Podcast appearances and mentions of Ian S Port

This week's guest is Nolan Bederman of Bederman Capital discusses the evolving landscape of private equity, emphasizing the importance of strategic growth, innovation, and building strong management partnerships. He highlights the need to balance technology and business operations, address regulatory challenges, and prioritize psychological insight in investment decisions. Bederman also critiques the Canadian regulatory environment, calling for a more supportive approach to entrepreneurship to drive productivity and economic growth.About Nolan Bederman:Nolan Bederman is the Executive Chair of the Lifespeak and is also the founder and managing partner of Bederman Capital Corp., a private equity business focused on investing in North American growth companies.In 2017, he formalized a partnership with New York-based Reynolds Channel Capital Partners, a private equity fund focused on making similar investments.Before founding Bederman Capital Corp., Nolan was a co-founding partner of Genuity Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity fund, where he spent almost ten years leading numerous successful private equity investments. Prior to joining Genuity, Mr. Bederman was an Executive Director in private equity at CIBC Capital Partners. Mr. Bederman was also a Vice President in the US Mergers & Acquisitions group of Merrill Lynch & Co., where he focused on advising global companies in the capital/consumer goods, transportation, food, and pharma sectors.He graduated with a combined JD/MBA program from the University of Toronto and a BA (Econ.) from the University of Western Ontario.In this episode, we discuss:(01:00) Career Transition and Private Equity Beginnings(02:25) Building and Growing Businesses(04:00) Notable Investments and Lessons Learned(08:13) Challenges and Learning from Failures(11:00) The Role of Trust in Private Equity(15:22) Engagement in Companies and Private Equity Dynamics(20:14) Psychology in Private Equity(25:17) Private Equity Landscape Changes(29:00) Advice for Aspiring Private Equity Professionals(34:35) Technological Innovation and Business Strategy(41:11) Mental Health in the Workplace(45:52) Impact of Canadian Economic PoliciesFast Favorites

Ian S. Port joins us to discuss his fascinating book "The Birth of Loud" in depth. It is a brilliant read that follows the arms race to electrify the solid body electric guitar - a race spearheaded by Les Paul and Leo Fender.  “A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history. With appropriately flashy prose, [Port] dismantles some misconceptions and credits some nearly forgotten but key figures. He also summons, exuberantly and perceptively, the look, sound, and sometimes smell of pivotal scenes and songs. The Birth of Loud rightfully celebrates an earlier time, when wood, steel, copper wire, microphones and loudspeakers could redefine reality. Tracing material choices that echoed through generations, the book captures the quirks of human inventiveness and the power of sound.” John Pareles, New York Times Book Review. (R) This episode was first published in December 2019.   This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie                                   Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. Fretboard Biology Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology   'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb. The Pedal Movie GSP #154 with The Pedal Movie Directors Michael Lux and Dan Orkin   Guitar Speak Podcast Links PayPal Tip Jar Visit us at guitarspeakpodcast.com Subscribe and find previous episodes at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher   Follow us on Facebook & Instagram Buy a T-Shirt! Contact us at guitarspeakpodcast@gmail.com    

Daniel Levin Becker in conversation with Ian S. Port, celebrating the release of his new book "What's Good: Notes on Rap and Language," published by City Lights Books. This event was originally broadcast live via Zoom and hosted by Peter Maravelis. An early contributor to the groundbreaking lyrics site Rap Genius (now known as Genius), Daniel Levin Becker is an American critic, translator, and editor, and the youngest member of the Oulipo literary collective. He is the author of "Many Subtle Channels: In Praise of Potential Literature" (Harvard UP, 2012) and the translator of, among others, Georges Perec's "La Boutique Obscure" (Melville House, 2013) and Eduardo Berti's "An Ideal Presence" (Fern Books, 2021), and co-translator of Frédéric Forte's "Minute-Operas" (Burning Deck, 2015) and "All That Is Evident Is Suspect: Readings from the Oulipo 1963–2018" (McSweeney's, 2018). He is a contributing editor to The Believer, senior editor at McSweeney's Publishing, and English editor for the French nonfiction publisher Odile Jacob. He lives in Paris. Ian S. Port is the author of "The Birth of Loud" (Scribner, 2019), an acclaimed portrait of electric guitar innovators Leo Fender and Les Paul and their impact on music. Ian's writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, and many other outlets. A Bay Area native and former music editor of SF Weekly, Ian spent seven years in New York City, and is trying to decide where to live next. Songs included in this event: "Exhibit C (Instrumental)" by Jay Electronica; Decon Records, 2009; produced by Just Blaze "We Major" by Kanye West; Roc-a-Fella Records, 2005; produced by Kanye Wet, Baby Dubb, and Jon Brion "Stay Schemin (Album Version [Explicit])" by Rick Ross; Maybach Music Group, 2012; produced by the Beat Bully This event was made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation/

