Studio Secrets A to Z: Recent Episodes
Anthony J Resta
Studio Secrets A to Z is a podcast chock full of never before heard music business stories from decades of work on projects with artists including Duran Duran, Sir Elton John, Collective Soul and many more. Music Production, Recording , and Mixing tips, from Anthony J. Resta and his guests, as they share valuable insight/ Secrets only learned from thousands of hours of experience in Studios around the world. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
Krysta Youngs is a singer songwriter known for her unconventional approach to songwriting. After many successful singles that placed her high on Billboard dance charts, in 2020 she started the year off strong with a hit single she co wrote for kpop group BTS titled, "ON". Her work includes (but is not limited to) being featured on popular TV shows, and collaborating with prominent artists, including K-pop groups like @realstraykids and @taeyeon_ss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Skip Saylor is a renowned music engineer with a rich history of working in LA’s legendary studios. He is credited on eight of @Billboard’s Top 300 selling records of all time and has produced award winning music with everyone from Tom Petty, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, soul legend @BookerTJones (+more), and has made music for legendary the Barbie company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Skip Saylor is a renowned music engineer with a rich history of working in LA’s legendary studios. He is credited on eight of @Billboard’s Top 300 selling records of all time and has produced award winning music with everyone from Tom Petty, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, soul legend @BookerTJones (+more), and has made music for legendary the Barbie company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our next guest is the wonderful Cimcie Nichols – a certified practitioner in sound therapy, devoted to holistic healing and wellness. She was born into a family of talented individuals, and the inspiration behind her career path can be traced back to her father, Roger Nichols – the father of the groundbreaking musical invention, the Wendel, AKA the digital drum replacement, and longtime engineer for the genre-defying band, SteelyDan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Skip Saylor is a renowned music engineer with a rich history of working in LA’s legendary studios. He is credited on eight of @Billboard’s Top 300 selling records of all time and has produced award winning music with everyone from Tom Petty, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, soul legend @BookerTJones (+more), and has made music for legendary the Barbie company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Skip Saylor is a renowned music engineer with a rich history of working in LA’s legendary studios. He is credited on eight of @Billboard’s Top 300 selling records of all time and has produced award winning music with everyone from TomPetty, DianaRoss, Beyoncé, soul legend Booker T Jones (+more), and has made music for legendary the Barbie company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lenise Bent throughout her illustrious career, she has collaborated with legendary artists such as The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac and so many more. Some of her more notable achievements include engineering FleetwoodMac's multi-platinum album Rumours, co-producing DavidBowie's "Let's Dance”, as well as her work on SteelyDan’s album, Aja. Lenise Bent is a true powerhouse within the music industry and true audiophil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lenise Bent throughout her illustrious career, she has collaborated with legendary artists such as The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac and so many more. Some of her more notable achievements include engineering FleetwoodMac's multi-platinum album Rumours, co-producing DavidBowie's "Let's Dance”, as well as her work on SteelyDan’s album, Aja. Lenise Bent is a true powerhouse within the music industry and true audiophil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tim Pierce can be heard on more than 1,000 records, has over 4 decades of experience, and has played with today’s brightest stars ranging from Madonna to Lana Del Rey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dave Mattacks worked as an Apprentice Piano Tuner to playing the drums for PaulMcCartney, GeorgeHarrison, EltonJohn and many more, drummer and producer, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael may be known primarily for his award winning acting career, but in this episode of Studio Secrets A to Z, we’re focusing on Michael’s amazing talent and passion for music. His music career can be described as a passion pursuit alongside his acting work. Michael released his debut album, "Influence," in 2016, showcasing his vocal abilities and admiration for rock music. In addition to his solo music project, he performs live at various music events and charity concerts, as well as collaborates with other musicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SteveFerrone is an English drummer extraordinaire, best known for his role in the rock band #TomPettyAndTheHeartbreakers from 1994 to 2017. With his undeniable groove and rhythm, Steve has recorded + played for #industry legends such as @michaeljackson, @stevienicks, @ericclapton, and SO many more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From a young age, Michael has always been an avid music lover. His fascination with music started as early as age 14 with his obsession with synthesizers; This transformed into a career as a synthesist, and later, into a prolific producer and engineer. His passions would lead him to make music with Herbie Hancock, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sound Garden and many more musical legends. His most recent work helped Weezer achieve their 2022 Best Rock Song Grammy Nomination for “All My Favorite Songs”.
Donna De Lory is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose artistry spans the world music, devotional and pop genres. Noted for her soaring voice and heartfelt lyricism, Donna has released 14 solo albums, topping music charts across the globe and is highly recognized for her work with Madonna, as part of her touring ensemble.
Doug Kauer, founder of Kauer guitars, built a literally life changing guitar for Anthony J. Resta. So we decided to dive deep into the nerdy details of luthier art with the man behind Kauer Guitars. We get into the details on how Doug embraces the possibilities of both CNC and PLEK machines, saying that the consistency and quality are unsurpassed. "We are able to accomplish things, that we could not do by hand. Or at best it would be very time consuming, and expensive"
With artists like Scott Holiday/Rival Sons, Kauerguitars are in demand.
