Musician Technician Entrepreneur

We'd like to thank our guest hosts Gabe Jaskowiak, Jake Taheny, and Don Stinson who graciously introduced us to today's guest, Jermaine Stegall.

After receiving a graduate certificate from USC’s Scoring for Motion Picture and Television program in 2004, Jermaine Stegall began working closely with composer Marco Beltrami on films such as I, Robot, Flight of the Phoenix, and Scream 4.  This ultimately led to many opportunities to work as an orchestrator and conductor of original and additional music for film and television for such studios as Warner Brothers, Lionsgate, Dimension Films, Fox Digital Studio, NBC Universal Television, VH-1, and CW Television.

Jermaine participated in the 2016 Sundance Composer labs held at Skywalker Ranch.  During the labs, Jermaine worked closely with composers Harry Gregson-Williams, Christophe Beck, and the Skywalker Sound Design team.  Jermaine Stegall has scored over 20 feature films, some of which have been released theatrically in the U.S., Mexico, and Colombia.  A few of Jermaine's film scoring credits include the theatrical release of Jamesy Boy directed by Trevor White on (Phase 4 Films), and Badge of Honor on (Anchor Bay Films) directed by Agustin.  Jermaine scored for the 2016 teen comedy "Mono" for (Fox Digital Studio) which was released on Netflix. His music can also be heard in episodes of “Best Friends Whenever,” “Liv and Maddie” which both air on Disney Channel, and season 2 of “Supergirl” on the CW network.

The musical piece at the end of the podcast is called "Main Title" composed by Jermaine Stegall.  To hear more check out his website.

Helpful Links:

• https://www.jermainestegall.com/
• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1820736/
• http://jermainestegall.tumblr.com/
• https://twitter.com/jermainestegall
• https://www.youtube.com/jermainestegall1
• https://www.instagram.com/jermainestegall/
• https://soundcloud.com/jermainestegall

Bob Kase is a Grammy nominated trumpet player who has performed with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sonny and Cher, Tony Bennett and toured the world as a soloist and with the Gothenburg Brass Band. He’s recorded on over 200 recordings and has released 4 solo albums on Altenburgh Records. A passionate educator who has served as professor and chair of the department of music at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Dean of Arts and Science at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, and Dean of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Minnesota in Duluth.

Additionally, Bob has authored many books on various music subjects and is a talented composer. In this podcast Bob speaks of his life's journey and wrestles with the question “What is Jazz?”

• Altenburgh Records - http://www.altenburgh.com/bob-kase.html
• Gothenburg Brass Band - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcgCf3nDaCY
• University of Wisconsin Stevens Point- https://www.uwsp.edu/Pages/default.aspx
• University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL - https://www.stfrancis.edu/
• University of Minnesota in Duluth - https://news.d.umn.edu/news- center/news/sfa-new-dean Musician Technician Entrepreneur Podcast - http://darausf.com/musician- technician-entrepreneur-podcast/

Table of Contents: 00:00 - Introduction 01:33 – Early Days 07:22 – College 11:52 – After College Touring 14:04 – Academia Career 15:20 – Entrepreneur Mindset 19:07 – Studied With 20:18 – Composer Arranger 22:21 – Teaching Students 24:19 – Negotiating Gigs 27:20 – Touring 27:56 – Gothenburg Brass Band 32:33 – Fun Tour Story 35:53 – Trumpet Styles

37:08 – NY Cadence Music Magazine Quote 38:21 – What Is Jazz? 58:15 – History Of Jazz 69:13 – Digital Audio Recording Arts 71:43 – Song: Dr. Doo Good by Bob Kase from Bob Kase’s grammy nominated album “As We Gather“ on Altenburgh Records.

Today our guest is Frank Pappalardo. He is an accomplished audio engineer in both the studio and live sound from Chicago, IL. He’s worked with the Who’s Who list of world class artist. 50,000 career hours engineering, 300 album credits, 6,000 minutes engineering music television, and 60 live music DVDs. Best known for his 14 year tenure at Sound Stage on PBS. He also worked closely with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys on his solo record, Imagination. Recorded and mixed the last Beach Boys 50th anniversary record and many many more. Come along with us as Frank talks about his work flow, techniques, gear talk, and the keys to being a successful audio engineer.

