Signal Path by Shure

Having played bass for James Brown and Parliament Funkadelic, the funk legend Bootsy Collins needs no introduction. We spoke with him about his new charity single for musicians facing tough times during the coronavirus crisis, his new album dropping this fall and what life lessons he learned from the Godfather of Soul.

We caught up with Mikey Young, alternative music’s ultimate multitasker. After making waves with garage rock heroes Eddy Current Suppression Ring and synth-punk outfit Total Control, the Australian has forged a second career as the mixing and mastering guru for a slew of cutting-edge bands. In the podcast, he discusses and how he managed the transition from stage to studio, his novel approach to recording, and how he overcame his addiction to vintage gear.

Mary Spender is an English singer-songwriter with a bluesy guitar style and a massive online following. We spoke with her about how she built her hugely successful YouTube channel, how musicians can get the most out of social media these days and why she recently did a 24-hour live streaming event.

Noah Pred is a Canadian producer, DJ and music educator. We caught up with him just before he was to discuss keeping a creative flow in the studio at Ableton’s now postponed Loop festival. However, his topic seems more relevant than ever to these times of lockdown and quarantine. In the podcast, he talks about his early transition to electronic music, explains how he ended up teaching and offers his tips on how to keep those creative juices flowing.

Josephine Lee is the president and creative director of the Chicago Children’s Choir. Before the COVID-19 crisis hit, she brought some of the kids to Shure's For Those Who Tour house for a special microphone workshop. Mark Brunner asked Lee about her classical music training, how she eventually joined CCC and the choir's important role in the city's cultural landscape.

Singer-songwriter Hannah Trigwell is a self-taught guitarist who started out busking the streets of her northern English hometown Leeds. A music pioneer on YouTube, she has found legions of fans all over the world online. We spoke with her about being an independent artist in the age of social media, how that affects her creativity and what it’s like interacting with her fans via the internet.

Leo Moracchioli is the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and producer behind the popular Frog Leap Studios channel on YouTube. With over three million subscribers, he’s racked up more than 700 million views by doing his own brand of metal covers. In the podcast, he talks about the pressures of making a fully produced track and video every single week, what his studio setup is like and how taking his show on the road is changing his music.

England's Ash Soan is one of the world's leading sessions drummers. He's worked with everyone from Squeeze to Adele and even performed during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. We spoke with him at Metropolis Studios while he was leading a workshop for the winner of Shure's Drum Mastery contest.

Rachel K. Collier is an electronic music producer from Wales who likes to give her fans a behind-the-scenes look at her creative process. Mary Spender caught up with her at the Montreux Jazz Festival to ask her why she likes to breakdown her songwriting on her YouTube channel and how she's taking her music from the studio to the stage.

After dabbling in several projects spanning multiple genres, the Minneapolis-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Nutzman seems to have finally found his groove as Velvet Negroni. His the future-forward R&B has attracted the attention of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Tame Impala and Kanye West. In the podcast, he talks about how his access to pop music was restricted growing up, what it's like to be nominated by Santigold for the new platform Shure24 and how he describes his sound to Uber drivers.