Ranked #1
Episode 3: Steve Albini
Episode 3: Steve Albini
Yes, Steve Albini is known for being outspoken and opinionated and "controversial," but behind the mythical personality ... Read more
28 Mar 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #2
Episode 31: Jeff Tweedy
Episode 31: Jeff Tweedy
I’ve been in studios and rooms all over the world. I’ve seen where The Beatles spent hours creating masterpieces. I’ve b... Read more
8 Aug 2019
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1hr 2mins
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Ranked #3
Episode 4: Glyn Johns
Episode 4: Glyn Johns
If you don't know his name, you know his work. The Rolling Stones, The Who, Small Faces, The Beatles, The Kinks, Led Zep... Read more
20 Apr 2017
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52mins
Ranked #4
Episode 18: Daniel Lanois
Episode 18: Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois' career reads like an enviable work of fantasy. From his early work with Brian Eno and Harold Budd on thei... Read more
6 Jul 2018
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30mins
Ranked #5
Episode 30: Dan Auerbach
Episode 30: Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach, along with drummer Patrick Carney, started The Black Keys in 2001 as a writing and recording project, rele... Read more
6 Jul 2019
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43mins
Ranked #6
Episode 26: Blake Mills
Episode 26: Blake Mills
Perfume Genius, Laura Marling, Alabama Shakes, John Legend, Vulfpeck, Randy Newman, Jesca Hoop, Norah Jones, Andrew Bird... Read more
7 Mar 2019
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39mins
Ranked #7
Episode 7: Don Was
Episode 7: Don Was
His group, Was(Not Was), rolled out some funky dance pop in the '80s. He's produced big records for the Rolling Stones, ... Read more
28 Jul 2017
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #8
Episode 29: Michael Brauer
Episode 29: Michael Brauer
We first met esteemed mix engineer Michael Brauer in Tape Op #37 in 2003, when Mike Caffrey interviewed him about his mu... Read more
6 Jun 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #9
Episode 5: Vance Powell
Episode 5: Vance Powell
Too often people assume that those of us in the field of music recording had a distinct idea of what we wanted to do whe... Read more
25 May 2017
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #10
Episode 13: John Congleton
Episode 13: John Congleton
Producer John Congleton was first interviewed back in 2011 in Tape Op #81. He has made records with St. Vincent, Explosi... Read more
6 Feb 2018
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56mins
Ranked #11
Episode 15: Jack Douglas
Episode 15: Jack Douglas
What's the common thread between John Lennon, Cheap Trick, Slash, Aerosmith, Miles Davis, Patti Smith, Blue Oyster Cult,... Read more
5 Apr 2018
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56mins
Ranked #12
Episode 19: Jamie Lidell
Episode 19: Jamie Lidell
Born in the UK, and now currently residing in Nashville, Jamie Lidell sings, beatboxes, records, produces, engineers, wr... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #13
Episode 21: Bob Clearmountain
Episode 21: Bob Clearmountain
When we prep for Tape Op interviews it is typical to print out discographies, but in the case of our next guest, it was ... Read more
7 Oct 2018
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39mins
Ranked #14
Episode 35: Jonathan Schenke
Episode 35: Jonathan Schenke
We interviewed producer/engineer Jonathan Schenke in November of 2017 for Tape Op issue #122, but since that time he has... Read more
6 Dec 2019
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46mins
Ranked #15
Episode 16: Susan Rogers
Episode 16: Susan Rogers
Not only is Susan Rogers a record producer, engineer, mixer, and audio electronics technician, she has a doctorate in ps... Read more
8 May 2018
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55mins
Ranked #16
Episode 14: Ken Scott
Episode 14: Ken Scott
Ken Scott is an undisputed legend. We interviewed him way back in Tape Op issue #52. His work with The Beatles, Elton Jo... Read more
6 Mar 2018
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25mins
Ranked #17
Episode 28: Neko Case
Episode 28: Neko Case
Neko Case released her first album The Virginian in 1997 and since has released six records, documents of her growth as ... Read more
7 May 2019
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44mins
Ranked #18
Episode 11: Sylvia Massy
Episode 11: Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy made a good name for herself as a producer and engineer making records with artists like Tool, Red Hot Chil... Read more
29 Nov 2017
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34mins
Ranked #19
Episode 17: Gotye
Episode 17: Gotye
In 2011 an artist by the name of Gotye rose to international prominence on the back of his song, "Somebody That I Used t... Read more
5 Jun 2018
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57mins
Ranked #20
Episode 20: Tucker Martine
Episode 20: Tucker Martine
In 2002 we interviewed Tucker Martine, then a resident of Seattle and making some cool records with people like Bill Fri... Read more
7 Sep 2018
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1hr 1min