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Isabelle Banos is a featured educator on LANDR's YouTube Channel, a regular volunteer for the Montreal chapter of Rock Camp for girls and gender expansive youth, a producer and mix engineer, and a performing artist known as Ballsy.Isabelle’s Reference TrackHold U - Indigo De SouzaReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that are capturing their attention right now. Reference Tracks is hosted by Lisa Machac of Omni Sound Project, a popular Substack dedicated to unlocking the door to the recording studio for music makers of all stripes. To subscribe to Omni's Substack, visit omnisoundproject.com. Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Born and raised in Austin, Miles Bloxson has a passion for life, tech, fashion, music and pop culture. After being accepted into the University of Texas at Los Angeles Communications Program, she quickly landed several internships in LA, including the Tyra Banks show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the Fox News LA Bureau in the entertainment news department.Miles is currently a mid-day host and producer at KUT News 90.5 Austin’s NPR Station and a contributor on the Robin Ayers show on KBLA 1580 in LA every other Friday. She is the producer of Black Austin Matters and co-host of the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast Pause/Play. Miles is also the host and creator of the podcast and lifestyle brand Miles To Mogul.Miles’ Reference TrackNot Like Us - Kendrick Lamar (listen on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal)Reference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impact their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Omni Sound Project.Omni Sound Project is a welcoming, inclusive community made up of music makers of all stripes. Subscribe to our Substack for free. Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Guest Dan Hughley is a musician, music lover, and Senior Manager of Brand Marketing for Focusrite. Focusrite has partnered with Omni Sound Project on a ton of great educational events and Dan and I became friends in the process. But when he and his wife announced a move to Montana (my beloved second home), I knew he’d be a friend for life! In this chat, we share our love of the music of our youth, old MTV videos, and local record stores.Dan’s Reference TracksSmells Like Teen Spirit – NirvanaNuthin but a G Thang – Dr. DreJump – Van HalenReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Omni Sound Project.Omni Sound Project is a welcoming, inclusive community made up of music makers of all stripes. Subscribe to our Substack for free. Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Guest Linda Smith is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and home recording artist who began self-releasing cassette albums in the late 1980s. Paste Magazine described the release as a "hidden treasure of America’s pop underground."To listen to Linda’s reference track and hear her insights about the song, become a paid subscriber of Omni Sound Project.Reference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Last year, I started a radio show that became a podcast called Reference Tracks. I interview audio engineers and music makers about the songs that influenced their careers. You can catch up on archived episodes here.In May, Reference Tracks is returning, this time better than ever. You’ll be able to find interviews on Substack, YouTube, and all podcast platforms. Plus, paid subscribers of this Substack will get bonus content: our guest’s insights on production of their chosen track and an invitation to ask them questions.I’m super excited to grow the podcast, so be sure to listen when May’s episode is released next week! Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 3:Guest Kia Shavon is an audio engineer whose extensive resume includes tracks by Foxy Brown, A$AP Rocky, Lil Pump, the NBA and NFL, and hundreds of indie artists. Professionally, she goes by The Mix Artist. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Music Engineering Technology from Hampton University, and now lives and mixes audio in NYC. Learn more about Kia at themixartist.com.Featured music:Man in the Mirror, Michael JacksonMMMBop, HansonCountdown, BeyoncéReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 2:Guest Larry Crane has been involved in music since the early ’80s, when he self-released home recordings of his own music. Larry is the founder of Tape Op Magazine, owner of Jackpot! Recording Studio, a producer/engineer/mixer, and recording arts educator. To learn more about Larry, visit larry-crane.com and to subscribe to Tape Op (for free!), visit tapeop.com.Featured music:This Woman's Work, Kate BushAtmosphere, Joy DivisionAn Ending, Brian EnoReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 