Episodes
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Overdubbed with SASAMI: EP3 - Nate Amos (This is Lorelei)
Episode three of Overdubbed with SASAMI is with Nate Amos of Water from Your Eyes and This is Lorelei. His new album, *The Singer in My Band,* was released on September 11, 2026 on Matador Records. With the exception of a banjo solo by his father, bluegrass musician Bob Amos, Nate produced,...
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Episode 123: J Mascis
J Mascis, guitarist, principal songwriter, and frontman for indie rock legends Dinosaur Jr., has been recording and releasing albums for well over four decades. From demos with his early band Deep Wound, Dinosaur Jr., solo projects, and playing drums and guitars on a multitude of other releases...
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Overdubbed with SASAMI: EP2 - hemlocke springs
Episode two of Overdubbed with SASAMI is with hemlocke springs, originally from North Carolina, she’s now based in Los Angeles. A bedroom pop star praised by NME, her music has gained many fans including Grimes, Steve Lacy, DOECHII, Doja Cat, and Chappell Roan. While pursuing her masters degree…
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Overdubbed with SASAMI: EP1 - Jack Antonoff
Episode one of Overdubbed with SASAMI is with 14-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Jack Antonoff, who has collaborated with the Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Bruce Springsteen, Lana Del Rey, the 1975, Lorde, St. Vincent, Florence + The…
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Episode 122: Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien needs no introduction. As a founding member and guitarist for Radiohead, he has helped shape a generation of music creators and listeners with his unique style and otherworldly sonics. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Ed from his home in Wales for a chat about his early influences, the...
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Episode 121: Maryam Qudus of Spacemoth
We interviewed Maryam Qudus, aka Spacemoth, in 2022 for Tape Op #148, as well as for episode #8 of our DISCussion podcast. In addition to her own albums, she is busy working with artists such as La Luz, Toro y Moi, Frankie and the Witch Fingers [Tape Op Podcast #91], and others. Geoff Stanfield...
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Episode 120: Marc Urselli
Producer Marc Urselli is the chief engineer at New York City's EastSide Sound, as well as the owner of his own studio, Audio Confidential. He has worked with pop, rock, and jazz artists ranging from U2, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Sting, Keith Richards, Kesha, Jeff Beck, Les Paul, Buddy…
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Episode 119: Mouse on Mars
We interviewed Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma of the German electronic duo, Mouse on Mars, way back in issue #46 of Tape Op. June 5th, 2026 brings the release of Spatial, No Problem, a collaboration with the late reggae and dub pioneer, and icon, Lee "Scratch" Perry. Geoff Stanfield caught up with...
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Episode 118: Sarah Tudzin
Producer, engineer and artist Sarah Tudzin is busy. In addition to her own band, Illuminati Hotties, she has worked on pivotal records from Weyes Blood, Amen Dunes, Slowdive, Logic, and Boygenius. In 2021, she launched her imprint label for Hopeless Records, and has continued to release her own...
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Episode 117: José González
Drawing from a wide-ranging pool of influences—from punk and hardcore to authors like evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and ethicist Peter Singer – José González has forged a unique place for himself in the music scene. He has released records by his band Junip, but his multiple solo albums...
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Episode 116: Phillip Broussard
Texas native and Los Angeles-based producer/engineer, Phillip Broussard, has had a long and storied career. He has worked on pivotal records from a wide-ranging list of artists like Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Jay-Z, Linkin Park, The Chicks, Neil Young, and more. Geoff…
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Episode 115: Stuart White
North Carolina native, Stuart White, has had a steady and event-filled career path, one that has led him to engineering for some of today’s biggest artists. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Stuart from his mix room in southern California to discuss his formative years, studying at Full Sail...
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Episode 114: Yves Jarvis
Happy New Year and welcome to season nine of the Tape Op Podcast! For this episode, we welcome Yves Jarvis, the moniker of Canadian musician Jean-Sébastien Yves Jarvis. His latest release, All Cylinders, won Canada’s Polaris Music Prize for best album of 2025, a record on which Jarvis wrote and...
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Episode 113: Portugal. The Man
Since 2006, the Portland, Oregon-based Portugal.The Man have released ten full length studio albums and various EPs. Their 2017 song, “Feel it Still,” garnered them a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, but that might put them into a musical category in your mind that would be way…
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Episode 112: Mixerman
Eric Sarafin, first interviewed in Tape Op #34 in 2003, is a producer, engineer, and mixer, known for his work with artists such as Ben Harper, The Pharcyde, Jeff Lorber, Tone Loc, Barenaked Ladies, Amy Grant, and even Foreigner. Eric is also known as Mixerman, the name he used as he chronicled…
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Episode 111: My Morning Jacket's Jim James with producer Brendan O'Brien
With their latest album, *is*, My Morning Jacket handed over the production reins to storied producer Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Pearl Jam. The result of this collaboration is a focused collection of songs that showcases the band's development…
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Episode 110: Lord Huron's Ben Schneider
Lord Huron first caught our ear with their 2012 release, Lonesome Dreams. The album's lush presentation, harmonies, and tinges of surfy guitars made it both decidedly West Coast-sounding and, at the same time, otherworldly. Over a decade on, the band has released its fifth album, The Cosmic...
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Episode 109: Authors Eliot Bates & Samantha Bennett on their book, Gear: Cultures of Audio and Music Technologies
Larry Crane interviews Authors Eliot Bates & Samantha Bennett on their book, Gear: Cultures of Audio and Music Technologies
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Episode 108: Regina Spektor
The story of Regina Spektor is one of a truly self-made artist. In 1989, at nine years old, Spektor and her family emigrated from Moscow to the Bronx in New York. Her love and affinity for playing the piano found her studying in high school at the Manhattan School of Music, and as she continued…
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Episode 107: Goose (w/ D. James Goodwin)
The Connecticut-based band Goose has had what would seem a meteoric rise into the public consciousness, but the group has been building a loyal fan base the same way that artists like the Grateful Dead and Phish had before them, with nearly a decade of endless touring. Their latest release,...
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Episode 106: I'm With Her
Singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, and Sara Watkins, collectively comprise the powerhouse trio I'm With Her. Their 2018 album, *See You Around*, garnered them Grammy and Americana Music Association nominations, taking awards for Best American Roots song...
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Episode 105: TURBO
Atlanta-based producer and songwriter, Turbo (aka Chandler A. Great), has been behind hits from Travis Scott, Gunna, Lil Baby, Nav, and Young Thug. His signature productions are easily recognized, and he has an innate ability to distill songs and their presentations down to their essence and a...
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Episode 104: Animal Collective's Josh "Deakin" Dibb
Baltimore, Maryland, native Josh "Deakin" Dibb is probably best known as a member of the indie rock legends Animal Collective, but he is also a producer, engineer, and mixer, helming projects for Avey Tare, Tickley Feather, Herald, his own album Sleep Cycle, and most recently a co-production...
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Episode 103: David Lowery
For over four decades, David Lowery has been an innovator and thought leader in the music business. As musician, he’s the founder and leader of both indie rock legends Camper Van Beethoven and the successful band Cracker. He’s also a writer, producer, studio owner, educator, and as a champion of...
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Episode 102: Chris Coady
We interviewed producer, engineer, and mixer, Chris Coady, back in 2016 for Tape Op issue 113. He has worked with TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Future Islands, Beach House, DIIV, The Drums, Porches, Amen Dunes, Sasami, Hand Habits, and countless other artists. Geoff Stanfield caught up with...
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Episode 101: Esperanza Spalding
We interviewed Esperanza Spalding back in 2022 for Tape Op issue 147, around the time she had just finished her 8th album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab. Her latest release, Milton+Esperanza, is a Grammy-nominated collaboration with Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento. The album is a compelling...
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Episode 100: Tape Op's Larry Crane and John Baccigaluppi
To celebrate the 100th episode of the Tape Op Podcast, I thought it appropriate to interview the two people responsible for Tape Op's existence; Founder and Editor Larry Crane, and Publisher John Baccigaluppi. We dive into the early days of the magazine, the evolution of the recording and...
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Episode 99: Eric Burton of Black Pumas
We interviewed Black Pumas producer and guitarist, Adrian Quesada, for episode 77 of the Tape Op Podcast, so when the opportunity arose to chat with frontman, singer, and songwriter, Eric Burton, we jumped! Geoff Stanfield caught up with Eric in this wide-ranging conversation to discuss the...
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Episode 98: IDLES
"Bristol, England, based band, Idles, recently released their fifth album, Tangk. Produced by the band's guitarist, Mark Bowen, along with Nigel Godrich and Kenny Beats, Tangk explores new sonic territory for the band – including the use of tape loops – making for a rich and nuanced landscape for...
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Episode 97: Alan Parsons
I first met Alan Parsons in 2004, when I interviewed him for Tape Op issue #42. We’ve been lucky enough to work together on Recording Academy presentations and meet up socially a few times after that, and I always thought we’d have fun doing a podcast, and as it was now 20 years later, it felt…
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Episode 96: John Vanderslice
There is a long list of accolades for indie legend, producer, engineer, songwriter and musician John Vanderslice. In addition to being the owner of Oakland recording studio Tiny Telephone, he has released sixteen full length albums, five remix albums and EPs and worked with artists such as Spoon,...
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Episode 95: Madeleine Peyroux
Athens, Georgia, born singer Madeleine Peyroux has just released her ninth album, Let's Walk, and it finds her in peak shape as a singer and songwriter. The album's songs and lyrics address a broad range of socially-conscious topics and events in the American landscape. The album is beautifully...
