The Metallica Report is coming! Keep up with all things Metallica by going straight to the source for your news. This weekly report is hosted by Steffan Chirazi, long-time rock scribe and editor of the band’s online mag, So What!, and Renée Richardson, a well-known Bay Area radio personality who now oversees the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands.   Steffan and Renée will keep you in the loop each week with updates, features, and interviews. They’ll also get YOUR questions answered by those in the know. It’s your quick, weekly fix covering our most relevant topics of the day. The ..read more

At long last, Ready to Record's 2022 NAMM coverage is finally here! Check out new products from Mojave Audio, Austrian Audio, Warm Audio, Morton Microphone Systems, and hear from EveAnna Manley about Manley Power, their new, high frequency power supply, now shipping in all new Manley products.  Find Mojave Audio here Find Manley Labs here Find Austrian Audio here Find Warm Audio here Find Morton Microphone Systems here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

At long last, Ready to Record's 2022 NAMM coverage is finally here! Check out new products from Mojave Audio, Austrian Audio, Warm Audio, Morton Microphone Systems, and hear from EveAnna Manley about Manley Power, their new, high frequency power supply, now shipping in all new Manley products.  Find Mojave Audio here Find Manley Labs here Find Austrian Audio here Find Warm Audio here Find Morton Microphone Systems here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts ..read more

On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have legendary bassist and producer Tony Saunders. We talk about his life growing up as the son of Merl Saunders, becoming a bass player, his role as a producer and engineer, and his thoughts on his latest album, Sexy Somethin. On today's Gear Talk, we chat about the importance of what it means to have good gear, and how good doesn't mean expensive. On today's Music from Blue Girl, we have a demo of a song from The D3 and MC Infinite. Find Tony here Find Infinite here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts ..read more

On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have producer and engineer Jono Manson. We talk everything from his time growing up in New York all the way to running his Santa Fe studio, Kitchen Sink, in the middle of a global pandemic. On today's Gear Talk, we speak about the ongoing debate between cheap and expensive gear. On today's Music from Blue Girl, we have a Branford Marsalis song covered by DangerAte. Find Jono here Find Kitchen Sink Studio here Find Klark Teknik here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts ..read more

On today's episode of Ready to Record, we have music producer and trumpeter extraordinaire, Will Magid aka Balkan Bump. We discuss his introduction into the music industry, his time studying ethnomusicology at UCLA, getting called for Solomon Burke's band, and much more, including his most recent project, Balkan Bump, which is signed to Gramatik's label Lowtemp, as well as his music being used in Porsche's 2020 Superbowl ad. This week's gear talk is about studio computers, and Blue Girl's use of Apple computers specifically. Today's work in progress is by Bay Area artist Dave Ridnell. Find Wil ..read more

On the very first episode of Ready to Record, we have Busy Signal Studios owner, sound engineer, singer, songwriter, Board member of AES, politician and more, Jerry Danielsen. We discuss everything from his recording studio, his projects in television, film, and theater, as well as his son Sean, who is a founding member of the heavy metal band, Smile Empty Soul. This week's 'gear talk' is a discussion about microphones from Blue Designs Find Jerry here Get more info on mics here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts ..read more

On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to drummer and producer Wally Ingram. Daniel and Wally talk about his career now, what he's doing with Wally Trax, his current effort. Wally also talks about the process of making his own loop and sample pack, and he and special guest Menno Froese of Ayaic Software talk a bit about their relationship and what they are working on together for Ayaic. Find Wally here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts ..read more

On this episode of Ready to Record. we present to you a brief excerpt of our coverage for NAMM 2022. Many of the interviews we have coming up in the NAMM episode feature brand new products, as well as many friends and guests of the show. Stay tuned! Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts ..read more

On this episode of Ready to Record. we present to you a brief excerpt of our coverage for NAMM 2022. Many of the interviews we have coming up in the NAMM episode feature brand new products, as well as many friends and guests of the show. Stay tuned! Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts ..read more