Michael Whalen, Future Shock / Film and TV Composer

In one of the wider ranging conversations we’ve ever had, we speak with Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated keyboardist and composer Michael Whalen. As you’ll hear, that is only two strings to his bow and Michael has some fascinating insights into the music industry and making a living from music in the digital age. Links to content mentioned during the show (links will open in new tab): Deep Work by Cal Newport Michael’s Future Shock project Simon Phillips Tony Levin Karmic Dreams Elias Music Michael J Fox in a 1987 Pepsi Commercial Duran Duran – All She Wants Is (from the Big Thing album) Herb Pilhofer Frank Zappa and his Synclavier Good Morning America Theme Arif Mardin Myndstream records Gustavo Santaolalla Rick Wakeman’s Twitter Account Rick Wakeman’s RRHOF acceptance speech Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers Grace Jones – Slave to the Rhythm Not discussed (yet) but well worth the read: Michael writes on digital rights and tracking your income Tag a keyboard player: Tom Brislin Desert Island Discs: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 – Earth, Wind and Fire, Works Vol. 1 – Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Duke – Genesis, Silk Degrees – Boz Scaggs, Toto IV – Toto. Don’t forget to click on any of the subscribe links to automatically have each episode download, or just click play on the player above to listen right here. We’re always keen to hear from you: drop us a line via the website, Facebook, or Twitter. If you’re a keyboard player, we also have a regular email newsletter with interesting news from the industry just for...