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DISCussion - Episode 43: Tim Lefebvre
Welcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode, Geoff Stanfield chats with bassist and producer Tim Lefebvre (David Bowie, Whose Hat is This?, Tedeschi Trucks Band) about Fink's 2014 release, Hard...
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Episode 94: Lenise Bent
Compton native Lenise Bent has worked with a staggering list of artists, and played a part in some of popular music's biggest albums. Steely Dan, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp, Ringo Starr, Tanya Tucker, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Suzi Quatro, Neil Diamond, Leonard Cohen, and Cher, not to...
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DISCussion - Episode 42: Taylor Deupree
Welcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode, Geoff Stanfield chats with Taylor Deupree about Brian Eno’s 1985 ambient masterpiece, Thursday Afternoon. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.co
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Episode 93: Paula Cole
If you were tuned in to the radio in the 90's, singer, songwriter, and producer, Paula Cole, has been woven into the fabric of your musical life with mega-hits such as "I Don't Want To Wait" and "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" Almost three decades on, Paula is still making great records and…
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DISCussion - Episode 41: Mario J. McNulty
Welcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode, Geoff Stanfield chats with producer/engineer Mario J. McNulty about Massive Attack’s 1998 release, Mezzanine. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL www.akg.co
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Episode 92: Jolie Holland
My friend Jolie Holland and I first met when I edited, overdubbed, and mixed her album Wine Dark Sea in 2014, ten years ago. Around then we even played a short 2 song set live at an Elliott Smith tribute show. A few years after that we worked again on Wildflower Blues, an album she did with...
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DISCussion - Episode 40: Mikey Coltun
Welcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode, Geoff Stanfiled chats with producer/engineer Mikey Coltun about Toumani Diabeté's Symmetric Orchestra's 2006 release, Boulevard De I'Independance. Enjoy!...
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Episode 91: Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Indiana may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of a blossoming psych-rock scene, but you'd be mistaken. Formed in Bloomington and now based in Los Angeles, Frankie and the Witch Fingers have been cranking out an interesting sounding and diversely-influenced series of albums...
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DISCussion - Episode 39: Steve Von Till
Welcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode Larry Crane chats with Steve Von Till from Neurosis about Brian Eno’s album Ambient 4: On Land. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.co
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Episode 90: MGMT
February 2024 will see the release of MGMT's fifth album, Loss of Life. Tape Op's online publisher Geoff Stanfield sat down for a chat with the band's founding members Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser to discuss the recording of the album, their long time working relationship with...
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DISCussion - Episode 38: Thom Monahan
Welcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with Producer/Engineer Thom Monahan about the 1993 Polyphemus album, Scrapbook of Madness. Enjoy! Sponsered by AKG-JBL https://www.akg.co
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Episode 89: Mike Matessino
If there is an authority on the production, editing, mixing, and mastering of film scores, it is Mike Matessino. He has had a hand in hundreds of films including classics such as the Star Wars Trilogy, Poltergeist, The Goonies, Superman, Back to the Future, Home Alone, the Star Trek films and...
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Episode 88: Beirut
"In the early days of 2020, following a cancelled tour and a near total mental collapse, Beirut's Zach Condon arrived on Hadsel, an island in the far northwest reaches of Norway. Armed with several suitcases stuffed with recording equipment, a modular synth rig, an Austrian tape machine, his...
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Episode 87: Morphine
September 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of the now classic Morphine album Cure for Pain. It was the band's sophomore release and recorded during the transition from original drummer Jerome Deupree to Billy Conway, with Jerome playing on the bulk of the album's songs and Billy playing on the...
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Episode 86: Dan Workman and the Ghost of Sugar Hill Studios
Over the years it has been suggested that we do a segment on haunted studios. Our friend Heba Kadry got her first job in the U.S. as an intern at the famed Sugar Hill Studios in Houston, Texas. Legend has it that the place is haunted, and Heba told me that she was freaked out to be there alone at...
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DISCussion - Episode 37: Ryan Hewitt
Welcome to Tape Op's DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. For this episode we chat with producer/engineer Ryan Hewitt about Neil Young's 1970 release After the Gold Rush. Enjoy!
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Episode 85: Albert Hammond Jr.
Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has been owning the downstroke for well over a decade now, and in addition to his work with the band he has managed to find time to release several solo records. His latest, Melodies on Hiatus, is a sprawling 19 song offering recorded with longtime…
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Episode 84: M. Ward
I interviewed Portland Oregon's M Ward for our DISCussion podcast about a year ago and with his new release, supernatural thing, it was another opportunity for us to check in. In this episode, Geoff Stanfield catches up with Matt to discuss his love of collaborations, analog approach to recording...