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  • Episode 16: Musician, Engineer, & Producer Craig Dreyer, Equipment from AKG, and a Cover of Traffic's Low Spark

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have multi-talented engineer and producer Craig Dreyer. Craig and The D3 talk about everything from growing up playing in clubs in the 80's, all the way what he's doing in the studio now. On today's Gear Talk, The D3 talks about a super cool piece of gear from AKG. On today's Music from Blue Girl, The D3 shows off a recording done at Mighty Toad Studio all the way back in 2014.

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    1 hr 23 min
  • Episode 15: Longtime Bruce Springsteen Engineer Toby Scott, and a Conversation About Partscaster Instruments

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel had the pleasure of interviewing Toby Scott, Bruce Springsteen's longtime audio engineer. They talk about Toby's entrance into the studio business, meeting Springsteen, and his new project, a studio in Montana. On today's Gear Talk, The D3 gets into partscasters. On today's Music from Blue Girl, The D3 shares a new electronic track.

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    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 14: Legendary Engineer Shelly Yakus and Go-To Gear

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have legendary engineer Shelly Yakus. Shelly and The D3 talk about everything from Shelly's time growing up in Ace Recording Studios in Boston, all the way to his current project, AfterMaster. On today's Gear Talk, The D3 opens up a conversation about go-to equipment both as a musician and an engineer. On today's Music from Blue Girl, The D3 shows off a demo of a yet-to-be released jazz song.

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    1 hr 24 min
  • Episode 13: Legendary Engineer Christina Paakkari and a Conversation About the Importance of Using your Ears

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have legendary engineer Christina Paakari on the show. We talk about everything from the earliest parts of her career, as well as some really interesting stories about being a staff engineer at Capitol Studios. On today's Gear Talk, The D3 talks about his (and your) most important piece of audio equipment: ears. On today's Music from Blue Girl, The D3 shows off a new, unfinished electronic piece.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 12: Producer and Engineer Doug Grean

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have producer and engineer Doug Grean. We talk about his life, how he got into recording, and the parallels of recording music and capturing video for film and television production. On today's gear talk, The D3 gets into the five basic things you need to start a studio. On today's Music from Blue Girl, there is a demo of a song by the D3, intended for a future release by DangerAte.

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    1 hr 20 min
  • Episode 11: Producer/Engineer Sam York of Studio C Stockton and Studio Monitors from KRK and Adam Audio

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have producer and engineer Sam York of Studio C in Stockton, one of, if not the biggest, studio in the California Central Valley. We talk about his life becoming a producer and engineer, the importance of ear training, and some funny stories from in the studio and on the stage. On today's Gear Talk, we chat about studio monitors from KRK and Adam Audio. On today's Music from Blue Girl, we have a demo of an electronic track from The D3.

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    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 10: Bassist/Producer Tony Saunders and Music from The D3 and Emcee Infinite

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have legendary bassist and producer Tony Saunders. We talk about his life growing up as the son of Merl Saunders, becoming a bass player, his role as a producer and engineer, and his thoughts on his latest album, Sexy Somethin. On today's Gear Talk, we chat about the importance of what it means to have good gear, and how good doesn't mean expensive. On today's Music from Blue Girl, we have a demo of a song from The D3 and MC Infinite.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 9: Photographer Steve Eichner

    In today's episode of Ready to Record, we have the fantastic photographer Steve Eichner on the program. We talk everything from his entrance into the world of professional photography, his style, and his book, In the Limelight, which is out now. On today's Gear Talk, we feature Steve and pick his brain about camera equipment, and on today's Music from Blue Girl, we have an electronic track from The D3.


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    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 8b: Legendary Producer and Engineer Lenise Bent, Part 2

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have engineer and producer Lenise Bent on the program. Continuing from our conversation last week, Lenise talks about everything from go-to signal chains to stories of working with Blondie, Supertramp, and Steely Dan. On today's Gear Talk, we talk about what it means to have quality equipment, and on today's Music from Blue Girl, we feature a song from Dave Ridnell and a song from DangerAte.

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    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 8a: Legendary Producer and Engineer Lenise Bent, Part 1

    On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have engineer and producer Lenise Bent on the program. We take a deep dive into everything from her recording process, all the way to her work on Supertramp's Breakfast in America. In addition, we set up for some further conversation on Part 2 of the episode, coming to you next week.

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    1 hr 13 min

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20 year old musician, engineer and producer Daniel 'The D3' Cohen brings you Ready to Record from his home studio in San Francisco.  He’ll be interviewing recording veterans, reviewing gear…