Find out how music creates a feeling of space in this three part episode. First, we may not realize it when we listen to Madonna's new record, but the location of her music is essential. In exploring her catalogue we hear the sound of different eras by just the space evoked in a song. Second, the same is true for Stephen Puth who uses spacial effects for bri ... Show More
Jun 27
How Americana helped mainstream country find its soul
As we've been examining over the course of Country Week, country music has found a larger audience, in part by widening its sonic palette. For the final episode of this series, we take a look at a genre on the outskirts of country – Americana music – and how it's being used to co ... Show More
35m 22s
May 2017
Charlie Puth Takes Us Inside His Home Studio; Plus, the Most Unlikely Songs of the Summer
On the latest Pop Shop Podcast, we go on location with Charlie Puth inside his home studio! We sat down with the singer/songwriter to talk about his new Instagram-inspired single "Attention," and he walked his through some of the recording process of the tune -- including playing ... Show More
32m 30s
Nov 2023
Tune Tech: Distortion, sequencers, Auto-Tune, and more
From electric guitars to samplers to drum machines and beyond, the music we love is only possible thanks to the technology used to create it. In many ways, the history of popular music is really a history of technological innovation. In this episode, we partnered with BandLab to ... Show More
26m 48s
Apr 2023
80. Behind the Music: The Art of Film Scoring
Soundtracks that accompany the visuals from a film help capture emotions and enhance scenes, but have you ever wondered how this music is created from the initial concept to the final product? In this episode, Xylo chats with film and visual media composer, Adele Etheridge Woodso ... Show More
31m 1s