Making Vinyl @ Masterdisk

Scott talks to Witek Wolny about his song "Fran" and the production of the song as well as the making of the music video.



Links to Witek and the song "Fran":

https://www.linkedin.com/in/witold-wolny-56256415 - Witek Wolny

https://youtu.be/KghAZiEM5TE?si=v2upAVjNVHXTxoyt - Fran (International Version)

https://youtu.be/6z6EP258eAY?si=-VQU0cic1iVyVOe6 - Fran (Special Version)

Games of chance, concentric grooves, two performances of the same song on the same side.


Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Mentioned :
MIRACLE DERBY Horse Race Betting Record

Music heard :
Artist - Los Vega
Song - El Buscapiés
Listen on Spotify

Scott Talks with long time colleague, musician, mastering client, and friend Jamie Saft. They go deep into creating music, performing and Jamie's mentors. They talk at length about Jamie's many projects over the years.

This was a long interview that was broken into two episodes.
EP 2 Picks up right where EP 1 ends.


Find the music talked about on here:
https://vealrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://jamiesaft.bandcamp.com/music

Jamie's website:
https://jamiesaft.com

Jamie's social media handles:
https://www.facebook.com/jamiesaftofficial
https://x.com/jamiesaft
https://www.instagram.com/jamiesaft/

Learn more about masterdisk.
www.Masterdisk.com


Links to other people mentioned in this episode:
https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/
https://www.instagram.com/christiancastagno/
https://www.bobbyprevite.com/
https://www.tzadik.com/ (John Zorn)
https://www.joe-morris.com/
https://jerrygranelli.com/
https://www.johncage.org/
https://purpleaudio.com/ (Andrew Roberts)
https://www.jmirecordings.com/

Scott Talks with long time colleague, musician, mastering client, and friend Jamie Saft. They go deep into creating music, performing and Jamie's mentors. They talk at length about Jamie's many projects over the years. 

This was a long interview that was broken into two episodes.
EP 2 Picks up right where EP 1 ends. 


Find the music talked about on here:
https://vealrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://jamiesaft.bandcamp.com/music

Jamie's website:
https://jamiesaft.com

Jamie's social media handles:
https://www.facebook.com/jamiesaftofficial
https://x.com/jamiesaft
https://www.instagram.com/jamiesaft/

Learn more about masterdisk. 
www.Masterdisk.com


Links to other people mentioned in this episode:
https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/
https://www.instagram.com/christiancastagno/
https://www.bobbyprevite.com/
https://www.tzadik.com/ (John Zorn)
https://www.joe-morris.com/
https://jerrygranelli.com/
https://www.johncage.org/
https://purpleaudio.com/ (Andrew Roberts)
https://www.jmirecordings.com/

Scott Interviews Colleague Tom Gordon.  They have worked together for many years on a wide variety of projects.   Tom is a recording studio owner/operator in Reno Nevada, and is Chief engineer for All T hings Whitesnake.   Tom also has a full-time position teaching audio production. 
It's a fun conversation between two - Audio Experts.   

Topics include
The Black Potato(e) music fest
Using AI to remix and remaster Whitesnake project
Mike Love
Milli Vanilli
Stories from Our years in pro audio.

Links to some of the people and projects discussed :
 
https://inspired-amateur.com/ - Tom Gordon

https://whitesnake.com/ - Whitesnake

https://www.unr.edu/ - University of Nevada, Reno

http://angusmusic.com/ - Matt Angus

https://blackpotatoe.com/ - Black Potatoe Music Festival

https://vitrina.ai/blog/weta-digital-leading-innovation-in-visual-effects/ - WETA

https://paris.cs.illinois.edu/ - Paris Smaragdis

https://www.audioshake.ai/ - Audioshake

https://mikelove.com/ - Mike Love

Mark Hoover is the creator of Ziggy Records.  A new vinyl record label offering unique and interesting vinyl media for "Everyone else"...   

To kick off this new label, Mark has created two new cover versions of David Bowie songs.   This interesting and cutting-edge discussion with Scott Hull of Masterdisk - goes deep into how these songs were created - and as expected the conversation turns to " Is this ethical?  is this legal?  is the good for music?   ...  Tune in for a good time.  !  

Ziggy records
David Bowie on Spotify 
Masterdisk 

Ziggy Stardust ...  Link to the song on this episode.    (used by permission ) 

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Music heard :
Artist - 
Song - 

Have you heard? The audio compact cassette is marching back to join the classic audio formats category. Scott and KJ cover every vantage point of the new, old compact cassette with help from excerpts of the 2019 Making Vinyl Conference panel on the return of cassettes.

Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Mentioned :
Making Vinyl Conference

Music heard :
Artist - Snarky Puppy
Song - GØ
Listen on Spotify

This is Part 2 of Crate Digging.  Here you will find more practical information to help you find really great used records.  What to avoid - how to spot an expensive piece of junk. Collecting artwork - vs- great-sounding vinyl.  Scott and KJ go deep on what can go wrong when buying used


Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Mentioned :
Big Jim's Records

Music heard :
Artist - Melany Watson
Song -  Why Why Why

http://www.melanywatson.com/home

What is an original pressing?  Is it really the best?  How can you tell before you buy it? Are Current editions better?  Scott has a go at answering KJ's question about his used vinyl experience.

Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Mentioned :
Pat Matheny - Bright Size Life

Music heard :
Artist - Herbie Hancock
Song -  When Can I See You
Listen on Spotify

Scott And KJ Talk about how vinyl makes us feel - and specific examples of genuine emotional reactions.  These reactions might help explain why music on vinyl makes us happy.  Several references to Oliver Sachs' book Musicophelia.   


Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
Learn more about Masterdisk here.

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Mentioned :
Musicophelia By Oliver Sachs

Nonesuch records
Teresa Sterne



Music heard :
Artist - Herbie Hancock
Song -  New York Minute
listen on Spotify :  Click to hear full song on Spotify 

Scott Hull talks today with Matt Earley - VP of Gotta Groove Records.  The Topic today is vinyl quality control.  How do disk weight and disk color affect the quality of the record?
What steps do we take to create the best possible vinyl records? Are Colored records noisier than Black Vinyl?  Why 180 Gram records?

Want to make your own record? 
Team up with Masterdisk and Gotta Groove Records for some killer vinyl



Matt E. Earley
Gotta Groove Records, Inc.

WE WANT TO PRESS YOUR NEXT RECORD.
This is what you get with a GGR pressing (click here).

www.gottagrooverecords.com

Music heard :
Artist - Ray Angry
Song -  Jake-Ism
Click to listen on Spotify :  Jake-ISM
Music mastered By Scott Hull @ masterdisk. 

Scott Hull - Brings current events to this podcast.  Just a few days ago - Apollo Masters Headquarters, Factory, and Warehouse were destroyed by fire. Thankfully no one was hurt - but the repercussions will be felt for many months - maybe years.  Scott talks with KJ about this event and why it's SO significant to the entire record-making community.


Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Music heard :
Artist - Bill Laurance
Song -  Aftersun
Listen on Spotify :  https://open.spotify.com/track/1U4x761c1TSmtDcsZUhs3G?si=K1DD_6bsTN--2E2lM3lK9g

Scott And KJ Field questions from our listeners - Entertaining - while being mostly random :) 


Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Music heard :
Artist - Snarky Puppy  with Lalah Hathaway
Song -  Something
listen on Spotify :  Something from Family Dinner I

Scott Hull of Masterdisk explains in very intricate detail - all about Test Pressings.  Joined by the massively talented bass player  KJ of the band The Oddysy who has the questions.  
Prepare to be schooled on all things Test pressings. Scott has the answers.

Don't forget to comment - and ask questions - for future episodes.

Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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See KJ in action 

Music heard :
Artist - Clarence Bucaro
Song -  Maybe You Should Go.
listen to: Clarence Bucaro on Spotify 

Scott And KJ continue their discussion about the most important part of your home vinyl experience:  the Turntable.


Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Music heard :
Artist - Freedy Johnston
Song -  Across the Avenue
listen on Spotify :  Across The Avenue 

Scott Hull Of masterdisk and KJ of the band Odsys Discuss in-depth many of the issues any consumer faces with their Vinyl record player.  Listen to KJ's Q&A with Scott and learn a ton about turntable set up and quality control

Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Music heard :
Artist - Freedy Johnston
Song -  Bad reputation 
listen to: Bad Reputation 

Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Music heard:
Chris Lightcap - Zero Point Five from "Chris Lightcap's SuperBigmouth"
listen to Zero Point Five on Spotify

Scott & KJ talk this week about a hot current topic on social media. The Phonocut. It's a personal - DIY record cutter.  Is it for real?  Is it a toy - or might it be the beginning of a new era in record cutting technology?   

Making a record of your own? Your music deserves the best.
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Music heard :
Donald Fagen - Weather in the World  from "Sunken Condos"
listen to Weather in the world on Spotify   

Special guest- Mastering Engineer Darcy Proper joins Scott on this episode to discuss the making of a new vinyl release for the band Blind Guardian entitled Legacy of the Dark Lands.  We talk tech and about the music and all the skill that went into this "orchestral - metal" release.  We spend some time talking about how to make the vinyl turn out great and the power of a working partnership.