The Pinnacle

By Pinnacle

Exploring the world of music, art and business together 🎻

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

The Pinnacle episodes:

January 24, 2023 #19: The BEST Way To Learn New Musical Skills | john wehmeyer
john wehmeyer and Pinnacle discuss the best way to learn new musical skills, the importance of keeping the FLOW in studio sessions, setting up a workspace conducive to your workflow and much, much more.
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john wehmeyer: https://www.instagram.com/johnwehmeyer_/
Pinnacle: https://www.instagram.com/pinnacleatthetop/
Timestamps:
00:00 - John Wehmeyer Introduction
02:00 - Learning Guitar to Prove to Parents
02:30 - Joining School Band and Learning Bass
07:00 - Teaching Music Before Moving to L.A.
09:30 - Guitar Players Have an Advantage
11:30 - Transitioning From Orchestra to Modern Producing
14:00 - The BEST Way to Learn New Skills
20:16 - Trying To Join School Band... With a Guitar
22:00 - Military Family and Moving to L.A
25:30 - Messaging 50 People a Day
31:00 - Focusing on Relationships to Build Your Career
34:00 - Relying on and Finding Teachers
40:00 - Developing Relationships with Artists
43:00 - Holding Producer Sessions
46:51 - Learning Mixing Through The Right People
54:00 - Taking Courses and INVESTING in Your Craft
56:00 - Negativity in the Producer Community and Reaching Out to People
1:04:00 - Mastering by Yourself in 2023
1:08:30 - Getting Reassurance / Rules of Making Music
1:12:00 - The KEY to Perfect Collaboration
1:15:00 - Importance of Keeping the FLOW
1:21:00 - Switching Ideas to Keep The Flow
1:25:40 - Making Your Workspace PERFECT for Creative Ideas
1:27:00 - Perspective and Being Self-Aware in Music
1:30:00 - Pinnacle's Controversial Twitter Thread / Create Without Expectation
1:31:50 - John Wehmeyer's Kingsway Pack
1:33:00 - Difference Between Sample Libraries and Samples to Send Out
1:38:00 - Working With Ging (Formerly Frank Dukes)
1:42:00 - Feedback From Al Hug
1:48:30 - John Wehmeyer Outro
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1h 53min
January 17, 2023 #18: Berklee Student on Songwriting and Creative Process | Ella Allice
In today's episode, Ella Allice and Pinnacle discuss her journey to Berklee School of Music, her songwriting process, and overcoming common mental hurdles in the music industry.
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Ella Allice: https://www.instagram.com/EllaAllice/
Pinnacle: https://www.instagram.com/pinnacleatthetop/

Timestamps:
0:00 - Ella Allice Introduction
01:15 - Playing Violin At Age 7
02:45 - Musical Highschool
05:00 - Vienna Music School
06:00 - Singer Songwriter
08:00 - Convincing Parents of Berklee
09:20 - Moving to Boston With No Prior Friends
11:00 - People That Don't Want to Collaborate
13:50 - Constructive vs. Destructive Criticism
15:00 - Growing Up Negative and Changing That
17:22 - Most Surprising Lesson...
18:20 - Importance of Having Fun to Help Your Career
22:30 - Learning Producing by Proxy
24:30 - How to Improve Songwriting
26:31 - "Stealing" Art to Make Your Art
28:30 - Learning Music Theory Through Curiosity
33:09 - Exploring Boston and Campus
35:00 - Being Rejected Because of Accent
39:00 - Your Job is to Believe in Yourself
42:00 - Best Musical Experience
46:00 - Perfection vs. Having Fun
50:20 - Phases During a Studio Session
52:00 - Upcoming Single "Love Me"
53:30 - Making Songs Over Zoom
59:30 - Believing in The Final Product
1:00:00 - Baking Cakes and Paying Producers
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1h 4min
January 11, 2023 #17: From Hollywood to Producing | Andrew Astor
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Andrew Astor: https://www.instagram.com/andrewastor/
Pinnacle: https://www.instagram.com/pinnacleatthetop/

