Episodes
On this episode of Ready to Record, The D3 continues his conversation with Joe Bagale, aka Otis McDonald, who has been rocking in the Bay Area music scene since first moving here in 2003, and has been making great music ever since. In this episode, Daniel and Joe talk about everything production, specifically how to be a musician and self producer in 2022 using streaming as a primary income stream. On today's Gear Talk and Music from Blue Girl, The D3 talks about his upgrade from a 2009 Mac...
Published 01/27/22
On this episode of Ready to Record, The D3 continues his conversation with Joe Bagale, aka Otis McDonald, who has been rocking in the Bay Area music scene since first moving here in 2003, and has been making great music ever since. In this episode, Daniel and Joe talk about everything production, specifically how to be a musician and self producer in 2022 using streaming as a primary income stream. On today's Gear Talk and Music from Blue Girl, The D3 talks about his upgrade from a 2009 Mac...
Published 01/27/22
On this episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to something of a Bay Area legend: Otis McDonald. Joe Bagale, aka Otis, has been rocking in the Bay Area music scene since first moving here in 2003, and has been making great music ever since. Daniel and Joe talk about everything from his early career, how he got started in music, and how he came upon the idea to make music under the name Otis McDonald, as well as how he came upon the sound he makes the Otis material in. Find Otis McDonald...
Published 01/14/22
On this episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to something of a Bay Area legend: Otis McDonald. Joe Bagale, aka Otis, has been rocking in the Bay Area music scene since first moving here in 2003, and has been making great music ever since. Daniel and Joe talk about everything from his early career, how he got started in music, and how he came upon the idea to make music under the name Otis McDonald, as well as how he came upon the sound he makes the Otis material in. Find Otis McDonald...
Published 01/14/22
On today's episode of Ready to Record, sponsored by VFX Unleashed, powered by Semkhor Productions, The D3 finishes his conversation with radio and TV veteran and fellow Pantheon host Jerry Bryant. This episode is a wild ride, since while Daniel interviewed Jerry for Ready to Record, Jerry also interviewed Daniel for JBTV simultaneously. Come along for the ride as Jerry and Daniel ask each other questions, and learn how their stories cross paths. On today's Gear Talk, The D3 talks computers...
Published 01/06/22
On today's episode of Ready to Record, sponsored by VFX Unleashed, powered by Semkhor Productions, The D3 finishes his conversation with radio and TV veteran and fellow Pantheon host Jerry Bryant. This episode is a wild ride, since while Daniel interviewed Jerry for Ready to Record, Jerry also interviewed Daniel for JBTV simultaneously. Come along for the ride as Jerry and Daniel ask each other questions, and learn how their stories cross paths. On today's Gear Talk, The D3 talks computers...
Published 01/06/22
On today's episode of Ready to Record, sponsored by VFX Unleashed, powered by Semkhor Productions, The D3 continues his conversation with radio and TV veteran and fellow Pantheon host Jerry Bryant. This episode is a wild ride, since while Daniel interviewed Jerry for Ready to Record, Jerry also interviewed Daniel for JBTV simultaneously. Come along for the ride as Jerry and Daniel ask each other questions, and learn how their stories cross paths. Find JBTV here Find our sponsor, VFX...
Published 11/23/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, sponsored by VFX Unleashed, powered by Semkhor Productions, The D3 continues his conversation with radio and TV veteran and fellow Pantheon host Jerry Bryant. This episode is a wild ride, since while Daniel interviewed Jerry for Ready to Record, Jerry also interviewed Daniel for JBTV simultaneously. Come along for the ride as Jerry and Daniel ask each other questions, and learn how their stories cross paths. Find JBTV here Find our sponsor, VFX...
Published 11/23/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, sponsored by VFX Unleashed, powered by Semkhor Productions, The D3 talks to radio and TV veteran and fellow Pantheon host Jerry Bryant. This episode is a wild ride, since while Daniel interviewed Jerry for Ready to Record, Jerry also interviewed Daniel for JBTV simultaneously. Come along for the ride as Jerry and Daniel ask each other questions, and learn how their stories cross paths. Find JBTV here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl...
Published 11/09/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, sponsored by VFX Unleashed, powered by Semkhor Productions, The D3 talks to radio and TV veteran and fellow Pantheon host Jerry Bryant. This episode is a wild ride, since while Daniel interviewed Jerry for Ready to Record, Jerry also interviewed Daniel for JBTV simultaneously. Come along for the ride as Jerry and Daniel ask each other questions, and learn how their stories cross paths. Find JBTV here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl...
Published 11/09/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 continues his conversation with Produce, Mix, Fix, and Conquer host Rich Steve Beck. Daniel and Rich talk everything from mastering, to interviewing techniques, and stories about chatting with the legends of the recording industry. On today's combination Gear Talk and Music from Blue Girl, D3 shares a collaboration with Marcos Molinar and 2morrows June, and shares his and Marcos's use and love of the microphones from Mojave Audio. Find Rich and...
