Tap Tempo with Matt Lange

Dan Gillespie of Newfangled Audio on running a software company, plugin development, and the mystery of compression.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=MJNHNP2MA5RJC)

Holy Wars' Kat Leon and Nick Perez on cutting through the noise as an independent rock band.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=MJNHNP2MA5RJC)

The Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland on breaking music boundaries, legacy, and keys to a long and successful career. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=MJNHNP2MA5RJC)

Multiplatinum and Grammy Nominated songwriter & artist Heather Bright, PKA Bright Lights on independent artistry and the future of the music business.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=MJNHNP2MA5RJC)

Kevin Antreassian talks playing guitar in The Dillinger Escape Plan and running a recording studio in New Jersey.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=MJNHNP2MA5RJC)

Canadian Singer-Songwriter Deniz Reno joins me as we dive into her uniquely artistic background and the songwriting process.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=MJNHNP2MA5RJC)

As well as being one of the guitarists of the Grammy nominated band, Periphery, Jake Bowen just released his second solo album, The Daily Sun.  We dive deep into the influence of electronic music in Jake's work as well as all things Periphery.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=MJNHNP2MA5RJC)

Singer Songwriter turned Producer, Aruna, on surviving life altering experiences, rediscovery, and rebirth.

Blue Stahli on the necessity of existing as a multigenre artist and how to avoid the tyranny of being a prisoner of your own style.

KJ Sawka goes into his drumming roots, how he reinvented the way he played to emulate the produced sounds of drum and bass, and the path that led him to become the drummer of Pendulum.

Reid Speed dives deeply into her background and the events that led her to running her world in the way she chooses to today.

Reid Speed dives into the trials and tribulations of running an independent label directly in the face of a mainstream and corporate takeover of her field.

Recorded live at NAMM on the Avid Pro Tools main stage featuring guests Oumi Kapila, Nick Rossi, Anthony Baldino, not sorry, Jared Forkner, and Greg Chin.  Topics include the challenges of being a self employed artist as well as everyone's biggest mistake that they learned the most from.

Australian composer, Oumi Kapila, lets us in on the philosophy behind his artistry, touring as a guitarist with bands such as Filter and Combichrist, and the importance of creative authenticity.

Pensado's Place producer, Chongor Goncz, gets deep on all things Pensado's Place, the ethos, where the show aims next, and how he found himself in such a position. 

Composer Gareth Coker joins me this week.  We talk his music for games such as "Ori and The Blind Forest," "Minecraft," and our mutual love for the band, Hybrid.

Ben Hinz of Dwarfcraft joins me as we go deep into the ethos of Dwarfcraft's guitar pedals and why it's better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven.

mau5trap's newest artist, Rinzen goes deep into his creative process, methods for staying inspired, and the ways his journalism career (under his given name, Michael Sundius) for outlets such as Billboard and Dancing Astronaut has helped him carve out his path as an artist.

Sharooz Raoofi, founder of Sample Magic, joins me as we talk the empire he build under the label of Sample Magic as well as his new passion project centered around a vast array of analog synths.

Production team Finishing Move, made up of Brian Trifon and Brian White, sit down to talk about their latest video game score for Halo Wars 2, their signature instrument Post Human, and get lost down the Burial worship wormhole.

Rhys Fulber (Conjure One, Delerium, Fear Factory, Sarah McLachlan, etc..) gets deep on the pursuit of happiness, the importance of real instruments, and the gratitude and self reflection that is so often missed by musicians when they're in the moment.

I got down with Monstergetdown, talked all the things that make the monster, himself, get down, his debut EP on mau5trap, and we kill a growler of the Pioneer Man IPA from the Highland Park Brewery.

Irish producer, Reuben Keeney joins me this week.  We chat his house music prodigy upbringing, international relations, and introduce him to SoCal beer.

Francis Preve and I discuss the many facets of his lengthy career in the music industry as well as diving deep into synthesizers and he even gives a basic sound design tutorial at the end.

Your questions answered.

Andrew Bayer joins me as we talk his next album, writing music that is true to yourself, working with Above & Beyond, and his life for the past few years.

Anthony and I get down and dirty talking life, synths, and music production.... all while drinking a Stone Pilot Pale Ale and pouring 100 Budweisers down the drain, one at a time.

not sorry and I talk all things Drum & Bass, Dubstep, and kill a couple growlers from the Highland Park Brewery.

Composer Sarah Schachner joins me as we talk video game music (her credits speak for themselves), creative process, and suck down some homemade passion fruit margaritas.

Michael Sundius of Billboard, Dancing Astronaut and mau5trap turns the microphone around on me this week in a lengthy chat on what's going on in my world.

I sit down with Brian Trifon and we talk all things from creative process, the immediacy of real instruments and musical integrity.

I share a Modern Times Special Edition Black House Stout with up and coming Canadian composer and producer, Clear Skys.  We focus a lot on video game scoring, sound design, and some fairly nerdy production techniques towards the end.

I grab a Stone Give Me Death Or Give Me IPA with indie rocker Cherch.  We talk Brooklyn, horrific band stories, and taking hallucinogens with Oscar winners.  Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll.  

From being an A-List Pop songwriter to now a flourishing solo artist, Bright Lights sits down with me and shares how it all happened while we split a growler of a Stone Pilot IPA.

I sit down with Calyx & TeeBee, Mat Zo, 12th Planet and Photek.  We discuss everything from Star Wars to gear, production tips, and some of the issues we all face along the way, all while sharing a growler of the Highland Park Brewery's Beer Spaceship Pale Ale.

Part 2 of the roundtable with Calyx & TeeBee, Mat Zo, 12th Planet and Photek.  We discuss everything from Star Wars to gear, production tips, and some of the issues we all face along the way, all while sharing a growler of the Highland Park Brewery's Beer Spaceship Pale Ale.