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The Vinyl Guide


If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related. Nate is a 40+ year vinyl collector, owns some of the most highly desired titles and enjoys them thoroughly. The Vinyl Guide is his journey through the history of music to speak with the artists and technicians who made music history and get the stories behind the records.

Jun 6, 2022

Songwriter, keyboardist, producer and gear-nerd Marco Benevento has emerged from Covid with a new album and refreshed perspective. Today we discuss the process, the environment, gear and influences Marco uses to create his music.

Topics include:

  • Looking at Fred Short Studios v2.0
  • Who was Fred Short?
  • Marco is a record nerd
  • The search for new music
  • Marco’s rhythm looking for records
  • What’s the most Marco has spent on a record?
  • Nate’s most expensive record
  • Buying multiple copies of the same record
  • Marco amassing his music and recording gear
  • Bernie Worrell and the Kawai PH-50
  • The synth that comes closest to a Hammond B3
  • Synthesizer patents and replicas
  • Nate’s synthesizer background
  • 2 synth nerds talking shop
  • Marco’s recording techniques with the Tascam 388
  • The recording of the new album ‘Benevento
  • The endearing quality of tape hiss
  • How Marco knows when a song is complete
  • Dwelling in a studio during Covid
  • Dealing with doubt whilst recording
  • How ‘Benevento’ is different than his other albums
  • Marco’s role in making his videos
  • The story of the cover of ‘Let It Slide’
  • Marco’s role in the ‘Royal Potato Family’ label
  • Interview wrap up

Extended interview available here: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide

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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related