The Songwriter's Speakeasy Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jonathan Wisniewski
The Songwriter's Speakeasy Podcast is a music podcast hosted by Jonathan Wisniewski, dedicated to exploring and understanding the songwriting process, being an artist, and living the life of a creative person, all while getting drunk on fancy cocktails.
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Jamurai Sack about songwriting, the band name, meaning of the song Couchlock Without The Key, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Hanoi Traffic about Australian things, writing of groundhog day, beer, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to The Arson Choir about the influences and writing of "Be Gone The Form Of Man"
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Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Serling about The Twilight Zone, odd time signatures, learning in every band you play in, the writing of Of Late I Think Of Cliffordville, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Cast Away about writing The Blinding, writing music you want to hear, film making, and much more!
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Jonathan Wisniewski sits down with Totally Unicorn and talks about the writing of Fri(ends), coffee culture in Australia, beer, the use of C U Next Tuesday in America vs. Australia and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Little Hag about the writing of Piss, all of the instrumentals layers, the meaning of the lyrics, bringing back old timey swear words, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Annakarina about the writing of You Weren't Ready, writing music for yourself, the meaning behind the lyrics, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Sheen Marina about their writing process, unicorns, recording, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Zach Godwin talk about the correct pronunciation of Sparing, take you to da movies by Bangs, using feedback in your songs, writing music for yourself, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Humble Braggers about writing on a record vs playing live, hardcore bands, the diminishing returns of gear, the writing process for So Alive, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Cold Joy about how they started the band, focusing their songwriting on song structure while also utilizing ambience/wall of sound, how Jon first met the band, the writing for White Lies, and much more!
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Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Cousin Oven about his writing process, jazz school, recording your own music, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Modern Day Machines about their songwriting process for Skin and Bones, surfer beer, cookie the cat, writing technical music that isn't masturbatory, the lyrics behind the song, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Real Talk about member changes, the subject matter of Burnt Orange, the songwriting of Burnt Orange, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to MAGS about how Underoath's Aaron Gillespie influenced his drumming, what the acronym M.A.G.S. means, they nerd out on audio engineering, the inspiration for the album art, how MAGS' distorted vocal sound is a trade secret, the songwriting for "Wait" and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to For Lack Of A Term about how they wrote their newest single "Jawbreakers"
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Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Crash The Calm about the writing process of My Nowhere, as well as the formation of their concept album A Town Named Nowhere
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Bore about the recording/writing process of Bad Blood and Magpie on "The New York Split"
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My Studio: Secondriverstudios.com
All members of Utmost talk about the songwriting process of No Room and Vert on the New York Split. They also talk about the theme of the artwork, as well as the recording process.
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Jonathan Wisniewski and Off Guard talk about My Chemical Romance, the song structure/writing of Sincere, using tension and release, and much more while drinking!
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Jonathan Wisniewski and Cheap Peach talk about music theory, pop music, recording, the Fredonia music scene, the importance of tension and release, and much more while drinking whisky!
Jonathan Wisniewski and mastering engineer Mike Kalajian nerd out on whisky and IPA's for the first 20 minutes of the podcast. Then they define what mastering is, the misconceptions surrounding it, the creative aspect of it, working on a master and thinking "yeh", what should artist's keep in mind with their arrangements, working through revisions, the loudness war, and much more!
Rogue Planet Mastering
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Second River Studios
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Jonathan Wisniewski sits down with country music mix engineer Billy Decker and talk about how he got started in the music industry, defining mixing, his creative process, his collaboration with Joey Sturgis, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Adam Cichocki of Timber Studios about his production/recording process, finding the right producer for your band, the creative process of being an engineer, and much more!
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Jonathan's studio:
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First episode of "The Studio Series"
Jonathan Wisniewski of Second River Studios talks about 9 things you should know before going to the studio.
