Soundiron Podcast

In this episode of the Soundiron Podcast our very own Mike Peaslee sits down with David Simi, our guide and mentor during the original lower organ sessions for Alpha Organ, who sadly passed away in June 2021.

In this conversation, David talks about about being the organist at St. Paul's Church since the 70s, the origins of the lower and upper organ, their unique aspects, the physical aspects of playing them and more.

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0:00 -- Intro

0:29 -- Thoughts on the character lower organ & upper organ

4:11 -- The origin of the lower organ

8:12 -- The origins of the upper organ

12:44 -- The experience playing both organs

14:25 -- What are the unique aspects of the upper organ?

18:09 -- The physical experience playing these organs

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In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Korg's Gadget VR, Bytedance Ripple, Hans Zimmer's new purchase, Cuckoo's advice for creatives, our new Quadral 3 library, Trent Reznor's scoring career, and much more.

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For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (0:42) Korg's Gadget VR

* (04:09) Bytedance Ripple

* (07:20) Hans Zimmer buys a new studio

* (09:10) Cuckoo's advice for aspiring creatives

* (12:36) Quadral 3

* (20:10) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

* (32:17) Recommendations

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

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In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about being choosy about gigs, soundiron's summer sale, the new Desk Bell for Kontakt 7 player, Deliberate practice, music related scams, and much more.

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For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (1:29) You don't know winners beforehand

* (08:21) Storewide sale

* (10:30) Desk Bell for K7 player

* (12:33) Why upgrade to Kontakt 7?

* (15:13) Deliberate Practice

* (27:06) Music Scams

* (46:13) Recommendations

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

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In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Skrillex, throwing your work in the pool, how gardening applies to ideas, our new Knightsen Box Grand library, Michael Giacchino's career, and much more.

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For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (0:29) Skrillex show fire

* (02:38) Unorthodox creativity

* (08:39) Sleep, Creep, Leap

* (11:21) Knightsen Boxgrand Piano

* (14:55) Michael Giacchino's career arc

* (37:15) Recommendations

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

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In this episode Nathan & Craig talk about Ed Sheeran's lawsuit win, Google's generative music app, napping for creativity, some of their favorite scores that use female vocals, Logic on iPad, Grit Kit, and much more.

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For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (0:34) Ed Sheeran wins lawsuit

* (03:30) Google's MusicLM

* (05:28) MIT sleep for creativity

* (11:57) Our favorite scores with female vocals

* (30:55) Apple brings Logic to iPad

* (34:15) our updated Grit Kit

* (37:15) Recommendations

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

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In this episode Nathan & Craig interview @JamesonNathanJones - we chat about his organ and piano background, transition to electronic music, youtube growth, avoiding consumerism, how he starts composing new music, and more.

Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast

For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Jameson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/JamesonNathanJones

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (1:43) Organ and piano chops

* (03:23) Organist practice

* (05:15) Organ fun facts

* (09:31) Transition from classical to electronic

* (16:19) Favorite film composers

* (19:01) Reverse engineering synth presets

* (21:23) Classical musicians suck at electronic music

* (24:12) Relationship to clickbait

* (27:40) Being clear over being clever

* (29:14) Growing on youtube

* (37:21) Putting in repetitions

* (40:44) How do you start a new composition?

* (44:10) First soft synth for beginner?

* (45:28) First hardware synth for beginner?

* (47:55) Gear-centric thinking

* (50:49) Instagram audio quality

* (52:46) Best recent purchase under $100?

* (57:05) Favorite podcast at the moment?

* (1:00:05) Goals for the next few years?

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

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In this episode Nathan & Craig interview Zach Heyde, a CA based music composer and content creator. We cover piano skills, orchestration tips, youtube education, and much more.

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For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (0:36) Coffee!

* (02:10) Scoring the Mario Bros trailer

* (04:35) Piano skills

* (09:00) College experience

* (14:32) Youtube

* (17:51) Orchestration tips

* (21:09) MIDI breath controller

* (25:38) Score study

* (33:24) What are you trying to improve?

* (34:58) Inspiring youtubers?

* (38:17) Piano duet videos

* (39:32) Career evolution

* (44:32) Writing additional music for Kung Fu Panda

* (53:30) Personal project you're excited about right now?

* (55:06) Best recent purchase under $100?

* (55:52) Favorite podcast at the moment?

* (57:02) What's next for Zach?

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

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In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about their favorite April Fool's jokes of 2023, the evolution of voice AI, composing for adventure genres, the new Solo Duduk library and much more.

Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast

For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (0:36) April fools jokes

* (10:29) A.I. as an intern

* (16:40) Kanye AI voice changer

* (19:48) Buy it for life bot

* (22:17) What does the periodic table of elements sound like?

* (23:32) Solo Duduk library

* (28:24) Craig's fantasy cue & video

* (33:25) Dune style composition

* (38:52) Recommendations

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

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In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about IKEA getting into audio, Apple's new classical music app, Peter Gabriel on AI, Spotify's Discovery feed, rules to live by, and much more.

Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast

For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (0:34) IKEA music

* (01:52) Apple Classical Music App

* (4:01) Peter Gabriel on AI

* (5:14) How we use AI

* (10:05) Spotify payola

* (15:14) 40 lessons from 30 years

* (28:04) Storewide sale soundiron.com

* (29:21) Recommendations

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered!

#soundiron #musicpodcast #recording

In this episode Nathan & Craig chat about how to start creating your own art based on what you wish others would do, Bing's sassy ChatGPT, the new Ancient Greek Compendium, Chicago's Violin Doctor, Alan Silvestri's legendary scoring career, and much more.

Subscribe to the Soundiron Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundiron-podcast

For more info, visit our website: https://soundiron.com/

Podcast notes:

* (0:00) Intro

* (1:03) A starting point for your own art

* (07:30) Bing rude chatbot

* (11:13) Ancient Greek Compendium

* (14:06) Chicago's Violin Doctor

* (20:21) Crash course on Alan Silvestri

* (32:42) Recommendations

Welcome to Soundiron, where the world is your orchestra! We create professional virtual instrument plugins and sample libraries for music, media, cinema, games and education. Whether you're a musician, songwriter, composer, producer, sound-designer, student or teacher, or just want to have fun making your own music, we've got you covered! 

#soundiron #musicpodcast #recording