With the full album release just around the corner, in part 2 of the Big Album Reveal, the band unveils the second half of the album tracks. Jack and Rob delve into a little bit of the story behind each of the tracks, playing some clips and pulling back the curtain of some of the production secrets behind 'A Year To Live'. Follow @thebeartax on social media for updates on the full album release and we hope you all enjoy it. Please email or message us any comments as we love to hear them all. Tha...
Jul 14, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast The album launch is just around the corner and so to celebrate and to bring this series to a close Jack and Rob go through the album one track at a time, breaking down how all the individual tracks came together. This episode features the first 7 tracks with the rest of the tracks coming on part 2 next time (which will hopefully coincide with the album release!) Please follow @thebeartax on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for band updates now and into the future.
Jul 01, 2021•2 hr 40 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast As we near the end of Season 1 and the album release, Rob and Jack reflect on the journey and discuss the biggest lessons they each learned along the way. The hosts ponder if they were to do it all again what would they do differently? And what advice would they give to anyone else wanting to do a similar Tunelighting project? Please follow @thebeartax on social media for the single and album release updates
Jun 15, 2021•50 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Jack and Rob bring another listener and fellow Tunelighter onto the show to talk about all things songwriting and music production. Mark Newlove has been writing, producing, and performing music in bands and as a singer-songwriter for many years and in the interview he shares valuable advice and stories in this entertaining episode. You can find more about Mark's music by following him on Instagram @marknewlovemusic
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, the band has a big announcement. It's time to release the first single! The hosts discuss how they are prepping for this event as well as working through some more announcements. The first single 'One Wish' should be available in the next few days when Spotify and other services post them. If you haven't already please follow @thebeartax on social media for more updates
May 18, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Making an album isn't just about the music, ok it mainly is, but album artwork is something that shouldn't be overlooked. Whilst the band wait for their masters to be returned they are discussing the other essential things that are required prior to the album launch. Is album artwork still important? Why is it important? Why are certain covers so iconic? All this discussed and more in this week's episode. Please follow @thebeartax on social media as we begin to post music over the coming weeks a...
May 06, 2021•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast The album is complete and now the question arises of how to actually get people to hear it. So in this episode, the hosts speak with music marketing blogger Reagan Ramm from orpheusaudioacademy.com. The wide-ranging conversation covers everything from picking a 'micro-genre' to using social media ads to grow quickly. To download Reagan's fan building formula guide head to https://www.orpheusaudioacademy.com/fanbase/
Apr 21, 2021•53 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast With the year now up it's time to get the finished songs off to be mastered and with that in mind, Jack and Rob have realized they need to figure out which order the tracks are going to go in. This throws up more questions than they thought! As mentioned the album is now complete and we hope to release the first single in the next couple of weeks so keep an eye out!
Apr 07, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The year is almost up and so Jack and Rob are finishing the final mixes ready to send things off to be mastered! In this episode, the hosts talk through a track that Rob has been working on and the challenges faced in the mixing process. As mentioned in the episode we plan to carry on the podcast for the next few months at least, there's so much more to talk about around the promotion side of music once the music is finished which we'd love to talk about, so don't worry we aren't going anywhere ...
Mar 24, 2021•47 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, Jack and Rob are talking about the mixing process, which is well underway as they enter the final few weeks of the project. The hosts discuss the difficulties they are having so far and the lessons learned. And at the end, Jack heads to the Sound Gym for some mixing training. If you like the sound of the Textur plugin from Devious Machines it is available to download here https://deviousmachines.com/texture/ Thanks to everyone who has listened so far. Please follow us on ...
Mar 10, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another week, another chat about something probably not that important when the deadline is only a few weeks away. Nevertheless, Jack and Rob believe there is something to be said for spending some time thinking about the album name. Jack runs through some typical techniques employed by other bands over the years.
Feb 25, 2021•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast We love the community we have been building here at the Tunelighting podcast and so this week we reached out to one of our listeners and a fellow 'Tunelighter' himself Joel Vargas. Joel has just released his first single 'Fresh Air' which is available to download or stream now. Jack and Rob talk to Joel about his tunelighting journey, balancing music production around other activities and finally taking the big step of releasing something to the world for the first time. You can also find Joel o...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jack and Rob discuss the quite daunting prospect of asking for feedback on your music. Why do we often find it so difficult to ask others for feedback? When is the right time to ask for it and who is the right person to ask? The hosts also play a song they are working on at the end and invite listeners to send in their feedback (don't hold back!) send feedback or any messages to tunelighting@musicianshq.com or to @tunelighting on Instagram and Twitter....
Jan 27, 2021•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In previous episodes during this podcast series, Jack and Rob spoke about starting a song and progressing a song. In the final episode in this particular trilogy, this episode focuses on the art of finishing songs. Jack and Rob talk about the tactics they use to get songs over the finishing line from rough ideas or demos to complete songs that are almost ready to go on the album.
Jan 12, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this end of year episode, the hosts take a look back at what has turned out to be a very strange year and how that has affected the project for good or bad so far. They then start to plan what is left to be done in order to get the album finished by April 2021! Thanks to everyone that has listened so far! Please do follow us on social media @tunelighting for more updates.
