Soundiron Podcast

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat with film/TV composer Ryan Leach. In this interview, he talks about growing up in Australia, getting into music and eventually going to the Berklee College of Music, working as an assistant at Remote Control Productions, starting a YouTube channel sharing educational content, Master The Score and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (1:27) Growing up in Australia * (2:43) Playing guitar and bass * (5:00) Film scoring major at Berklee * (10:44) Working at Remote Control * (16:51) Branching out to library music * (21:07) Starting the YouTube channel * (33:00) Choosing video topics * (37:37) Average week in the life * (39:14) Setting a schedule * (46:09) Master the Score courses * (50:29) How you start writing a track * (55:36) Best recent purchase under $100 * (56:40) Man on the Inside * (57:11) What's next for Ryan? Welcome to Soundir

In this episode Mike & Craig interview Maks Histibe - a Ukranian sound designer, cinematographer, and composer who created Swords to Ploughshares with field recordings. We chat about , and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast Learn more about Swords to Ploughshares: https://maskmovement.store/product/swords-to-ploughshares/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:40) First collaboration with Soundiron * (03:49) Starting in music * (23:07) Field recording * (41:10) Swords to Ploughshares samples * (56:00) Making art for yourself * (1:10:04) A.I. music creation * (1:29:48) When do you get inspired? * (1:34:09) What's next for Maks? Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Redouane Aouameur - a professional extreme metal singer and vocal teacher from Algeria. We chat about session vocals, Voices of Rage v2, teaching different genres, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast Redouane's website: https://www.redouaneaouameur.com/ For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:57) How'd you get started in metal? * (02:36) Learning different genres * (04:00) Difficult styles * (07:49) Advice for new vocalists * (10:08) Find your own sound * (13:04) Vocal maintenance * (14:40) Favorite microphone * (18:32) Recording for Voices of Rage v2 * (25:13) What happens in the first vocal lesson? * (34:37) Typical week in the life? * (43:37) Best recent purchase under $100? * (44:51) Podcast or TV show you're enjoying? * (45:35) What's next for Redouane? Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional v

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Jesse Zuretti - a composer and orchestrator working in video games and metal music. He has composing for Marvel, Netflix, Riot Games, and many more while orchestrating and playing guitar in the metal band Daath. We chat about building a memorable website with personality, pivoting from band music to film and video games, managing your time, developing a process, best advice for aspiring composers, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast Jesse's website: https://www.jessezuretti.com/ For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:57) Designing a memorable website * (07:05) Evolution of writing for metal to film music * (09:46) Composing for Marvel and Riot Games * (12:33) Early challenges? * (15:21) Managing your time * (19:10) Knowing when you're on the right track * (24:30) Day-to-day schedule * (29:22) Good feedback * (30:50) Musicology of games * (33:58) Addin

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Kenny Wood - a composer, arranger, and author from Los Angeles, CA. We chat about working with Brian Tyler, scoring a new holiday movie, balancing work and family, arranging on the Super Mario Bros movie, Kenny's writing process, the Teammates community, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:39) How did you start working on Brian Tyler's team? * (04:19) Disney's The Naughty Nine movie * (06:11) Genre-twisting music * (10:28) Typical day in the life? * (12:40) Did having a child change how you write? * (14:04) Are you from a musical family? * (15:29) Primary instrument * (17:34) Super Mario Bros movie * (19:26) How much project juggling? * (20:20) Using Mario motifs * (22:58) Prefer movie or TV schedule? * (24:33) What's your process at the very beginning of a project? * (25:41) DAW of choice? * (28:03) Or

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat on procrastination, imposter syndrome, new music toys, Nathan Barr's epic theater organ, ADHD music, Charlie Clouser's studio, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (1:25) 3 Questions to get Unstuck * (07:17) Komplete Kontrol MK3 * (10:43) Nathan Barr's Theater Organ * (16:14) Tycho selling his hardware * (19:30) Imposter Syndrome * (30:30) Cyborg Bytes & Sitarion * (35:00) ADHD Music * (38:10) Charlie Clouser's studio * (42:00) Where do all the broken guitars go? * (45:41) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we&#

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about the new Hopkin Instrumentarium: Weighted Strings library, Rainsong for Kontakt Player, text to sample plugin, common pitfalls for producers and composers, David Wise' start in game music, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:23) Hopkin Weighted Strings * (03:09) Rainsong update * (04:53) Text to Sample AI plugin * (07:08) Common producer pitfalls * (25:56) David Wise * (32:21) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered! #soundiron #musicpodcast #musictech

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Jonas Friedman - we chat about co-scoring a western, working remotely, learning video production, making YouTube videos, being a great assistant composer, making virtual instruments, doing your own sound design, and more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Jonas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jonasfriedman Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:43) Walker: Independence * (04:38) Working remotely * (07:24) Getting into film scoring * (13:00) Composer's assistant video * (17:54) Self-directed study * (20:29) Working for JunkieXL * (31:52) Learning video production * (46:57) Talking to the camera * (49:49) Tension Pads * (57:49) Working on a video game * (1:05:24) Best recent purchase under $100? * (1:07:20) Favorite TV show at the moment? * (1:08:26) Goals for the next few years? Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create p

In this episode of the Soundiron Podcast our very own Mike Peaslee sits down with David Simi, our guide and mentor during the original lower organ sessions for Alpha Organ, who sadly passed away in June 2021. In this conversation, David talks about about being the organist at St. Paul's Church since the 70s, the origins of the lower and upper organ, their unique aspects, the physical aspects of playing them and more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ 0:00 -- Intro 0:29 -- Thoughts on the character lower organ & upper organ 4:11 -- The origin of the lower organ 8:12 -- The origins of the upper organ 12:44 -- The experience playing both organs 14:25 -- What are the unique aspects of the upper organ? 18:09 -- The physical experience playing these organs Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema,

