EP 287 | Trevor Strnad

EP 287 | Trevor Strnad

Trevor Strnad is the lead singer of The Black Dalia Murder. ON THIS EPISODE: 2:05 – The death metal scene 11:29 – Releasing an album during quarantine 19:33 – Using Cameo 36:00 – Making the most of Warped Tour  1:03:13 – The right way to pull off lineup changes 1:20:20 – Changes in vocal style 1:31:47 – Making documentaries Thanks …

EP 286 | Daniel Braunstein and Mike Stringer

EP 286 | Daniel Braunstein and Mike Stringer

Daniel Braunstein is a producer, mixer, and mastering engineer. Mike Stringer is the guitarist for Spiritbox. Their most recent collaboration, a song called “Holy Roller” by Spiritbox is blazing a trail across the heavy music internet. ON THIS EPISODE: 3:20 – Recording during quarantine 13:48 – The importance of producers 28:18 – Live shows factoring into production 47:07 – Building …

EP 285 | Danny Reisch

EP 285 | Danny Reisch

Danny Reisch is a producer, mixer, and engineer who has worked with Coheed & Cambria, HAIM, and more. “If you’re young and hungry, do whatever you can to learn.” – Danny Reisch ON THIS EPISODE: 1:53 – The importance of working with quality people 20:29 – Bands’ unrealistic expectations 48:00 – Quarantine life for Danny 59:59 – Getting a session …

EP 284 | Brian Slagel

EP 284 | Brian Slagel

Brian Slagel is the founder and CEO of Metal Blade Records. ON THIS EPISODE: 2:18 – Running a record label during quarantine 11:44 – How Metal Blade found Igorrr 20:10 – Why there aren’t really “scenes” anymore 36:39 – When does Brian step in to confront band issues? 46:49 – Picking a producer, engineer, and mixer 58:53 – Will heavy …

EP 283 | Kevin McCombs

EP 283 | Kevin McCombs

Kevin McCombs is a longtime URM Academy student who has leveled up from the local to major label level in the past two years. He works under Colin Brittain and Rick Carson in Los Angeles. “Relationships are what’s going to carry you through. No individual mix that you work on, no song that you engineered is going to make or …