Explore every episode of the podcast Sonic Artifacts
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| Interview Series: Trent Guitars | 19 Apr 2024 | 00:56:46 | |
This week on our Interview Series we are heading over to Poole, England to speak with Elliott Trent of Trent Guitars. Building out of a historic Port town off the southern coast, Trent Guitars offers a very cool line of instruments and even his own hardware, all with a focus on sustainability. We go deep into the thousands of custom color options, his very own pickups and learn a bit more about his radioactive guitars! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Ruby Guitars | 05 Mar 2024 | 00:42:46 | |
This week on our Interview Series we were lucky enough to sit down with Reuben Kemp of Ruby Guitars! Building out of Berlin, Germany this Englishman has made his mark with a series of super stylish instruments that lean into the off-set body lineage. We talk about the music scene in Berlin, some serious gear scores he has had over the years and of course what we can expect to see in the future from Ruby! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Kochel Guitars | 08 Dec 2023 | 00:41:04 | |
This week on our interview series we sit down with Sean Kochel of Kochel Guitars. Building out of Montana, Sean uses reclaimed wood from old structures to combine history and tradition. Incorporating bullets and bones - he is offering a piece of Americana history in his hand-built instruments. Not to mention Elk bone nuts! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Gear Ant | 10 Nov 2023 | 00:49:46 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Elad M. of Gear Ant. Building out of Brooklyn New York, his unique pedal designs along with wild custom artwork on pre-existing pedals makes what he does truly special. We talk about how to make the most of the limited space NYC offers along with some of new designs! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: M.B. Guitars | 29 Sep 2023 | 00:48:06 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Mike Bowes of M.B. Guitars. Building out of South East Kent, England, his Pre-CBS Fender inspired instruments have quickly gained attention due to their incredible build quality, tone and natural looking relicing. We dig into his building history, his passion for vintage instruments and get the scoop on exciting new things to come from M.B. Guitars! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Emil Amos | 25 Aug 2023 | 01:03:20 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with musician, composer and podcaster Emil Amos. We get deep into the history of library music, sampling and his colorful musical past playing with Grails, OM and so many more. His latest soundtrack project - Zone Black - is out now on Drag City Records! https://www.dragcity.com/products/zone-black @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: James Kaye | 28 Jul 2023 | 00:56:48 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with James Kaye. Building out of Detroit, Michigan – James is an artist who creates the coolest one-of-a-kind custom harmonica microphones out there! This is our first dip into the world of harmonica related gear and microphones for that matter. We talk about his fine art background, his many businesses and even his stint on reality television! @jameskayeartist facebook.com/james.kwiatkowski.7 @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Sankey Guitars | 14 Jul 2023 | 00:50:16 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Michael Sankey of Sankey Guitars. Building out of Ottawa Canada, Michael has created some the most unique and artistically designed custom guitars out there. We go deep into his Live Edge Series as well hear the secrets behind his one-of-a-kind Bibelot, which brings the acoustic guitar and a grand piano together in a way that we have never ever seen - or heard! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Cory Hanson | 30 Jun 2023 | 00:44:34 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with the prolific Cory Hanson to talk about his new album Western Cum out now on Drag City Records. Built around his desert island amp, this heady ride of a record delivers some serious tonal riffage and beautiful songs. Tune in to hear about Cory’s choice gear, the recording process and how it all got started for him. Pre-Order Cory Hanson’s Western Cum @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: FSC Instruments & Henry Amplification | 16 Jun 2023 | 00:45:13 | |
