We talk to Sean Sundaran about everything from playing in a Oasis cover band to playing metal and hardcore. His involvement in the local music scene from an artist perspective to a concert promoter and live sound engineer.
He also has his own podcast "Sundays Scene with Sean", check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rBIKkTsZqzmCaI6WiPnkW?si=2f2vqbhOSJu5kB8Rez46TQ
Instagram: @seansundaran
We literally talked til nightfall in this episode featuring George of Pantheon Percussion and Ridwan Johari. We covered topics from the history of Pantheon Percussion, ideas for musicians in this pandemic and how to save our music scene. Listen to the end to be the first to know of some new exciting Pantheon Percussion developments!
We talked to Mah of Tonehouse Studios about the challenges of starting and running a jamming/recording studio in Singapore, best practices and advice for jammers!
Check out www.tonehouse.sg and book your next jamming there!
We check out some of the new and innovative products at the 2020 Winter NAMM!
In this episode, we chat with Wong Kai Wen from Sonicwerks Productions about everything from his background, recording philosophies, tips for recording, gear and music recommendations. Sonicwerkz Productions has produced bands from a myriad of genres such as Remnants, Kyra, Darah, Seavision, ARC, they provide all sorts of audio engineering services and has won several Nail the Mix mixing contests which are held monthly.
Links:
In this episode, we got together with 2 out of the 6 member committee of The Drummer's Co, an organization in Singapore promoting drumming education and shed sessions in Singapore! This is a long episode as we spoke about the drumming scene in SG, their recent Drummers' Carnival event and also briefly about ethics in music! We also shared our list of SG drummers that are top of mind now!
Timestamps:
The Drummers Carnival: [1:10]
Sustaining a Friendly Community of Drummers: [12:10]
Plans and Vision for DrummerCo in 2020: [15:05]
Top 3 top of Mind Drummers!: [18:15]
Most Important Aspect of Drumming: [26:05]
Drumming Journey over the Decade: [28:05]
Cringing at Old Compositions: [33:20]
Challenges in Recording Drums as a Learning Feedback Loop: [36:40]
Advent of Software Drums and False Expectations of Drumming: [41:50]
"Fake Instagram Guitarists" Ethics in Music: [46:49]
Expectations at a Live Gig: [49:30]
Perfect vs Authentic Performance: [[52:00]
Modern tools as Crutches?: [57:00]
Top Stories
Reunions of Bands and Surge Nostalgia: [58:30]
New Music Recommendations: [1:02:30]
Rise of Math Rock (Musicality vs TechnicalRidwan Johariity) : [1:05:27]
The best technical lines are those that are not technical: [1:09:30]
Recent Gear Acquisition: [1:11:15]
Istanbul Cymbals: [1:13:00]
Challenges in Testing Drums in SG's Shops: [1:14:00]
Ridwan's Wishlist: [1:15:30]
Pantheon Percussion and Pancake Drums: [1:16:55]
Optimizing Triggers for Skin Tension: [1:19:50]
Why Don't More Drummer's Trigger Snares: [1:21:15]
Importance of Endorsements: [1:28:00]
Feel vs Sound: 1:30:20 Low volume Cymbals: [1:31:20]
Guest Hotplug Segment - [1:33:55]
Links:
The Drummer Co: https://www.facebook.com/TheDrummerCo/
Nostalgia and Peaking of Music Tastes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html
The Drummers' Carnival Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/279330956326958/
Dane's Drum Education Site Drum Tannery: https://www.drumtannery.com/
Dane's band A Talon Touches a Lake: https://www.facebook.com/atttlband/
ATTTL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atttlband/?hl=en
Ridwan's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/ridwanjohari/?hl=en
Ridwan's Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/ridwanjohariofficial/
Drummer Shoutout:
Yuxuan: https://www.instagram.com/yucksuan/
Lester: https://www.instagram.com/lestersullivan/
Vijesh: https://www.instagram.com/vijeshdrums/
Billy: https://www.instagram.com/fireeweed/
Bom: https://www.instagram.com/bombomlow/
Jia Rong: https://www.instagram.com/teojiarong/
Dzul: https://www.instagram.com/taylindsiol/
Recorded & Filmed by Aeonix Productions www.aeonixproductions.com https://www.facebook.com/AeonixProductions Contact info@aeonixproductions.com for inquiries about our Audio & Video Recording, Mixing & Mastering, Live Sound Mixing services.
