In this episode, Harris and Brodeur discuss the company’s growth including the studio facility move to New Jersey from New York City, building a trusted staff, focusing on strengths and weaknesses, facing firing employees, and loving what you do for a living
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In a multi-episode series, Harris and Brodeur look back at the last twenty years of Brodeur’s career. Starting out under the NewYorkDVD brand, Brodeur found success in the Music Education market, working on projects for Music Sales (Wise Music Group), Carl Fischer Music, Hal Leonard Publishing, Fender Guitars and Hudson Music. DVD projects included artists such as Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Victor Wooten, Steve Smith, John Blackwell, Thomas Lang, Mike Portnoy, Peter Erskine, Phil Collins, Tommy Igoe, Gregg Bissonette, John Entwistle and Neil Peart.
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Bill Schnee discusses his new book Chairman at the Board This episode features Part Two of Brian Brodeur’s hour-long conversation with award-winning Producer, Mixer/Engineer, Studio Owner and Author, Bill Schnee. In Part Two, Bill talks about getting his start in the music industry as a teenager – playing organ in the band “L.A. Teens”. …
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Bill Schnee discusses his new book Chairman at the Board This episode features Part One of Brian Brodeur’s hour-long conversation with award-winning Producer, Mixer/Engineer, Studio Owner and Author, Bill Schnee. They discuss Bill’s new book, “Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation” which is a must-read for anyone interested in the music …
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Part Three of Brian Brodeur’s 90-minute conversation with pro-audio executive and milkshake aficionado, Piers Plaskitt. This episode features Part Three of Brian Brodeur’s 90-minute conversation with pro-audio executive and milkshake aficionado, Piers Plaskitt. They discuss Piers’ interactions with The Beatles; the difference between working at recording studios in New York versus London; Piers’ experience operating …
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Piers Plaskitt on Mentoring, Paying it Forward and Apple Studios This episode features Part Two of my 90-minute conversation with pro-audio executive, Piers Plaskitt. We discuss mentoring, and the importance of paying it forward – which goes back to one of Piers’ earliest jobs as chief engineer at The Beatles’ Apple Studios at 3 Saville …
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Former CEO of Solid State Logic: Piers Plaskitt This episode features Part One of Brian Brodeur’s 90-minute conversation with Piers Plaskitt – former CEO of Solid State Logic. SSL is one of the world’s leading recording console manufacturers, and their equipment can be found in major studios across the globe. Whether you know it or …
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Mike Keneally Ripping People’s Heads Off On Stage – Photo: Per Sviggum Welcome back to the East Main Podcast, and thank you for listening. This episode is part two of my conversation with musician, composer, producer, Mike Keneally. The music playing under the podcast introduction is called “Liquid and Fumes” – which is the opening …
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Musician, Composer, Producer Mike Keneally Well, for people who work in and around the recording industry, the third weekend of January each year could only mean one thing: the annual pilgrimage to Anaheim California for the NAMM Show. NAMM stands for National Association of Music Merchants, and their annual trade show brings together music equipment …
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In previous episodes of this podcast, I’ve talked about how media has evolved From the 20th century to the 21st century.. It’s my opinion that regarding media, the 21st century really began with the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. This idea is framed by where, when and how we produce and consume media content. Video …
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From puzzle pieces to the music history of The Who, The Beatles, symphony orchestras and more, Brian Brodeur discusses the musical lessons that informed how East Main Media built an incredible team and achieved successful growth over the last 20 years. /// “If you look at the coffee mugs in our studio kitchen at East …
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In Part Two of their conversation, Brian Brodeur and Mitch Slater discuss Bruce Springsteen, Larry King, the definition of success, staying curious, traveling to England, and more… https://eastmainmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/Podcast/46-Mitch-Slater-pt2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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This week Brian sits down with Mitch Slater as he has connected with such interesting people as Howard Stern, Larry King, Gary Vaynerchuk and Steven Van Zandt – and we hear about how his mother danced on stage with Bruce Springsteen at Van Zandt’s album release party in Asbury Park! https://eastmainmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/Podcast/45-Mitch-Slater-pt1.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe …
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Guest host Alex Aldea continues his interview with Rhianna Radick to find out how she handles different types of roles and what’s coming up next in both her musical and acting careers https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/039-AA-Rhianna-Radick-pt2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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Guest host Alex Aldea interviews Rhianna Radick to find out how she got started in acting, what she does to get herself into a role, and how she balances her professional and personal lives. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/038-AA-Rhianna-Radick-pt1.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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By day, Dave is a mild-mannered video editor. (Head of Post-Production for East Main Media, to be more specific) BUT, by night Dave sings lead in the award-winning barbershop quartet Gimme Four, an International Semifinalist barbershop quartet based in Caldwell, New Jersey. Gimme Four has been singing, touring the country, competing, performing and teaching together …
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In part two of his conversation with Brian Brodeur, CD & Web designer, Jack Frisch, talks about discovering, listening to, and occasionally bumping into legendary Weather Report bassist Jaco Pastorius. Jack Frisch’s Upright Graphics has been providing award-winning CD packages, web sites, print advertising, press kits, photography and merchandise designs for independent artists and record labels in …
