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Our guest today is Dan Comerchero, a musician, producer, blogger, online businessman, and creator of the Quiztones app for Mac, and iOS. Dan has a successful blog called The Pro Audio Files, a curation of excellent and concise articles and videos on mixing, recording, producing, and mastering. Dan has created an indispensable resource for helpful articles on the whole process of recording. I am very excited to have Dan Comerchero with us today on the The Toy Box Studio Show!

The Pro Audio Files

Some of the great products available from the Pro Audio Files:

Quiztones.com

Mixing Hip Hop

Learn Compression

Resources Dan Comerchero shared with us on the show:

1. Lettuce (http://instagram.com/joelhamilton_ — in studio recording with Joel Hamilton, great use of instagram for a studio and band)

2. Dustin Mystery Room Mastering PDF - http://theproaudiofiles.com/audio-mastering-format-and-delivery-guide-2014/

3. 45 Marketing Tips for Audio Professionals - http://theproaudiofiles.com/marketing/

Please connect with us with your questions or comments:

Dan Comerchero on Twitter

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Isaac Bolduc, president of Synergy Consulting, joins me for a Q&A about Health insurance for the musician and Audio Professional.

Isaac has 14 years experience providing health insurance as one of Tennessee's top rated Blue Cross Blue Shield brokers and is an expert at helping musicians find the right health insurance policy. He has been my insurance provider for years, and has been a huge help!

Isaac Bolduc can get you signed up in no time and help you get peace of mind fast. And best of all it won’t cost you a penny extra for his free help. So call Isaac, the Insurance Sherpa, today!

Email: Isaac Bolduc

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615 415 5755 (Tell him Lij Sent you!)

Or

Email: Lij Shaw

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Peertracks.com

Our guests today are two ground breaking visionaries that join us from both the music world and the cryptographic digital currency world. Eddie Corral and Cédrik Cobban came across my radar when I was doing a Bitcoin podcast called Bitcoins and Gravy with John Barrett. Eddie and Cédrik are taking the technology that powers Bitcoin and applying it to marketing music using a new platform called Peertracks which is built on the Bitshares network. Eddie has over 25 years in the music business working with major label artists and establishing independent talent. From radio promotion to national touring, Eddie brings his vast knowledge of the industry and integrates it with the crypto world. Cédrik got into Bitcoin in 2011, then discovered BitShares and decided to spearhead BitShares Music in february 2014. Understanding the new technology behind block chains, Bitshares, Peertracks and creating new digital currencies can be a lot to grasp all at once. So hang on tight as Eddie and Cédrik help shed some light on this amazing new platform and the potential to reinvent the music market in a way that gives new meaning to being part of a fan club.

Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments about Peertracks and what you would like to see included in a new platform for music:[email protected] [email protected] You can learn more about what we discussed here:

Peertracks and follow them on Twitter or Facebook

If you want to get started and to buy Notes go here

To get Bitcoin you can use my affiliate link thorugh Coinbase the most trusted Bitcoin provider I know.

And finally here are more helpful linksBitshares Music FoundationBit SharesBitcoins And Gravy a podcast about BitcoinWhat is Bitcoin?I want to get some Bitcoin!Discover Reddit and learn more about Peertracks. See how the voting mechanism could work for bands and music charts on Peertracks

How do you go from Bullshit to brilliant businessman? Lij Shaw interviews Anders Elfström about his musical journey and radio production career. We learn how Anders started out as a kid punk rocker (in the band Bullshit) to become a very successful radio producer making podcasts for mega furniture retailer Ikea to help them sell rockers (and other stuff).