Part two - Anthony talks with Award winning songwriter John Durrill. His songs have been sung by over sixty major recording artists in the US and around the world. Frank Sinatra, Cher, Chicago, Reba, Bette Midler, Ray Charles , The Everly Brothers, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Merle Haggard, Peggy Lee, and Fats Domino are a sampling of singers who have recorded his works. Durrill’s compositions have sold over 50 million singles, albums DVD’s, and CDs.
Starting out in 1967 John wrote and recorded the number one single, “Western Union”, and the following year joined the world famous group, The Ventures, recording “Hawaii 5-0” with them. He has written and recorded with The Ventures for over four decades, and in 2008 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Madonna, and John Mellencamp.
Durrill wrote songs for five of Clint Eastwood’s films creating the number one hit “Misery and Gin” for Merle Haggard in Bronco Billy. His top five song, “Charlotte’s Web”for The Statler Brothers in Smokey and the Bandit received multiple awards. Altogether John has composed for more than 20 films, and in the early eighties conceived the “Will Rogers Follies” that went on to receive several Tonys.
A long time affiliation with the musical group Chicago brought about his “Child’s Prayer” on the Chicago XXV Christmas CD, and his “Rockin and Rollin on Christmas Day” on the group’s O Christmas Three CD was written with group member Lee Loughnane.
.Currently, a book on John’s life is in the works entitled “My Life is a Song”, and he is composing music for film and television. Miranda Lambert recently sang his “Misery and Gin” on the ACM Awards Show.
Anthony talks with Award winning songwriter John Durrill. His songs have been sung by over sixty major recording artists in the US and around the world. Frank Sinatra, Cher, Chicago, Reba, Bette Midler, Ray Charles , The Everly Brothers, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Merle Haggard, Peggy Lee, and Fats Domino are a sampling of singers who have recorded his works. Durrill’s compositions have sold over 50 million singles, albums DVD’s, and CDs.
Starting out in 1967 John wrote and recorded the number one single, “Western Union”, and the following year joined the world famous group, The Ventures, recording “Hawaii 5-0” with them. He has written and recorded with The Ventures for over four decades, and in 2008 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Madonna, and John Mellencamp.
Durrill wrote songs for five of Clint Eastwood’s films creating the number one hit “Misery and Gin” for Merle Haggard in Bronco Billy. His top five song, “Charlotte’s Web”for The Statler Brothers in Smokey and the Bandit received multiple awards. Altogether John has composed for more than 20 films, and in the early eighties conceived the “Will Rogers Follies” that went on to receive several Tonys.
A long time affiliation with the musical group Chicago brought about his “Child’s Prayer” on the Chicago XXV Christmas CD, and his “Rockin and Rollin on Christmas Day” on the group’s O Christmas Three CD was written with group member Lee Loughnane.
.Currently, a book on John’s life is in the works entitled “My Life is a Song”, and he is composing music for film and television. Miranda Lambert recently sang his “Misery and Gin” on the ACM Awards Show.
Tyler Graham Chester is a multiple Grammy nominated producer, session musician, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, who spends most of his time nowadays in the studio producing and playing on records.
Tyler’s production credits include Madison Cunningham, Sara Bareilles, Sara Watkins, Watkins Family Hour, Apple TVs “little Voice”, Margaret Glaspy, Carsie Blanton, Sandra McCracken, Tyson Motsenbocker, Laura Jean Anderson, Sam Weber, James Henry Jr, Lovelite, Jon Foreman, Switchfoot, Andrew Belle, to name a few. He’s also toured with Jackson Browne, Blake Mills, Sara Watkins, Andrew Bird, George Ezra, Margaret Glaspy, and many others, and has appeared on television with Rufus Wainwright, Foy Vance, and Mandy Moore.
Tyler has played on records with many artists including Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Andrew Bird, Amy Helm, Sara Watkins, Margaret Glaspy, Julian Lage, Hayes Carll, and Christina Aguilera.
His compositions have been licensed far and wide for documentaries, television ads, and podcasts, including the music for the award-winning Liturgists Podcast, which boasts millions of monthly listeners.
Joel Korte is the owner of Chase Bliss Audio and the designer of its products.
“We make pedals that are endlessly explorable and make magic the first time you plug them in.”
His goals in life are to be kind to people and be the best husband and father he’s capable of being. Oh! And make weird pedals. He also really likes to travel.
TV Mania was musically written and performed by Nick Rhodes and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and producer / multi-instrumentalist Anthony J. Resta with sound snippets from TV dropped in (as in Duran's "Hothead"), or guest vocalists, including themselves. Nick wrote most of the lyrics that were used. A few songs have appeared on Cuccurullo's website and in the 2004 movie Trollywood, directed by Madeleine Farley, who had been dating Rhodes for several years.
