Legendary bass player Leland "Lee" Sklar has played on more albums than he can remember. After 2,500 albums, who could keep track, but for 2.5 hours Lee sits down with host and producer Drew Dempsey in studio 3 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA to share on the backstories of some of the most iconic records that he has recorded here at Sunset Sound Recorders.. from Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collins and so on, but the iconic musician speaks on the new generation of musician, why he is stayed away from drugs and alcohol, plus hilarious stories from his 6 decade care ..read more

Matthew Fink aka Dr. Fink was a keyboardist and a genius in synthesis for Prince for over 12 years. He was a member in the earliest band, as well as Prince & The Revolution and the later Prince and The New Power Generation. This is his story Also...25 LIMITED EDITION "PURPLE RAIN" WORK ORDER'S Signed By Prince: https://sunsetsoundstore.com/products... Host/Producer: Drew Dempsey:   / drewfdempsey   Guest: Matthew Fink: https://www.instagram.com/mattfink1/?... Merchandise: https://sunset-sound-merchandise.mysh... Instagram:   / sunsetsound.   ..read more

Producer & Sunset Roundtable host Drew Dempsey sits down in legendary studio 2 with Cherry Glazerr for one of the greatest interviews to date. Guitarist and singer Clementine Creevy is ‘Cherry Glazerr’ and Cherry Glazerr is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2013. Clem's sound has transitioned from lo-fi and garage rock on her debut release Haxel Princess in 2014 to a more polished rock sound, with elements of grunge, punk and new wave on their subsequent releases Apocalipstick and Stuffed & Ready. Apocalipstick was produced and engineered by Joe Chiccarelli who resides ..read more

The incomparable and complete legendary figures of musician songwriters David Paich and Steve Porcaro can only be told in "Wow". Sunset Sound was the tracking recording studio for Toto IV, Hydra and about a 1000 other sessions with these two guys playing massive roles. The idea of the Sunset Roundtable is to have a free discussion about memories at this legendary facility, as well as learning about the person's growth in life and their career throughout the time period making records here at the studio. David Paich speaks sincerely on his father Marty, as well as Steve with Drum legend father ..read more

Legendary Recording Engineer, Studio Owner, Speaker Design, Record Producer & Businessman Allen Sides sits down with Drew Dempsey in Studio 2 at Sunset Sound as well as special guests, 10x Grammy Winning Recording Engineer & Producer Joe Chiccarelli as well as Sunset Sound studio owner Paul Camarata. Allen began his Ocean Way Recording in a garage in Santa Monica, California, in 1968, as a place to showcase his custom monitors. From these humble beginnings the empire expanded to include partnering with Bill Putnam and acquiring his United Recording Studio in Hollywood, and building sta ..read more

Drummer of The Black Keys, Patrick Carney sits down in Studio 1 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA with Drew Dempsey to discuss how recording was actually how The Black Keys were eventually formulated. Also, the insane amount of work that him and band partner, singer and guitarist, Dan Auerbach have endured over 2 decades of creating, recording and performing music. #theblackkeys #drumming #recording #sunsetsound   Guest: Patrick Carney https://www.instagram.com/officerpatr... Host: Drew Dempsey: https://www.instagram.com/dfdproducti...  Audio Engineer : Alex Miller Sunset So ..read more

The Life of a 10x Grammy Producer/Engineer Joe Chiccarelli : The Interview It's Finally Here!! Joe Chiccarelli is not only a 10 x Grammy Winning Producer/Engineer who has worked with such artists as The White Stripes , Beck, Frank Zappa, Etta James, Young The Giant, Spoon, The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Jason Mraz, Morrissey and so many more, he also is a resident producer at Sunset Sound. Calling Studio 1 home for a decade. From engineering Michael Buble with Greg Wells this past year to working with Frank Zappa when he was 20, Joe Chiccarelli has done it all with no signs of slowing down. H ..read more

From session guitar player, to forming Toto, to winning multiple Grammys, to now touring the globe with Ringo Starr.... Steve Lukather has done it all, but a big part of his history takes place right here at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA. Steve returns to studio 2 to sit down with host Drew Dempsey, Sunset Sound owner Paul Camarata & long time friend/collaborator & recording engineer Niko Bolas to discuss his days playing on 100s of records with legendary producers like David Foster, to tracking Africa in studio 2 with Toto and Al Schmitt. It all happened here and sit back an ..read more

Legendary Prince Recording Engineer Susan Rogers returns to studio 3 at Sunset Sound with friend Duane Tudahl to sit down with Drew Dempsey and tell her story. Susan was a pioneer for women in the recording industry and worked with Prince on his biggest albums. Susan would fulfill almost 5 years with Prince, before moving on to become a successful record producer as well as a Professor at Berkeley with a PHD in Psychology. PURCHASE A COPY OF SUSAN'S BOOK : "THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE" : https://www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com/   ALSO... LIMITED EDITION SUNSET SOUND PURPLE RAIN WORK ORDER ..read more

in 1988 Mike Piersante was a young drummer in the LA area. That same year he would be hired as a studio runner at Sunset Sound, a moment that would be step 1 of the rest of his life and that would set a path for decades to come. Mike received a compliment one afternoon from Sunset Sound founder Tutti Camarata, stating that he would be a "great engineer" one day. That set Mike on fire and would do everything he could and then some to do just that... become a "great engineer" one day. After getting picked up by T Bone Burnett in the early 90's to be his engineer, Mike would go on to work with th ..read more