The UJAM Podcast

Ep. 5 – Sound Good Like Sarah Feldman

Wolfram Knelangen — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:35:54 +0000

In our fifth episode of “The UJAM Podcast”, Wolfram Knelangen talks to the Canadian YouTuber Sarah Feldman about her channel ”Sounds Good”. Sarah is a musician and studied the analytical side of sound, hearing and psychoacoustics. Explaining topics like physical modelling, music notation or “The most advanced musical instrument: the voice” on her channel. She has some good advice for existing and future YouTubers. Wolfram and Sarah also chat about industry gossip in “Fly or Fail?!” and shamelessly plug the newest UJAM release: Virtual Drummer BRUTE.

Hear the songs that inspired us to make BRUTE, check out this playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NsW6BpaGKIc2XfUO0Eb9S

Sounds Good on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiuOCDkRu0-ncKMK8K4R96Q

Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundsgood100?lang=en

Sarah’s Music & Teaching: https://www.sarah-feldman.com/

Her Band: https://watering.bandcamp.com/album/songs

Reading Recommendations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace, Infinite Jest (Sarah), A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never do Again (Wolf) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjGMf62rz4

Fly or Fail

Ep. 4 – Laura Escudé Interview

Wolfram Knelangen — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:42:28 +0000

Hear the story of Laura Escudé's fascinating career – from being the first certified Ableton Live trainer to performing with Kanye West. Also: How Laura's Transmute Academy teaches surviving and thriving in the music industry.

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Ep. 3 – The Making of STRIIIINGS

Wolfram Knelangen — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:50:58 +0000

It’s 2021 and your host Wolfram Knelangen welcomes you to episode 3 of the UJAM Podcast: he interviews Boris Salchow, the Musical Director of STRIIIINGS. The LA-based Film & Game Composer (Sunset Overdrive, Resistance 2&3, Dead Rising) shares some insights into how STRIIIINGS came about and what role Hans Zimmer played in it. Also in this episode: some composing tips, how to make it in Hollywood, a best-of of James Bond songs, and a sneak peek of UJAM’s upcoming product.

Try Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS 30 days for free: STRIIIINGS

Download Boris’ App recommendation: Ribn App

Ep. 2 – The Science Behind Finisher FLUXX

Wolfram Knelangen — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:52:58 +0000

In episode 2 of the UJAM Podcast, Wolfram Knelangen interviews German music producer and “mad professor” Derek von Krogh about concerts during a global pandemic and more importantly his involvement in Finisher FLUXX. Derek explains how FLUXX came about and dives deep into how he built the sound design, effect chains and modes. He lays out how his music usually emerges from a plethora of effects, but with FLUXX those days are long gone. Also in this episode: Danish music producer Mikkel Raavig on #MusicisMedicine and a sneak peek of UJAM’s upcoming product.

Try Finisher FLUXX 30 days for free: https://www.ujam.com/fluxx/

Ep. 1 – HYPE as HYPE can

Wolfram Knelangen — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:21:12 +0000

In this episode: win 1 year subscription of Presonus’ Sphere plus lots of plug-ins. Learn more about UJAM’s charitable #MusicIsMedicine campaign. In our #HappyHelpdesk section we’re looking at Apple’s upcoming MacOS Big Sur – and what that means for your studio! And the free Beatmaker 2.1 feature update is introduced.

And finally, the HYPE Remix Contest winners are announced and we interview Matthias Mayr, the producer behind the song ‘Monster’ and co-founder of xxound.com.

More about Big Sur: musicradar.com/news/5-things-that-music-makers-need-to-know-about-apples-switch-from-intel-to-silicon-processors
Matthias Mayr’s and Thomas Gold’s shop for samples, sounds and music coaching: xxound.com
Get the free Beatmaker 2.1 feature update: ujam.com/blog/new-free-update-released-beatmaker-2-1/
Share your story: ujam.com/blog/music-is-medicine