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Technology & The Evolution Of Music: A Conversation With Jeff Bohnhoff – Part 1

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I know like Apple Music is offering that so you don t have to have anything but a pair of headphones in order to listen to most music And it s even possible on some computers I know like Apple MacBook Pros if you just play through the speakers in the computer it s astonishing It gives it it s got DSP built in that just basically it sounds like the mix is all around you So yeah So that wow and none of those things are possible with um you know the classic you know surround formats which is one of the reasons I think that Atmos is going to probably um you know catch on a lot more more readily than those did — Jeff Bohnhoff nbsp This episode s guest is a musician audio engineer and producer He s been performing and recording with Maya his musical partner and wife for over forty years and he s produced more than twenty albums for various artists His name is Jeff Bohnhoff and this week s discussion about the power of sound and music the changes in recording from analog to digital and his thoughts about the future of audio with the rise of Dolby Atmos make for a fascinating discussion If you re an audio engineer or just interested in where audio tech is taking us this discussion s bound to be inspirational As always if you have questions for my guest you re welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes If you have questions for me visit audiobrandingpodcast com where you ll find a lot of ways to get in touch You can also join regular Clubhouse chats in The Power of Sound House every Wednesday check the schedule for times Plus subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available when new audio rooms are scheduled and what they ll be about and it ll give you access to a resource called The Studio with lots of interesting sound-related mp3s videos educational pdfs and exclusive discounts from previous guests If you re getting some value from listening the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review Both those things really help and I d love to feature your review on future podcasts You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast s main page I would so appreciate that nbsp 0 00 00 Early Memories of Musical InfluenceThe conversation starts off with a look back at Jeff s memories of sound from the toy record player of his childhood to the rock albums of his teenage years I remember just kind of lying there he says and wishing to myself Man I wish I could create something like that He tells us about receiving his first guitar and how despite a rough start it led to bigger and better things I wasn t any good he recalls I was terrible But I was stubborn and then I saved up some money and bought a better guitar and it just kind of went from there nbsp 0 04 41 A Musician s Early CareerWe talk about his first band and the chance meeting that led to both his second band and meeting his future wife Maya We were doing a lot of cover songs Jeff tells us We were playing like Led Zeppelin Deep Purple Rush stuff like that He explains how MIDI controllers had just begun to shake up the music industry around that same time and how they sparked his fascination with early electronic music and digital audio s ability to create true one-person performances I was doing electronic music he says but I wasn t really doing what you would think of as electronic music I was trying to recreate the Click here to visit this podcast episode

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