This week on Old Guy Tech, Michael is flying solo in the booth while Dave is out in the field shooting B-roll. But we have an incredibly special episode as we welcome Michael's friend of over 20 years, Paul Jones!

Paul is a music entrepreneur with over 30 years of global industry experience and the founder of the production music library, Auralation. If you’ve ever watched true crime hits like Snapped or City Confidential, or tuned into cable giants like HGTV, DIY, and Food Network, you have absolutely heard his work.

In Episode 6, Paul shares his incredible journey from recording TV theme songs on a portable cassette player to running the studio where Dolly Parton recorded her Halos & Horns album (including a bluegrass cover of "Stairway to Heaven"!).

🎙️ In this episode, Michael and Paul also dive deep into:

• Paul’s hilarious first TV scoring gig, which consisted of just playing his lowest synthesizer note every time the scene changed.
• The reality of AI in the music industry—discussing tools like Suno and 11 Labs—and why AI is currently a fantastic iteration tool for songwriters, but isn't quite ready to take over the emotional heavy-lifting of scoring a film.
• Behind-the-scenes of scoring the documentary The Hidden Tiger and capturing the multicultural sounds of rural India.
• The booming true crime television industry that turned Knoxville into a massive production hub.
• UT's new music business program and the exciting future of dedicated scoring stages in East Tennessee.

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