Trade Secrets

In this episode you get to meet Emmett Skyy my dear friend who is a true musical talent.You'll hear about his journey from growing up in Baton Rouge Louisiana and singing in the church choir,with his brothers and sister, to playing basketball, and then deciding music would be his life. He is a bi-coastal artist living in both NYC and Los Angeles. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Listen until the end to hear him play a great song on a beautiful Gibson acoustic guitar. You can hear his music on EmmettSkyy on Instagram.

Max Poscente-About You Band. After years of receiving stories from friends, fans and total strangers, About You (moniker for Max Poscente) has adopted these stories into songs found on their debut album. Outfitting themselves with vintage guitars, 808's and a rich study of music. About You is forging a musical path all their own to bring these stories to you. About You is a Los Angeles based 5 piece indie rock band led by Max. About You is a 2X winner of the International Songwriting Competition.They have surpassed 1.4 million+ streams across all platforms, and has sold out shows across the US. Los Angeles, NY, and Chicago, and Dallas.They have received international press(New Noise, Earmilk, Ones To Watch, Louder Than war,NBC.I hope you enjoy hearing Max's story. He is witty and charming.

Toby Scott...Man what a talented catAs a teenager admiring rock bands and the idea of music as a career, Toby wantedto be part of the action. He was able to get into several recording studiosearly on and started recording at home. Discovering that his talent wasn't in frontof the microphone, he decided the other side of the glass would work just aswell. Starting out at a small one-room studio in Hollywood, Clover, the artistsand producers on sessions found him to be an excellent engineer. Under thetutelage of mentors, Steve Copper, Tom Dowd and others, he honed his craft ofengineering and mixing. Among theartists coming into the Clover was Bruce Springsteen, finishing the final mixon his album, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Toby and Bruce hit it off fairlywell and 2 years later Bruce came back looking for a mixer for his next album,The River. Passing a brief audition, Toby spent months mixing to Bruce's everyrequest. Following that release, Bruceasked him record live concerts on that tour. In between those occasional days on the tour, he was back in the studiowith other artists, Bob Dylan and Bette Midler among them. In 1982, Bruce was back in Clover, this timeproducing an album for Gary US Bonds and having Toby mix. Once that wasfinished, Bruce wanted to commence work on his next record with Toby so it wasoff to New York City and the Power Station recording studio where they beganwork on Born In The USA. SubsequentlyToby moved to New York City as his homebase and another tour and liverecording. In 1987 Bruce had him set upa studio at his house in New Jersey with enough equipment to cover everythingthey needed. That turned into the TunnelOf Love album, which was basically Bruce playing all instruments, Tobyrecording and programming drum patterns with no other participants. This collaboration and process continued onsuccessfully for another 20 years. During that time Toby was continuing to workwith other clients and occasionally at his home in Whitefish Montana. In 2018they parted ways and Toby worked full time at his studio, Cabin 6 Recording.There he records everything from narrations, singer/songwriters, rock andcountry bands, and occasional remotes recording the local Glacier SymphonyOrchestra. Alwayslooking for a way to pass on his experience and knowledge to those upcoming inthe industry, he speaks at colleges and other schools of audio engineering year-round.

Dusty Wakeman is a true gent. He's a fabulous bass player, producer, engineer previously studio owner Mad Dog Studios, CEO Mojave Audio!I am honored to call him my friend. I hope you enjoy the cool story of Dusty's adventures in music.

Michael Lehman Boddicker is a renowned musician, songwriter and producer.He worked with Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones and many many others creating the soundtracks to our lives.I hope you enjoy his charming and down to earth stories.

Jeff Ellis Worldwide isn't just a music mixer—he's one of the most accomplished and respected names in the industry. As a Grammy-winning engineer with credits on some of the most artistically revered albums of our time, including Frank Ocean's Channel Orange and Blonde, (He began his career as Frank Oceans engineer btw) Jeff has consistently pushed the boundaries of what's possible in music production. Ranked among the top music mixers globally, he has worked with groundbreaking artists like Doja Cat, Kali Uchis, Joji, D4VD, Dominic Fike, Omar Apollo, Gracie Abrams, JPEGMAFIA, Snoh Aalegra, Vance Joy, Jackson Wang, Niki, 100 Gecs, Rico Nasty, The Neighbourhood.

Steven Miller-what a fascinating guy. He's a music producer, recording engineer, label exec, an innovator in the music business.He's hysterical and charming. Listen to the story about Steve Jobs...He's also a member of the exclusive wine club-Vin Audio!