Dec 30, 2020•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast As they move from the 'demo' phase to the 'actual really song' phase, Jack and Rob have started to realise it may be time to get some advice on production from someone who knows a little more about what they are doing! So in this episode, they speak with James Russell on of the hosts of the Appetite For Production podcast. In the interview, James shares some of his top tips on the mixing process and debunks a few myths about plugins and equipment along the way. Appetite For Production is availab...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we present another episode in the 'Albums We Didn't Write' series but with a different twist. One of the great things about collaborating on an album means you bring different influences to the project, and this week Jack and Rob challenged each other to bring in an album they love that they don't think the other one will be aware of. Each host runs down 5 things that make that album stand out to them. Music clips are used on a fair use basis for educational purposes....
Dec 02, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jack and Rob are talking about lyrics, what they like about lyrics in music and how they might approach it in the Tunelighting project. The episode starts with the hosts playing each other progress on the track 545454 which was previewed on last weeks show, and it turns out they have both taken it in quite different directions! Please subscribe if you haven't already and reach out to us on social media @tunelighting
Nov 18, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, Rob introduces a song he has been working on for the album but has hit a brick wall with! After breaking it down so far Jack offers some ideas on how it might progress from to a completed track. Many apologies for the poor audio quality for the first half of the episode due to Rob's 'malfunctioning' (he forgot to turn it on!) mic. Thanks to everyone that has listened so far, and to everyone that has sent kind messages in it means a lot! Find us @tunelighting on social med...
Nov 04, 2020•47 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast After realizing they don't really know where to start with vocals on the album, this week Jack and Rob look for some expert advice on vocals. That expert advice comes from vocal coach Mary Zimmer who has the Youtube channel VoiceHacks. We chat about where to start, being realistic with what can be achieved in a short time, and how to build a vocal booth in a closet! If you want to find Mary her youtube channel is VoiceHacks or you can email about lessons to v oicehacks@gmail.com...
Oct 20, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Despite making good progress with the demos, Jack and Rob feel like they have hit a bit of a wall. They know they want to include vocals but neither of them considers themselves a 'natural' singer (whatever that means!). In this episode, the hosts discuss why they want to include vocals, what vocals and lyrics can add to music, and inventive ways they might approach the problem. Thanks to everyone who has listened so far. Please keep writing in and letting us know. Especially if you are writing ...
Oct 06, 2020•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast After receiving multiple requests to stop talking and play some more actual music (fair enough!), in this episode Jack and Rob decided to take a look at one of the tracks they have been working on for the album. Jack talks through how he approached this track and how it progressed, from messing around with synth sounds to the final structure. For more music clips and album progress, you can now follow the band @thebeartax on Instagram or you can also follow the podcast on social media @tunelight...
Sep 23, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jack and Rob discuss thoughts they've been having around using sampled instruments vs recording their own. Does it make a difference to the sound or can nobody even tell? Or perhaps it is simply about how the artist feels when they don't create all the sounds themselves? All this is discussed ending with a quiz to see if Jack can tell the difference between tracks with live and programmed drums. Email us with questions or episode ideas to tunelighting@musicianshq.com. And find u...
Sep 09, 2020•31 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, Jack and Rob sit down for a chat with fellow musician and podcast host Brian Funk. Brian has hosted the Music Production Podcast for over 3 years now as well as producing albums and EPs himself across a variety of genres. These years of experience and interesting conversations mean he has lots of useful insights and tips for the Tunelighting project. This is actually part two of the chat with Jack and Rob also appearing on The Music Production Podcast just a couple of day...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Jack and Rob ask the important question "what actually makes a great album?" and to do this they take an in-depth look at this year's nominees for the Mercury Music Prize which is a prestigious award in the UK awarded to the 'best' album of the year. Can any clues be found by looking at the winners and nominees? ----more---- There is also an announcement that has been long overdue! ----more---- Please write in to let us know you are listening or with any questions to tunelighting...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jack and Rob speak with friend and fellow musician James Maloney who unlike the hosts has actually already released an album. James explains the process behind creating his 2017 album ‘Gaslight’, the chat covers equipment, recording at home on a low budget and lots of other interesting insights. If you want to listen to the rest of James’ work then Gaslight is available on Spotify and elsewhere or visit www.jamesmaloneymusic.com . If you have any guest ideas or want to be a gues...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rob explains how (for now at least) the podcast is moving from a weekly to fortnightly schedule, mainly to help them finish the album! But also to concentrate on making the content as valuable as possible for you! We hope to include plenty of interviews of people from musicians to producers to engineers in the near future. We will be back with a full episode next week but in the meantime, please send any questions, ideas or even music to tunelighting@musicianshq.com...
Jul 22, 2020•4 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jack and Rob talk about the nightmare of file organisation when writing music and the weird thought processes behind working titles for songs.
Jul 15, 2020•28 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast This week Jack and Rob discuss the problem of 'endless possibilities' in terms of equipment and song/ album themes and why contrary to what most people think it is actually the enemy of creativity. This leads the hosts to make a pledge to set some limits. Thanks to everyone who has listened so far! Please do subscribe and give us a rating on iTunes and we will be eternally thankful! Email in any ideas or questions to tunelighting@musicianshq.com
Jul 07, 2020•23 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast It's 3 months into the 12 month timeline, so Jack and Rob decide to use this milestone to reflect on what they have done so far, including a few short clips of some demo songs. Also in this episode, they talk about creativity and inspiration in lockdown and (after it's cancellation this year) reminisce about some great Glastonbury sets.
Jul 01, 2020•27 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast 