4:Kahron Spearman is an Austin-based journalist, Senior Editor at Atmosphere TV, and documentarian. His work has been featured in The Austin Chronicle, Texas Highways, Daily Dot, and Texas Music Magazine. Collaborating with international corporations like Under Armour on marketing campaigns, Kahron excels in diverse projects, consistently delivering engaging content and impactful storytelling.Featured music:They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.), Pete Rock & CL SmoothMatter Of Fact, Roni SizePyramid Song, RadioheadReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 5:Isabelle Banos is a Montreal-based producer, songwriter and a founding member of the alternative pop band Caveboy. She has performed across Canada, showcased throughout the U.S., and participated in major music conferences all over the world. Her music has appeared in TV shows (Maid, Orange is the New Black), movies (Happiest Season, The New Romantic) and featured in editorial playlists on all major streaming platforms (New Music Friday, Fresh Finds). Her passion for empowerment through education has led her to become a YouTuber for LANDR, as well as a regular volunteer for the Montreal chapter of Rock Camp For Girls. In April 2021, she opened her own inclusive studio space, Chez Ballsy, in Montreal. To learn more about Isabelle, visit isabellebanos.com.Featured music:Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), ABBADead Disco, MetricRebel Girl, Bikini KillReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 6:Matt Parmenter is a Grammy nominated, Emmy award, and Austin Music Awards winning producer and engineer and owner of Ice Cream Factory Studio. His focus is on coaxing the best performance out of the talented artists he works with, and making great mixes with tracks both recorded in-house and sent in from outside studios. He's a hardcore gear geek who loves to find new ways to put things together to find new sounds in old and new gear. With over twenty years of experience producing, recording, mixing, and mastering music for albums, film, commercials, and art installations, he's prepared to enhance any style of music that he works on. Keyboard player, bassist, lover of good coffee and science fiction books. To learn more about Matt, visit icecreamfactorystudio.com.Featured music:Head Like a Hole, Nine Inch NailsAll Is Forgiven, JellyfishVery Good Bad Thing, Mother MotherReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 7:Paulina Vo is an indie, R&B, pop/soul, singer, songwriter, and producer with over 10 years of leadership experience with a deep focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the music and tech industries. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Paulina is co-founder at Highnote (highnote.fm) and co-founder and general manager at The Digilogue (thedigilogue.com). Featured music:I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Aretha FranklinAlways Be My Baby, Mariah CareyTransatlanticism, Death Cab for CutieReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 8:Lynne Earls is an Irish music producer, songwriter and sound engineer based in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to owning her own label, custom music production shop (EMP Music) and residential recording studio (Tibet Hill Studios) in Tehachapi CA. She also produces and engineers regularly at studios across LA including Capitol, The Village, Henson, East West, Paramount, Glenwood Place, and The Record Plant. She has worked with artists such as kd lang, Leann Rimes, Lizz Wright, Melody Gardot, Ledisi, Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim. To learn more about Lynne, visit lynneearls.com.Featured music:River Man, Nick DrakeI'll Be Seeing You, Billie HolidayLast Goodbye, Jeff BuckleyReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

This week, I'm sharing my three songs that influenced my music career... and that I fell in love with in Montana, my summer home. Reference Tracks will be back to our regular episodes next week, so in the meantime, please enjoy this short special episode.Reference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 9:Susan Rogers holds a doctoral degree in behavioral neuroscience from McGill University (2010). Prior to her science career, Susan was a multiplatinum-earning record producer, engineer, and mixer. She is best known for her work with Prince during his peak creative period (1983-1987). Her discography also includes records with David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies, Geggy Tah, Nil Lara, Robben Ford, Tricky, Michael Penn, Jeff Black, and many others. To learn more about Susan, visit thisiswhatitsoundslike.com.Featured music:Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, James BrownTake Me To The River, Talking HeadsTo Bring You My Love, PJ HarveyReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 10:Ted Robinson is a filmmaker, musician, and arts advocate based in Livingston, Montana. His music career started in Asheville, North Carolina where he was one half of the no-wave punk band dig shovel dig. In 2009 he moved to New York City to pursue a career in film. During his decade there he worked on documentary productions that took him to 35 countries and played bass in several bands including Thrill Jockey's D. Charles Speer & The Helix and Jantar. He now resides in Montana where he continues his work as an audio engineer. For more information about his work you can visit his website tedsoundrobinson.com.Featured music:Black Vest, The UpsettersScrew Dat - Screwed & Chopped, Mike Jones and DJ Michael WattsCumbia Sin Calzones, Chucho Ponce Los Daddys De ChinantlaReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 11:Piper Payne is a Grammy Nominated Mastering Engineer based out of Nashville, TN, where she works on albums for independent artists and major labels. She lives for quality and equality in audio. In Spring of 2019 Piper joined the famed Infrasonic Mastering team, merging her successful Oakland studio, Neato Mastering, with the Nashville based company owned by Pete Lyman. Piper then opened her vinyl record pressing plant, Physical Music Products, in the Spring of 2022 and as they continue to grow and add capacity, they also innovate in the vinyl manufacturing world and produce quality records for a range of clients and project sizes. To learn more about Piper, visit piperpayne.com.Featured music:Forget to Forget, shy martinBig Swing Face, Buddy RichM.T.A., The Kingston TrioReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 12:Lenise Bent is an internationally recognized innovator in audio recording techniques. Amongst an array of historic accomplishments, she is the first woman to record a platinum certified album. Lenise is also a veteran Post Production Engineer and an acclaimed audio educator. She is an analog audio virtuoso and a consummate studio professional of the highest order. Lenise's engineering and production prowess serves her mastery in every recording scenario. To learn more about Lenise, visit lenisebent.com.Featured music:Rapture, BlondieIt's a Man's Man's World, Renee GeyerBloody Well Right, SupertrampReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

This week, I'm talking about three songs that made time stand still when I first heard them (on David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, and YouTube). We've all had those moments where we can remember exactly where we were and who we were with the first time we heard a new artist. These are three of mine... I'd love to hear yours! If you're on the Spotify app, share your story using the Q+A feature below.Reference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. Thanks for listening to Season One... we'll be back with Season Two later this Fall.To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

Art Levy is the producer of the iconic radio show "My KUTX". A musician in his own right, Levy hosts guest DJs from the Austin music community each week as they take over the airwaves to play their favorite tunes.This week, Lisa turns the tables on Art, as he is forced to choose HIS three most influential tunes. Listen in to hear more about Art's childhood in Dallas, his somewhat convincing appeal to Lisa to reconsider her opinion of Radiohead, and his insights on a pop-punk classic.Art's Reference Tracks:I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive, Hank WilliamsEverything In Its Right Place, RadioheadPlastic (You Want It), No AgeReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Little City Sounds. To learn more about Lisa, visit ⁠⁠⁠littlecitysounds.com⁠⁠⁠.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe

We're back from the holidays with our 2024 episodes! First up, Brett Serrell.Brett Serrell is a musician, songwriter, and producer in Austin, Texas. An avid participant in the Crooked Crow retreat series and Polaroid Collective, Brett is a skilled community builder and trusted collaborator in the Austin music scene.Join Lisa and Brett as they share mutual awe for the genius Dave Rawlings and mutual dismay over the character of Ryan Adams, along with lots of shout outs to Ice Cream Factory Studio, Brett's sonic home in Austin.Brett's Reference Tracks:Lochloosa, JJ Grey & MofroMagnolia Mountain, Ryan AdamsPilgrim (You Can't Go Home), Dave Rawlings MachineReference Tracks features conversations with musicians, artists, and audio engineers about the songs that impacted their lives and careers, hosted by Lisa Machac of Omni Sound Project.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/referencetracks/message Get full access to Omni Sound Project at omnisoundproject.substack.com/subscribe