Published 10/12/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 continues his conversation with Produce, Mix, Fix, and Conquer host Rich Steve Beck. Daniel and Rich talk everything from mastering, to interviewing techniques, and stories about chatting with the legends of the recording industry. On today's combination Gear Talk and Music from Blue Girl, D3 shares a collaboration with Marcos Molinar and 2morrows June, and shares his and Marcos's use and love of the microphones from Mojave Audio. Find Rich and...
Published 10/12/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to Produce, Mix, Fix, and Conquer host Rich Steve Beck. Daniel and Rich talk everything from mastering, to interviewing techniques, and stories about chatting with the legends of the recording industry. On today's Gear Talk, D3 teases an upcoming collaboration for Music from Blue Girl, and shares some of the equipment being used for it. Find Rich and PMFC here Find Mojave Audio here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of...
Published 09/28/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to Produce, Mix, Fix, and Conquer host Rich Steve Beck. Daniel and Rich talk everything from mastering, to interviewing techniques, and stories about chatting with the legends of the recording industry. On today's Gear Talk, D3 teases an upcoming collaboration for Music from Blue Girl, and shares some of the equipment being used for it. Find Rich and PMFC here Find Mojave Audio here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of...
Published 09/28/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to mastering engineer Warren Sokol, whose credits include Paul McCartney and Lana Del Rey. Warren and Daniel go through everything about mastering in today's world, from gear to monitoring to how workflow changes (or doesn't change) between seemingly very different genres. On today's Gear Talk, Daniel talks about how much pickups change the sound of a guitar, and how much speakers change the tone of an amp. On today's Music from Blue...
Published 08/26/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to mastering engineer Warren Sokol, whose credits include Paul McCartney and Lana Del Rey. Warren and Daniel go through everything about mastering in today's world, from gear to monitoring to how workflow changes (or doesn't change) between seemingly very different genres. On today's Gear Talk, Daniel talks about how much pickups change the sound of a guitar, and how much speakers change the tone of an amp. On today's Music from Blue...
Published 08/26/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel continues his conversation with recording veteran Tony Shepperd about his career, spanning from his earliest memories of learning about recording, as well as the changes in the record industry over the years. On today's Gear Talk, D3 talks wireless headphones and earbuds, namely apple's AirPods line. On today's Music from Blue Girl, something new in the realm of production for The D3. Find Tony here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is...
Published 08/10/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel continues his conversation with recording veteran Tony Shepperd about his career, spanning from his earliest memories of learning about recording, as well as the changes in the record industry over the years. On today's Gear Talk, D3 talks wireless headphones and earbuds, namely apple's AirPods line. On today's Music from Blue Girl, something new in the realm of production for The D3. Find Tony here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is...
Published 08/10/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel continues his conversation with recording veteran Tony Shepperd about his career, spanning from his earliest memories of learning about recording, as well as the changes in the record industry over the years. Find Tony here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 07/29/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel continues his conversation with recording veteran Tony Shepperd about his career, spanning from his earliest memories of learning about recording, as well as the changes in the record industry over the years. Find Tony here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
Published 07/29/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel talks to recording veteran Tony Shepperd about his career, spanning from his earliest memories of learning about recording, as well as the changes in the record industry over the years. In today's Gear Talk and Music from Blue Girl, D3 gives an update on the long awaited Bandmaster amplifier demo and shows a rough version of the song used to demonstrate the amplifier. Find Tony here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon...
Published 07/21/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel talks to recording veteran Tony Shepperd about his career, spanning from his earliest memories of learning about recording, as well as the changes in the record industry over the years. In today's Gear Talk and Music from Blue Girl, D3 gives an update on the long awaited Bandmaster amplifier demo and shows a rough version of the song used to demonstrate the amplifier. Find Tony here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon...
Published 07/21/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 has on Felonious member, producer Keith Pinto AKA Ken Primo. Daniel and KP talk about everything from his early childhood and his development in music and theatre, all the way to what his workflow is today. On today's Gear Talk, D3 talks about hardware controllers for software applications and plugins, and if they are useful. On today's Music from Blue Girl, Daniel shows off a piece of music from Emcee Infinite off his album, Critical...
Published 07/06/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 has on Felonious member, producer Keith Pinto AKA Ken Primo. Daniel and KP talk about everything from his early childhood and his development in music and theatre, all the way to what his workflow is today. On today's Gear Talk, D3 talks about hardware controllers for software applications and plugins, and if they are useful. On today's Music from Blue Girl, Daniel shows off a piece of music from Emcee Infinite off his album, Critical...
Published 07/06/21
On today's episode of Ready to Record, Daniel "The D3" Cohen continues the conversation with recording and mastering engineer Pete Doell. Today, Pete and Daniel talk about Pete's current work, as well as some fun and funny stories about his time in recording and mastering. On today's Gear Talk, Daniel has a chat about studio building and upgrades while keeping on a budget. On today's Music from Blue Girl, a new rough demo from a writing session with 2morrows June and DangerAte. Find Pete...
Published 06/22/21