Speaks Volumes with Derrick Gee

Your First Hifi System: A Beginner's Guide! 00:00 - Introduction 01:53 - Who Is This For? 04:42 - The Analogy 08:16 - The First Setup 12:50 - The Second Setup 25:30 - The Third Setup 35:20 - FAQs Follow me Patreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrick  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1PfPtHX7PGUZVCeBHoKGbt?si=6592e17125464606 About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love

Is it a genre problem, an artist problem, or a time problem? 00:00 - Introduction 01:26 - Contents 03:15 - The Biggest Stadium Shows 06:41 - The Biggest Hip Hop Shows 08:48 - Problem 0 09:38 - Problem 1 13:34 - Problem 2 19:00 - Problem 3 21:20 - Problem 4 23:00 - Who Could Pull It Off? 26:00 - What Do You Think? 27:00 - Appendix Follow me Patreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrick TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1PfPtHX7PGUZVCeBHoKGbt?si=6592e17125464606 About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love!

It was an absolute pleasure to speak to Nothing's Adam Bates and Tom Ridley about the ins and outs of building a tech company from the ground up. Chapters 04:00 - Tom and Adam introduce themselves 11:45 - What is the Nothing philosophy 15:30 - How do you act different, practically 19:00 - What makes a good earphone? 23:00 - Their launch hesitations 25:30 - The fun of user testing 33:54 - The sound of Nothing 40:00 - How to innovate in a conservative industry 46:00 - What's next? Follow me TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick... About Me Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love

Why are artist estates in the news all the time? Why is it always a complete dumpsterfire mess? Chapters 01:07 - What is an estate 03:30 - Your comments 04:20 - The problems are 10:43 - Questions I have 15:11 - Suggesting solutions Follow me TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick... About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love

On this week's episode of Derrick Gee Speaks Volumes, I theorise about what differentiates the good artists from the great artists. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:00 - Introducing the Triangle 09:00 - The first tenet 13:45 - The second tenet 24:00 - The third tenet 27:15 - Putting it together 29:00 - Some examples 37:50 - Conclusions Follow me TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick... About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love!

Basically me geeking for 45mins I'm sorry/not sorry. 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Context 02:32 - Why You Should Get Into Led Zep 07:18 - Who is this for? 08:26 - Their backstory 13:20 - My Story 17:12 - What I love about them 23:23 - The Members 30:44 - Where to Start 39:00 - Iconic Moments 41:37 - Fav Songs 43:14 - The ProblemsShow notes Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2KiNz2W2mNPA7oDVn6zSN0?si=e3b4101880d843af&pt=06473f63d1a2e31408a6293a8fb8cd78 Follow me TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick... About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love!

4AD artist, multi-instrumentalist, FKA Twigs cellist Lucinda Chua joins me to talk about soundtracks, classical music and identity. 0:00 - Context 1:09 - Introduction 2:35 - Who’s Lucinda Chua? 14:30 - Experience growing up 19:12 - The first film soundtrack that impacted Lucinda 23:45 - Succession! 31:51 - The relationship between the visuals, music and live performance 34:22 - The Cello 40:01 - Favourite films/soundtracks 56:31 - FKA Twigs and imposter syndrome 1:13:37 - What’s next? Show notes Lucinda Chua’s new album “YIAN”: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZEqm7UAvrdy4MQHITOiA6?si=Fd9ZbaL2QQuDdj_WGakIlw Resident Advisor Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQMLETo6Zfk&ab_channel=ResidentAdvisor Lost & Sound Interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/51pJ72PlTShYw6lJxqrhXt?si=3ac723a6bcc94f73 Films: Requiem for a Dream Orlando All About Lily Chou-Chou Happy Together Follow Lucinda:https://www.instagram.com/lucindachua/ Follow me TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick... About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love!

I had the pleasure of speaking to storied music journalist Sasha Frere Jones about his experience as a music reviewer, and how neither of us know anything. 00:00 – Introduction 03-:47 – How you listen to music 05:00 – How did you become a music commentator? 13:49 – Writing about music as a musician 22:45 – Online music commentators 31:00 – Timeless music and their rediscovery 36:20 – Attitudes towards music commentary 43:55 – Dealing with comments and criticism 48:05 – Labeling music beyond their “genres” 51:56 – Listening as a journalist 1:02:46 – Final thoughts Show notes https://www.instagram.com/dusttodigital/ Hannibal Buress old school rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzFVYRrYNWQ Check out Sasha! Website: http://www.sashafrerejones.com/ Follow me TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick... About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love!

Is there too much? Or has music changed its function? 01:52 – Background 04:38 – The Commodification of Music 07:25 – Fake Artists 09:00 – Creators vs Artists, Quality Control 11:30 – Major Label Sway 14:00 – More Music, Less Money 15:15 – Too Much Noise 17:00 – The Bias Toward Relationships 18:00 – Discoverability 20:00 – Not a Unique Case To Music 24:38 – Access is a Good Thing 26:00 – What Is Music 27:45 – The Upsides 32:40 – My Solutions 47:00 – My Solutions Show Notes Pigeons & Planes Article: https://www.instagram.com/p/CqqOGnHhuQI/ Follow me on: TikTok:⁠ https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick⁠ Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/⁠ Newsletter:⁠ https://derrickgee.substack.com/⁠ Spotify:⁠ https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick...⁠   About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love! 

I'm so very grateful to have Ginnie ( @thethriftyswiftie) on the podcast to enlighten me on the supernova that is Taylor Swift. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - Why Are We Doing This Episode 5:00 - Ginnie’s Swifty Story 11:30 - Her Writing Style 17:50 - Crafting Her Sound 30:20 - The Easter Eggs 35:40 - What Does It Mean To Be a Swiftie 42:40 - The Eras Tour 46:20 - Taylor’s Version 58:10 - Taylor the Mentor 1:02:45 - Her Lasting Legacy Follow Ginnie https://www.tiktok.com/@thethriftyswiftie https://www.instagram.com/thethriftyswiftie13/ Follow me on: TikTok:⁠ https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick⁠ Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/⁠ Newsletter:⁠ https://derrickgee.substack.com/⁠ Spotify:⁠ https://open.spotify.com/user/derrick...⁠   About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love!  #taylorswift #swifties