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The Audionowcast is a podcast where we talk about the audio industry. We cover everything from mixing to sound editing, from sound design to song writing. Our panel is made up of industry professionals from various aspects of the audio industry. If you like the podcast drop us an e at audio@nowcastnetwork.com.
You can also check us out at audionowcast.com.
The panel:
Rob Arbittier | Rob is a composer, songwriter, producer, arranger, engineer, and technologist and runs Noisy Neighbors Productions with legendary engineer, Gary O, together their credits include Stevie wonder's "SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE" and many other ground-breaking albums. They have also written and produced music along with the sound-design for hundreds of commercials and movie trailers, far too many TV promos to count, "behind the scenes" DVD special features for many films, and they have also composed themes and underscores for numerous TV series and games. Rob’s credits also include a diverse group of artists – Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Peter Frampton, Jennifer Lopez, Diana Ross, Neil Diamond, Weird Al Yankovic, and many others.
Andrew Scheps | Andrew has worked with some of the biggest rock bands in the world: Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Audioslave, Linkin Park, Green Day and U2. He's also worked with icons such as Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and Iggy Pop, as well as indie artists such asManu Chao, Duke Spirit, Cass McCombs and Blood Red Shoes. Andrew started as a musician, but found that what he enjoyed most was working behind the scenes. He has spent some time working for Synclavier, and then on the road with Stevie Wonder (as a keyboard tech) and Michael Jackson (mixing live sound). But he found his home in the studio, and honed his craft engineering and mixing for producers such as Rob Cavallo, Don Was and Rick Rubin. Having learned from some of the best in the business, Andrew began producing in addition to his engineering and mix work. Andrew does much of his work at his own studio, Punkerpad West. It's here, on this gear, that he's mixed Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many others.
Martin Page | Martin, who hails from Southampton, England, first gained recognition as a songwriter with hits for Kim Carnes and Earth, Wind & Fire, and along with Bernie Taupin, wrote the Number One hits “WE BUILT THIS CITY,” for Starship and “THESE DREAMS,” recorded by Heart. Teaming up with Peter Cox and Richard Drummie of Go West, Martin wrote the Top Ten hit “KING OF WISHFUL THINKING,” featured in the movie “PRETTY WOMAN.” Martin has also written for, produced or worked with The Commodores, Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones, Paul Young, Brian Ferry, Phil Collins and Josh Groban, among many others. Martin gained solo success in America with his debut album “IN THE HOUSE OF STONE AND LIGHT.” Released in 1994 it broke the record as the longest charting single in Billboard’s A/C Chart history garnering their “1995 Top Adult Contemporary Single Of The Year” Award, and ASCAP’s “most played” Award for 1995 and 1996. In 2008, Martin released his second album, "IN THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSE," which has propelled him to a soon-to-be released third album.
Scott Gershin | Scott can often be found...take that back Scott is often traveling the word in search of the sounds that you hear in movies, TV, and video games. As one of the most creative Sound Designers in the industry, he has created bombs exploding, spaceships taking off, and robots walking. However with a resume that includes over 100 motion pictures, he has also captured the sounds of civil war battlefields (Glory), an emotional VW (Herbie Fully Loaded), the cries of a Perfect Storm and ancient Egypt (The Prince of Egypt). He is the executive creative director of Soundelux Design Music Group, a postproduction sound company located in Hollywood, California. And, he is also the co-founder of the Interactive Entertainment Sound Developers, a new branch the Game Audio Network Group.
Bobby Summerfield | Bobby has a wide reaching career spanning almost 30 years as musician. Starting as a DJ, he honed his engineering skills mixing live front of house sound before moving into the studio as an engineer, session player and producer. Since moving to the States 15 years ago, he has concentrated on scoring for film and television for which he has completed more than two thousand one hundred commissions listed on The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) website. His clients have included the television shows Oprah, The View, NYPD Blue, Survivor and ABC's 20/20 among many others.
Mike Rodriguez | Mike has been working in the audio, film & television and music industries for more than twenty years. Starting as a drum, keyboard tech and midi-programmer for artists such as Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, Stryper, Al Jarreau, Teddy Riley and Martin Page he learned what it took to work under pressure during live performances that ranged from small clubs to stadium venues. He then made the jump to film and television and amassed an enormous credit list that includes audio mixing for more than 260 film, television and DVD commercials and over 170 DVD bonus material productions and numerous electronic press kits. In addition, he has mixed 21 HBO television specials and an additional 35 network and cable television series and specials. He has also provided sound design for 9 feature films. Besides his entertainment work he has contributed as a sound designer and audio mixer to numerous corporate, cultural and museum projects including, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Museum of Tolerance and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. In his "spare" time he runs Westwave studios, composes music and travels the world in search of interesting, obscure, useful/useless audio and music gear.
Forrest Robinson | Forrest developed his passion for music growing up in Memphis, Tennessee playing Gospel, Blues, Rhythm & Blues, and Country and his performance chops in the clubs and recording studios of Atlanta, Georgia. With influences that range from Jazz and Industrial to Heavy Metal, Forrest is one of the most versatile drummers on the West Coast. He has performed and toured with India.Arie, OVID, Utada Hikaru, and Jiva and recently returned from Europe where he performed with the Crusaders. As a dynamic performer, Forrest asked by one of his many sponsors, GRETSCH Drums, SABIAN Cymbals, TOCA Percussion, GIBRALTAR Hardware, ROLAND V-Drums, EVANS Drumheads and VATER Sticks, to perform live industry demo sessions.
Bill Burgess | Bill has toured three continents as a drummer/DJ and has produced and engineered 20 independent artist albums. He has written music for NBC's "The Mentalist", Disney, Apple Inc, Miramax Films, Discovery Channel and Triage Entertainment. Bill is the former Pro Audio Marketing Manager for Apple Inc. where his favorite task was visiting the studios of high profile musicians to gather intelligence and conduct on-site training for Logic Pro. He is a technical contributor to a number of Apple Pro Audio training books and currently does comprehensive online video tutorials for macprovideo.com. His titles include MainStage and KeyMap 1.5, with Pro Tools 8 and Ableton Live 8 currently in production. He is passionate about electronic music and performance video and is currently working on a new record for a German label.
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