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Korg's Gadget VR, Bytedance Ripple, Hans Zimmer's new purchase, Cuckoo's advice for creatives, our new Quadral 3 library, Trent Reznor's scoring career, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:42) Korg's Gadget VR * (04:09) Bytedance Ripple * (07:20) Hans Zimmer buys a new studio * (09:10) Cuckoo's advice for aspiring creatives * (12:36) Quadral 3 * (20:10) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross * (32:17) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered! #soundiron #musicpodcast #musictech

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about being choosy about gigs, soundiron's summer sale, the new Desk Bell for Kontakt 7 player, Deliberate practice, music related scams, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (1:29) You don't know winners beforehand * (08:21) Storewide sale * (10:30) Desk Bell for K7 player * (12:33) Why upgrade to Kontakt 7? * (15:13) Deliberate Practice * (27:06) Music Scams * (46:13) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered! #soundiron #musicpodcast #creativity

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Skrillex, throwing your work in the pool, how gardening applies to ideas, our new Knightsen Box Grand library, Michael Giacchino's career, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:29) Skrillex show fire * (02:38) Unorthodox creativity * (08:39) Sleep, Creep, Leap * (11:21) Knightsen Boxgrand Piano * (14:55) Michael Giacchino's career arc * (37:15) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered! #soundiron #musicpodcast #creativity

In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Ed Sheeran's lawsuit win, Google's generative music app, napping for creativity, some of their favorite scores that use female vocals, Logic on iPad, Grit Kit, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:34) Ed Sheeran wins lawsuit * (03:30) Google's MusicLM * (05:28) MIT sleep for creativity * (11:57) Our favorite scores with female vocals * (30:55) Apple brings Logic to iPad * (34:15) our updated Grit Kit * (37:15) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered! #soundiron #musicpodcast #recording

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview @JamesonNathanJones - we chat about his organ and piano background, transition to electronic music, youtube growth, avoiding consumerism, how he starts composing new music, and more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Jameson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/JamesonNathanJones Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (1:43) Organ and piano chops * (03:23) Organist practice * (05:15) Organ fun facts * (09:31) Transition from classical to electronic * (16:19) Favorite film composers * (19:01) Reverse engineering synth presets * (21:23) Classical musicians suck at electronic music * (24:12) Relationship to clickbait * (27:40) Being clear over being clever * (29:14) Growing on youtube * (37:21) Putting in repetitions * (40:44) How do you start a new composition? * (44:10) First soft synth for beginner? * (45:28) First hardware synth for beginner? * (47:55) Gear-centr

In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Zach Heyde, a CA based music composer and content creator. We cover piano skills, orchestration tips, youtube education, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:36) Coffee! * (02:10) Scoring the Mario Bros trailer * (04:35) Piano skills * (09:00) College experience * (14:32) Youtube * (17:51) Orchestration tips * (21:09) MIDI breath controller * (25:38) Score study * (33:24) What are you trying to improve? * (34:58) Inspiring youtubers? * (38:17) Piano duet videos * (39:32) Career evolution * (44:32) Writing additional music for Kung Fu Panda * (53:30) Personal project you're excited about right now? * (55:06) Best recent purchase under $100? * (55:52) Favorite podcast at the moment? * (57:02) What's next for Zach? Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrume

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about their favorite April Fool's jokes of 2023, the evolution of voice AI, composing for adventure genres, the new Solo Duduk library and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:36) April fools jokes * (10:29) A.I. as an intern * (16:40) Kanye AI voice changer * (19:48) Buy it for life bot * (22:17) What does the periodic table of elements sound like? * (23:32) Solo Duduk library * (28:24) Craig's fantasy cue & video * (33:25) Dune style composition * (38:52) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about IKEA getting into audio, Apple's new classical music app, Peter Gabriel on AI, Spotify's Discovery feed, rules to live by, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:34) IKEA music * (01:52) Apple Classical Music App * (4:01) Peter Gabriel on AI * (5:14) How we use AI * (10:05) Spotify payola * (15:14) 40 lessons from 30 years * (28:04) Storewide sale soundiron.com * (29:21) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered! #soundiron #musicpodcast #recording

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about how to start creating your own art based on what you wish others would do, Bing's sassy ChatGPT, the new Ancient Greek Compendium, Chicago's Violin Doctor, Alan Silvestri's legendary scoring career, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (1:03) A starting point for your own art * (07:30) Bing rude chatbot * (11:13) Ancient Greek Compendium * (14:06) Chicago's Violin Doctor * (20:21) Crash course on Alan Silvestri * (32:42) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!  #soundiron #musicpodcast #recording

In this episode Nathan & Craig discuss Adobe podcast AI audio enhancement, growing on youtube, Valentines day, Avatar's music, Grammys new video game score award, the Granny Piano update, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:32) Adobe podcast A.I. enhancement * (06:04) Superbowl Halftime show  * (06:37) Potato Jet TV window * (11:03) Granny Piano update * (14:03) Growing on Youtube * (19:52) Valentines Day plans * (21:51) Avatar Way of Water score * (27:00) Grammys add video game score award  * (30:22) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!&

In this episode Nathan & Craig discuss Justin Bieber selling his share of 290+ songs, Google's new MusicLM text-to-music AI, why Spotify is struggling, the peak of podcasting, the new Fatty 311 vintage keys, and much more. Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/ Podcast notes: * (0:00) Intro * (0:32) Justin Bieber sells his back catalog * (07:00) Peak podcast? * (14:20) Why Spotify will fail * (16:47) Google's MusicLM * (20:37) Fatty 311 * (24:44) Recommendations Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!  #soundiron #musicpodcast #recording