Peter Bell is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and teacher at Berklee College of Music. He composed the themes for This Old House, New Yankee Workshop, Victory Garden, the ABC After School Special, the award-winning film Radio Cape Cod, and countless jingles and production tracks. He recorded with Bonnie Raitt and the James Montgomery Band and has two Emmys, seven NEBA awards, and six ASCAP awards. Peter and I had a great conversation following our week together during the Monterey Songwriting Retreat. Pete discussed the importance of working with other musicians and played some of his collaborations with former Berklee students. He also shared the fascinating story of meeting a young Bonnie Raitt and playing on her first album.   This episode is sponsored by Kits.ai, a platform for artists, producers, and fans to create AI voice models with ease. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, YouTube Show Notes: Peter's Website - https://peterbellmusic.com/ Creating Commercial Music by Peter Bell - https://amzn.to/3EUUnxa Just Sayin' by Peter Bell - https://peterbellmusic.com/just-sayin/ Bar of 2 Productions - https://barof2.com/ David Mash - http://www.mashine.com/ This Old House theme by Peter Bell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIday2U1x3Y "Natural Ball" by Peter Bell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_qmvijwg00 Peter's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bellmusicproductions7840 Peter's Studio Gear - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GezGn2gPcvNGG5eUajNt1S9Xt3ScELwm/view?usp=share_link Matt Jones on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/matt-jones "Where Did My Heart Go" by Some Good Evil - https://soundcloud.com/somegoodevil/05-where-did-my-heart-go Brian Funk Website - https://brianfunk.com Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc  5-Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/book Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don’t forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk