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Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityCharles Kelley - Founding Member of Lady ACharles Kelley is a singer-songwriter and founding member of Lady A. In this episode he talks about his first job as an accountant working for a waste disposal company. His transition from sitting at a desk to performing on stage was surprisingly fast and hugely successful. Highlight: Songwriting on Zoom brings efficiency and structure.
2021-09-3023 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityPaul Worley - The Early Days in NashvillePaul Worley is a Grammy Award winning producer who knows how to tell great stories. In this episode he recounts his early days in the music business.Highlight: Trying to get a job in an office supply store.
2021-09-2928 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityClarke Schleicher - Engineer of Award Winning Hit MusicClarke has recorded and/or mixed more than twenty #1 singles and ten #1 albums. Winner of three Grammy awards, there is no doubt he's put together the music you've heard on the radio and online. Clarke's mixing style frames vocals by building everything around the story and the lyrics. A sound with clarity and finesse, his detailed mixes bring the story to life with an unmistakable big vocal sound. In this episode he talks about the day he first heard an album that made him stand still and listen. He was captivated even though it was an odd...
2021-09-2929 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityIra Wolf - Authenticity in Songwriting and LifeIra Wolf is a singer-songwriter who makes music that engages the heart.Independent in every way, she is a free spirit who is authentic without hesitation.Highlight: Honest conversation about artistic collaboration and living in a Buick.
2021-08-1324 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityEvan Redwine - Springboard of InjuryEvan is a young producer and musician making his way in the Nashville music scene.In this episode he talks about an injury that changed his musical journey and set him on the track to success as a producer. We discuss the evolution of recorded music and how he was influenced by producers with grand visions and large budgets.Although Evan is younger than most participants in this series, he has demonstrated a complete understanding of analog formats such as vinyl and cassette. He has also cherished a variety of compact discs. He's been approved by...
2021-08-1327 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityBrian Newhouse - Broadcasting and ConnectingBrian is multi-talented and yet remains incredibly humble. He's a writer, an on-air classical music host, a manager, a singer, and someone you want to sit and talk with for hours and hours.In this episode he shares his discovery of music growing up on the family farm.Surrounded by siblings with strong personalities, Brian found his voice at the neglected piano.Highlight: He didn't hide in the barn with a radio.
2021-08-1122 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityClay Hess - Bluegrass Music and Good HumorClay's first introduction to many was as the lead guitarist for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, winning a Grammy Award during his tenure there. After departing Skaggs, Hess toured and recorded with several of the top bands in the genre. Highlight: Using his thumb to slow down records so he could learn the guitar part while Mom listened through the wall.
2021-08-1018 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityChristine Sweet - Broadcasting As A Woman in the 1970sChristine Sweet is a broadcaster who was one of the earliest women deejays in pop music and jazz and went on to a career in classical radio. A love for music of all kinds led her into both public and commercial radio formats as an announcer, producer and on-air host, starting in the 1970s. She was the first woman on the air at a Top-40 AM station and has vivid memories of blazing that trail.Highlight: The guy who showed up in the lobby of the radio station declaring he was there to get married.
2021-08-0823 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityPaul Worley - In The StudioProduction tips and best practices.Highlight: Candid words about the ebb and flow of being a producer and “suck tapes.”
2021-08-0823 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityBiff Watson - Guitar Player ExtraordinaireBiff Watson played guitar with legends such as Crystal Gayle, Don Williams and a host of other artists from the 1970s to today. His credits include Alabama, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Sara Evans, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Bob Seger, Josh Turner, Dolly Parton, Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, and many others.Biff was a strong willed teenager with a love for music. In this episode we trace the passion that pulled him away from his family and led him to Nashville.
2021-08-0724 min
Audio Tractor: Music and CreativityPaul Worley - The Money PitStories from the Money Pit studio and an explanation of how the music industry lost traction at the cash register.Highlight: When the garbage truck brakes failed and crashed into the studio.
2021-08-0526 min