KMD Productions Presents: One & Dunn™ – Details, episodes & analysis

On this episode of One and Dunn, filmed live at NAMM 2026, we sit down with recording engineer & mixer Denis Kosiak to discuss what it's like working with A-list artists such as Khalid & Pusha T, the importance of building strong rapport and relationships, and how Denis grew as an engineer and learned from the best at Record Plant.

NAMM CEO and President John Mlynczak is not done with us and you! He stops by to give us an update on all things new at NAMM 2026, what to expect, and how they're growing by listening to what the industry needs and wants.

NAMM 2026: January 20 - 24th at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.

Do you have your badge yet? Sign up at www.namm.org now! Hope to see you there!

This week on One and Dunn, get to know Ebonie Smith! Ebonie is a music producer, audio engineer and singer-songwriter, as well as the founder of Gender Amplified, an organization that celebrates and supports women and girls in music production and audio engineering. She's a force to be reckoned with in the industry and a wealth of wisdom about life balance, the art of empowering others, and the power of the producer’s vision in creating the perfect environment for a track to come to life.  Keep up with Ebonie Smith: http://www.eboniesmith.com/

Learn more about Gender Amplified: https://genderamplified.org/

You may know John Mlynczak from roles at Hal Leaonard and PreSonus; as of May 1, he’s the new CEO & President of NAMM. John joins us for his first official podcast interview in the role and shares his journey finding his way in the music industry, from teacher to gigging trumpet player to the business, and how these turning points that take us in new directions are the most powerful points of all. 

Billboard Top Music Lawyer, Rachel Stilwell, joins us for our first episode highlighting music law! Rachel has her own practice, Stilwell Law, which focuses on entertainment, intellectual property, licensing, and commercial transactions. Rachel represents artists, creators & producers of music, film & television in transactions with content providers & distributors.

In this episode we dive into production deals, sampling, when it’s time to reach out to a lawyer, best resources for those when the money isn’t there to hire a lawyer, and of course we get to know a little about herself too. Tune in!

“F*ck fear! There’s no death penalty for using the wrong compressor” - Frank Filipetti

What does System of a Down, GML, George Strait, “SexyBack”, Acura’s ELS surround system, Neil Young, and Tony Award-winning musical Aida have in common?

An amazing super-group of multi-GRAMMY winning & nominated Engineers, Mixers, and Producers, that’s what! In this special episode we sit down with Sylvia Massy, George Massenburg, Chuck Ainlay, Jimmy Douglass, Elliot Scheiner, Niko Bolas, and Frank Filipetti to discuss what METAlliance is & why it’s important, the art of engineering, and their upcoming “In Session” event at Blackbird Studio in Nashville at the end of January.

Goood Morning to everyone, but especially our next guest…

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Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Morning Estrada!! We discuss the importance of the engineers’ inclusion in collaboration during a session, how he grew his mindset after winning a Latin GRAMMY for Rosalía’s “Con Altura”, and how Morning finds balance with work & life. These are just a few topics, tune in to hear the many stories!!

Join us as we get to know Rapper, Producer, and Songwriter - J Dash. On this episode we talk about his background in computer science & how it still relates to his musical career, creating a sync-licensing company “SlapDash”, how his life changed after Miley Cyrus further propelled his hit “WOP” ft. Flo Rida up the charts, and as always, how community is important to him & how he likes to give back.

Houston, we have a new episode!

We invited Emmy winning, Audio Engineer - Alexandria Perryman to the mic! A few things we discuss are goal setting, changing your mind & navigating a new course for yourself, (audio) engineering @ NASA (!!!), imposter syndrome, and what you need to start a podcast.

“You need to create your support system. Your support system can be anything, anybody…can be even your assistants, your co-workers, musicians, arrangers. You have to build that for your own sake, for yourself, and you do it for others too. You have to build it for yourself to be your prime in terms of your ability to do great things.”

Multi-GRAMMY award winning Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Rafa Sardina  joins us for this new episode of One and Dunn! We chat about his journey evolving from Spain to the USA (including his vineyard), how his experience in medical school has impacted his career, and his story of vocal producing famous Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo. Listen now!