Andrew Masters is a Nashville based recording engineer and musician who grew up playing music in central Illinois. Andrew moved to Los Angeles at 20 years old and worked at Eastwest Studios as an Assistant Engineer for over 5 years, working with artists such as Weezer, John Legend, Ghost BC, Dawes, and Sum 41. Working alongside producers such as Blake Mills, Bob Rock, Billy Bush, and Rick Rubin. Andrew has a youtube channel on recording and music production called 'Studio Time' and another successful channel 'Andrew Masters' featuring some of the most epic studio setups around. Andrew runs a multi-room recording studio located just outside of Nashville in Gallatin.

Becki Barabas-Harman Professional, Head of Global RelationsWhat can I say she is beautiful, funny and inspiring. Becki is a force of nature for all things good. She works with numerous charities and is always available to help people in need. She is a master at networking and people connector of the highest order within the Pro Audio community. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed getting to know her better.

Jerimaya Grabher is a Los Angeles based entrepreneur and creative executive working in the recording industry since 1994. He has held A&R executive positions at A&M Records and Windham Hill Records. He created the RPM Directory, the industry's first “IMDB” for producers and engineers. Co-founded in 2005, he is presently the CEO of GPS Management. GPScounts among its Producer/Engineer clientssome of the most prolific creatives in the record making side of the business, working on albums with more than 150 million units sold and having won countless Grammy, JUNO, ARIA, CMA and Brit Awards. When not working, Jerimaya is particularly fond of 50s era Jazz, French wines and Hawaiian sunrises. Plus he is a member of the exclusive wine club Vin Audio!

Clark Germain is a Grammy and Emmy award winning producer,mixer and engineer. He is a wine enthusiast,and a vintage mini Cooper maven.This guys has it all, brains, good looks and a renaissance man's view of the world. He also speaks Italian...swoon

Denny is an award winning documentary director/producer. Check out The Wrecking Crew, and Immediate Family documentaries on streaming.He's a fan of all things music, we love this guy!

For the last 25 years Damon has specialized in recording music for film and television. He has recorded and mixed music for hundreds of commercials,TV show, films, and documentaries. Family Guy, Looney Tunes, Animaniacs. You name it he's done it! Having grown up in studios with his musician Dad Tommy Tedecso. He is humble and funny, and a real pro. Damon is a real gem in our industry.

In this episode I talk to Adam Moseley. Adam is a producer, mixer, and teacher.He is really fun and super humble , just my kind of guy!Enjoy!

Lenise Bent is a music producer, recording engineer, foreign dialogue editor, and supporter of anyone who wants to record for music or film and TV.She has been in the trenches for a few decades now and has seen many changes in our industry, but her focus is still to assist all creators realize their vision for their music.She is a treasure!

In this episode we continue talking with Skip Saylor to learn more about his career.Skip is insightful, and funny.Enjoy!

Skip Saylor is one of the funniest and most talented people I know. He is an amazing engineer and mixer and even worked in the building I now manage when it was Western Recorders on some Frank Sinatra sessions!I hope you'll listen and enjoy Skip's stories of how he got started and what he's up to now.

In this episode of Trade Secrets I talk with Ryan Ulyate. Ryan is a a multi talented guy!He's an Artist, Producer, Engineer and Mixer. He is most known for his work with Tom Petty but has worked with many artists over the years. He's also a member of the exclusive wine club Vin Audio(of which he is a founding member).

In this episode I talk with Don Randi.Don is an LA legend. He's a keyboard player, songwriter, band leader and was a member of the Wrecking Crew. He has played on so many albums I can't count . But notable recordings are The Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra and many others.

In this episode I talk with Trent Slatton.Trent is a super talented artist,producer/engineer and the proud owner of Stagg Street Studios in LA.Trent worked with me years ago at Red Zone Studios in Burbank and has continued to learn and grow as an artist and an engineer.Please check out Stagg Street Studios to see the amazing facility he owns.

Tedi Sarafian has had an interesting life to say the least. He started out working with major motion picture Moguls in his 20's, producing and writing for film. He then embraced his love of music & audio by becoming the CEO of Barefoot Sound. Tedi shares his story with wit and humility.

In this episode of Trade Secrets I talk with Ashley Arrison. Ashley was my asst 23 years ago at Cello(same location as East West)! I couldn't be more proud, she is an extremely talented singer, and professional who is now an executive wit Netflix! Go Ashley!