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- Recording takes time
- Have your songs finished
- Rehearse your songs extensively
- Double checking all the gear you'll be using
- Picking the right producer for your band
- Keeping an open mind with creative suggestions
- Communicate what you want
- Listening to mixes on good speakers
- Have fun while recording
Jonathan Wisniewski and Scumfire talk about Buffalo accents, musical influences, how 3/4 time can sound intense or sway, the use of panic chords, how having a great drummer is very important in the hardcore genre, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Johnny Booth talk about songwriting, marketing, how they demo their songs before recording, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Ferry talk about Titanic, the formation of West Ferry, Jonathan goes over the structure of the song, how changing parts in a song keeps it interesting, the lyrical content of the song, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Tokyo Monsters talk about their songwriting process, their influences, using polyrhythms on drums, adding small changes to repeating parts to keep them interesting, connecting with fans, auditory whiplash, musicians changing their sound, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Austin Hull, creator of Make Pop Music. They talk shop about some of their whisky preferences, Austin's experience moving around a lot as a child, the use of ad libs in music, how Austin's style of singing lends more meaning to the song, how to keep songs interesting, Austin's experience with bipolar disorder, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski, Alex Allen, and Alex Mazzie talk about their band Utmost, their songwriting process, the change in their sound, why they write songs that are short, signing with Sunday Drive Records, collaborating with Dom Fox, how skateboarding influenced the song, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Skylar from Taking Meds talk about songwriting, recording live, writing with bandmates long distance, comedic bits in their live performance on audio tree, Skylar's philosophy on using guitar pedals, advice on writing lyrics, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Weatherworn talk about their songwriting process, using guitar tab programs to write music, having one member of the band be the sole songwriter, and much more while drinking cocktails!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Weathering talk about their songwriting process, writing lyrics in the moment, gear, oblique strategy cards, and more while getting drunk on cocktails!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Sean of The Sunset Doctrine talk about whisky, the writing and recording process of "How I Spent My Fall Semester" and delve deep into the arrangement/structure of the song
Jonathan Wisniewski and Joe from New Design talk about Super Smash Bro's, Canadian bands that influenced New Design, tons of guitar gear, recording, how the home studio is becoming more and more viable, songwriting, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Alpha Hopper about their songwriting process, being influenced by the local hardcore scene, the Insane Clown Posse, and more while getting drunk on cocktails.
Jonathan Wisniewski and Bore talk about the songwriting process, getting inspiration from other art, running facebook ads for band promotion, and much more while drinking cocktails and beer!
In this episode, Jonathan Wisniewski has a chat with Kurt Riley and Julian Orange about their recent collaboration while Jonathan gets drunk on a fancy cocktail.
Jonathan Wisniewski and Kiss Me Slow run into technical issues while preparing for the podcast, forcing Kiss Me Slow to record from a wifi hotspot in their car. They also talk about songwriting, adding new members to the band, the guy walking around outside in his underwear, and much more!
Jonathan Wisniewski and Tim Britt discuss songwriting, marketing yourself as an artist, making an impression at a live show, and much more while drinking Old Fashions
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to mega pop-star Brielle Von Hugel about her time competing in American Idol, collaborating with Post Modern Jukebox, touring the world, and songwriting.
Jonathan Wisniewski runs into sound issues with Scathed, talks about Evertune Bridges, a chord change in a song that CJ hates, awful sounding distortion pedals, and songwriting all while drinking
Jonathan Wisniewski and Grosh talk about mean guitar faces, how to make a song interesting for five minutes, how their guitars are actually mono, how much they prefer Led Zeppelin over Greta van Fleet, and much more, all while drinking whisky cocktails
Jonathan Wisniewski and Kevin Sampson talk about their songwriting process and a ton of rock n' roll history
Jonathan Wisniewski and Stephen Piotrowski go in full detail on the songwriting process of Stephen's song "25"
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to RJ Demarco of Fernway about John Mayer, his secret cover of Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran, what its like writing music as a producer, adding small elements to your music to create a more engaging audience relationship, how playing cymbals can add excitement in a song, when its a good time to add bass fills, learning to demo your own music, and how to market your music for more spotify streams.
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Kurt Riley and John Carter about songwriting, Kurt's experience working with producer BOOTS, recording in huge studios verses recording in a dorm room, and how New Vine Records is a new take on record labels.
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Front Royal about they're songwriting process, being in a band with members across different states, recording your own music, solid advice for social distancing, and Jonathan is a jerk and hangs up on the call
Jonthan Wisniewski talks to Worse Things about their songwriting process, local Buffalo venues, Sour Monkey beer, and more!
Jonathan Wisniewski talks to Victor from Rust Belt Brigade about his approach to songwriting