Episode 9 - Richard Hoover

Episode 9 - Richard Hoover

In this episode of Soundwall we interview Richard Hoover, the founder and Head Luthier of Santa Cruz Guitar Company. We discuss Richard's beginnings as a luthier, his philosophy on how to build the best sounding acoustic guitar, and the 50th anniversary of Santa Cruz Guitar Company.

Episode 8 - Chris Dugan

Chris Dugan is a grammy winning recording engineer from Northern California. Although Chris is most known for his recordings and live Audio/Video productions with Green Day, he is a highly sought after engineer and mixer who has worked with the likes of Weezer, Alanis Morrisette, Fall Out Boy, Gaslight Anthem, Matt Nathanson, and Charger. In this Episode of Soundwall, we discuss going from recording in garages to major studios, great microphones that don’t break the bank, using plugins, and how to set up a simple home studio for those who want to start recording their own music. Enjoy!

Episode 7 - David Victor

David Victor is an amazing musician from the Ca East Bay Area. Although he is best known for Recording and Touring with Boston, David has committed his life to a host of other musical endeavors. In this episode, we discuss David’s journey to playing arena shows, his charitable work in “Harmony and Healing”, and starting protributebands.com [http://protributebands.com/]

Episode 6 - Andy Powers

In Episode 6, Adam interviews Andy Powers.  Andy is CEO, President, and Chief Guitar Designer at Taylor Guitars in El Cajon, CA. Andy recently created Powers Electric, featuring a brand new electric guitar called the "A-Type", which has been an incredibly popular guitar at Danville Music! In this interview Andy discusses his beginnings tinkering in his Father's garage, making a living doing guitar repair, how he became an integral part of Taylor Guitars, and the process of creating a brand new style of electric guitar.

Episode 5 - David Benson Part 2

In this episode, Adam interviews David Benson. David Benson is an incredibly talented musician, producer, and engineer hailing from California. His impressive list of artist he's worked with include Michael Jackson, Don Henley, Barry Manilow, Stevie Nicks, Barbara Streisand, and many, many more. His story was so interesting, we had to break the podcast into 2 parts. In Part 2, David discusses being a producer for American Idol, Clive Davis, and the television productions he's currently working on.