# The Producer’s Craft: Alan Bjorklund Interviewed by Matt Scollante Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/the-producer-s-craft-alan-bjorklund-interviewed-by-matt-scollante Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/the-producer-s-craft-alan-bjorklund-interviewed-by-matt-scollante.md Podcast: [Close Enough for Jazz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034) Published: 2026-04-09T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/close-enough-for-jazz/episodes/the-producers-craft-alan-bjorklund-interviewed-by-matt-scoll Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69a7b8282fb50a2e17913fc0/e/69cf0d4c3a785fb94bafe412/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/episodes/the-producer-s-craft-alan-bjorklund-interviewed-by-matt-scollante Duration seconds: 3289 ## Resource Matt Scollante interviews Alan Bjorklund on the technical and philosophical evolution of the producer's role in creative music. Alan breaks down the high-level vision for Birch Grove Media, his specific audio choices for the band Smirk , and the expansive influences that shape the label's identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/episodes/the-producer-s-craft-alan-bjorklund-interviewed-by-matt-scollante/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/the-producer-s-craft-alan-bjorklund-interviewed-by-matt-scollante.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.