Ian S. Port joins us to discuss his fascinating book "The Birth of Loud" in depth. It is a brilliant read following the arms race to electrify the solid body electric guitar - a race spearheaded by Les Paul and Leo Fender.  “A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history. With appropriately flashy prose, [Port] dismantles some misconceptions and credits some nearly forgotten but key figures. He also summons, exuberantly and perceptively, the look, sound, and sometimes smell of pivotal scenes and songs. The Birth of Loud rightfully celebrates an earlier time, when wood, steel, copper wire, microphones and loudspeakers could redefine reality. Tracing material choices that echoed through generations, the book captures the quirks of human inventiveness and the power of sound.” John Pareles, New York Times Book Review. This episode was first published in December 2019.   This episode is brought to you by Fretboard Biology and The Pedal Movie                                   Fretboard Biology - the online guitar college created by Joe Elliott, ex Head of Guitar at GIT and McNally Smith Music College. Fretboard Biology Guitar Speak Podcast #146 - Joe Elliott - ex guitar head of GIT - launches Fretboard Biology   'The Pedal Movie' - the full length feature film that is all about effects pedals, produced by music marketplace Reverb. The Pedal Movie GSP #154 with The Pedal Movie Directors Michael Lux and Dan Orkin   Guitar Speak Podcast Links PayPal Tip Jar Visit us at guitarspeakpodcast.com Subscribe and find previous episodes at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher   Follow us on Facebook & Instagram Buy a T-Shirt! Contact us at guitarspeakpodcast@gmail.com      

Discussion of the excellent book The Birth Of Loud by Ian S. Port.

Discussion of the excellent book The Birth Of Loud by Ian S. Port. The post #29 The Birth of Loud appeared first on Chris And Rick Talk Guitars.

To the entire extended Roadie Free Radio Family, we wish you the merriest of holidays and lot's of good health! In this quick episode I recap the last few months and give some ideas of things to come in the future. Come along for the ride! Special Mentions: Namm – The Power of Podcasting Panel, Ian S. Port: The Birth of Loud, Carla Jean Whitley: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Roswell Pro Audio Mini K87, A Life On the Road, Filming Great Concert Footage, Roadie Short Film, Roadie: A True Story (at least the parts I remember), John Kane: Pilgrims of Woodstock, The Last Seat in the House, David Dann: "Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues", Roadie Free Radio Merch

