Beyond the Notes with Vonn Vanier
Beyond the Notes uncovers the craft, stories, and “aha” moments behind today’s most influential music makers. Host Vonn Vanier sits down—remotely—for in‑depth chats with composers, producers, engineers, and performers (from Grammy winners to game‑score innovators), exploring how they broke in, solved impossible challenges, mentored the next generation, and even pursued unexpected passions. Each episode delivers a 30–60 min deep‑dive plus bite‑sized clips to inspire your own creative journey.
Episodes
8 episodes
Law & Order Composer Mike Post Goes Off-Script With His First Full Album
Mike Post has spent decades writing music to serve story.Scenes. Characters. Picture lock. Timing. Emotion under constraint. In this episode of Beyond the Notes with Vonn Vanier, the legendary Law & Order composer talks a...
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32:13
Mike Post Talks About Your Favorite TV Themes (He wrote all of them.)
Oh, you definitely know the tunes. You can hum them right now: Law & OrderThe Rockford FilesMagnum P.I.Hill Street BluesThe A-Team. And that's not even all of them! ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:13
How SF Opera Is Hooking Gen Z on a 400-Year-Old Art Form
How do you get Gen Z to care about a 400-year-old art form? Matthew Shilvock, General Director of San Francisco Opera, has spent his career finding out. The stories he shares reveal exactly why opera still matters. In th...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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28:42
The Heart of the Matter
Imagine you're a professional musician. You've flown halfway across the world for a big concert in Istanbul. You walk out on stage... and there are three people in the audience. The band literally outnumbers the crowd. So what do you do?...
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23:43
How Grammy-Nominated Composer Peter Boyer Is Scoring America’s History
Grammy-nominated composer Peter Boyer joins Vonn Vanier on Beyond the Notes to share the story of his two most ambitious new works: "American Mosaic", commissioned by the Kennedy Center for America’s 250th anniversary, blending...
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30:26
From Apocalypse Now to Halo and Beyond - the INCREDIBLE Career of Leslie Ann Jones
Leslie Ann Jones: GRAMMY-winning engineer behind Apocalypse Now, Herbie Hancock, & Halo | Beyond the Notes What’s the secret sauce behind the music that stays with us? Legendary engineer Leslie Ann Jones turns session chaos into...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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31:35
5x Grammy Winner John Snyder Tells the Truth "I hope I don't get sued by UNIVERSAL... but I know..."
"The most rapacious exponent of artist abuse are the major record companies. By far. They steal. It's terrible." In this episode, we sit down with legendary producer and founder of the iconic Artists House label, John Snyder. With a...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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38:38
Jeremy Cohen Owns One of the Most Heard Violins in History
What if one of the most-heard violins in history wasn't locked away in a museum, but was still making music today? On this episode of "Beyond the Notes," host Vonn Vanier sits down with the instrument's current steward: 8-time Grammy-nominated ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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45:49