Mike Garrigan Podcast
That guy from Collapsis and Athenaeum talks about stuff.
Mike Garrigan Podcast
Latest Episodes
Experiment 18: Waltz in Spades
This episode follows the creation of a new song built around the Stylophone, a small electronic instrument first introduced by Dubreq in 1968. The prompt led to an experiment with the instrument’s buzzy, unstable tone and its connection to retr...
Experiment 17: Hard to Remember
www.mikegarrigan.com In this episode, I take on a prompt that felt personal from the start: create a song featuring your grandfather’s handmade folk harp.That harp has been sitting quietly in the corner of my garage ...
Experiment 16: If You Say So
In this episode, we start with a familiar rock-and-roll question: are you a Beatles person or a Rolling Stones person? Inspired by a line from Pulp Fiction—where Mia Wallace suggests people fall into either the Beatles or Elvis camp—we explore ...
Experiment 15: Diamonds in the Sky
www.mikegarrigan.com - In this episode, I trace a line from hearing Nevermind for the first time in 1991 to writing an original song inspired by its raw power and dynamic contrasts. Moving through memory, music history, and the nuts an...
Production Lab: Experiment 14 - The Hollow Man
www.mikegarrigan.com - Mike responds to the production prompt: "Create a song that is notated in its entirety before production begins." Hear a detailed behind-the-scenes account of "The Hollow Man," a new song. Topics include a commentary on J...
