Gear Club Podcast is hosted by engineer / producers John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.) and Stewart Lerman (Patti Smith, St. Vincent). Each episode of the podcast features an interview with a key player in the audio industry, and also offers tips and guidance to the next generation of engineers and artists. The podcast is an informative, yet irreverent, look at the art of recording by leading practitioners of the art.
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An insight into a small group of Radio Hams in Melbourne who (since the 1970's) have conducted rambling and inane conversations until the early hours of the morning via complex multiplex radio connections that even the Oz Govt Radio Authorities have yet to figure out.
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...sixty plus minutes of lively conversation, the latest and past greatest music, tales of the road, anecdotes, interviews...two guys....who know tunes....talkin' tunes....
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...another collection of tunes from our personal libraries….from five stars to WTF?...we got the music in us….
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Working with Bob Dylan – On Stage and In Studio
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To celebrate Bob Dylan’s birthday, we’ve compiled a special Gear Club episode that offers a behind the scenes look into Dylan’s Life and music. Bob has been described as a shape-shifter, a song and dance man, and the Shakespeare of our time. Over his 60 plus year career, he’s written more than 500 songs that have been covered by over 2,000 artists.…
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Episode 331: Southern Fried--Dixie Rock and Turnip Green Tunes
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...when it’s about music, things “going south” is a good thing…a very good thing……
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Episode 332: Southern Fried--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for May 22, 2024
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Episode 321: That Time Of The Month
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our monthly catch up/clean up/this and that…and the other stuff we didn’t get around to yet……
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Episode 322: That Time Of The Month--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for May 15 2024
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Producer and Engineer William Wittman was one of our early guests in 2017 with a two parter, Episodes #15 and #16, where he discussed making seminal records with Cindy Lauper, Joan Osborne, and The Outfield, his time coming up through NYC recording studios, and his work/prank relationship with our very own John Agnello. In this episode, I catch up …
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Episode 311: Hi, He's Glen Campbell
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he was a lineman for the county….and a global superstar for six decades……
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Episode 312: Hi, He's Glen Campbell--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for May 8, 2024
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Episode 301: Taylor Made-Two Guys...Who Know Tunes...Talkin' Taylor...
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even Barbie wants to grow up to be Taylor Swift……
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Episode 302: Taylor Made-Two Guys...Who Know Tunes...Talkin' Taylor...the Audiophiles "PHILES" for May 1, 2024
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Episode 291: Good Vibrations-The Music of Hal Blaine, Part Two
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..part two of our look/listen at a major player…and player….in the history of pop music……
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Episode 292: Good Vibrations-The Music Of Hal Blaine...Part Two...the Audiophiles "PHILES" for April 24, 2024
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Episode 281: Shut Up and Sing (Not What You Think)
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the (song) force is strong with Glen and Brian…Jim Morrison heard it comin’ fifty years ago….AND…long before there was Frogger, there was Clarence….in the top ten……
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Episode 282: Shut Up and Sing--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for April 17 2024
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Episode 271: Eccentric Ave...Pop Music Weirdos...
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Beyonce’ breaks it….Benson speeds it up…Ray, Roger and Elva weird it out….AND…Swifties bring the house down….almost literally……
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Episode 272: Eccentric Ave...Pop Music Weirdos-the Audiophiles "PHILES" for April 10, 2024
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Episode 261: Why, God, Why?, Vol. 1
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from our 'greatest hits'....from Springsteen to Legend...from Anka to Goldsboro, the question remains the same.....'why oh why?'.....
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Episode 262: Why, God, Why?--The Audiophiles "PHILES" for April 3, 2024
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from our 'greatest hits'....the full versions of the music excerpted on the full show.....
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#94: The Gear and The Garage with Mitch Easter
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In this episode, John and Stewart sit down with producer, engineer, musician, song writer, studio owner, and the Godfather of Jangle Pop, the one and only, Mitch Easter. Mitch has always been and continues to be a staple of the Indie Rock scene in North Carolina and beyond. First operating out of Drive in Studio located in his parents' garage, and …
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Episode 252: Killer Covers--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for March 27 2024
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Episode 251: Killer Covers...As In "Kill Me Now"...
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Grammy HOF 411…turns out Sheryl was a fox, sort of….happy birthday, glass ceiling breaking bass lady….AND….what ARE they feeding you?……
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....Ray Charles...The Beach Boys...Emerson, Lake and Palmer...The Monkees...two Elvis'....and Anthony Newley---Paul McCartney he ain't....
