Marc Golde

Rock Garden Studio

Marc Golde, is the owner of Rock Garden Studio and a celebrated record producer/musician/song writer in the Fox Valley. He’s also the mastermind and producer behind “Rock Garden Live,” which airs on CW14 (Sundays 4 p.m.). “Rock Garden Live,” is Appleton’s own “Austin City Limits” of sorts, featuring live performances of local musicians. All of this gives Golde a unique vantage point to a lot of great music. So what does he listen to? Read on!

“As opposed to most others in my field, I don't consume many different artists' music. The same with movies. I tend to find something I like, become obsessed with it, and play it on repeat till I've devoured everything I can from it. When I discovered The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper as a kid, I had no reason to listen to any other record for a year.

“That habit never left me. I'll bet I've listened to both Ryan Adams' Gold and Radiohead's OK Computer at least 500 times, straight through.

“These days, I have a new pool of new music, my own recording studio. Every year, there are at least 3 recordings that I can't stop listening to. Only after it's been finished and shrink wrapped can I listen without judgement of my involvement. Once it's done, I can hear it as a fan.

 This week's obsession song is "Cinci" by Nicolas Raymond. He and Brandon Domer, both formally from The Traveling Suitcase, recorded it at The Refuge with a very inexpensive recording device then brought it in to the studio to edit and mix. I was the Suitcase's biggest fan and I still love what they're working on these days. I'm not sure when they plan to release it as a single or if they might just wait for a full length release. [no link is available for this unreleased single but we’ll be watching for its release! In the meantime get a taste of Traveling Suitcase at Rock Garden Studio here https://youtu.be/RoeAb_j-_dU]

“Another recent musical discovery reminds me of a day in 1994. I walked into a large chain record store to find a huge poster of a real good looking man, on the wall. My knee-jerk reaction was of disgust. Record labels were   pushing a bunch of good looking pop stars with little talent, at the time. I stared at this photo thinking "Who is THIS guy? What kind of crap are they pushing now?" Boy was I wrong! It was Jeff Buckley. Once I heard "Last Goodbye" I realized it wasn't his fault for being genetically blessed. https://youtu.be/3MMXjunSx80

"The same thing happened a few weeks ago. While surfing YouTube, I stumbled on a video of a super pretty teenage girl playing on Jimmy Kimmel. I thought she would do some droned-out shoe-gazing nothingness. Once again, I was wrong. Elise Trouw, performed a mashup of Radiohead and Police using a looper and playing all the instruments. And what a beautiful voice. I started the research immediately and found her debut record Unraveling. It's been playing non-stop for over a week. https://youtu.be/u9lAIvLosyg

“I must remember to stop prejudging the beautiful people.”

What are YOU listening to? We’d love to hear! All that’s required is your love for music! Send your current playlist and a few words about it to listeningroom@avenueradio.com – you could be featured in The Listening Room!