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Getting Into Acting
4:00 - Is L.A. Fake?
7:00 - Supportive Parents
8:30 - Dropping Out of College
10:00 - Going to School for Music
13:40 - Being Shown Music by Mom
15:30 - 1500 Sound Academy
16:45 - Why Go To SCHOOL For Music?
19:15 - The Key To Networking
22:00 - Meeting People in Person vs. Online
24:00 - The Difference Between Actors and Music Producers
28:00 - Travelling For Your Music Career
35:00 - Getting Into Producing Through Video Games
37:00 - Getting Injured in Varsity Basketball
38:30 - A.I and Art
41:00 - Breaking Out a New Artist
44:00 - Kodak Black Being Some Rapper's Favorite Rapper
48:00 - Blowing Up As An Independent Artist
55:00 - Acting in the Insidious Series and Returning in 2023
1:04:00 - KEY Trait to Have in the Music Industry
1:05:00 - How To Get The Right People Around You
1:06:39 - What Makes Someone IMPOSSIBLE To Work With
1:09:30 - Best First Investments For Producing
1:18:00 - Sending Files on TIME (Within This Time-Limit)
1:19:30 - Top 5 VSTs
1:23:30 - Upcoming Artists
1:27:00 - The Hangover
1:28:30 - Being Around Professional Actors
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1h 30min
October 09, 2022 #16: The Secret to Producing for Drake | Eli Brown
Eli Brown talks to Pinnacle about producing on Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' album, meeting Frank Dukes and dropping a Kingsway pack. They also discuss entrepreneurship and how to make money in the music industry.
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57min
July 11, 2022 #15: Geminichxld on Releasing A Kingsway Pack, The Worst Beat Ever
Today, Pinnacle and Gemini discuss his debut Kingsway release and how it transpired, the worst beat he has ever heard, and important questions about French Montana.
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53min
March 22, 2022 #14: Jackson Romain on Being A Multi-Platinum Producer, Staying Ahead of The Curve
Today, Pinnacle and Jackson discuss being a multiplatinum producer, creativity, and Staying Ahead of The Curve. Jackson dives into staying creative, experimenting, and disobeying rules. Jackson Romain has unreleased music with some of your favourite artists.
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1h 32min
February 05, 2022 #13: Horuhe San on Waveforce, Developing Artists and Creating a Team
Today, Pinnacle and Horuhe San discuss Waveforce, developing artists and creating a team. Horuhe delves into balancing everything at once, making compromises, and creating efficiency. Horuhe San is a producer and the founder of the Waveforce collective.
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1h 26min
January 18, 2022 #12: Nick Nash on Working With Yung Pinch, Millions of Streams, Dropping Out of School
Today, Pinnacle and Nick Nash discuss being in the studio with Yung Pinch, Viral's billboard #1 plaque from a Young Thug song, dropping out of school, and moving to LA. Nick Nash is a producer who is a part of the viral collective. He first found success in working with local independent artists and racking up millions of streams through their songs.
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57min
January 10, 2022 #11: WAVES on Kingsway Sample Library, Ging (Frank Dukes), Where's The Cookup, Lil Mosey
Today, Pinnacle and Waves discuss the Kingsway Sample Library, Ging (Frank Dukes), Where's The Cook Up, Lil Mosey, and much more. He's a Gold Certified producer known for his work with Lil Mosey, Kingsway Sample Library, Xanman, and many more.
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1h 35min
January 06, 2022 #10: Mini Producer - Getting A Manager, Being In Snapchat Documentary, Tory Lanez Tweet
Today, Pinnacle and Mini Producer discuss him being in a Snapchat documentary, creating content, the controversial Tory Lanez Tweet, and getting an amazing manager. He's known for his online content and his work with YBN Almighty Jay, Yung Bleu, and WifiIsFuneral.
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1h 6min

FAQs about The Pinnacle:

How many episodes does The Pinnacle have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.