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Behind the scenes studio stories from music you love, told by the people who were there. Hosted by Michael Jackson's Technical Director of nearly 20 years, Brad Sundberg.
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Friday Apr 10, 2026
Friday Apr 10, 2026
On March 28th I returned to The Hit Factory to host an ITSWMJ event with my good friend Tony Black. Walking through those doors brought back so many memories from 1994 when I was working on the HIStory album. For this episode I wanted to share a few of those insights and memories that came flooding back. I hope you'll enjoy returning to The Hit Factory with me!
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Friday Mar 27, 2026
Friday Mar 27, 2026
I wanted to share a couple stories from many years ago when I first joined Michael's studio team. One of my first challenges was handling the playback of the "Bad" album for the Epic Record's execs pre-release. A lot of suits, a lot of shrimp cocktails, and a thunderous playback party at the Beverly Hills Hotel!
Then I talk about the time during that same era when Michael commissioned me to install a playback system for his dance floor at Hayvenhurst - the first system I ever built for Michael! Finally we'll chat about upcoming events and destinations. Enjoy!
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Friday Mar 20, 2026
Friday Mar 20, 2026
The tracklist for the "Michael" movie was released, so for this week's episode I'll go track by track and share my thoughts and specific memories from the songs listed.
Overall I think it is a great selection of songs and I can't wait to see how they will play out in the film. Let me know your thoughts on the tracklist and if you've gotten your movie tickets yet in the comments below!
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Friday Mar 13, 2026
Friday Mar 13, 2026
What a week it's been. From significant losses in the MJ community to a last minute reunion with an old friend. I hope you'll join us as I share some memories about Bea Swedien, Bruce's loving wife and wonderful friend to me and Deb, and the incredible Tom Bahler. You may not know Tom by name but you absolutely know some of his songs and arrangements.
Lastly I got to reconnect with the uber-talented and musical powerhouse Teddy Riley. I haven't seen Teddy since likely 1993 and it was great to catch up with him after so many years. Teddy lights up any room he walks into and seeing him again was a bright light in an otherwise tough week.
Tributes are never easy, but I hope you enjoy listening to a few stories about some good friends of mine.
Under the Red Blanket by Bea Swedien: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Red-Blanket-Anderson-Swedien/dp/1780920032
My Life as a Studio Wife by Bea Swedien: https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Studio-Wife-Lifetime/dp/B0FK9W5Y6M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D1COPNNT3S7R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nWqIw0cMok21eFfgd7zt6VCrkoftKCZ2NWhv87zhQ7o.eFaZ6ktwbIpGHFQzi99QIZVnNswSdGxQkbAXyC5q3fM&dib_tag=se&keywords=bea+swedien&qid=1773352666&s=books&sprefix=bea+swedien%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-1
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Friday Mar 06, 2026
Friday Mar 06, 2026
My good friend Chris Lacy was in town so I thought it would be fun to go to The Magic Kingdom and let Chris ask me any questions he wants!
Join us as we explore the park and we discuss everything from the Michael biopic, to recent song leaks, and of course memories from my many years in the studio.
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Friday Feb 20, 2026
Friday Feb 20, 2026
The Vinyl Battle continues, this time with a bit of science and a couple unexpected twists! I hope you will enjoy my comparison of "Man in the Mirror" from the original Bad vinyl, the 1987 Mexico Bad vinyl, the Bad picture disc, and the original HIStory vinyl. I hope you'll enjoy, and share your thoughts below on what you think the best version is!
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Our first Vinyl Battle! A mostly unscientific comparison of one song from the original Bad album, the HIStory album, and the Michael Jackson Ones album! Welcome To The Jungle - I mean Studio!
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
The "Michael" movie trailer was just released and the 2026 Grammys just happened, it's been an exciting week! In this episode I share my thoughts on both recent events, and then discuss my experience at the 1988 Grammys when Michael Jackson performed "The Way You Make Me Feel". I hope you will enjoy!
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
The "Michael" album has caused significant conversation, frustration and anger since it's release in 2010. I had no direct connection to it, although I did know and like a couple of the songs.
The MJ fan community knew something was "off" with at least three of the songs, leading to a deep investigation by my friend Damien Shields. He and his is stop-at-nothing team created a long-form very detailed account of the "Michael" album missteps, presented in his "Faking Michael" podcast.
In this episode I share my thoughts on Damien's findings and talk about how and why recording Michael's vocals (ironically sung by Michael) was such a rare and unique process to be a part of.
Huge shout-out to Damien and his team for an amazingly detailed piece of journalism! Check out his series here: https://www.youtube.com/c/FakingMichael
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Recently I spent a weekend in Hamilton, Ontario to work on my "Mixing and Stories" event with one of Halo Studio's engineers, Danny Smart. We had some great conversations together so I asked Danny if he would be interested in coming on the podcast to further our discussions on travel, the music industry, and what Michael Jackson song he enjoyed mixing the most. I hope you enjoy our conversation!