Episode 18 with David Spero

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Jim Myers from the Melrose Center in welcoming back guests Beth McKee and Davey Jay. Beth is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, keyboardist who sprung from the New Orleans music scene a few decades ago, and also the founder and driving force of the Swamp Sistas, a non-profit force for good in Central Florida.  Davey is a leading entertainment attorney who has worked with numerous artist in Central Florida and beyond.  Beth talks with Bruce and Jim about current projects.  Davey discusses some of the ramifications of A.I. and other topics.

 Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Jim Myers from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests Rick Morris and Chris Jay. Rick is Director of Sound at Falcon’s Creative Group and has led sound design teams for television (Law & Order among his credits) and theme parks.  Chris has enjoyed a long career as a recording, mixing and mastering engineer, with gold records to prove it.  Chris has also worked extensively in the video game industry producing audio content.

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Ryan Mulcahy from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests Mark Mason and Darren Carter to discuss live sound production. Sean Shannon also appears via a guest clip. Mason is the founder of Metrosound Productions. Carter is the production manager at The Conduit. Shannon is head audio engineer at the Dr. Phillips Center. Ryan, who also has extensive show production experience, Mark and Darren shares stories and best practices. Sean talks about his background and live sound engineering process.  

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Drigo Garcia-Salas from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests Joe Galdo and Juan Perez. Galdo is a percussionist, arranger, composer, producer and co-founder of South Beach Studios. He is credited as an early pioneer of the Linn Drum. Perez is a drummer/percussionist with numerous credits dating back to the 1970s, currently performing and recording with his wife, singer-songwriter-keyboardist Beth McKee.   

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Drigo Garcia-Salas from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests Ed Krout, Matt Kamm, Aaron Gandia from Phat Planet Studios in Orlando.  Ed talks about the origins of the studio, which has been around since 1996, and all three guests share thoughts on recording techniques and some of the memorable sessions they’ve been part of over the years.    

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Isra Batista from the Melrose Center in welcoming guest John Kurzweg. John is a multi-platinum record producer and multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who first became known for his work producing and mixing albums by Creed, three of which went multi-platinum. John talks about that experience, recording in houses and more.

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Isra Batista from the Melrose Center in welcoming guest David Spero.  David has enjoyed a long career in the music industry, working as a DJ, talent manager and executive.  He served as Senior Director of Programming for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and eventually served as a member of their Board of Trustees.  David talks with Bruce and Isra about his recent memoir A Life in the Wings and the many lifelong friendships he’s established with music luminaries.    

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Drigo Garcia-Salas from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests drummer/singer/songwriter Joe Vitale and producer/engineer Michael Braunstein. Joe and Michael talk about their career paths and particular moments in music history when those paths crossed, while working with Joe Walsh, Stephen Stills and many others.  

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Drigo Garcia-Salas from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests David Brown, Maggie Finley and Isra Batista. David owns and operates Easter Sky Studios and talks about his work engineering audio books, doing sound design and much more throughout his 30-year career. Maggie discusses being the DJ for her WPRK radio show Punk Rock in Your PJs for more than 20 years. Isra, who owns River Bear Studios, talks about producing entrance theme music for professional wrestlers.       

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bruce Hensal joins co-host Chase Steele from the Melrose Center in welcoming guests Jeff Nolan and Richard Bowden. Jeff talks about his rock & roll experiences playing guitar in bands like I Love You and The Ludes, as well as his role as Music & Memorabilia Historian for Hard Rock International. Richard talks about his career playing with Linda Ronstadt and other luminaries, his famous parody duo Pinkard & Bowden and his B-Bender guitar string benders invention.