Shut-Up & Listen

This week our guest is Blake Baxter, a self taught Lighting Director (LD). He shares his knowledge of lighting, visuals, lasers and everything that goes into bringing a venue to life. This episode starts off with a general overview of lighting and then dives deep into how intricate these features can get. We also answer lighting related questions from our listeners. Follow Blake [https://www.instagram.com/baxterre_/?hl=en]: @baxterre_ Shout Outs: Star Wars, Christian Jackson, GrandMA2, Lights All Night, KVANT Projectors, Panasonic, Declan James, DMX, Electric Daisy Carnival, EDC, Artnet, SACN, Julian Gray, mau5trap, Catslash, Cat/, Ableton, Resolume, Pangolin, ILDA Shut-Up & Listen is a music industry podcast where we dive into all aspects of the music business. This podcast will not only dive into the creative process (i.e. recording) and experiences from the artist perspective; but also shed light on the granular side of the industry so we can hear from the folks behind the scenes. This will include guests that are production managers, VJ & lighting gurus, artist managers, record label managers, and folks that handle everything in-between. Each episode will feature a special guest that will share their journey and insight based on their expertise. If you are someone who just enjoys listening to music - “the casual listener”: our hope is that you’ll finish each episode with a deeper understanding and appreciation for what goes into making music and/or putting on the events you enjoy.  If you are someone currently navigating the industry; our hope is that you can listen to an episode and immediately use what you’ve heard towards reaching your artistic goals. You’re not in this alone. Shree is your host. He has 8+ years of experience as a music educator. He has also navigated various aspects of the music business including co-founding his own production company, managing artists, producing original music with releases on music labels, performing at music festivals and more.  “That’s what Shree said.” Shree [https://linktr.ee/Shreemix]: @shreemix *Contains Explicit Material

This week our guest is AMC, a music industry lifer who started her career before she could even get into the club. She now has several notable festivals under her belt and has worked every event production job imaginable. Some of her current responsibilities are production manager, handling artist day-to-day, advancing, and more.  Hear her story and tips to pulling off a successful event. We also answer questions from YOU, our listeners. Shout Outs: Skrillex, Diplo, Dillon Frances, TomorrowWorld, TomorrowLand, Electric Zoo, Sunset Music Festival, Ubbi Dubbi, Freaky Deaky, Spring Awakening, Friendship, Johnny Funk, Lizard Lounge, Disco Donnie, Insomniac, Mike Ziemer, Chance the Rapper Shut-Up & Listen: a music industry podcast where we dive into all aspects of the music business. This podcast will not only dive into the creative process (i.e. recording) and experiences from the artist perspective; but also shed light on the granular side of the industry so we can hear from the folks behind the scenes. This will include guests that are production managers, VJ & lighting gurus, artist managers, record label managers, and folks that handle everything in-between. Each episode will feature a special guest that will share their journey and insight based on their expertise. If you are someone who just enjoys listening to music - “the casual listener”: our hope is that you’ll finish each episode with a deeper understanding and appreciation for what goes into making music and/or putting on the events you enjoy.  If you are someone currently navigating the industry; our hope is that you can listen to an episode and immediately use what you’ve heard towards reaching your artistic goals. You’re not in this alone. Shree is your host. He has 8+ years of experience as a music educator. He has also navigated various aspects of the music business including co-founding his own production company, managing artists, producing original music with releases on music labels, performing at music festivals and more.  “That’s what Shree said.” Follow Shree [https://linktr.ee/Shreemix] : @shreemix *Contains Explicit Material

Our guest this week is Andrew Blanchard aka Faucon; a producer from Dallas with  releases on multiple [https://www.beatport.com/artist/faucon/711013] record labels. He shares his story through addiction and sobriety. He also shares his creative process when writing music and his journey through the music industry. He gives clarity to what mastering, compression and mixing means to him + insight on shopping your music to record labels. Faucon [https://soundcloud.com/fauconmusic]: @fauconmusic Shout outs: BT, Willie Trimmer, Sasha, John Digweed, Prok & Fitch, Left/Right, Format, Technorotica, Stetra, Limbo | Release, PY1, 90 Watts, Manual Music, ADE, Phoenix Music, Little Festival Records, Beatport, Pete Tong Shut-Up & Listen: a music industry podcast where we dive into all aspects of the music business. This podcast will not only dive into the creative process (i.e. recording) and experiences from the artist perspective; but also shed light on the granular side of the industry so we can hear from the folks behind the scenes. This will include guests that are production managers, VJ & lighting gurus, artist managers, record label managers, and folks that handle everything in-between. Each episode will feature a special guest that will share their journey and insight based on their expertise. If you are someone who just enjoys listening to music - “the casual listener”: our hope is that you’ll finish each episode with a deeper understanding and appreciation for what goes into making music and/or putting on the events you enjoy.  If you are someone currently navigating the industry; our hope is that you can listen to an episode and immediately use what you’ve heard towards reaching your artistic goals. You’re not in this alone. Shree is your host. He has 8+ years of experience as a music educator. He has also navigated various aspects of the music business including co-founding his own production company, managing artists, producing original music with releases on music labels, performing at music festivals and more.  “That’s what Shree said.” Shree [https://soundcloud.com/shreemix]: @shreemix *Contains Explicit Material Keywords: Music, Business, Industry, Production, Artists, Recording, DJ, Faucon, Sobriety, Addiction, Workflow, Mastering

This week my guest is Z, founder of Auxspot (an artist management collective). Z talks about how he approaches artist management, artist development, and goals for a roster with multiple artists. He also shares his personal journey through the music industry and his passion for digital cover art.  We close out this episode by answering questions for Z from Twitter & Facebook and plugging his new monthly event for all industry folks in Dallas, SAGA. Z & Auxspot: @auxspot @zeenoa1 @iamz18 @zeenoa18 Shree: @shreemix Shut-Up & Listen: a music industry podcast where we will dive into all aspects of the music business. This podcast will not only dive into the creative process (i.e. recording) and experiences from the artist perspective; but also shed light on the granular side of the industry so we can hear from the folks behind the scenes. This will include guests that are production managers, VJ & lighting gurus, artist managers, record label managers, and folks that handle everything in-between. Each episode will feature a special guest that will share their journey and insight based on their expertise.

This week my guest is an OG homie of mine that has been on her musical journey for over a decade. She is one of my favorite artists in Dallas and is also a co-founded her own company (Technorotica). My guest this week is Stephanie Tran aka STETRA [https://soundcloud.com/stetra_stetra]. Shut-Up & Listen: a music industry podcast where we will dive into all aspects of the music business. This podcast will not only dive into the creative process (i.e. recording) and experiences from the artist perspective; but also shed light on the granular side of the industry so we can hear from the folks behind the scenes. This will include guests that are production managers, VJ & lighting gurus, artist managers, record label managers, and folks that handle everything in-between. Each episode will feature a special guest that will share their journey and insight based on their expertise.