Talk About Your Junk : Rob Schnapf
Malcolm X Abram
Rob Schnapf takes us through the wild mix of new and old gear at his Mant Studios
Read MoreBlog Posts
Filtering by Category: Videos
Talk About Your Junk : Aaron Espinoza
Malcolm X Abram
Aaron Espinoza discusses his early boombox overdub experiments, his favorite producers and mixers, how being self-taught is a challenging but rewarding road to take, and the importance of establishing and maintaining good relationships.
Read MoreTalk About Your Junk : Dave Trumfio
Malcolm X Abram
This week we head to Kingsize Soundlabs to check out Dave Trumfio (Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Sia) and his wide and interesting array of junk.
Read MoreTalk About Your Junk : Manny Nieto
Malcolm X Abram
Manny discusses the positives of going off the grid in a foreign country to reclaim his love of recording music on his own terms, his love of analog gear in our digital world, the importance of learning from your failures and successes and the simple joys of real Chinese food and good Hong Kong coffee.
Read MoreShow Us Your Junk! Ep. 30 - Jonathan Pearce (The Beths)
Malcolm X Abram
Jonathan Pearce takes us on a guided tour of his recording space filled with plenty of junk, including a Thunderbird 50 Fountain Amp head, a rare New Zealand-produced amplifier, and his beloved '78 deluxe Les Paul Gold Top.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 40 - Starcrawler "No More Pennies"
Malcolm X Abram
For your musical absorption, we offer the bouncy, pedal-steel laced and country-tinged rock nroll tune “No More Pennies,” from L.A. rockers Starcrawler.
Read MoreBoard To Death! Ep. 35 - Arianna Powell (Halsey)
Malcolm X Abram
Arianna Powell takes us on a deep dive through her very tidy pedalboard featuring several EQD delights.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 39 - Marcus Alan Ward "Visit Azania" +2
Malcolm X Abram
Cleveland guitarist Marcus Alan Ward stops by the Akron Recording Company to offer up a three-song set of guitar-led rockin’ soul, funk, with a touch of jazz.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 38 - Cash & Skye “No More Candy”
Malcolm X Abram
Cash & Skye are a little bit classic country and a little bit old-school rock and roll. Actually, the band led by Starcrawler guitarist Henri Cash and singer Sophia Skye provides a healthy heaping of both of those vintage genres.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 37 - Molly Miller / Joshua Ray Gooch / Alex Kyhn / Tamir Barzilay
Malcolm X Abram
Guitarist Molly Miller teams up with Joshua Ray Gooch for a funky guitar showcase.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 36 - Time Cat
Malcolm X Abram
Absorb this three song set by one of Akron’s most consistently rockin’ live bands and a pedalboard packed with EQD.
Read MoreStudio Go Boom feat. Sylvia Massy Ep. 4 - Shotgun Mic
Malcolm X Abram
This time out Massy shows us several totally tubular shotgun microphones spanning nearly a century of recording.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 35 - AH MER AH SU "No One"
Malcolm X Abram
Ah Mer Ah Su takes us on a short, peppy and synth-poppy trip to groovetown with a live and outside take on her latest single.
Read MoreStudio Go Boom feat. Sylvia Massy Ep. 3 - Hardware Store Field Trip
Malcolm X Abram
Marvel as Sylvia Massy pops open a vintage 1970s era Cooper Time Cube, an analog delay/doubler box to shows us its guts. Then Sylvia shows us how to make a DIY doubler/delay box for our own sonic laboratories.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 34 - Ahya Simone
Malcolm X Abram
Soulful Detroit-based harpist Ahya Simone stops by the EarthQuaker Devices studio to take us on an ethereal musical journey.
Read MoreStudio Go Boom feat. Sylvia Massy Ep. 2 - Germanium Transistors
Uri Garcia
Sylvia is back at it, putting everyday items through the tests of tone!
Read MoreBoard To Death! Ep. 34 - Reba Meyers (Code Orange)
Malcolm X Abram
Guitarist Reba Meyers, guitarist/vocalist founder of dynamic, electronic-laced metal band Code Orange takes us on a trip through her two pedal boards.
Read MoreEarthQuaker Session Ep. 33: Spotlights “We Are All Atomic E.P.”
Malcolm X Abram
New York band Spotlights graces YouTube with a very heavy and (literally) dark performance for our latest EarthQuaker Session.
Read MoreStudio Go Boom feat. Sylvia Massy - Ep. 1
Uri Garcia
Join us as we team up with Sylvia for a super fun journey into the beyondo world of sound experimentation!
Read MoreBoard To Death! Ep. 33 – Lee Kiernan (IDLES)
Uri Garcia
One thing you will notice about this episode of Board To Death! is that Lee uses a lot of pedals. Like, A LOT of pedals.
Read More