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Jack Frisch’s Upright Graphics has been providing award-winning CD packages, web sites, print advertising, press kits, photography and merchandise designs for independent artists and record labels in the International music industry since 1997. In 2001, Jack received a Grammy Certificate in Recognition of participation as the Art Director on the 2001 Grammy Award winning Marcus Miller …
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Brian sits down once again with Don Grossinger, Grammy award winning mastering engineer, and discusses the variety of quality in the mixes he receives for mastering, the specifics of how mastered records are cut and pressed, and the importance of choosing a good quality turntable to play them on. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/032-Don-Grossinger-pt4.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | …
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Brian sits down once again with Don Grossinger, Grammy award winning mastering engineer, and gets down to the details of what a mastering engineer is and does, why recording musicians still need one, and the differences between mastering for vinyl and mastering for more modern digital formats. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/031-Don-Grossinger-pt3.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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Don Grossinger is a Grammy award winning mastering engineer who has worked with such legends as Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney, just to name a few. This week Don sits down with Brian to discuss the role of a mastering engineer and how it continues to evolve …
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Don Grossinger is a Grammy award winning mastering engineer who has worked with such legends as Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney, just to name a few. This week Don sits down with Brian to discuss how the recording process has evolved over the last thirty years, specifically …
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Brent Barcus, music producer and owner of i65music, a boutique audio agency just south of Nashville TN, sits down with Executive Producer Brian Brodeur for a two-part conversation. Part 2 of 2. Brent Barcus has twenty years in the music industry as a professional musician to some of the industry’s top selling acts, including Shania …
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Brent Barcus, musician/producer and owner of i65music, a boutique audio agency just south of Nashville Tennessee, sits down with East Main Media Executive Producer Brian Brodeur for a two-part conversation. Brent Barcus has over twenty years of experience in the music industry – working with some of the industry’s top selling acts, including Shania Twain, …
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Harry Legg, Radio Industry Veteran and International Voice-over Talent, joins Executive Producer & Host Brian Brodeur for a two-part conversation highlighting Harry’s wide ranging career. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/024-Harry-Legg-part-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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Harry Legg, Radio Industry Veteran and International Voice-over Talent, joins Executive Producer & Host Brian Brodeur for a two-part conversation highlighting Harry’s wide ranging career. In this episode, Harry discusses getting his start in the radio business at a young age, and how he met the challenge of growing his career in several different radio markets. …
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East Main Media Executive Producer Brian Brodeur travels to London, where he interviews producer/engineer Myles Clarke aboard Pete Townshend’s floating studio: the Grand Cru. Brian and Myles discuss working with Pete Townshend and THE WHO, the history of Grand Cru, Eel Pie Sound, Oceanic Studios, music technology, and more. Part 2 of 2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/016-Myles-Clarke-part-2.mp3Podcast: Play …
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East Main Media Executive Producer Brian Brodeur travels to London, where he interviews producer/engineer Myles Clarke aboard Pete Townshend’s floating studio: the Grand Cru. Brian and Myles discuss working with Pete Townshend and THE WHO, the history of Grand Cru, Eel Pie Sound, Oceanic Studios, music technology, and more. Part 1 of 2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/015-Myles-Clarke-part-1.mp3Podcast: Play …
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Producer/ Composer Stu Goldberg joins Executive Producer Brian Brodeur to discuss his studio career, the Los Angeles jazz scene, music education, composing for film and television, and scoring for cartoons. Part 2 of 2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/014-Stu-Goldberg-part-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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Producer/ Composer Stu Goldberg joins Executive Producer Brian Brodeur to discuss his studio career, the Los Angeles jazz scene, music education, composing for film and television, and scoring for cartoons. Part 1 of 2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/013-Stu-Goldberg.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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Little Kids Rock founder & CEO David Wish discusses NAMM show, branding, technology, and music education. (Part 2 of 2) https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/010-David-Wish-part-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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Little Kids Rock founder & CEO David Wish discusses NAMM show, branding, technology, and music education. (Part 1 of 2) https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/009-David-Wish.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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In Part 2 of our conversation, award-winning producer/ composer Michael Teoli talks scoring for film and theater. If you haven’t already, take a listen to Part 1 of the conversation! https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/005-Michael-Teoli-part-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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Award-winning producer/composer Michael Teoli talks Berklee College of Music, the Beatles, and scoring for film and theater. (Part 1) https://s3.amazonaws.com/eastmainmedia/Podcast/004-Michael-Teoli.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe RSS | More
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