David MacDonald – Adaptistration

Shop Talk; Last Call: Nothing A Little Property Damage Can’t Fix

Sunday, February 21st, 2021Friday, February 5th, 2021 by Drew McManus

When I invited guests David MacDonald and Sam Merciers to do the show I knew we had to set aside some time to talk about their groundbreaking SoundNotion podcast series, which ran from 2010-2016. It’s the perfect topic for Last Call in that it’s loaded with just the right amount of fun and meta that everyone feels like an insider. If you aren’t already familiar with SoundNotion, it was a podcast …

Shop Talk S01E13: Composers In Academia

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 by Drew McManus

Guests David MacDonald and Sam Merciers swing by the pod to talk about composers and academia. A fast paced conversation, we cover the intersection of technology and music, how career paths for composers are evolving, ethical concerns around accepting students into composing degree programs, and more. We wrap up the episode with a bit of visioning and I ask both guests if there was one thing you could change about the relationship …