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A weekly podcast hosted by Jon DiSavino. It celebrates the enduring and compact literary form known as - you guessed it - the short story. But more importantly, it gives listeners an opportunity to hear the work of some of the best emerging writers of today. Each episode begins with an interview with the week's guest author, and ends with a professional audiobook production of a story by that author.Jon DiSavino is an actor and stage director. In the last few years he has begun producing and ...
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Welcome to The Record Process, an interview-based music podcast that delves into the intricate layers of music creation, unveiling the Who, What, Where, When, and Why behind the albums that shape our scene. Led by hosts Casey Cavaliere (Producer/Guitarist of The Wonder Years) and Tom Conran (Audio Engineer/Producer), The Record Process goes below the surface, offering listeners a weekly dose of fresh perspectives and anecdotal truths from a wide variety of guests. The Record Process exists t ...
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Kolby Granville, Founder and Editor of After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy and Ethics Short Story Magazine shares his thoughts and ideas about publishing a periodical, using fiction to explore ethical principals and philosophical concepts, and elevating popular culture. We read a story from the magazine: "Father Dale's Drive-thru Exorcisms" by Vi…
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Author Timothy Laurence Marsh's coastal Southern California home town set the stage for his entering college on a tennis scholarship, where he began pursuing a career in law enforcement. But an elective course in creative writing put him on a very different path. We discuss his forthcoming story collection My Mother Fires Guns, and read "The Perfec…
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Toronto author Eufemia Fantetti is the child of Italian immigrants who emigrated to Canada in the sixties. In her story collection A Recipe for Disaster & Other Unlikely Tales of Love (Mother Tongue), she responds to the ways in which cultural beliefs and traditions effect the lives of generations struggling to adapt in their new and strikingly dif…
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A raw expose from two men about dating the same woman at the same time. Aaron Michael Marsh and Paco Romane do an eloquent job in sharing their sides of the narcissistic abuse they endured as well as the striking similarities in their difficult childhoods. Sad, funny, frustrating, cathartic. A must-listen for anyone who has ever been cheated on, ha…
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Aaron Michael Marsh, Adult Child. Here is my background. Here is my story and I have been terrified to tell it my whole life. I assumed if any of this ever got out that my family would kick me out of it. The reality is I needed to walk away from any family that would rather keep this a secret and protect the abusers than stay in it. That wouldn't a…
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In Toronto author Aaron Kreuter's linked story collection Rubble Children, he's provided a stirring and provocative portrait of a Jewish community in Toronto struggling with the difficult choices they must face as their core beliefs are called into question. Palestinian-Canadian author Saeed Teebi, author of Her First Palestinian, is the guest inte…
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Award-winning Ontario children's book author Nicola Winstanley has recently published a collection of fiction - this time for grownups. Smoke (Buckrider Books) is a linked story collection. It follows the path of a resilient woman from her rocky New Zealand childhood to her life as a professional living in Ontario, Canada. Nathan Whitlock, author o…
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This week we bring you a special two-part takeover series in collaboration with our good friend and Record Process alumi Jamie Coletta of No Earbuds PR and Better-Artists Mgmt. These two episodes will feature highlights from our conversations with 3 incredible bands performing at the fest who all embody the creative spirit that drives the community…
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This week we bring you a special two-part bonus series in collaboration with our good friend and Record Process alumi Jamie Coletta of No Earbuds PR and Better-Artists Mgmt. These two episodes will feature highlights from our conversations with 3 incredible bands performing at the fest who all embody the creative spirit that drives the community No…
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While we prepare for Season 3, we thought it might be fun to bring you some first-rate stories that probably haven’t seen the light of day in ages. We’re going to refer to these episodes as our "Found Fiction" episodes. These gems have been unearthed from the electronic vaults of Project Gutenberg - one of our favorite literary resources. They're s…
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Nigerian author Wole Talabi excels at math (he's an engineer), so he creates what he calls a "fiction-equation" when beginning a story. But don't be misled by the technical sound of it. There's a deep reverence for humanity in his stories, which expertly capture the beauty and wonder of science and technology. His new collection is Convergence Prob…
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New York author Nicole Haroutunian knows how to keep an audience engaged - whether, as a museum educator, it's the groups she helps find a deeper connection with art - or readers of her fiction. Her newly-released novel-in-stories Choose This Now has been hailed by Lydia Kiesling, author of Mobility and The Golden State as " a sparkling, intimate l…
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Chicago author Ananda Lima was born in Brasilia, Brazil, and made her way to Illinois via Australia and New York while working in the field of linguistics. She is a translator, a fiction writer, and an award-winning poet. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, called her debut collection Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil "a terrific fiction deb…
