Dead Wax
Musicians nerding out to great music. Hosts Jack Conte (Scary Pockets, Pomplamoose, CEO of Patreon) and Ryan Lerman (Scary Pockets, John Legend, Ben Folds) are joined by musician friends to help break down what's going on in their favorite music. They dish about production, harmony, composition, theory, vocal performance and everything in between. New episodes every other week!
Latest Episode
"Fiona Apple’s Mixer on “Extraordinary Machine” - with Dave Way! (24.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Dan Wilson's FAVORITE "Rule-Breaking" Moments In Songs
- What Makes The PERFECT Pop Song? with Madi Yanofsky
- Justin Timberlake's Producer on Timbaland, Drum Programming, Song Form and Working with JT with Fede Vindver
- Producing 'Float On' by Modest Mouse with Dennis Herring
- Jack Conte & Ryan Lerman React To Each Others Favorite Songs
- How Tony Berg Defines a Masterpiece
- Blake Mills on Production, Fretless Guitar, and Working with Pino Palladino
- What Made Nick Drake (and his mother) Some of the Best Songwriters in the World? with Bruno Major!
- How Sabrina Carpenter's Mastering Engineer Starts Every Song - with Ruairi O'Flaherty
- Jonathan Rado on Miley Cyrus, Shawn Everett, Foxygen and Tape Machines
- How the World’s Greatest Tastemaker Listens to Music - with Chris Douridas
- The Most Recorded Drummer...EVER?! JR Robinson! (With Guest Co-Host Kane Ritchotte)
- How Tiny Habits Arranges Vocals
- Creating The New Miley Sound - with Shawn Everett
- How Willie Weeks Invented the Bass Solo - with Anna Butterss
- St. Vincent's Sound Explained - with Cian Riordan
- Production Secrets with Eric Valentine
- Kaveh's Favorite Punk Rock Bass Lines - with Kaveh Rastegar
- Jeff Buckley's Genius Explained - by David Ryan Harris
- PART 2 - The INCREDIBLE Direction Billie Eilish and Finneas Gave Their Mixers - with Jon Castelli
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