Episode 003 — Jack Shirley of The Atomic Garden Studio

In this episode, I speak with Jack Shirley, a musician, an audio engineer, producer, and owner of The Atomic Garden studio in Oakland California. Jack is probably best known for his work with the band, Deafheaven, whose sophomore album, Sunbather was named Best New Music by Pitchfork in 2013.

He has also recorded and produced bands like Loma Prieta, Gouge Away, Joyce Manor and countless others, including my band, Jeromes Dream. He was a founding member of the punk band Comadre and now plays guitar in Dangers! We talk about his beginnings with recording, the Oakland punk scene, work/life balance, and using ACDC's Back In Black as a sonic reference point for all his recordings.

Episode 001 — Sean Leary of Loma Prieta

My first guest is Sean Leary of the San Francisco-based hardcore band Loma Prieta. I first met Sean in 2019 when I reached out to him to see if Loma would like to join my band Jeromes Dream on our first tour in 18 years.

I fell in love with their blistering and beautiful version of hardcore, their aesthetic, and the instant resonance I had specifically with their song, “Love”, the opening track on their full length album , Self Portrait, released on Deathwish in 2015.

I can keep going on about how much I love this band and how much of a privilege it was to tour and get to know them this summer, but I’d like to dive right into my conversation with Sean where we talk about his musical history, his influences and how he is still obsessed with making music, the process, and what’s next.