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‘fake news’ is unreal…but fake songs…are really real…at least in the works of TV and movie fiction……
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Episode 222: Fave Fakes--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for March 6 2024
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In 2018 the H9000 Harmonizer®, Eventide’s flagship multi effects processor, won a TEC award for best signal processing hardware. We had the team behind the H9000’s design and development on the podcast in Episodes #66.1, #66.2 and #66.3 to talk about the process of designing, building, and testing the latest in Eventide’s revered Harmonizer line. N…
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Episode 211: Listen While You Leap--A Musical Salute to Leap Year
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from no yellow bananas to green drumsticks….novelties both classic and new…and the three B’s---Beatles and Billie and Bey ….
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Episode 212: Listen While You Leap--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for February 28, 2024
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Episode 201: Listen To The Banned--Songs and Singers Verboten....
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...not so much yeah, yeah, yeah as in oh, hell no……
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Episode 202: Listen To The Banned--the Audiophiles "PHILES" for February 21 2024
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Episode 191: Tabloid Tunesmiths--Rock And Pop Scandals
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...the sensational, salacious side of singers and songwriters….
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Episode 192: Tabloid Tunesmiths--the Audiophiles "PHILES" from Feb 14 2024
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Episode 181: Good Vibrations-The Music Of Hal Blaine
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...for fifty years, he was the back beat to America's pop music....
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Episode 172: And In The End...It's Go Time, Part Two--the Audio "PHILES" for January 31 2024
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Episode 161: And In The End...It's Go Time...Part One
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...songs and stories of pop music stars who got where we're all going....with a little more flair than usual...
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Episode 162: And In The End...It's Go Time--the Audio "PHILES" for January 24 2024
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Episode 152: Bluebirds, Jets And Picasso's Last Words--the audio "PHILES" for Jan 17 2024
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#93: The Singer and the Song with Thom Panunzio
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In this episode, we’re delighted to talk with industry legend, Thom Panunzio. Getting his start as an assistant at NYC’s Record Plant, Thom went on to work in every facet of the music business. He’s produced, mixed, and engineered albums for Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith …
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Mastering engineer extraordinaire Greg Calbi is a dear friend and was our guest on Gear Club Episode #2 way back in January of 2017. Over the last 50 years Greg has mastered a seemingly endless list of albums across every genera of music, and it’s almost a certainty he’s had a hand in the making of one of your favorite records. In this episode Greg…
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#92: Capturing the Passion with Bob Gruen
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In this episode, we sit down for a conversation with renowned rock photographer Bob Gruen. Bob has been documenting the artists, concerts, and clubs that have come to define rock music, and is responsible for some of the most iconic images of the idiom. Listen in as Bob talks with hosts John and Stewart about his artistic philosophy, his move from …
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#91: The David Mansfield Multiverse
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This month, we’re thrilled to have David Mansfield on the show, a composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger with a long and storied career. We have each worked with David for a long time, and know firsthand the talent and depth he brings to all the music he touches. Growing up in New Jersey and beginning his career in local bands, he …
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...writers, singers and their songs we think you'll be interested in hearing....
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Add Some Music--The Audio "PHILES" for April 26 2023
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...this week...unknowns, lesser knowns...and you oughta knowns....
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Phil and Don and Diamonds---The Audio "Philes" for March 8 2023
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complete versions of the music/songs featured on this week's podcast episode....
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...bye, bye, love....hello, again, hello....and a very ultimately special guest...
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#90: Fur Peace from Everywhere with Jorma Kaukonen
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In this episode, we talk with Jorma Kaukonen, electric guitarist extraordinaire for Jefferson Airplane, vocalist/blues picker for Hot Tuna, prolific solo artist, and all-around great guy. At 81 years young, Jorma is still writing, teaching, and gigging with no signs of slowing down. Listen in as we chat about his early career playing Bay Area clubs…
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#89: Michael Imperioli: Zen and the Art of the Power Trio
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Michael Imperioli is an Emmy award-winning actor, writer, novelist, and musician best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO series "The Sopranos". Since 2006 Michael has fronted the indie rock band "Zopa", and is currently working on a new album with our very own John Agnello. In this episode, Michael talks with our hosts about th…
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Episode 51: Revolver Revisited... (Revisited)....
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a fan favorite from a year ago...the seventh Beatle album gets a new coat of paint.....and a world wide release....
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In this special Gear Club episode, we celebrate the post-Beatle life of John Lennon, who would have turned 82 this year on October 9th. After The Beatles broke up, John and Yoko moved to New York where John produced, recorded, and played songs that spoke to the post-60s generation as they struggled for justice and an end to war. John Lennon impacte…
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#87: Cross Pollinate with Dave Darlington (Part 1)
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Dave Darlington is a Grammy award-winning engineer, producer, mastering engineer, and musician who has recorded, mixed, composed, and played in just about every genre of music. He’s worked with the likes of Wayne Shorter, C+C Music Factory, Sting, and Miles Davis among many others. In this interview, Dave takes us through his journey to becoming an…
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