The music was very experimental, consisting in large part of found sound recorded from radio and television, in the style of musique concrète. Rhodes once described it as a “social junk culture triptych opera” with a loose storyline, and said he'd love to see it developed into a stage show.
TV Mania was musically written and performed by Nick Rhodes and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and producer / multi-instrumentalist Anthony J. Resta with sound snippets from TV dropped in (as in Duran's "Hothead"), or guest vocalists, including themselves. Nick wrote most of the lyrics that were used. A few songs have appeared on Cuccurullo's website and in the 2004 movie Trollywood, directed by Madeleine Farley, who had been dating Rhodes for several years.
The music was very experimental, consisting in large part of found sound recorded from radio and television, in the style of musique concrète. Rhodes once described it as a “social junk culture triptych opera” with a loose storyline, and said he'd love to see it developed into a stage show.
TV Mania was musically written and performed by Nick Rhodes and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and producer / multi-instrumentalist Anthony J. Resta with sound snippets from TV dropped in (as in Duran's "Hothead"), or guest vocalists, including themselves. Nick wrote most of the lyrics that were used. A few songs have appeared on Cuccurullo's website and in the 2004 movie Trollywood, directed by Madeleine Farley, who had been dating Rhodes for several years.
The music was very experimental, consisting in large part of found sound recorded from radio and television, in the style of musique concrète. Rhodes once described it as a “social junk culture triptych opera” with a loose storyline, and said he'd love to see it developed into a stage show.
TV Mania was musically written and performed by Nick Rhodes and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and producer / multi-instrumentalist Anthony J. Resta with sound snippets from TV dropped in (as in Duran's "Hothead"), or guest vocalists, including themselves. Nick wrote most of the lyrics that were used. A few songs have appeared on Cuccurullo's website and in the 2004 movie Trollywood, directed by Madeleine Farley, who had been dating Rhodes for several years.
The music was very experimental, consisting in large part of found sound recorded from radio and television, in the style of musique concrète. Rhodes once described it as a “social junk culture triptych opera” with a loose storyline, and said he'd love to see it developed into a stage show.
Brian Lucey, a mastering engineer who began in the late 80s NYC East Village as a professional musician (guitar, voice, piano) who became a student of Robert Fripp and Guitar Craft through the early/mid 90s. He has many years of experience in band creativity: writing, arranging, performing, tracking, mixing and producing organic music (Ampex MM1200 2"). Mastering began in the late 90s and his experience in all other phases has lead to a distinctly musical approach to mastering. Originally from the secret music city of Columbus, Ohio he works out of Los Angeles at Magic Garden Mastering. Credits include: Lucinda Williams, Green Day, The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Marilyn Manson, Dr John, The Shins, Depeche Mode and many more…
Brian Lucey, a mastering engineer who began in the late 80s NYC East Village as a professional musician (guitar, voice, piano) who became a student of Robert Fripp and Guitar Craft through the early/mid 90s. He has many years of experience in band creativity: writing, arranging, performing, tracking, mixing and producing organic music (Ampex MM1200 2"). Mastering began in the late 90s and his experience in all other phases has lead to a distinctly musical approach to mastering. Originally from the secret music city of Columbus, Ohio he works out of Los Angeles at Magic Garden Mastering. Credits include: Lucinda Williams, Green Day, The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Marilyn Manson, Dr John, The Shins, Depeche Mode and many more…
Episode 13 - Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song Big Bang Generation (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Anthony interviews Craig Bauer - part 2.Craig Bauer is an American Grammy Award winning mixing engineer and record producer. He has been nominated for two Album of the Year Grammy Awards for his work on Kanye West’s multiplatinum album Late Registration and double platinum follow-up album, Graduation. He won a Grammy Award in 2008 for mixing The Clark Sisters’ 2007 album, "Live: One Last Time"
Anthony interviews Craig Bauer. Craig Bauer is an American Grammy Award winning mixing engineer and record producer. He has been nominated for two Album of the Year Grammy Awards for his work on Kanye West’s multiplatinum album Late Registration and double platinum follow-up album, Graduation. He won a Grammy Award in 2008 for mixing The Clark Sisters’ 2007 album, "Live: One Last Time"
Studio Secrets A to Z - Duran Duran - Medazzaland - Michael You've Got a lot to Answer For and Silva Halo
Episode 8 - Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song Be My Icon (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Episode 7 - Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the songs "Medazzaland" and "Who do you think you are" (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Episode 6 - Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song “So Long Suicide” (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Episode 5 on Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song “Undergoing Treatment” (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Episode 4 on Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song “Out of My Mind” (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Episode 3 on Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song “Buried in the Sand” (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Episode 2 on Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song “Midnight Sun” (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.
Episode 1 on Anthony’s work as a producer/programmer/mixer with Duran Duran on the song “Electric Barbarella” (features a segment from Multi Grammy awarded mixer Bob St. John who gets more than candid about the nuts and bolts behind the scenes.