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Soundcheck

John Schaefer

Booking Overview

A public-radio music and arts interview/performance program featuring established and emerging musicians, composers, bands, and other creative figures, typically through substantive conversations paired with live or in-studio performances. Credible pitches include recording artists, instrumentalists, composers, producers, film-score creators, and arts leaders with a distinctive current project or meaningful artistic track record; booking difficulty is medium because the show welcomes rising talent but also features recognized acts.

Metrics

Episodes: 302

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 111.0k subscribers

Instagram: 103.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

wnycdigital@gmail.com

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Host

John Schaefer - Music journalist, radio producer, and longtime WNYC host known for covering contemporary music and New York City's arts scene.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Professional musicians, composers, bands, and arts practitioners with notable releases, performances, festival appearances, or distinctive cross-disciplinary projects, especially those with a timely new work to discuss.
Required Achievements:  
Released albums or significant recorded work, Performed at recognized festivals or venues, Created film, dance, documentary, or other commissioned scores, Developed a distinctive genre-blending or culturally significant artistic project

Recent Guest Discussions

Emma Hospelhorn (Em Spel) - Experimental Folk-rock, Songwriting, And Live Performance

Public Service Broadcasting - History-inspired Music, Concept Albums, And Live Performance

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Guitar Technique, Genre Fusion, International Performance History, And Their Album Mettavolution

Dan Deacon - Electro-acoustic Composition, Orchestral Performance, Film Scoring, And Live Music

Recent Topics

Music, Performing Arts, Jazz, Classical Music, Cultural Affairs

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Soundcheck
:

Quiet Reflection in Acoustic Songs by Daughter of Swords (Archives)

September 07, 2026

North Carolina singer and guitarist Alex Sauser-Monnig records under the name Daughter of Swords, in which they "combine the eerie sound of old Appalachian folk music with elegant guitar playing and touches of lo-fi pop." (John Schaefer) They're also part of the alternative folk trio Mountain Man, a group of singers whose precise harmonies offer songs of warmth, belonging, and community. Sauser-Monnig’s record, Dawnbreaker, a homespun country-pop offering of vulnerability, brings liberat...

Best of Soundcheck: Paris Paloma, Cautious Clay

September 06, 2026

Some musicians make ambitious records that dig into the depths of meaning behind art, mythology, time, or life itself. Two of those musicians are the British singer-songwriter Paris Paloma and the American alternative R&B producer Cautious Clay. Both musical adventurers sit down with our host, John Schaefer, to chat about their latest works and perform intimate live sets exclusively for Soundcheck. Hear how hitmaker Paris Paloma’s career progressed after her viral hit, “Labour”, and the p...

Fearless Creative Expression and Lived Experience From Arturo Sandoval Who "Sounds Good", In-Studio

September 03, 2026

Trumpeter and bandleader Arturo Sandoval is a Latin music legend who began his career as a co-founder of the essential Cuban band Irakere and since moving to the States has incorporated the sounds of soul, jazz, funk, and Afrobeat into his music. Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and his life was the subject of the film For Love Or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, with Andy Garcia starring as Arturo. The real Arturo Sandoval was born in Cuba, defected to Amer...

Publicly listed emails

wnycdigital@gmail.com

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