This week of our Interview Series we sit down with Farhad Soheili of FSC Instruments and J.P. Henry of Henry Amplification. These two East Coast builders have come together to offer a very cool spin on the classic Fender Bassman but with so much more… We dig deep into the new FSC Custom 50 amplifier. We had a great time catching up with Farhad along with getting to know J.P. Henry and his amps! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Ciari Guitars | 02 Jun 2023 | 00:54:24 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Jonathan Spangler - CEO and Founder of Ciari Guitars. With the goal from the start to make a premium travel guitar, Ciari has succeeded in a truly unique design that is gig-ready, stylish and made for convenient transport. Ascender Ambassador Signup – Ciari Guitars @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep12: Week of May 22nd, 2023 | 23 May 2023 | 00:40:09 | |
S3 Ep12: Single of The Week Cory Hanson's "Ghost Ship" off his upcoming new album Western Cum on @dragcityrecords - out today! Drenched with guitars, this sonic bliss of a song is wrapped in vulnerability and rings true like 1970's rock at its best. Western Cum out June 23rd @dragcityrecords Pre-Order Cory Hanson’s Western Cum @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: The Brooklyn Guitar Show | 19 May 2023 | 00:43:34 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Eric Cocco of Labella Strings and James Carbonetti of Carbonetti Guitars to talk about their upcoming event The Brooklyn Guitar Show! If you’re in the NYC area head over to @babysalright Sunday, May 28th from 11am – 6:30pm. Check out the links below for updates on all the new builders being added! *Tickets are $10 at the door and the bar is open! @thebrooklynguitarshow / thebrooklynguitarshow.com @carbonettiguitars / carbonettiguitars.com @theguitarshopnyc / theguitarshopnyc.com @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3: Ep11 Week of May 8th, 2023 | 09 May 2023 | 01:00:13 | |
SKORTS guitar player Char guests on this week’s episode and shoots the deals! Check out the debut release from NYC based, SKORTS. Produced, mixed and mastered by Teddy O'Mara of Sir Chloe, the track features driving psyche guitars and haunted powerhouse vocals. The drums and bass were recorded live at RCR (Red Convertible Recording) in Williamsburg. Guitars and vocals were recorded in SKORTS rehearsal space in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Cyclops Girlfriend Out Friday, May 12th – PreSave Link! Upcoming shows in NYC May 18th - Racket May 27th (Daytime) - 18th Ward Brewing June 1st - Alphaville w/ Jelly Kelly @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: David Ross Musical Instruments | 05 May 2023 | 00:40:27 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with David Ross of David Ross Musical Instruments. Working out of Binghamton, NY David has been repairing instruments since 2008 and now has an exciting new line of guitar pedals! Check out his kickstarter now for his new pedal Spellbook - links below! @davidrossmusicalinstruments @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep10: Week of April 24th, 2023 | 25 Apr 2023 | 00:38:24 | |
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| Interview Series: Fazio Electric | 21 Apr 2023 | 00:36:16 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Colleen Fazio of Fazio Electric. Originally from the Midwest, Colleen offers tube amplifier services to the Los Angeles area as well making very rad and informative repair videos! We talk amps, amps, amps and even her custom build “The Woody 15”. @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep9: Week of April 10th, 2023 | 11 Apr 2023 | 00:46:24 | |
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| Interview Series: StewMac | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:55:48 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Erick Coleman and Gene Imbody from StewMac whose love of all things guitars is undeniable and infectious! Located in Athens, Ohio, StewMac has been providing every luthier tool you need since 1968. We talk about the philosophy of the company, exciting new aftermarket products and their next step into European distribution. Check out the affiliate link for 10% StewMac products: http://stewmac.sjv.io/AWoqM1 @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep8: Week of March 27th, 2023 | 28 Mar 2023 | 00:41:04 | |
Brooklyn Guitar show - May 28th at Baby's Alright @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: BLAMMO! Electronics | 24 Mar 2023 | 00:43:36 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Dan Adamson, founder of BLAMMO! Electronics. Pedals are a serious business but with wild graphics and cool tweaks on classics BLAMMO! is bringing the fun back! Building out of Portland since 2018, this self-described solder jokey is always tinkering so go check out his wide range of pedals now! Breakdown of Cuban Engineering video! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep7: Week of March 13th, 2023 | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:37:52 | |