In our annual final episode of the year, we discuss our favorite movies, TV shows, music, podcasts, books, and comics of the year! Show notes: Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet: 2019 All-Media Overload MOVIES 1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (00:04:15) 2. Avengers: Endgame (00:11:08) 3. Spider-Man: Far From Home (00:14:45) 4. Knives Out (00:17:00) 5. Marriage Story (00:19:31) 6. Parasite (00:26:15) 7. Jojo Rabbit (00:30:00) 8. Booksmart (00:33:12) 9. Fyre Fraud AND Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (00:35:04) 10. My Favorite Shapes: Julio Torres (HBO Comedy Special) (00:39:03) TV SHOWS 1. The Mandalorian [Disney+] (00:42:15) 2. Fleabag [Amazon Prime] (00:47:13) 3. Watchmen [HBO] (00:48:56) 4. The Boys [Amazon Prime] (00:55:00) 5. Succession [HBO] (00:57:30) 6. Modern Love [Amazon Prime] (01:02:52) 7. Shrill [Hulu] (01:05:10) 8. Catastrophe [Amazon Prime] (01:10:16) 9. True Detective [HBO] (01:12:25) 10. When They See Us [Netflix] (01:15:42) MUSIC 1. The Highwomen [The Highwomen] (01:19:24) 2. Texas Piano Man [Robert Ellis] (01:25:45) 3. On the Line [Jenny Lewis] (01:28:18) 4. I Am Easy to Find [The National] (01:32:30) 5. Better Oblivion Community Center [Phoebe Bridgers & Connor Oberst] (01:37:20) 6. Young Enough [Charlie Bliss] (01:42:06) 7. Pony [Orville Peck] (01:45:32) 8. Morbid Stuff [Pup] (01:48:14) 9. Good Luck, Kid [Joseph] (01:51:33) 10. Heard It In a Past Life [Maggie Rogers] (01:52:58) PODCASTS 1. Reply All (01:54:45) 2. Lovett or Leave It (01:57:34) 3. Black Men Can’t Jump in Hollywood (02:02:02) 4. Blank Check with Griffin and David (02:08:21) 5. Finding Fred (02:10:28) 6. Good One: A Podcast About Jokes (02:14:42) BOOKS 1. “A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself,” by William Boyle (02:16:23) 2. “Catch and Kill,” by Ronan Farrow (02:19:23) 3. “Talking to Strangers,” Malcolm Gladwell (02:22:42) 4. Walk This WayGeoff Edgers (02:30:06) 5. “The Birth of Loud,” by Ian S. Port (02:33:54) 6. “Pure,” by Linda Kay Klein (02:37:20) COMICS 1. “American Carnage” [Vertigo], by Bryan Edward Hill & Lelandro Fernandez (02:39:46) 2. “Star Wars" [Marvel] (02:41:55) 3. “The Punisher” [Marvel] (02:46:20) 4. “Return of Wolverine” [Marvel] (02:49:10) 5. “Deadly Class” [Image Comics], by Rick Remender & Wes Craig (02:50:21)

After a fascinating appearance on our Stratocaster 65th Anniversary Special, author Ian S. Port returns to discuss his book "The Birth of Loud" in depth. It is a brilliant read! “A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history. With appropriately flashy prose, [Port] dismantles some misconceptions and credits some nearly forgotten but key figures. He also summons, exuberantly and perceptively, the look, sound, and sometimes smell of pivotal scenes and songs. The Birth of Loud rightfully celebrates an earlier time, when wood, steel, copper wire, microphones and loudspeakers could redefine reality. Tracing material choices that echoed through generations, the book captures the quirks of human inventiveness and the power of sound.” John Pareles, New York Times Book Review.   Episode 123 Links www.iansport.com GSP #121 - The Strat turns 65!   Guitar Speak Podcast Links Visit us at guitarspeakpodcast.com Subscribe and find previous episodes at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher   Follow us on Facebook & Instagram Join our Guitar Speak Forum Buy a T-Shirt! Contact us at guitarspeakpodcast@gmail.com

Chuck Wachob has a humorous look at life in the U.S. Air Force…a conversation with Ian S. Port, author of The Birth Of Loud…A tribute to Carol Channing on Show Tunes Spotlight…and great musical memories from Elvis, Carpenters, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby and more. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Greatest Memories.

    Leo Fender's Stratocaster is arguably not only the iconic electric guitar but an enduring symbol of popular culture. Following on from the visionary Telecaster, the Stratocaster has captured the imaginations of players across generations and styles. We are joined by Ian S. Port, US bestselling author of The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock and Roll. Ian gives a unique historical perspective on the Strat's development and impact on popular music. Australian guitarists Steve Edmonds and Phil Cebrano - both known as outstanding 'Stratsmen' - return to the Guitar Speak Podcast to detail the instrument's impact on their careers. Check out our killer Spotify playlist including some of the artists mentioned by our guests and from members of the Guitar Speak Forum on Facebook.     Episode #121 Links Phil Cebrano GSP #116 Steve Edmonds GSP #89 www.iansmithport.com Spotify Playlist for GSP #121   Guitar Speak Podcast Links Visit us at guitarspeakpodcast.com Subscribe and find previous episodes at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher   Follow us on Facebook & Instagram Join our Guitar Speak Forum Buy a T-Shirt! Contact us at guitarspeakpodcast@gmail.com          

