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On this episode of Ready to Record, Daniel brings you the final part of his conversation with Dante Rinaldi. Dante and D3 wrap up their conversation by talking about how technology has unified all creatives, and what is considered entertainment. In addition, The D3 brings us a deep dive into the weird and wonderful world of electric pianos, detailing the history and sounds of both the Wurlitzer and the Rhodes pianos, and revealing his latest purchase: a 195(6 or 7) Wurlitzer 112a. Find Dante and Inferno VFX here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to Inferno VFX and VFX Unleash's own Dante Rinaldi. Daniel and Dante continue their conversation on rooms and their importance to recording, and talk about a pretty universal phenomenon across all forms of artistry: burnout. This topic allowed Dante and Daniel to show the parallels between work in music and work in visual effects: no matter what, artistry is artistry. Likewise, any form of artist, be them musician, painter, producer, or VFX designer, burnout and competition are always present in our worlds. Find Dante and Inferno VFX here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to Inferno VFX and VFX Unleash's own Dante Rinaldi. Daniel and Dante go into some wild topics, such as the parallels between audio production and VFX, as well as how audio production helped the VFX industry grow, and the ethics of certain projects that combine both audio and visual effects, such as hologram tours. On today's Music from Blue Girl, D3 gives everyone an update of the DangerAte, Nappy G, and Soulati track called The World, which Daniel co-wrote with Gordon Clay and Tommy Shepherd. Find Dante and Inferno VFX here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 continues his conversation with amplifier designer and builder Adam Egert. Today, Adam gives Daniel encouragement and tips on beginning to build amplifiers for himself, as well as going through what it is to find good components, as well as some conversation on good music and the philosophy of the pandemic and what comes next. Today's Gear Talk and Music from Blue Girl center around turntables and producing music from flipping samples, with The D3 sharing a beat he made from samples he flipped off of vinyl records. Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 continues his conversation with amplifier designer and builder Adam Egert. Daniel and Adam talk about some amplifier history and the spirituality of designing an amplifier to fit a player, as well as Adam giving Daniel some encouragement about building his own amp. On today's Gear Talk, D3 talks amps and their importance as studio tools. On Music from Blue Girl. a new demo of The World by The D3, Nappy G, and Soulati featuring Will Magid. Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

On today's episode of Ready to Record, The D3 talks to amplifier designer and builder Adam Egert. Daniel and Adam talk about how he came to building amps, as well as his process for designing a circuit and tools for design and building amplifiers. Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In this episode of Ready to Record, D3 talks to founder of the Noble House crew and big brother Gennessee Lewis (known mononymously as Gennessee). Daniel and Gennessee talk production techniques, how to start making a beat, useful tools for in the box production, as well as some sneak peaks of Los Gemelos and the project's upcoming sequel album. On today's Gear Talk, D3 talks about his love for the Rhodes piano and using electro-mechanical keyboards in studio and on stage. On today's Music from Blue Girl, a sneak peak from Daniel's project with Gordon "Nappy G" Clay and Tommy "Soulati" Shepherd called Me Time. Find Gennessee here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In this episode of Ready to Record, D3 talks to founder of the Noble House crew and big brother Gennessee Lewis (known mononymously as Gennessee). Daniel and Gennessee talk everything from the start of his career, to production tips and tricks in this first part of their conversation. Find Gennessee here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 Pro with a Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 and SSL XLogic Alpha-Link MADI-AX to his new rig, a 2021 M1 iMac, paired with a Persons Quantum 4848, which he used to record a project with Gordon "Nappy G" Clay, Will Magid, and Tommy "Emcee Soulati" Shepherd. A sneak peak of a track from the sessions, a song with the working title "Change the World" is showcased. Find Otis McDonald here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 and A-to-D and D-to-A converters, as well as the big upgrade he's about to finish. On today's Music from Blue Girl, a song that has been over three years in the making. Find JBTV here Find our sponsor, VFX Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 Unleashed, here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 PMFC here Find 2morrows June here Find Mojave Audio here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 Pantheon Podcasts.

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 Girl, Daniel showcases Panic Attack by Los Gemelos, which was recorded at Blue Girl Productions HQ and studio in San Francisco. Find Warren here Find Los Gemelos here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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 part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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.

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 Podcasts.

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 Minded. Find Keith here Find Infinite here Find Blue Girl Productions here This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.