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Missouri author Jess Bowers began her lifelong love affair with horses while still a child in her hometown of York, Pennsylvania - but she wasn't born to ranchers or farmers. Her dad was a sports journalist and a poet who fostered the love of literature in their home, which became the foundation on which she would build her writing career. We read …
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For the final episode of Season 6, we spoke with the Florida-based indie rock artist named Matthew Lowry released his breakthrough album “Flamingo County” on September 15th of 2023. He shares the process of unpacking the songs in the studio, how they took shape, and ultimately what he album means to him. The release was mastered by Jesse Cannon and…
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This week on Gear Candy, we talk guitar pedals with guitarist Mike Cunniff of Boston Manor. Mike shows off some of his pedal board staples, and even gives away the secret distortion sauce he loved so much he bought 3 of the same pedal! For more from Mike, check out his full interview here: EP. 67 - Mike Cunniff Of Boston Manor Welcomes Us To Their …
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This emerging Canadian author writes under the pseudonym of Trent Lewin. "It was specifically picked so that I could elude the reality in which I’d lived for so many years, the reality that always had boundaries on it, and limits as to what I could do. I didn’t want my writing in a box." He has a PhD. But it's not in Creative Writing. It's in Envir…
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This week on the penultimate episode of season 6, we thought it might be appropriate to feature our conversation with a guy who knows a thing or two about finishing records. Today we have our interview with world-class grammy award winning mastering engineer Chris Gehringer. Chris has worked with countless A-list artists and major label superstars …
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On this segment of Gear Candy, singer/songwriter and producer Aaron Marsh of the band Copeland stops by to discuss finding inspiration in virtual instruments. He shares some of his favorite sounds and what he looks for in the perfect instrument when writing or recording. For more from Aaron, check out our full interview with him here: EP. 68 - Aaro…
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Vancouver, Canada author Andrea Bishop has been awarded a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to complete her first collection of short stories. The work-in-progress features stories of fearless women - hikers, hockey-players, moms, and mom-athletes - all striving to create harmony in an often brutal world. We read her story "Ice Created Lay…
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This week on The Record Process we are joined by guitarist and songwriter Jeff Sahyoun to talk about his project Erase Theory. Digging into the inspiration for their newest EP 'The Good One', we uncover Jeff's journey of self discovery brought on by the ending of his former band LetLive. We discuss Jeff's transition away from social media and the m…
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This week on Gear Candy, we hear from UK-based rock producer and mixing engineer Thomas Mitchener about the Gear Candy search that opened up his eyes (and ears) to a whole new world of mixing. You can hear more about Thomas and his process here: EP. 66 - UK Producer Thomas Mitchener Captures A Blossoming Rattlesnake Become a supporter of this podca…
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Canadian author Dave Gregory writes fiction on a wide variety of topics. But with his stories based on experiences shared in the oral tradition by his father, he creates a palpable connection to a world gone by. His Port Colborne stories depict his dad's rough-and-tumble post-war childhood, preserving a precious part of his family's past, and honor…
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This week on TRP, Tom and I are joined by Steph and Paul O’Sullivan of the Irish Emo Rock band Greywind. Greywind burst on to the UK scene in 2017 when their debut album ‘Afterthoughts’ began turning heads across the rock world, capturing serious praise from BBC Radio Royalty and festival critics alike. While it seemed for a moment that they were p…
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On this segment of Gear Candy, we hear from guitarist/songwriter Nick Wheeler of the band All American Rejects. Nick joins us from his Nashville studio to tell us about the his two icon instruments that have had a HUGE impact on his role in the band and the records he's been a part of over the years. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider joi…
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No stranger to hard work, Indiana author Tommy Dean toiled in the corn fields of his youth, dreaming of basketball or baseball stardom. He's drawn to the ways that writing fiction allows him to become a kind of shapeshifter, creating worlds in which he gets to live multiple lives. The characters who populate his stories may live hard lives, but the…
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This week on The Record Process, we’re joined by California-based producer, mixer, songwriter and engineer Kyle Black. Through his career, Kyle has produced, mixed and recorded songs on acclaimed records from bands like Paramore, All Time Low, Pierce The Veil, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, and so many more. But we invited Kyle to walk us thr…
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Tennessee author Amy Cipolla Barnes grew up in Great Plains territory, where her grandparents owned and operated a farm. In her fiction and other writing, one feels a powerful and ever-present connection to the earth and the natural world. Sierra Lidén reads "Docked," "St. Lucy of El Paso," "Drowning on Main Street," and "The Art of Brutalism." Sup…
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On this episode of The Record Process, you’ll hear our interview with lead singer and guitarist Em Foster of the English anarcho-punk band Nervus. On June 24th 2022, the band released their 4th studio album titled The Evil One. Throughout this interview we touch upon the evolution of the bands songwriting process, the pros and cons of coming up wit…
