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Taura Stinson

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6260188/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] As the co-writer of “Mighty River,” the 2018 Academy Award nominated song as performed by Mary J. Blige in the acclaimed film Mudbound, songwriter Taura Stinson has diverse skills: as an in-demand vocalist, producer and A&R executive. With the publication of her book 100 Things Every… Continue Reading

Diane Warren

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6260228/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Diane Warren is a music industry icon; one of the most prolific and successful songwriters of our time who has written for a huge range of artists from Barbra Streisand to Snoop Dogg. With songs in close to 100 films, she is now an… Continue Reading

Season 1 Episode 7 – Carmen Lundy

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6179211/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Jazz, blues, Brazilian samba, and African rhythms are all present in the soulful artistry of vocalist, songwriter and musician Carmen Lundy. With 15 albums as a leader, Carmen Lundy continues to fortify her ever-expanding magnitude as a visionary jazz artist and creative innovator. Find… Continue Reading

Season 1 Episode 6 – Ed Cherney

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6179178/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] With credits that include the Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, Grammy and TEC Award winning producer/Engineer Ed Cherney is one of the great board masters of all time. He joins us in conversation about his astonishing musical legacy… Continue Reading

S1-EP4- Peter Asher

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6143165/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Peter Asher has been privy to the most profound musical trends of the past five decades. From the British Invasion as one half of Peter & Gordon, as an executive at the Beatles’ Apple Records, where he signed, produced and eventually managed James Taylor,… Continue Reading

S1-EP5-Cheryl Pawelski-Ominivore Recordings

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6143182/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Omnivore recordings, co-founder Cheryl Pawelski oversees the release of a staggering amount of recordings that fill in the blanks, and tell untold stories that introduce, and reintroduce a roster of significant artists. Winning a Grammy in 2015 for Hank Williams The Garden Spot Sessions,… Continue Reading

S1-EP3-60th Grammy Nominee- Chris Walden

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6131416/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Seven-time Grammy nominee Chris Walden has scored over more than 40 feature and TV films, written arrangements and orchestrated for artists including Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand and Josh Groban, and orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops.   Grammy-nominated in this year’s… Continue Reading

S1-Episode2- 60th Grammy Awards Nominee, Cheche Alara

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6063653/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] A 2017 Latin Grammy winner now nominated for Best Latin Pop album in this year’s 60th Grammy Awards, Argentina born Ezequiel “Cheche” Alarahas roots in the Latin World as a producer and musical director with Natalie Lafourcade, Chayanne, and Alejandra Sanz, alongside massive pop achievements  with Barbra Streisand,… Continue Reading

S1-Episode1- 60th Grammy Awards Nominee, Shelly Peiken

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6063403/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/630696/custom-color/5fc1c9″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] A multi-platinum Grammy-nominated platinum songwriter and now a Grammy-nominated author in the “Best Spoken Word” category in this year’s 60th Grammy Awards for her audio book Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter: Whether crafting a three- minute song or penning the many pages of her best-selling memoir,… Continue Reading