#002 MTEC Student Podcast weekly meeting, preparing for recording session at Sunset Sound Studios
Release Date: 03/24/2021
UCLA Music Tech Students and Alumni
Music Tech Podcast
Go to for full show notes and transcripts. Jad discusses his major in Music Industry at UCLA and his interest in audio engineering. He talks about his connection to Bruce Tambling and the Foothill Music Technology program, as well as his role as a production manager for the student record label. Jad also mentions his upcoming recording session and his file management and backup methods. He advises aspiring students to be proactive in seeking opportunities in the industry. Nick Bernstein discusses his connection to Foothill College and his current role as a Technical Director for film and...
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Foothill International Student - Denis Taniguchi
Music Tech Podcast
Go to for full show notes and transcripts. In this podcast, Denis, a former student of Foothill College, discusses his journey in the music technology program. He highlights the importance of networking and hands-on experience in the field. Denis also shares his experiences working with Cookie Marenco at OTR Studios and his time at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Emeryville. He emphasizes the importance of being proactive, polite, and providing value when networking. Denis also shares his strategy for staying consistent and productive in his work. He concludes by expressing...
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Singer Songwriter MTEC Student - Ande Estrella
Music Tech Podcast
In this episode of the Music Tech podcast, host Bruce Tambling interviews singer-songwriter Ande Estrella about her experiences with the Foothill College Music Tech Program. Estrella shares her journey from being a theater major at the Boston Conservatory School to becoming a songwriter. She discusses the challenges she faced in the industry-focused curriculum at Berkeley and her decision to switch to music production. Estrella also talks about her songwriting process, her experiences working with producers, and her goals for the future. She emphasizes the importance of networking and...
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The Music Tech Podcast
Music Tech Podcast
Music, audio production, video production, content creation and technology.
info_outlineThe MTEC Study Group begins their weekly Friday meeting by quickly recapping their previous meetings to ensure all members were in the know of each other’s projects. The meetings continue by having Tom speak about how he is preparing for his recording session at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. Tom Spoke about what he was going to record, how the session was funded, and the importance of being connected with other like minded people. Apart from Tom’s recording project Tom introduced the group to Los Angeles Producer and artist John. John is a former student of the Music Technology program at Stanford University. John is now working with top EDM producers in Los Angeles. Lastly, Tom and John express the importance to have your collaborations workflow. The MTEC Study Group diverged their conversation to their new podcast editing software Descript. Bruce Tambling discusses the useful tools within the application. Some of these features include simultaneously removing all the Uhs in a recording. Bruce continues to discuss the podcasts being created from previous MTEC Meetings. Bruce explains how Descript is going to speed up his team’s workflow.
The group continues their meeting and touches on the topic of the importance of these meetings. Bruce and Layla communicate the significance of building a community around the MTEC group. They speak about the importance of having mentors available and being surrounded by talented individuals that can team up and collaborate to create wonderful works of art together. Layla also offers to bring in touring performers and DJ to weekly meetings to help the group learn and interview professionals working in the real world.
Kiki asks about what the new Thursday night MTEC meeting is about. Bruce explains his ideas for the meetings and says he wanted to have a meeting so local students and artists can jam together using a new program using JamKazam. The first meeting didn't go as planned the first time around but Bruce Tambling is optimistic he will get JamKazam working for future meetings. The meeting concludes after Philip Rose and Daniel give a small update on their projects and what their next steps are going to be.
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