Paula is a Music Studio Executive with 30+ years of experience.She has been an anchor of excellence in the L. A. Recording World, from Kendun to Sound CIty to Capitol Studios, and is held in the highest esteem amongst her colleagues, artists, producers and record labels. As Vice President of Capitol Studios, she has worked with top line artists including Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Barbra Streisand, DIana Krall, Frank Sinatra, amongst others. She was instrumental in securing a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Famefor the beloved and legendary engineer, Al Schmitt, who was both her dear friend and loyal client for years at Capitol Studios. She continues to leverage her expertise and experience, to ensure client satisfaction and secure long lasting relationships in all her endeavors.She is a recipient of a She Rock" Legend Award and is a member of NARAS, SCL,Guild of Music Supervisors, Board Member of Pacific Jazz Orchestra, and is featured in Dave Grohl's documentary, "Sound CIty".

William Garrett is a Producer/Mixer and Engineer. William has worked with such artists as New Kids On The Block, Shania Twain, Brandi Carlile, Def Leopard and Mitski. William Garrett's career has covered some amazing and diverse musical genres.He has been a Producer/Mixer/Engineer for over 4 decades, and has supervised the build of multiple recording studios including the 2023 Tec Award winning facility at 555 Matteo in Los Angeles for Spotify. As the producer/mixer for the program, Spotify Singles from 2016-2024, William has worked with an astounding array of artists and supervised over 900 songs, garnering 9.5 billion streams to date. Mostrecent projects include Jon Batiste's soundtrack for Jason Reitman's upcoming film "SNL 1975", and "Bilal"-Live at Glasshaus" featuring Questlove,Common, Robert Glasper, and Burnis Travis.

In this episode I talk with Matt Linesch. Matt is a native Angeleno, a Grammy winning Producer, engineer and mixer. Throughout his career, Matt's work moves seamlessly between genres and eras. Primarily working out of his large format analog studios, Infinitespin in Sherman Oaks CA., Linesch's dedication to quality, and artistry are his number one priorities.

In this episode I talk to Robin Goodchild, the ever entertaining, witty studio manager at Volume Studios in Ingelwood CA

In this episode talk with my dear friend and fellow oenophile (Wine lover) -Ellis Sorkin. Everyday Ellis helps Artists, A&R folks, Producers and Engineers find the right studio to book for their recording projects. He is invaluable to our industry, not just in LA but all around the world.

In this episode I talk with J.J. Blair who's a veteran music producer, recording engineer, and guitar player. J.J. is a gear nerd in the best way possible.

Jorgen Carlsson-is an incredible bass player. He's played with Government Mule, Steve Lukather and many others. He is a Producer and a Mixer. Multi talented charming guy!

Today on Trade Secrets I talk to Robert Carranza. Robert is an incredibly talented producer, mixer and engineer. He's also a partner in Brushfire Records with Jack Johnson and the man behind many great tracks you've heard over the years.

Nathan East-Super talented and one of the nicest people in Music!

In this episode I talk with Chris D'Angelo the guy who built the most amazing studios for You Tube and Spotify. A class act.

In this episode we get the low down on Greazy Wil Anspach and how he ended up here...

In this epiosde I talk with Brendan Dekora-East West Studios and Cello Studios Alum. Brendan is a really smart and talented guy, and an amazing photographer!

In this episode I talk to Nick Marechal. Nick is a brilliant songwriter, musician and a long time friend. Nick is an LA native, and has a lot of wonderful stories about growing up here. He's an actual Rocket Scientist, having spent the majority of his professional career as a space systems engineer.

In this episode I talk with Jim Scott. Jim has worked with so many amazing artists: the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones, the Dixie Chicks, Tedesci Trucks and so many more. Jim shares his story with wit and charm.

In this episode we talk with Grammy winning Producer,Mixer, Engineer Ross Hogarth, as he recounts his life and the adventures that got him to the present day.

Man do I love this guy. Moogie is a Grammy winning mixer and engineer. He is a treasure!

In this 5th episode of Trade Secrets I speak with Producer, Mixer, Engineer David Davis. David is as down to earth as they get, and funny too! He's a talented songwriter and great singer! Shhh he blushes...and yes ladies he's married.....He is an East West Studios alum and near and dear to my heart!

In this episode we get to know John McBride. John is a producer, engineer, live sound engineer and owner of Blackbird Studio in Nashville, TN. He is also the CEO of Blackbird Academy-where students can learn the art of audio engineering. John is a collector and lover of all things related to audio production and record production.

In Episode 3 of Trade Secrets I talk to Chris Cester the drummer for the band Jet. Chris is a very talented songwriter, and musician. His current projects include Jet, Mystic Knights of Amnesia and others. He's super fun and cool too!

In episode 2 of Trade Secrets with host Candace Stewart we'll meet Mark Needham the producer/mixer and learn about his work with artists Chris Isaak, the Killers, and Imagine Dragons.

In this pilot episode of Trade Secrets I sit down and have a drink and a laugh with John Root-The Regional Sales Manager of DPA microphones

Intro to the podcast where I interview people in the music industry.