2020'd

Dave Fortman (Producer / Guitarist ‘Ugly Kid Joe’) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory for another round, discussing the newest release from Ugly Kid Joe, and an exclusive debut music video viewing from The Wilted Souls! In this episode we dive into music marketing, looking back on how things have changed from the old school ways, as well as some pro tips when producing vocals. Dave breaks down why "Polyphia" is one of his favorite bands right now and walks us through the gear and mixing for an Evanescence record. All this and more tune in with us for another rad episode of 2020-d.

Check out Dave Fortman:

IG: @fortmandave

https://www.davefortman.com

Check out Dave's newest release!

"Long Road" Ugly Kid Joe (https://youtu.be/FGq80hCco0U)

Some songs that Dave produced:

Bring Me To Life - Evanescence (https://youtu.be/3YxaaGgTQYM)

Happy? - Mudvayne (https://youtu.be/anbrb2u9GYI)

Snuff - Slipknot (https://youtu.be/LXEKuttVRIo)

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - New Ugly Kid Joe Song

04:36 - The New Age of Marketing

06:30 - The Ugly Kid Joe Breakup

08:10 - The Wilted Souls

12:40 - Wilted Souls Music Video Debut

19:00 - Putting a rock girl into funk

26:55 - The most important thing when producing vocals

30:05 - My favorite band right now is Polyphia

39:00 - I spent years being in the engineer world, and I spent years being against it

41:10 - Gear and Mixing for an Evanescence record

52:00 - Outro

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#evanescence #polyphia

Dave Fortman (Producer / Guitarist ‘Ugly Kid Joe’) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory to talk about his incredible career as a producer, producing bands like Evanescence, Slipknot, and more. We cover his early influences while growing up in a musical household, and his decision to move to Los Angeles at only 22 years old. Getting the gig with Ugly Kid Joe, Dave walks us through his journey from the recording booth to behind the mixing board, with all the insanity in-between. All this and more, join us in checking out the Incredible Dave Fortman, prepare to be 2020-d.

Check out Dave Fortman!:

IG: @fortmandave

https://www.davefortman.com/

Check out Dave's newest release!

"Long Road" Ugly Kid Joe (https://youtu.be/FGq80hCco0U)

Some songs that Dave produced referenced in this episode:

Bring Me To Life - Evanescence (https://youtu.be/3YxaaGgTQYM)

Happy? - Mudvayne (https://youtu.be/anbrb2u9GYI)

Snuff - Slipknot (https://youtu.be/LXEKuttVRIo)

00:00 - Intro

04:30 - A Family of Musicians

07:30 - Moving to California at 22

11:00 - Legendary Bands Opened for Dave

11:45 - Meeting Ugly Kid Joe

13:52 - Getting into Audio

21:00 - Songwriting is the key to my Producing

27:20 - Meeting Evanescence Changed Everything

35:12 - Working with Amy Lee

42:30 - The Work is Either Gonna Come or it's not

45:22 - The Mudvayne gig

52:10 - Slipknot was the Biggest Mountain to Climb

59:20 - Outro

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#slipknot #evanescence

Richard Shaw (Ex-Cradle of Filth / Session Guitarist /Author / Educator) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory once again to Dive deeper into his instructional guitar book, going over the inspiration for writing the book, the process of publishing, and his goals with the book itself. We check in with Richards's new projects hearing about his latest tour with a new band, and the hilarious inspiration for some of his newest songs. What does Tremonti and Alice in Chains getting into a bar fight with Thin Lizzie sound like as a song? You'll have to tune in to find out. Prepare to be 2020-d.

Check out Richard Shaw and our Other Episodes with Him!:

Instagram: @richardshawguitarist

https://www.amazon.com/Fretboard-Songwriting-Theory-Metal-genres/dp/B09M7YRDW3

Premeditated Destruction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1_TiC1UMxU

Acceptance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10PFOH3mfHg

Check out Earlier Episodes:

Ep. 81 - Richard Shaw: The Moment That Changed the Way I Practice:

https://youtu.be/suw1LUBoOSM

Ep. 80 - Richard Shaw: There's No Such Thing as Original Music:

https://youtu.be/4gkPWdhTrEs

Ep. 3 - Richard Shaw: What Goes on Tour, Goes on Social Media:

https://youtu.be/fd7m1gw9yv0

Ep. 2 - Richard Shaw: From Musical Theatre to Cradle of Filth:

https://youtu.be/VyEx41WjV9c

00:00 - Intro

04:20 - Cory and Ben Played on an All That Remains Record

10:45 - Touring With a New Band

21:30 - Insane Song Idea's

31:00 - Writing With a New Band

36:00 - New Spinal Tap Movie

38:30 - The Idea to Write Richard's Book

41:00 - Publishers are like Record Labels

49:20 - I am Obsessed with Songwriting

51:00 - Outro

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#metalguitarist #cradleoffilth

Richard Shaw (Ex-Cradle of Filth / Session Guitarist /Author / Educator) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory as we check back in with the original British ambassador going over his latest break from Cradle of Filth, where he's going next, and what keeps him happy and rooted through it all. We get some pro songwriting tips from Richard himself, a look into his instructional guitar book, and some jazz talk to smooth everything out. The full package. As always, tune in with us to get 2020-d and check out some of our other episodes with Richard Shaw below!

Check out Richard Shaw:

Instagram: @richardshawguitarist

Premeditated Destruction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1_TiC1UMxU

Acceptance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10PFOH3mfHg

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#metalguitarist #cradleoffilth

Kishi Bashi (Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Songwriter) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory to dive into Kishi's first bands, how he decided to get away from toxic masculinity in music, his experience going solo and everything in-between. Join us as we dive into the incredible and crazy world of Kishi Bashi and prepare to get 2020-d.

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https://www.kishibashi.com/

Instagram: @kishi_bashi

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#rickandmorty #kishibashi

Jim Wysocki (Presenter of Les Paul: From Start to Finish) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory for another round of Les Paul. This episode we dive into even more incredible Les Paul stories including stars like Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Bing Crosby, and more. Dive into some of the most fascinating stories in rock history with us and prepare to get 2020-d.

Check out Jim Wysocki:

Facebook: @JimWysocki

@LesPaulFromStartToFinish

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#lespaul #jimmypage

Jim Wysocki (Mayor of Mahwah NJ / firefighter / keeper of Les Paul’s Legacy) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory for an episode all about Les Paul. We learn about Jim's interests and background growing up as well as the unlikely friendship that would grow between Jim and Les Paul. We dive into the story of Jim and Les' first couple of meetings resulting in a crashed mailbox, as well as some of the more crazy moments Jim experienced with Les. From start to finish sit we get Les Paul's legacy retold by one of his closest friends. All this and more sit down for this one and get 2020'd

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Facebook: @JimWysocki

@LesPaulFromStartToFinish

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#lespaul #grammy

Steve Wood (Senior Manager / Shelter Music Group) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory as we continue our yearly check-in with our British Ambassador. In this episode, we dive into how Steve connected with YouTube star Rick Beato, a look into a brand new documentary on Les Paul, and an insider discussion on how to break a band in 2022. Breaking news on Hollywood Vampires, Godsmack, Marty Friedman, It's all here. Tune in with us and get 2020'd.

Check out Steve Wood:

https://www.sheltermusic.com

Lost Symphony - Requiem: https://youtu.be/kVRuXPjVF8s

Rick Beato "Back in Black": https://youtu.be/kip6MkkYgKg

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#godsmack #johnnydepp

Steve Wood (Senior Manager / Shelter Music Group) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory as we check back in with our British Ambassador, diving into the world of managing artists post-covid and how the industry has changed. As always with Steve Wood, we get more of his in-depth stories on some of the world's greatest talents including Johnny Depp, Aerosmith, and the Beatles. All this and more you don't miss out... Tune in with us and get 2020'd

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#aerosmith #johnnydepp

Keith Wallen (Breaking Benjamin / Ex-Adelitas Way / Solo Artist) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory once again to dive into more tour stories, songwriting tips, and more Breaking Benjamin. Keith tells us how he came across getting the gig with Breaking Benjamin and what it's like to tour with them across the world. We learn how one preps for a solo tour, the importance of being a good Frontman, and what to do when you're face to face with Steve Stevens and his Grammy. All this and more tune in with us and get 2020'd.

Check out Keith Wallen:

keithwallen.com

IG/TW : @kjwallen

On Tour Now! https://keithwallen.com/tour/

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#breakingbenjamin #soloartist