Ken Candelas and GRAMMY-nominated artist Justin Gray discuss approaches to immersive music creation, where it comes from, and what's important to consider as an artist building a composition from the start in these formats. What is the intent? What matters in an immersive production? These questions and more are spotlighted in this philosophical discussion.

Alan Venitosh invites Ken Candelas and the Metal Mastermind audience to an exclusive tour of the Telefunken Elektroakustik factory where their legendary microphones are made, tested and put into practice with their famous studio series, Live from the Lab. Ken inquires about the makings of tubes, the history of microphones and the incredible quality control of their workers.

Ken Candelas invites Rick Allen onto the show and discusses the curious nature of being a creative sound designer. What kind of methods can an artist perform to create their own, unique sound library? What makes a valuable sound designer? At the heart of this conversation, Rick describes a deep unfaltering passion for what he does and how that wisdom is shared amongst his peers and students.

Ken Candelas and Adam "Professor Kuro" Berrada discuss their inspiration from video games and anime, reflect on the creative process, and go deep on philosophical concepts for artistic intent.

Ken Candelas invites Brent Ruddy (Weald & Woe, Deosa) to the Metal Mastermind Podcast to explore philosophies and the hardships of being a modern independent musician. Moving from Idaho to New York, they also discuss the experience of going from a small town to a big city. What is castle metal? And, how do you navigate your own quests in life?

Ken Candelas and Genji Siraisi (director of the Moment NYC museum) discuss the nature of living museums, how to preserve the state of music, the dangers of AI, and how to educate a musical generation from the ground up instead of from the top down. Philosophical questions like, "how can we do better?" and a discussion on how the stature of history play a role in today's society are explored in this fascinating episode.

Ken Candelas interviews Irene Shapes, a producer, musician, content creator and educator of audio and music production. Their discussion involves the tumultuous growth in becoming an artist, how to respond to artists in their must vulnerable state, and creating something new in an ever changing world.

Ken Candelas and Warren Huart of Produce Like a Pro discuss the state of audio education, how artificial intelligence is affecting the world, and the authenticity of one's efforts in an ever changing facade of performative actions. What's really important in the pursuit of a legacy? How are we responsible?

On this episode, host Ken Candelas invites an old friend, Jake Haimowitz, to his personal studio on the Metal Mastermind Podcast. They discuss Jake's beginnings as a passionate guitarist from the days of Guitar Hero to touring with bands like The Amatory Murder. Involved in many projects, including his very own Stars of Azura, Jake describes his life experience and what he's learned in order to continue being a working musician.

Ken Candelas and Serge Orloff open the conversation with Audiomovers' profound advancement of network audio software and how it can change the face of audio education all over the world.
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