WE ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF OUR RAFFLE FOR THE ARTIFACT PEDAL - MOUNTAIN FACE! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Milkman Sound | 10 Mar 2023 | 01:04:33 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Tim Marcus of Milkman Sound! Building out of San Francisco since 2011, Milkman focuses on high-head room tube amps in custom colors and light weight cabinets. We go deep into Tim’s love of tremolo and breakdown his specially designed harmonic tremolo! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep6: Week of February 27th, 2023 | 28 Feb 2023 | 00:47:03 | |
| Interview Series: Artifacts Pedals | 24 Feb 2023 | 00:40:21 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Holger Thorsin of Artifacts Pedals! His stylishly tough looking pedals are hand built in the woods of Sormland, Sweden with a philosophy focusing on NOS parts and beautiful circuit layouts! Check out his rad bands, pedals and sign up for our exclusive raffle to win a limited run Mountain Face fuzz pedal! artifactpedals.com @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep5: Week of February 13th, 2023 | 14 Feb 2023 | 00:48:22 | |
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| Interview Series: Todd Novak of The Guitar Knobs Podcast | 10 Feb 2023 | 01:00:42 | |
This week on our Interview Series we have the pleasure of sitting down with fellow gear podcaster Todd Novak – Host of The Guitar Knobs Podcast! With awesome guests, rad segments and star a studded crew assisting in hosting – The Guitar Knobs Podcast is a super fun and informative gear show everyone should check out! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep4: Week of February 6th, 2023 | 06 Feb 2023 | 00:38:37 | |
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| S3 Ep3: Week of January 30th, 2023 | 30 Jan 2023 | 00:47:22 | |
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| Interview Series: Mellotron | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:48:42 | |
This week of our Interview Series we sit down with Markus Resch of Mellotron! Sparked by an idea formed in the US, popularized in the UK and now built out of Stockholm Sweden – the Mellotron has been a mysterious, elusive and true studio gem for decades. With their new line of digital mellotrons featuring raw sound samples from the master tapes this rare piece of gear is now accessible to you and I! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep2: Week of January 16th, 2023 | 17 Jan 2023 | 00:43:09 | |
This week we have a special guest host Josh Pannepacker from Season 1! With Max out of the country we took the opportunity to catch up since his move from Thanks Mom Studios in Philly to his new studio in North Hollywood, CA. Josh provides some killer deals, sonic insights and of course some laughs. @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Reverend Guitars | 13 Jan 2023 | 01:01:16 | |
This week of our Interview Series we sit down with Ken Haas, CEO of Reverend Guitars. Based out of Toledo, OH - Reverend Guitars has been in business since 1997. We discuss vintage guitars, how the industry has changed over the last 25 years and working with factories overseas. Reverend makes affordably awesome instruments and boasts an artist roster that includes Mike Watts and Billy Corgan to say the least! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S3 Ep1: Week of January 2nd, 2023 | 03 Jan 2023 | 00:43:00 | |
| Interview Series: Vintage Synthesizer Museum | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:54:14 | |
This week on our Interview Series we have the pleasure of sitting down with Lance Hill, Curator, of Los Angeles’s own Vintage Synthesizer Museum! Located in the Highland Park Neighborhood of LA - VSM’s collection is truly mind blowing and totally accessible to you and I. We talk Craigslist steals, his move from Oakland and of course all things vintage synths! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep41: Week of December 19th, 2022 | 20 Dec 2022 | 00:38:23 | |
Wurlitzer model 120 Electronic Piano https://youtu.be/u0P7buW0178 Gibson GA-100 Review/Demohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI1KP8X8MUg @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep40: Week of December 12, 2022 | 13 Dec 2022 | 00:48:10 | |
On this week's show we are stoked to share our Single of The Week : The Men's killer new cut God Bless the USA from their upcoming album. The tune is a total ripper and a total blast. We had singer / guitarist Nick Chiericozzi on for Season 1 - you can really hear that Marshall plexi in action he was talking about! The Men's new album New York City comes out February 2023 on Fuzz Club Records. @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Reeves Electro | 09 Dec 2022 | 00:52:42 | |