Electric guitars have been around since the 1930’s but had some serious drawbacks including their inability to get very loud. Both Leo Fender and Les Paul strived to achieve louder sounds which paved the way for new music styles including rock ’n’ roll. Leo Fender was a quiet, half-blind, self-taught radio repairman motivated by his curiosity and requests from local musicians. Les Paul was a brilliant but headstrong pop star and guitarist who spent years toying with new musical technologies for himself. Their contest empowered the most inventive musicians of the 1950s and 1960s—including Muddy Waters, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton— with a vibrancy and volume never before attainable.   Grab your copy of The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll on Amazon at https://amzn.to/2KzulUC And visit Ian’s website at https://www.iansmithport.com Find Ian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iPORT And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iansmithport/     Connect with Curiosityness... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiositynesspodcast/ Website: https://www.curiosityness.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curiosityness Twitter: https://twitter.com/Curiositynesstv   Claim your FREE Curiosityness sticker at https://www.curiosityness.com/freesticker/   Find me, the host of Curiosityness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travderose/ Or send me an email to travis@curiosityness.com

Ian S. Port, author of The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll joins us to talk about the future of the electric guitar as music creation becomes increasingly digital.

From the publisher: “A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history” (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar’s amplified sound—Leo Fender and Les Paul—and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built. In the years after World War II, music was evolving from big-band jazz into rock ’n’ roll—and these louder styles demanded revolutionary instruments. When Leo Fender’s tiny firm marketed the first solid-body electric guitar, the Esquire, musicians immediately saw its appeal. Not to be out-maneuvered, Gibson, the largest guitar manufacturer, raced to build a competitive product. The company designed an “axe” that would make Fender’s Esquire look cheap and convinced Les Paul—whose endorsement Leo Fender had sought—to put his name on it. Thus was born the guitar world’s most heated rivalry: Gibson versus Fender, Les versus Leo. While Fender was a quiet, half-blind, self-taught radio repairman, Paul was a brilliant but headstrong pop star and guitarist who spent years toying with new musical technologies. Their contest turned into an arms race as the most inventive musicians of the 1950s and 1960s—including bluesman Muddy Waters, rocker Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton—adopted one maker’s guitar or another. By 1969 it was clear that these new electric instruments had launched music into a radical new age, empowering artists with a vibrancy and volume never before attainable. In “an excellent dual portrait” (The Wall Street Journal), Ian S. Port tells the full story in The Birth of Loud, offering “spot-on human characterizations, and erotic paeans to the bodies of guitars” (The Atlantic). “The story of these instruments is the story of America in the postwar era: loud, cocky, brash, aggressively new” (The Washington Post). Martin Bandyke’s interview with Ian S. Port was originally recorded on January 17, 2019.

The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll by Ian S. Port https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Birth-of-Loud/Ian-S-Port/9781501141652?fbclid=IwAR0XrLrNdQHVnqWe6g3ylbcdgdyUoIsjcMmD3Kvza01-yo9DCf4qg5avLVw