Frank Pappalardo Website: http://frankpappalardo.com/ PBS Sound Stage: http://www.pbs.org/show/soundstage/ Brian Wilson “Imagination”: http://www.brianwilson.com/imagination/  The Beach Boys: https://www.thebeachboys.com/  Jeff Dunham: http://www.jeffdunham.com/ 

Sponsors: Musician Technician Entrepreneur Podcast: http://darausf.com/musician- technician-entrepreneur- podcast/ Digital Audio Recording Arts: http://www.darausf.com University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL USA: http://www.stfrancis.edu GpsSongs: http://www.GpsSongs.com

MTE Podcast 005 - David Klotz, Four time Emmy winning Music Editor for “Stranger Things” “Game Of Thrones” and “American Horror Story” shares about his musical journey, his workflow, and the challenges and joy of being a music editor.  

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur Podcast would like to thank Anthony Musiala of Minty Fresh Records and instructor for the Digital Audio Recording Arts for inviting David to speak to the students.

Links to David’s musical endeavors:

• IMDB for list of film/tv projects: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460106/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Dream System 8: https://dreamsystem8.com/

• Fonda: http://mintyfresh.com/fonda

Sponsors:

• Musician Technician Entrepreneur Podcast: http://darausf.com/musician-technician-entrepreneur-podcast/

• Digital Audio Recording Arts: http://www.darausf.com

• The University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL USA: http://www.stfrancis.edu

• Minty Fresh Records: http://mintyfresh.com/  

Joe Filisko reveals his love for American roots folk and blues music.  He explains the mechanics of the harmonica in an in-depth description of reed design, adjusting, setting and tuning the diatonic harmonica and how this manifested in the Hohner Thunderbird Harmonica that Joe contributed his expertise to.

Joe is also an accomplished artist who travels the world with his Blues roots duo partner, Eric Noden, whom he’s recorded four studio records with at Joyride Studio with genius audio engineer Blaze Barton. Joe discusses their approach to studio recording, gear, microphones, amps, and techniques.

Joe is also a dedicated educator who has taught for decades at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, IL USA along with teaching workshops around the world.  He also provides deeply researched harmonica lessons and teaching resources found on his website.

Filisko Harmonica Instruction: http://www.filiskostore.com/

Schedule and appearances, all things Filisko:  http://www.filisko.com/  

Joe Filisko & Eric Noden:  https://www.rootsduo.com/

Old Town School of Folk Music:  https://www.oldtownschool.org/

Filisko harmonica instruction  Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/FiliskoStoreHarmonicaInstruction/  

JoyRide Recording Studio - Blaise Barton:  http://www.joyride-studio.com/

To find more interviews like this: http://darausf.com/musician-technician-entrepreneur-podcast/

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA.  Teaching students how to succeed in the music business by being a Musician Technician Entrepreneur while earning their Bachelors degree.  http://www.darausf.com

Jim Richards and Junior discuss building a successful live sound company from the ground up, mixing techniques, corporate gig etiquette, audio computer repair, and their journey to music industry success.  http://www.rmeav.com/

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur podcast interviews successful music industry professionals to explore the paths and habits of “making it” in the 21st century.

Brought to you by the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA. http://www.darausf.com

Additional links:

• Digital Audio Recording Arts: http://www.darausf.com
• University of St. Francis: http://www.stfrancis.edu

Larry Ortega is a gigging drummer who has toured the world, studio musician, drum instructor, MIDI software endorsed artist, composer and MIDI programmer extraordinaire from Chicago, IL USA. Larry shares his personal story of success and his approach and techniques on thinking like a drummer while programming MIDI.

• Larry Ortega Video Clinic - "Keys To Making Drum Programming Believable" - Digital Audio Recording Arts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtV3QqXb0V8
• Larry Ortega Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/larry.ortega.5

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur podcast interviews successful music industry professionals to explore the paths and habits of “making it” in the 21st century.

Brought to you by the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA. http://www.darausf.com

Additional links:

• Digital Audio Recording Arts: http://www.darausf.com
• University of St. Francis: http://www.stfrancis.edu

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur podcast interviews successful music industry professionals to explore the paths and habits of “making it” in the 21st century music industry.

Brought to you by the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA.  http://www.darausf.com

In this first episode the MTE Podcast hosts, Jeff Jaskowiak and Alby Odum, introduce themselves and share personal stories and philosophies on being a successful musician in the 21st century and how they’ll continue to explore these ideas through interviewing successful guests that are musicians, technicians, and entrepreneurs.

Links mentioned in the interview:

• Digital Audio Recording Arts: http://www.darausf.com

• University of St. Francis: http://www.stfrancis.edu

• MTE Podcast website: http://darausf.com/musician-technician-entrepreneur-podcast/

• Jeff’s guitar ensemble: https://www.youtube.com/user/jeffjask

• Alby’s band, Daniel’s Window: http://www.danielswindow.com

• Alby’s publishing company, GpsSongs: http://www.GpsSongs.com

• Greenbush Brewery: https://www.greenbushbrewing.com