Music Makers San Diego

About Music Makers San Diego

Broadcasting from Amplified Studios in Southern California, a number of hosts create weekly podcasts meant to amplify other local musicians in SoCal. There is "Amplified Radio" which is an interview show with audio engineers, local artists, and music business professionals with tips on how to use social media, how to book gigs around San Diego, and an ending segment on this week's best SD shows. Each episode also includes some silly games related to being an asshole about music and what politicians listen to in their free time. There is also "Music Makers San Diego" hosted by long-time radio guy Gary Lee where he interviews local San Diego talent each week and records 2-4 original songs of theirs in the studio as part of the podcast. Gary is a pro at asking about each artists' songwriting approach, experience in the industry, and future plans.

Publisher

Amplified Studios, Gary Lee, Gabe Dagrezio, Marc Polit

Category

arts · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 Jan 2022

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

209 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Music Makers San Diego 203 - Dave Preston

   In this episode, Gary talks with Dave Preston about the first gig he played while living in Phoenix, who some of his favorite songwriters are, the best advice he received about songwriting & much more. Dave also performs three of his original songs during the conversation. "https://www.instagram.com/musicmakerssd https://www.instagram.com/daveprestonmusic https://jdprestonmusic.com"

2. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Music Makers San Diego 202 - Doylestown

   In this latest episode, Gary talks with brothers Christian & Sam Doyle, of Doylestown, about their musical family, what it's been like working together, what topics & themes they find themselves writing about most & much more. Christian & Sam also perform three of their original songs during the conversation. "https://www.instagram.com/musicmakerssd https://www.instagram.com/doylestownband https://www.doylestownband.com"

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Music Makers San Diego 201 - Nate Donnis

   In this episode, Gary talks with Nate Donnis about who he would credit with helping to shape his sound the most, getting songs of his placed in multiple TV shows & how that came about, what values or beliefs of his that play a part in his songwriting & much more. Nate also performs three of his original songs during the conversation. "https://www.instagram.com/musicmakerssd https://www.instagram.com/natedonnismusic https://www.natedonnis.com"

Who has been a guest on Music Makers San Diego

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Heatherlyn
• Michael Gilas
• Haley Montgomery
• Derren Raser
• Mark Montijo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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