeff has been at the top of the songwriting game with charting tracks for everyone from Tower of Power to Keb Mo, Lita Ford, Mr. Big, Y&T, Billy Preston, Slash's Snakepit, Sheena Easton and dozens more. It's a veritable songwriting boot camp as Deane and Jeff rummage through the embers of often-forgotten songwriting techniques in an effort to boil it down to a singular touchpoint. Visit OnTheHit.com for all your OTH needs, including the entire Season One catalog and to sign up for the "OTH VIP" subscriber list where you'll receive bonus material and exclusives available only to OTH insiders!