Signal Path by Shure

Alicia Bognanno is the creative force behind the indie rock band Bully. In the podcast, she discusses her background in audio engineering, how having that expertise has influenced her approach to making music and what it was like to drop her latest album "Sugaregg" in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nick Meehan is the director of the Institute for Sound and Music (ISM), a non-profit initiative based in Berlin dedicated to sound, immersive art and electronic music. In the podcast, he discusses his earliest audiovisual adventures in Boston, the ISM's plans for a cultural center in the German capital and what it's like to watch Brian Eno create ambient music on the fly.

In a special Signal Path episode, Kieran Yates speaks with Kyoka, a producer, sound artist and field recorder nominated by Yuri Suzuki to be an inaugural member of Shure24 – a platform celebrating audio culture innovators. In the podcast the Japanese artist discusses drawing inspiration from her surroundings and the impact living in Berlin has had on her music.

In a special Signal Path episode, Kieran Yates speaks with Hannah Brodrick, a sound engineer nominated by James Lavelle to be an inaugural member of Shure24 – a platform celebrating audio culture innovators. In the podcast she discusses prepping kits for Iron Maiden and Robbie Williams, working in a male-dominated music industry, as well as the organization she helped establish, Women in Live Music.

In a special Signal Path episode, Kieran Yates speaks with Choker, an innovative singer and producer blurring the lines between R&B, hip-hop and indie music. Originally from Michigan, the artist also known as Chris Lloyd was nominated by Santigold to be an inaugural member of Shure24 – a platform celebrating audio culture innovators. In the podcast, Choker discusses growing up isolated in Detroit, his decision to commit himself completely to music and how moving to LA changed his sound.

In this special Signal Path episode, Kieran Yates speaks with Delia Beatriz, a New York-based producer and DJ going by the name Debit. Known for mixing Mexican club rhythms and industrial sounds to create avant-garde techno, she was nominated by Holly Herndon to be an inaugural member of Shure24 – a platform celebrating audio culture innovators. In the podcast, Debit discusses how moving from Mexico to the United States influenced her tastes, the impact of technology on music and what it was like being named a Shure24 Audience Choice winner.

After working with bands like Simple Minds and Belle and Sebastian, the Scottish composer Paul Leonard-Morgan went on to write the soundtracks for Limitless, Dredd and the TV series Spooks (MI-5). More recently, he's collaborated on projects with two of the biggest names in the business: documentarian Errol Morris and composer Philip Glass. In the podcast, he tells Andrew Anderson about embracing mistakes, getting over imposter syndrome and the creative opportunities of being on lockdown.