In Episode 8 of SPSS, I catch up with Bryce May Wilson who runs quality control at one of southern California's most trusted vinyl pressing plants. Bryce has been documenting some of his personal vinyl collection and archival information on his instagram account (@brycemaywilson) for a while and I have come to know many great artists through his thoughtful sharing. Bryce and I talked about some of the technical aspects of his work, his early years in home school, where all the hours of his intent quality control listening may lead him and a bit about his kids. Bryce's attention to detail and his knowledge of recorded music is incredibly valuable. His love of sharing it with others from his unique place in the music industry is a rare joy.

*Shortly after this episode, the world of vinyl pressing plants came to an all-time supply shortage! Most domestic plants are not taking any more orders for the year due to unprecedented demand!! It's bonkers. 

Here on Episode 7 of SPSS, I speak with Dan Saks aka Noodle Loaf. Dan Saks is a singer/songwriter who ditched an indie music career to make kids music and kids music education fun by way of his rad podcast and music project: Noodle Loaf. The NL podcast has been listed as one of the top podcasts for Kids and families by The New York Times and other outlets. Dan was raised by a progressive Rabi in Washington D.C. who was marrying LGBTQ couples in the 1980s, two decades before such a thing was honored by the U.S. federal courts. Dan's kindness and belief in the power of music was a joy to learn about.

Episode 6 of SPSS, I spoke with Rachel Mazer about her journey with music. Rachel is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, singer/songwriter, producer and music teacher. She has played, recorded and toured with May Erlewine, Vulfpeck, Monica Martin, Women Believer, Amber Navran, Anna Ash, Joey Dosik and Theo Katzman. She dove into the of possibilities of being a professional musician when her aunt and uncle in Las Vegas invited her to gig with them when she was just a teenager. Rachel speaks about her upcoming releases, as well as some projects that she is producing for other artists.