{"podcast":{"title":"And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan","slug":"and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813","podcast_index_feed_id":221813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/05db9598-9baf-443a-ab69-21a77284c034","website_url":"http://www.andthewriteris.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b76666169562d85de9508f/show-cover.jpg","author":"And The Writer Is","episode_count":296,"summary":"Every week, we sit down with an acclaimed and venerable songwriter to intimately discuss what happens behind closed doors in the music industry. There are millions of singers, thousands of artists, and only 40 top songs per genre at a time... this podcast is about the people who make them. Produced by Joe London & Ross Golan in association with Big Deal Music & Mega House Music. And The Writer Is... ™ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.235: David Foster | What It Takes to Last in the Music Business","slug":"ep-235-david-foster-what-it-takes-to-last-in-the-music-business","published_at":"2026-01-14T14:16:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/ep-235-david-foster-what-it-takes-to-last-in-the-music-business","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813","url":"https://shows.acast.com/andthewriteris/episodes/ep235-david-foster-what-it-takes-to-last-in-the-music-busine","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/andthewriteris/e/6967a55aa0a046a1f3f1baa0/media.mp3","summary":"Today’s guest isn’t just a living legend. He’s one of the architects of modern music. As a songwriter and producer, he’s discovered artists, shaped careers, and defined entire eras. This one is required listening. A once-in-a-generation legendary hybrid of songwriting and production, And The Writer Is... David Foster! In this episode, David breaks down what actually makes music last, the cost of greatness, and what it really takes to survive and stay relevant in the music business over decades, not moments. Not to mention his best advice for people in the business right now... We talk songwriting vs. production, discovering artists like Céline Dion and Michael Bublé, working with legends like Whitney Houston and Paul McCartney, the mistakes artists make chasing hits, and why longevity matters more than hype. Oh, and the only artist who could pull him out of retirement... A special thank you to our sponsors… Our lead Sponsor, NMPA— the National Music Publishing Association. Your support means the world to us. And @splice — the best sample library on the market. Period. Chapters: 00:00 Mount Rushmore of Producers 02:00 Canadians 03:42 David Foster’s Parents 05:23 Discovering Perfect Pitch 07:03 Musical Roots and Learning Jazz 07:40 Jazz Voicings Explained 10:24 “Leave Songwriters Alone” – Publishing Talk 11:20 Writing His First Songs 12:21 Advice He’d Give His Younger Self 17:00 David Foster’s Trick for Reading People 17:58 Surviving a Plane Crash 20:22 The Start of His Early Career 22:00 Is “Africa” by Toto a Perfect Song? 27:20 The Greatest Songwriters Ever 30:25 Kanye West’s “Through the Wire” Sample Story 32:27 Songwriting vs Sampling (Blurred Lines Case) 34:21 His Documentary, Workflow, and Band Relationships 38:53 How David Foster Writes Songs 42:42 How Seven Peopl…","meta_description":"Today’s guest isn’t just a living legend. He’s one of the architects of modern music. As a songwriter and producer, he’s discovered artists, shaped career…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6315,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/episodes/ep-235-david-foster-what-it-takes-to-last-in-the-music-business/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/ep-235-david-foster-what-it-takes-to-last-in-the-music-business.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}