This week on our Interview Series we are very happy to have one of our first guests back on the show - Markus of Reeves Electro! Markus builds some of the most beautifully hand-crafted fuzz pedals on the planet right out of his garden in the UK. We check in on how things have been going over the last year and hear all about his new BHS-D pedal coming out tomorrow! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep39: Week of November 28th, 2022 | 29 Nov 2022 | 00:42:55 | |
| Interview Series: Science of Sound | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:52:58 | |
We have a special guest this week on our Interview Series –our very own Pacific North-West Correspondent Cody Lane! Coming to us from Edmonds, Washington Cody contributes some awesome deals to our weekly show as well as being a great supporter. Cody has launched his own podcast - Science of Sound - and is a true lover of all things gear. @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep38: Week of November 14th, 2022 | 15 Nov 2022 | 00:37:00 | |
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| Interview Series: Rock N Roll Relics | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:50:23 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Billy Rowe, founder of Rock n Roll Relics. Coming to us from Los Angeles, CA his vintage inspired guitars and basses are some of the coolest we have seen. Not to mention the relic jobs are incredible and some big names like Billy Joe Armstrong from Green Day, Glen Campbell and so many others have taken notice. We talk gear, music, touring and of course the building process! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep37: Week of November 7th, 2022 | 08 Nov 2022 | 00:43:50 | |
| Interview Series: Dan Ford Drums | 28 Oct 2022 | 00:43:46 | |
We are very excited this week to sit down with Dan Ford of Dan Ford Drums for our Interview Series! The first drum builder we have had on, Dan builds out of Sonoma County, California. Combining his lifelong love of drums and 20 years of woodworking he makes beautifully articulate sounding and looking handmade kits. @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep36: Week of October 17th, 2022 | 18 Oct 2022 | 00:39:03 | |
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| Interview Series: Madrid Guitars | 14 Oct 2022 | 00:47:48 | |
This week of our Interview Series we sit down with Brandon Madrid of Madrid Guitars. Building out of San Diego, CA - Brandon is a master luthier with 20 years of experience and a hell of a nice guy. With years on the road as a guitar tech for bands like The Shins and Spoon, Brandon focused on making his guitars tough. He offers a unique line of basses and guitars packed with his own brew of customs pickups along with a full service repair shop. @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep35: Week of October 3rd, 2021 | 04 Oct 2022 | 00:38:32 | |
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| Interview Series: Salt Mastering | 30 Sep 2022 | 00:51:00 | |
This week on our Interview Series we sit down with Paul Gold of Salt Mastering. Paul works out of his analogue studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and has provided mastering to acts like Pavement, The Rapture, LCD Sound System. We talk about the history of mastering and dig deep into his custom built “Shaker Desk”, which has finally come to completion after 15 years! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep34: Week of September, 19th 2022 | 20 Sep 2022 | 00:43:59 | |
@sonic_artifacts FENDER RISING PRICES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YSDM6sjRR8 https://louisville.craigslist.org/msg/d/elizabethtown-benson-monarch-head/7533989397.html https://providence.craigslist.org/msg/d/attleboro-sovtek-mig60-tube-amp-serviced/7515740168.html https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/d/brooklyn-vintage-1973-fender-precision/7533857873.html https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/msg/d/new-hyde-park-vintage-1965-fender-champ/7535339700.html https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/msg/d/los-angeles-hammond-rt-organ/7526485567.html https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/msg/d/chicago-vintage-1960s-supro-trojan- https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/d/portland-1957-silvertone-1333-guitar-amp/7531474749.html CONTACT: sonicartifactsshow@gmail.com @sonic_artifacts | |||
| Interview Series: Jeff Schoen | 16 Sep 2022 | 00:46:45 | |
This week of our Interview Series we sit down with songwriter and session keyboardist Jeff Schoen. Jeff cut his teeth around Brooklyn as a teenager in the late 1960’s and earned enough of a reputation to get the call of a lifetime to go on tour with Wilson Pickett. Tune in for some great stories from the road and of course vintage keyboard talk! @sonic_artifacts | |||
| S2 Ep33: Week of September, 5th 2022 | 05 Sep 2022 | 00:41:12 | |
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