by Pete Bulanow
Even though I love blogging and hope to get back to it more, I haven’t been posting as much, because we are in the midst of planning some big new things.
The first one (and only one) I will tell you about right now, is we’re creating a weekly podcast with a new special guest each week to begin in December.
The podcast will interview guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists, solo instrumentalists, vocalists, sound engineers and music directors to gain their perspective on music production. We may even interview a worship leader or worship pastor along the way, but with a focus on issues facing them with music production. We will also talk to songwriters about how they deal with producing their new music (choosing a producer, vision, control, etc.) Right now it looks like episodes will be about 45 minutes.
While the demographics for the initial group of interviewees is fairly diverse, it is nevertheless centered on people I know, and thus on the east coast of America. However, I really hope to grow it outside of the United States, and am open to recommendations and nominations (via my contact page). I’m not looking for famous people or big names as much as I am looking for someone doing it with something to say. While I expect cultural differences will impact the context of the discussion, I nevertheless expect that we all share many of the same problems and will learn a lot from each other.
With the podcast come opportunities to promote useful products or services, as well as new songs. Each podcast will promote one product or service, and conclude with an original song. If you have a product or service, or you’re a songwriter with an original song seeking a wider audience, please contact me to discuss those opportunities.
I can’t wait to release it, and can’t wait to hear what you think of it!