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.

Beyond the Notes with Vonn Vanier is a arts podcast hosted by Vonn Vanier, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Vonn Vanier hosts Beyond the Notes with Vonn Vanier, a arts show with 16 episodes published.

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  Peter Askim on Conducting, Composing, and The Next Festival

  May 26, 202634 minS0

  <p>Peter Askim is a composer, conductor, educator, former orchestral bassist, Music Director of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, Director of Orchestral Activities at North Carolina State University, and Founder and Artistic Director of The Next Festival of Emerging Artists. </p><p>In this episode of Beyond the Notes, Vonn Vanier talks with Peter about conducting, composing, working with orchestras, and what young musicians learn when they move from the practice room into the real world of rehearsals, relationships, and professional music-making. </p><p>They discuss why “networking” is the wrong word for real musical relationships, how composers can earn the trust...

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  Can Music Stay Human in the Age of AI? | David Fogel on AI, Classical Music & Creativity

  May 12, 202631 minS0

  <p>David Fogel has spent decades working in artificial intelligence. He is also a composer, musician, and founder of the Symphonina Foundation. In this episode of Beyond the Notes with Vonn Vanier, David joins Vonn to talk about music, creativity, artificial intelligence, and the future of human expression in a world where technology can increasingly imitate what artists do. </p><p>The conversation also explores David’s work with the Symphonina Foundation, his belief in shorter symphonic forms for modern listeners, and the challenge of keeping orchestral music meaningful for new generations. </p><p>At the center of the episode is a...

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  Your Song Isn’t Finished... Until | A Conversation with Michael Romanowski

  Apr 21, 202636 minS1

  <p>Most people hear music on earbuds, in cars, or through speakers that sound nothing like the room where the record was made. So what happens between the studio and the real world? </p><p>In this episode of Beyond the Notes, Vonn Vanier talks with 6x GRAMMY Award-winning mastering engineer Michael Romanowski about what mastering actually is, why it still matters, and how records either survive or fall apart once they leave the studio. </p><p>Michael explains why mastering is not just making music louder, why some songs become physically fatiguing to hear, why louder can actually work ag...

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  Jeffrey Silverman Snuck Into Hollywood Scoring Sessions Then Helped Orchestrate Yanni’s Biggest Show

  Mar 20, 202635 minS0

  <p>Jeffrey Silverman snuck into Hollywood film scoring sessions as a teenager. </p><p>Years later, he would go on to orchestrate some of the most iconic concert productions of the 1990s, including Yanni’s Live at the Acropolis and John Tesh’s Live at Red Rocks. </p><p>In this conversation, we talk about what orchestration actually means, how he built a career across Broadway, film, and television, and the unexpected story of how he sold more than 100,000 records under the pseudonym David Raintree. </p><p>We also get into what it’s really like working with world-class musicians, and the o...

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  How Danaë Xanthe Vlasse Turns Greek Myths Into Grammy Winning Music

  Feb 24, 202635 minS0

  <p>There are some stories that time itself cannot bury. Composer Danaë Xanthe Vlasse transforms ancient Greek myths into music that feels both classical and cinematic, intimate and epic. Her Grammy-winning Mythologies and Grammy-nominated Mythologies II explore beauty, tension, and transcendence through voices that sound as if they’ve crossed centuries to reach us. </p><p>In this conversation with Vonn Vanier, Danaë shares how her Greek heritage shaped her love of myth, how she brings figures like Medusa and the Sirens to emotional life, and what it takes to lead world-class artists toward a single creative vision. Along the way...

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