Who knew that talking about how long we spend in the bathroom could be the key to success in audio production and ultimately music? Show Note Links: Five years Filt (Anders radio production company. Means “blanket” in English)IKEA podcast The fine musicians on Anders 3.0 record:Lex Price bass Ian Fitchuck drums John Deaderick keys Jason Lehning keys Jen Gunderman keys Joe McMahan guitarZach Casebolt violinsLera Lynn bv Thanks to Miktek Audio for the Procast SST podasting mics! A few of our favorite places for food from the studio!Mas TacosKoi SushiThe Hop StopFat bottom BreweryBagelFace

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Nick Lobel

Lex Price

Nick Lobel, Secretary & Treasurer of the Belmont University AES chapter, interviews Lex Price (k.d. Lang, Mindy Smith) and myself, Lij Shaw (Living Things, Spinto Band) in the studio as we talk about musical influences and share advice for having great tracking sessions. We talk about working with great artists like Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, and Mindy Smith, and share some of the lessons and mistakes we have learned along the way.

More Show Note links:

Audio Engineering Society

Belmont University

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What do Dave Grohl and Wynonna Judd have in common? Find out as I talk with Peter King about listening with the heart to music. Peter shares insight into fear, failure, and repeated success while making records whether tracking or mixing.

Peter King has many gold records to his name as a producer, songwriter, keyboardist, and engineer. He moved to Nashville from Australia to create the studio Tone Cafe in Berry Hill. Through his eclectic career he has made many records in the Christian Contemporary Music genre most notably with Hillsong. However his work spans a wide spectrum of artists from the country music of Wynonna Judd, to the the heavy heavy sound of The Valley, to the art rock of Mute Math and pop sound of The Newsboys. He creates big mixes that beautifully highlight the singer while leaving space and detail for the band whether acoustic and folky or electric and funky.

Learn more about Peter at: Tone Cafe

Some of the tools that Peter talked about:

Chandler Limited Little Devil Comressor

Purple MC77

Univeral Audio LA2A

What happens when you back up all your belongings, leave not only your secure job, but your own business and pursue your musical dreams? I talk with Nick Bullock to about his musical journey and landing on his feet in Nashville. Nick shares insight into writing daily, keeping a band together, and staying on his musical path through many obsatcles. Nick had a successful band and even built a booming music school in Ithaca NY before deciding to leave it all to move to Nashville TN to focus on songwriting and nuturing his musical career. Through discipline, routine, and positive thinking Nick inspires us all to follow our dreams and have a great time doing it! Show Note Links:

Nick Bullock

Recommended readingThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Crowdfunding for your next recordkickstarter.comidigogo.compatreon.com Email list building platforms and servicesmailchimp.comaweber.comreverbnation.com fanbridge.com Vinyl recourcesUnited Record Pressing Tools for recording

Universal Audio Apollo 16 FireWire Audio Interface, with Free Thunderbolt Option Card

Miktek CV3

For more info about Lij - thetoyboxstudio.com

For more info about Roger - belltonerecording.com

In Ep 05 Roger Alan Nichols joins Lij at The Toy Box Studio for an in depth interview about music, recording, and how to make it as a band. Roger is an incredibly talented musician with a long track record in rock, pop, and country production. A member of Nashville's own Dreaming In English, Roger shares his insight into creating success as a band or artist and songwriter.

recorded by Noah Eichler aka "Catfish"

editted by Lij Shaw

Intro music. "Amercan Winter" from Skadoosh by Lij Shaw & Corey Seigle

Thanks to Miktek for the fabulous CV3 mics and Procast SST

The Toy Box Studio Show 004 Lij Shaw interviews Jacob Lawson about his musical career and performing and production experiences. Jacob also shares some great tips for recording in the studio and how to get the most out of a violin or string session. Jacob has 20+ years performing and producing. Among his discography are singer/songwriter rock/pop albums for Jennifer Knapp, Mary Allen and Leslie Mendelson, art-song meets-Coney Island records for Carol Lipnik, acoustic instrumental records for Noah Hoffeld, John Johns, and Richard Smith and many more. Jacob also produces spacey or groovy or dancey electronic remixes for Venus Hum, Nada Surf,David Poe, Dave’s True Story, Josh Rouse and others.

In The Toy Box Studio Show #3 Lij Shaw focuses on the creative work flow and getting the most out of your mix.