Ep343: The Return of Marco Benevento
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
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
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| 0:29.8 | And now, on with the show. |
| 0:33.7 | Well, hello there, everyone. Welcome to episode 3443 of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record |
| 0:39.7 | collectors and music nerds. And today we've got an absolute titan of the keyboard, fellow record |
| 0:45.3 | collector and mega synth nerd, Mr. Marco Benevento. Now, for those of you who know Marco's music, |
| 0:52.0 | I can already sense you're getting your cup of tea |
| 0:54.6 | or flagging of ale ready for the conversation you know is coming. For those of you who aren't |
| 1:00.7 | familiar with Marco Benevento, I encourage you to check out his work. He's the musician's |
| 1:06.3 | musician, playing and collaborating with folks like Matt Chamberlain, Trey Anastasio, Joe Russo, John Medeschi. |
| 1:13.8 | Marco was even in Garage-a-Toi with Mike Dillon and Stanton Moore. |
| 1:17.7 | So he's made his bones with some of the best. |
| 1:20.8 | Now today, Markle and I talk records, the story of Fred Short Studios. |
| 1:25.1 | We nerd out a bit on synthesizers and recording gear, and we talk about the new album, Benevento, available June 10th. |
| 1:33.6 | There's already a couple of songs available on all streaming services. |
| 1:37.3 | You can go there now, check them out yourself, and get ready for the full album come June 10th. |
| 1:42.7 | Plus, of course, there's a vinyl version. Oh, yes, there is |
| 1:45.7 | vinyl. Go to Marco Benavento.com. You can grab a limited pink or classic black vinyl |
| 1:51.0 | pressing while they last. That's Marco Benavento, the new album, Benevento, available at |
| 1:56.9 | Marco Benavento.com. And hey, if you enjoy Marco Benavento and like this chat, there is an extended version |
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