Sentimental Illness

This week's podcast features Jonathan Plum, a musical legend from the Seattle music scene.  Self taught and a self starter, Jonathan climbed the local ranks of the Seattle music scene at the height of its popularity to ultimately become the right hand of one of Seattle's legendary producers. In the process of that experience, Jonathan met and recorded some of the most important musical works of our generation. Eventually, Jonathan found his way to the ownership role of London Bridge Studios after the Parashar brothers decided to retire.

Since then, Jonathan has partnered up and continues to produce incredible new talent for the world to discover. Whether it's talking about stories of the recording experiences of 'Seattle sound' bands, or discussing the dynamics of being in a band, Jonathan has a voice of authority and experience. So, dig in because this podcast was particularly enjoyable to create. Oh yeah... Jonathan recorded my band in 1999 and hired me for a number of productions over the last 20 years as well, so I definitely lobby hard for the guy.

6:00 100hz shelf on my badboy mixer. The low cut.
6:54 Shure SM7, the classic radio microphone. So jealous. How Plum and I met. Swerve. Demos at London Bridge. Great bands implode.
10:00 Self destructed. Kuma and Kumasound. Bre Loughlin. Gary Cooper. Emo and electronica. 13:00 Blind Melon. Pearl Jam. Alice in Chains. Candlebox. Temple of the Dog.
14:05 How Jonathan got into the business. RAIL, the band. Teaching at Triad Studios.
15:50 Tascam and overdubbing. Learning on a 4 track. Jonathan recording like the Beatles.
19:50 Drum tones at London Bridge. Rick Parashar hired Jonathan.
22:35 Back in 1992 you had to record at a studio. No home demos.
23:30 Sweaty Nipples. Pride and Glory. Zakk Wylde. Not like in the LA studios.
28:20 Fighting Machinists. Interscope records. Seagrams. Brandi Carlile. Rick passed away.
30:00 Jonathan is the musical equivalent of Jimmy Fallon. He got his own SNL. 
31:00 Blind Melon. Shannon Hoon. Guns and Roses. "No Rain." Jonathan did the finger snaps.
33:50 Seattle movement. Starstruck. Nerves. Surreal to spend time with them.
36:00 London Bridge room. Secret ingredient is the Neve console.
41:00 Professional records. Labels don't front to small bands.
44:40 Jonathan and 2 partners buy London Bridge Studio. Robert Lang studios.
48:40 Staving off the inevitable. Is the studio world dead? The drum tones!! Natural resonance. 50:00 What's next with LBS? Difficulties of the current state of the industry.
55:45 Does Jonathan travel to other studios to produce?
56:00 Favorite records Jonathan loved doing. Blind Melon. Captain Howdy. RKNDY. Green Apple Quickstep. Love Battery. Love Brother Nine. Jonathan forgets who he's working with. Mary Lambert. Macklemore. Ethyl. Intangibles.
1:00:00 What's Jonathan Plum and London Bridge looking for?

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This week's guest is the supremely talented multi instrumentalist, Jørgen Munkeby.  Jørgen and I discussed his entire life, including college, how to score credits faster, what lead to his musical development, the success of Shining, and what's next for this creative force.   You'll hear the stories and exploits of Shining at Trolltunga, Los Angeles, the Mojave Desert, the streets of Oslo and beyond. Discover why Shining is so popular in Europe and how they remain virtually unknown elsewhere in the world. It was a fun interview and 90 minutes of complete gushing bliss for me, a huge fan of the band and the human.

Make sure you check out the band at their website, Youtube, Amazon, or anywhere else you get digital media.  It's awesome, challenging stuff and you never know where they'll take you next.

4:40 Lived in Norway's oldest city. Vikings and shit. Then, Oslo for college.
5:49 College life. Playing in bands for college credit. Pedagogical studies.
14:22 Jaga Jazzist, 14 years old, first real gig.
15:30 Shining started. Started street theater group. Energetic Gypsy music!
20:00 Shining evolution and process. The hybrid called Blackjazz.
27:25 Music can be a straightjacket. Pitchfork loves Shining.
41:15 Give us Fisheye!
44:35 Jørgen has made a singular thing. Making your mark.
47:14 The last record: International Blackjazz Society. The Last Stand live in studio.
48:30 Changes to Shining. Why the changes over the years? Musical direction? Personalities?
55:10 Keeping emotions in check. Never fired anyone from band.
56:50 Writing with others in the band. New positivity.
1:00:20 Wanting the 'feeling' of a band. Farting.
1:01:00 Performances under extreme duress. Oslo studio. Mojave Desert.
1:04:40 Trolltunga. The process and the experience.
1:10:05 International Blackjazz Society. The details. New directions. House of Control.
1:17:15 Why all the production work in Los Angeles?
1:26:50 What's next for Jørgen and Shining? Blackjazz session work. Headliner tour coming in Fall 2016. Working on new music. Next project out hopefully late 2017.

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