Spotlight On producer and editor Michael Donaldson and host Lawrence Peryer communicate constantly throughout the research and production of each episode, but they rarely actually speak in person. So when Michael suggested they spend time catching up to discuss some topics of shared interest, the pair decided to press ‘record’…
Dr. Lissette Garcia stops by to discuss her new book, her 4 year silent meditation, social psychology, and her experience growing up in Texas along the Mexican border. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/dr-lisette-garcia/
Art Chang stops by to talk about his upbringing, education, career and road to becoming a candidate for mayor of New York City in 2021. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/art-chang/
Tyler joins LP to talk about Coffee Shift, a Silicon Valley start up that is focused on applying technology to shift the balance of power from corporations, back to the growers. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/tyler-pinckard/
David Whitehead is a music manager who has worked with David Byrne, David Bowie, Helmet, Joe Jackson, Laurie Anderson, Luna, Hugh Laurie, and many others. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/david-whitehead/
The Spotlight shines On guitarist and banjoist Brandon Seabrook, hot off the release of his new album brutalovechamp on Pyroclastic Records. Brandon is known for pushing his music past the far reaches of the extreme, fusing elements from punk, jazz, pop, and metal. His music has been called “abrasive” and…
Michael F. Schein is the author of The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers (McGraw Hill, January 12, 2021). His articles have appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Inc., Huffington Post, and Psychology Today.. He speaks to international audiences…
Check out this BONUS episode featuring Giselle Marie Muñoz and Elizabeth Tabish, cofounders of the Austin Arthouse Film Festival. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/austin-arthouse-film-festival/
Ethan Clift chat with LP about Tonic Audio Lab's new songwriting companion, Lumos. Lumos helps songwriters capture more new song ideas than ever before and finish that list of partially-completed music riffs you've had for years. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/ethan-clift-tonic-labs/
The Spotlight shines On Peter Kruder and Roberto Di Gioia, who join us to talk about their new but long-gestating duo project, “--------”. Viennese artist, producer and DJ Peter Kruder is one of the legendary figures in electronic music, known for his pioneering work as a member of Kruder &…
Dimitri Ehrlich joins LP to talk about how they've seen NYC evolve, mindfulness, writing for television, and their hip hop and rock n' roll experiences. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/dimitri-ehrlich/
LP chats with Co-founder of Byta, Marc Brown. They talk about music consumption, recommendations, platforms they dig and how Byta is trying to solve pain points around "sharing music before it's on streaming services." https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/marc-brown-byta/
🎧 As a managing director at Qobuz, Dan entices audiophiles to embrace music streaming. 🎧 The Spotlight shines On Dan Mackta, Managing Director of North America and Northern Europe for the high-resolution music service, Qobuz. We get pitched constantly by publicists to have their music business clients on as guests.…
J. Scott Christianson joins LP to talk about all things AI, machine learning, morality in technology, and social media. Humans interact with AI in many unknown places and Scott breaks it down. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/j-scott-christianson/
Phil Messier, founder of Bopper, joins LP to discuss the formation of his company, talking Montreal and their jazz roots. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/phil-messier-bopper/
David Gorman, Cofounder of 1021 Creative, discusses growing up in Detroit, record collecting, the roots of soul music, his time working with Rhino Records, and what makes a good album cover. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/david-gorman/
Isabella Kelly, founder of concert and live experience production company, Kingdom of Mind chats with LP about her start with events, how she was awarded Live Nation's Women Nation Fund, and launching Kingdom of Mind. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/isabella-kelly-kingdom-of-mind/
Marco Collins joins LP to talk about music discovery, the Cocteau Twins, breaking artists like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Beck in the 90s, the British electronic scene, and more. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/marco-collins-radio-personality/
Dmitri Vietze stops to talk about growing up in Nashville and NYC, getting his start with music pr, launching rock paper scissors, and what to expect with year two of the Music Tectonics Conference taking place Oct 27-28, 2020. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/dmitri-vietze-music-tectonics/
🎷 The Vermont-based jazz virtuoso explores the cosmos with a nine-piece ensemble. 🎷 The Spotlight shines On Vermont-based saxophonist, composer, and arranger Brian McCarthy. Brian joins us on the occasion of his most recent project, AFTER|LIFE, released back in late May, just a few days after we recorded this talk.…
What did you do with your summer? Learn how Caltech college senior, Ari Rosner developed an algorithm to help compute the proper social distancing layout for schools and other spaces. And how Erick Beavers and Brad Robertson launched and developed their podcast. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/ari-rosner-erick-beavers-and-brad-robertson/
Today, the Spotlight shines On David Rodriguez, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer at NJPAC - the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. David works in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, and has led a fascinating life in the performing arts. He was a full-time musician on the road with…
Prism.fm hosted a panel featuring folks from Lyte, VEEPS.com, promoter Disco Donnie and legendary music venue Antone's discussing how the live music community is being supported by tech coming our out COVID. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/lyte-prismfm-veepscom-antones-and-disco-donnie/
On this episode, LP sits down for a chat with wine journalist, Alan Goldfarb. They discuss growing up in Brooklyn and the impact that sports writers he read as a kid had on his career. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/alan-goldfarb/