Tape Notes


Tape Notes is a music podcast hosted by radio DJ John Kennedy and produced by In The Woods Festival. The show reunites musicians with producers and sees them discussing every stage of the creative process behind their albums, breaking down tracks from their early demos through to the finished masters.
The music highlighted on the show ranges from indie, rock and jazz music to pop, electronic and world music. Episodes are often recorded in the studio in which the albums were written and recorded.
Over 40 episodes have been recorded including a ‘best of’ episode and two live episodes, at Latitude Festival and Miloco Studios for World Album Day.

Format

Each episode takes shape around a long form interview that begins with a simple biography of the featured artist and producer. Focussing on three tracks from an album, they discuss their time collaborating in the studio, often working from voice notes to individual stems from recording sessions.
The conversations centre around aspects of songwriting, inspiration, instruments, the recording processes, recording equipment and post-production. All areas of the process are punctuated with tips and tricks as well as anecdotes about their time making each record.

Episode List