Who do you love more: Michael Jackson or Harry Potter? You must choose. You also have to choose between Adam Lambert and Freddie Mercury, even though that was never the point. People love rivalries. There was also a particular guitar maker rivalry that you may have heard of. If not, Ian will fill you in. Promoting Book- The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Rollamzn.to/2XtvwcPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s episode of Agile Coaches’ Corner, Dan Neumann brings on a colleague of his at AgileThought to explore the topic of design thinking — Chris Spagnuolo. Chris is one of the Product Specialists at AgileThought, serving as Principal Consultant of Product Management and Innovation. He has a deep background in a lot of things from a products standpoint and is incredibly passionate about all things related to design thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile.   Dan and Chris give their insight on what design thinking is, where it came from, its core elements, and how to incorporate it into overall delivery. Chris also gives his advice around design thinking and where he sees it developing in the future.   Key Takeaways What design thinking is: Designing products with people in mind Focusing on understanding the problem that you’re solving and understanding the person that you’re solving it for, and then building a solution A fluid process with a loose methodology Building a product, having the real end user test it, and incorporating their feedback The five core elements of design thinking: Empathize: get to know your customer on a personal level (who they are, what they do, and what they’re trying to do) Define: looking at how you can start to frame the problem that your customer has Ideate: coming up with as many ideas as possible that can solve that problem Prototype: create lots of low-fi prototypes to see if these solutions solve the problem Test: give the customer the solution, test it with them, and collect the feedback without bringing your own biases or opinions in And remember: you don’t have to go through these core elements in this order; you can go back to any of them at any time to get it right Chris’ advice around design thinking: Small batch things and solve small parts at a time Support continuous discovery The more feedback the better; don’t make false assumptions about how to go forward How to incorporate design thinking into the overall delivery: Getting feedback from real end users to incorporate Start up an input committee and get real customers that well-represent the end users to sit on the team Get feedback on each iteration Make sure there’s somebody holding the vision and focusing the feedback back into the iterative process Where Chris sees design thinking being applied in the future: Escaping the realm of product development and instead permeating business in general Being brought into the organizational level for better engagement All decisions within the business   Mentioned in this Episode: Chris Spagnuolo (LinkedIn) Stanford Design School The Five Core Elements of Design Thinking (Visual + Definition) “What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular?” Podcast Ep. 12: “The Importance of Embedding a DevOps Skill Set into Your Team”   Chris’s Book Pick The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock ’n’ Roll, by Ian S. Port   Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Visit the website and catch up with all the episodes on AgileThought.com! Email your thoughts or suggestions to Podcast@AgileThought.com or Tweet @AgileThought using #AgileThoughtPodcast!

iTunes         Spotify         Youtube           Patreon Chip Auchincloss is a Monitor Engineer and Backline Tech based in Brooklyn, N.Y., who’s spent the last 20 years living his dream of working in the live sound industry. I met with Chip at his Brooklyn studio where we dove deep into his upbringing in Philadelphia, his obsession with concerts, and the crazy coincidence of our family connection. Over the years he has toured with artists ranging from Dirty Projectors, Silversun Pickups, The New Pornographers, Regina Spektor, and many more. He’s also worked as a house engineer at several venues including Sony Hall, World Stage, Webster Hall, and B.B. King’s Blues Club, where he got his start. Today’s episode is sponsored by stagehandsclothing.com and gig-gear.com. Use the code ROADIE to get 20% off your Stagehands order and ROADIE to get 15% off your Gig-Gear order. Special Mentions: Keeping Concerts Safe Panel Discussion from NAMM 2018, I know Better Now – Richie Ramone, My years with Townes Van Zandt – Harold F Eggers Jr., The Girl In The Back – Laura Davis-Chanin, The Birth of Loud – Ian S. Port, The Last Kingdom – Netflix, The Mark Agnesi Show, Norman’s Rare Guitars, The Weight Band, Andrew Ratcliffe – Tweed Recording, Analogman Guitar Effects Pedals, The Fierce Five Percent: Women in the Sound Industry, Chris Selim – Mixdown-Online, NAMM, Over the Bridge.org, StageHands Clothing, ShowPro Beard Co., Airturn GoStand, Gig-gear.com

Ian S. Port's book "The Birth Of Loud" tells the well researched story of the birth of the electric guitar and it's impact on popular music and our culture. It's a refreshing read where Ian looks into corners seldom searched and gives some well deserving figures their time in the light. His literary device of a rivalry between Les Paul and Leo Fender frames the story well but more accurately describes the marketing and cultural forces that both figures were operating in. Leo and Les are throughly depicted as the unique Americans that they were who's influence still resonates today. It does not matter if you are a musician or someone with an interest in popular music "The Birth of Loud' will be a delightful read and add to your enjoyment of this music. 

SF MusicTech Summit XII on February 19, 2013 www.sfmusictech.com "Noise Pop, Indie Rock, Technology & Beyond" Kevin Arnold, Noise Pop www.noisepop.com Jordan Kurland, Noise Pop / Zeitgeist www.zeitgeistmanagement.com Ian S. Port, SF Weekly www.sfweekly.com