Chopin, Hendrix, and Pianist Paul Cantrell
What do Chopin and Jimi Hendrix have in common? What do “Graceland” and “Yesterday” have in...
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Chopin, Hendrix, and Pianist Paul Cantrell
What do Chopin and Jimi Hendrix have in common? What do “Graceland” and “Yesterday” have in...
01:10:22
Season 4 Finale: Jon Brantingham Returns
For the Composer Quest Season 4 finale, I asked Jon Brantingham back to chat. He shares some...
01:38:05
African Guitar Legend Siama Matuzungidi
Siama Matuzungidi played guitar on and wrote some of the biggest pop hits of the 70s in Zaire...
01:14:53
TV Composer Double Feature: Fil Eisler and Mac Quayle
I’m excited to announce this Composer Quest double episode with TV composers Fil Eisler (Revenge,...
01:06:54
Inside the Creative Mind of Noah Keesecker
In today’s episode of Composer Quest, I interview Noah Keesecker about everything from the perils...
01:41:49
Composing a Symphony with Musicologist Michael Dodds
Composer and Baroque music specialist Michael Dodds is the subject of an upcoming documentary...
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Game Music so Sweet it’ll Make Your Teeth Hurt, with Lisa Walkosz-Migliacio
Lisa Walkosz-Migliacio is a video game designer who also specializes in composing sparkly “tingy...
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Music Evolution with DarwinTunes Creator Bob MacCallum
Over the past few years, Bob MacCallum has been focused on one question: can music evolve through...
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Composer Secrets with Ian Dicke
Ian Dicke has secrets, but not the scandalous kind. In this episode of Composer Quest, we talk...
01:22:07
Music from the Director’s Chair with Jason P. Schumacher
Jason P. Schumacher has made a name for himself as a filmmaker in the Twin Cities, but he’s also...
01:14:59
Arranging Pop Songs with Producer Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson is the guy who’s made Jeremy Messersmith’s albums sound incredibly good. He has...
01:32:00
100 years after the death of Alexander Scriabin, his music lives on in a form he would never have...
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Song Exploder’s Hrishikesh Hirway on Songwriting
Hrishikesh Hirway removes as much of himself as possible from his interviews with musicians in...
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Quest 15: MNKINO Film Score Fest
Film Score Fest is back in 2015! MNKINO and Composer Quest will be pairing up filmmakers and...
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Quest 14: Patchwork Scriabin with UniqueSound
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Alexander Scriabin’s death, Composer Quest and UniqueSound...
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Roger Dumas was a synthesizer whiz kid back in the 70s. He wrote manuals for early Moog...
01:10:54
Merry Podmas: 7 Composition Podcasts
Welcome to this special Christmas episode of Composer Quest! Since I’ll be taking a break from...
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N64 Composer Grant Kirkhope Talks Banjo Kazooie, GoldenEye, Perfect Dark
It was an honor interviewing legendary composer Grant Kirkhope about his time at Rare, where he...
01:00:54
Chiptune Composing with Ben Burnes
In today’s episode of Composer Quest, I talk with fellow Minnesotan Ben Burnes, who has been...
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Quest 13: Arias on Tap, the Sequel
For the next Composer Quest quest, we’re partnering up with Opera on Tap Twin Cities again to...
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