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On this edition of Gear Candy, vocalist Dan Marsala of the legendary band Story of the Year gives us his top go-to gear picks for the studio and on the road. For more from Dan, check out our full interview with him here: EP. 57 - Dan Marsala of Story of The Year Unpacks The Making of 'Page Avenue' with John Feldmann Become a supporter of this podca…
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Michigan author Keith Hood can remember with clarity the day the riots of 1967 came right up to the front door of his childhood Detroit home. In his fiction and essays, he writes with a reverent yet unalloyed veracity about his hometown, where he witnessed dramatic changes taking place. We read his story "Utility," which was first published in Blue…
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This week on The Record Process, we’re joined by lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter Mike Herrera of the legendary punk rock band MXPX. Mike breaks down how the band has evolved and developed across a career spanning over 3 decades. He goes deep into how the band decided to navigate the pandemic lock-downs by curating interactive livestream even…
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On this edition of Gear Candy, guitarist and singer El Kempner of the band Palehound shares their classic go-to guitar for writing, noodling, and just plain having the most fun. To hear more about El's creative process, check out this interview: EP. 59 - Palehound Fixes Their 'Eye On The Bat' With Their Forth LP Become a supporter of this podcast: …
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Massachusetts author Chaya Bhuvaneswar is a practicing psychiatrist in the Boston area who joins a long tradition of doctors who have written poetry and fiction while pursuing a life in medicine. Her debut story collection White Dancing Elephants was the winner of the Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize in 2017, and was selected for the list o…
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This week on The Record Process, we invited musician and industry veteran Matt Burns to the show for a special look into a recently released cover compilation that made waves in the punk rock community. As the Label Manager of SmartPunk Records, Matt had a unique perspective and huge role in piecing together the concept for the labels recently rele…
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On this segment of Gear Candy, we are joined by the members of Arrows In Action to discuss the most underated, pricesless, and counter-productive Gear Candy items each member would take with them on a hypotetical desert island castaway journey. Listen to our full interview with Arrows In Action here: EP. 63 - Arrows In Action: A Brotherhood Built T…
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Pennsylvania author Doug Brown's debut story collection My Bohemian Baptism and Then Some (Serif Press) is a testament to his determination to never give up on the dream of being a writer. Following a thirty-plus year hiatus where life had other plans for him, he's returned to the pursuit he's always loved. In this episode we read the title story f…
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This week on The Record Process, we highlight the newest release from the genre-bending alternative powerhouse artist by the name of LUNA AURA. The independent singer-songwriter and producer sat down with us to explore her newest collection of songs and the messages of rebellion, feminism, and individuality she has weaved into tracklisting of her t…
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On this segment of Gear Candy, artist and songwriter Elliot "M.A.G.S" walks us through the classic guitar chain he's relied upon to shape the tonality of all his most recent recordings. Check out our interview with M.A.G.S from season 5, where we hear about the process behind his 2023 album Destroyer: EP. 60 - Destroying Your Comfort Zone To Expand…
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COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES is the brainchild of authors Mark Wish and Elizabeth Coffey, whose combined years working in the publishing industry has given them a unique advantage. Now in its third year, the award-winning annual anthology has quickly risen to a position to rival the old guard. In this episode, we learn about their entrepreneurial journ…
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This week on The Record Process, we sit down with Australian singer and radio personality Emmy Mack to deep dive into her band Redhook’s 2023 debut LP Postcards From A Living Hell. Emmy discusses the surprising impact COVID had on the band, and she shares what it was like meeting producer Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic,Yours Truly), who would go on …
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On this segment of Gear Candy, songwriter and guitarist Matt Gourley (Townland, Conan O'Brian Needs A Friend) shares the mysterious origin story behind one of his favorite guitars. For more from Matt, check out his full interview below: EP. 64 - Matt Gourley Of Townland Throws Some Honey On The Hi-Fi Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.…
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New Jersey author Alyson Mosquera Dutemple began her professional career working in film production. The pressures of working on-set soon had her turning her attention to writing screenplays - some of which she succeeded in having optioned. But it was her love of writing fiction - stories in particular - that eventually won out. We read four of her…
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This week on The Record Process, Casey and Tom enjoy a nice little chat with members of the beloved west-coast funk-rock outfit Just Friends. We go behind-the-scenes with guitarist Matt Yanko and drummer Ben Donlon to learn about the emotional roller coaster that brought about the band's newest album Gusher, which was just released on Sept 1st of 2…
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On this episode of Gear Candy, guitarist Ben Weinman shares the origins of his two favorite tools of the trade. Ben Weinman was a founding member of American mathcore pioneers The Dillinger Escape Plan, and is now in legendary hardcore band Suicidal Tendencies. Known for his extraordinary musical arrangements and fearless onstage acrobatics, Ben’s …
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