Inside The Music: Recent Episodes
Jesse Dylan & Spencer Proffer
Inside The Music is a unique content series that reveals the never-before-told stories behind some of the most iconic artists in pop culture. Award winning personality and best selling author Jesse Dylan, and renowned music and media producer Spencer Proffer, get you up close and personal with industry legends from the world of music, movies, television, theatre and live events.
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Lamont Dozier, one of the greatest songwriters/producers of all time, shares his personal stories of Diana Ross and The Supremes.
Master filmmaker Joe Berlinger takes us inside his Oscar-nominated documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.
Media Ventures CEO Nick Bonard on how the festival has served as an incubator for music talent from Elton John, David Bowie and Deep Purple, to Ed Sheeran, John Legend and Lizzo.
- Spencer on how the Queen co-founder and lead guitarist created a seven-minute opera for 1996’s The Adventures of Pinocchio
The manager of the legendary “Knights in Satan’s Service” shares 25 years of incredible stories from the band’s timeless career.
Theatrical producers Corey Brunish and Russell Miller share insights on the smash musicals.
Producer Jerry Offsay shares how the classic rock track “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” by The Animals ended up in the anti-war drama.
Engineer extraordinaire Larry Brown on the making of the 1979 benefit concert which featured some of the biggest names in pop music including ABBA, The Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Incomparable Motown legend Lamont Dozier, on the creation of the beloved song and its various renditions by Marvin Gaye and James Taylor.
Theatrical producers Corey Brunish and Russell Miller on the making of the extraordinary jukebox musical.
Our own Spencer Proffer on how he produced and arranged a 96 piece symphony orchestra for the Grammy-nominated soundtrack of 1996’s The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Stories of the bad boys of hard rock straight from the manager who (barely) survived it all.
The legendary manager on how he helped the lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish transition to a Grammy-winning, multi-platform career in country music.
As co-writer and producer of the top 10 single “Playing to Win”, Spencer shares how the now-classic track was used throughout the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Grammy winner Mraz goes inside the unique genesis and acoustic recording of rock legend Jimi Hendrix, paired with Graham Nash, David Crosby and Ravi Coltrane. An ‘Inside The Music’ world preview.
Grammy winning music artist Jason Mraz shares his deep parental and emotional connection to one of his hit song standards. Poignant, inspirational and moving.
The former manager of the world’s most notorious rock band spills the dirt on their outrageously hedonistic lifestyle.
Producer/director Steve Binder shares behind the scenes stories from the landmark 1968 special which put Elvis back on the throne despite challenges presented by his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Former President of Production at Showtime, shares how the Emmy award winning film, Mandela and de Klerk, was made in South Africa with Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine, laying out how music decorated this inspirational tale of social justice.
Jesse and Spencer go deep inside how this album helped one of the greatest female vocalists of the 20th century make the masterful genre transformation from R&B to Rock.
Rick Dobbis, former President of Sony Music International and Polygram Records, shares intimate stories about the early days of the iconic tenor.
Jesse and Spencer talk about how the recording of the classic by Slade propelled the band to score the first metal album to hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200.
Jesse and Spencer on the band’s unique take on a rock classic from the iconic film starring Richard Dreyfus and Marsha Mason.
Legendary engineer Eddie Kramer takes us inside the story of recording “All You Need Is Love” with John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
Hendrix, Zeppelin, and Stones engineer Eddie Kramer shares stories from the trenches at the mother of all rock concerts.
Legendary engineer Eddie Kramer on meeting and recording an original demo of Hendrix in a NYC hotel room.
Legendary engineer Eddie Kramer takes us inside the recording of one of the band’s signature classics.
Legendary engineer Eddie Kramer on the magical story of how the Stones set up their 1977 North American tour at the classic Toronto-based club.
Legendary engineer Eddie Kramer on the story behind how the classic Zeppelin track got its unique title and what went down in bringing it to life.