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Gear Club Podcast

John Agnello, Stewart Lerman

Booking Overview

Interview-focused music-production show centered on recording craft, studio techniques, audio equipment, and the careers of prominent music and audio-industry practitioners. Agencies could credibly pitch established recording engineers, producers, musicians with distinctive studio stories, and founders or innovators in audio technology; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include Elvis Costello and Eventide founder Richard Factor.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 6.9k subscribers

Instagram: 6.8k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

gearclubpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

John Agnello - Recording engineer and producer known for work with Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr.

Stewart Lerman - Recording engineer and producer known for work with Patti Smith and St. Vincent.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established recording artists, notable producers and engineers, and founders or senior innovators from the professional audio industry with substantial contributions to recorded music or audio technology.
Required Achievements:  
Longstanding career in professional music recording or audio technology, Major contributions to influential recordings, production techniques, or studio equipment, Leadership or founding role at a recognized audio company, Broad industry recognition for technical or artistic work

Recent Guest Discussions

Elvis Costello - The Making Of My Aim Is True, Imperial Bedroom, King Of America, Wise Up Ghost, The New Basement Tapes, Influential Producers, Recording Studios, And The Eventide H910 Harmonizer.

Richard Factor - Eventide’s Founding And History, Early Digital Audio Products, The Omnipressor, Instant Flanger And Phaser, And The Development Of The Harmonizer Line.

Recent Topics

Music, Recording Engineering, Music Production, Audio Equipment, Recording Studios

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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#106 Pt. 1: Laurie Spiegel on Sending Music Out of the Solar System

October 06, 2026

Laurie Spiegel taught herself notation in an off-grid trailer in western Illinois, with no running water and a kerosene lamp, because she wanted to write down what she was making up on the guitar. A few years later she was at Bell Labs with Max Mathews and Ken Thompson, writing software that let a computer improvise alongside her. Somewhere in between, a forwarded phone call reached her in a backyard in Woodstock, asking to send her work out of the solar system. She assumed it was a crank ca...

Record of the Week: Red Eyes

September 22, 2026

John Agnello and Stewart Lerman kick off a new Record of the Week with The War on Drugs' Red Eyes, off 2014's Lost in the Dream. They trace the two-year process behind the track (six or seven studios, by their own count), break down the harmonic choices that give it its pull, and swap stories about how they each got hooked on Adam Granduciel's band in the first place.

#105: Elvis Costello: 49 Years of Records, Producers & Studio Secrets

September 01, 2026

Elvis Costello sits down with Gear Club for a career-spanning conversation, from the tiny London room where My Aim Is True was recorded to the unpublished Bob Dylan lyrics he helped finish decades later. John Agnello and special guest host Tony Agnello of Eventide join for a conversation that gets surprisingly candid about the studios, the producers, and the gear behind four decades of records, including the Eventide H910 Harmonizer that helped define the guitar sound on This Year's Model. To...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Gear Club Podcast?

Gear Club Podcast is hosted by John Agnello and Stewart Lerman. Its publicly listed email is gearclubpodcast@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Gear Club Podcast?

The publicly listed email for Gear Club Podcast: gearclubpodcast@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Gear Club Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates Gear Club Podcast reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Gear Club Podcast?

Gear Club Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established recording artists, notable producers and engineers, and founders or senior innovators from the professional audio industry with substantial contributions to recorded music or audio technology. Common among recent guests: Longstanding career in professional music recording or audio technology; Major contributions to influential recordings, production techniques, or studio equipment; Leadership or founding role at a recognized audio company. Recent guests include Elvis Costello and Richard Factor.

How hard is it to get booked on Gear Club Podcast?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Gear Club Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Music, Recording Engineering, Music Production, Audio Equipment, and Recording Studios. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

gearclubpodcast@gmail.com

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