Graham Palmer, Riding the Blood Waves

On California’s Central Coast, composer, producer, designer, and engineer Graham Palmer has built his career around one core idea: sound should serve the story. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara (B.A. in Film and Media Studies, minor in music) and Berklee College of Music (M.A. in Music Production), Palmer moves fluidly between records, radio, film, theater, and live performance, shaping projects from the inside out with a storyteller’s instinct and a musician’s ear. Before stepping behind the console as a producer, Palmer spent much of his early adult life on the road as a touring musician with the Mad Caddies, performing in more than 30 countries and contributing to a catalog that has sold over 500,000 albums worldwide. The experience sharpened his sense of collaboration and improvisation—skills that now inform his production work at Surprise Studio, the creative space he built in 2021. There, he composes original music, produces artists, and designs immersive sound for screen and stage, including his recent score and sound design for UC Santa Barbara Theatre Department’s production of Animal Farm, directed by Sara Rademacher. Palmer is also celebrating the release of Blood Waves EP, a new project created with bandmate Jordan Dalrymple under the name Redacted Choir. LISTEN - Redacted Choir Blood Waves EP Whether he’s engineering a podcast, scoring a short film, or producing a full-length album, Palmer keeps the process focused and collaborative. “Whether it’s a podcast, a short film, a live show, or a full album,” he says, “I try to keep the process fun, and rooted in good storytelling.” Connect with Graham Palmer at [e-mail] SURPRISE STUDIO WEBSITE: https://www.surpriseenterprises.com/ Any and all proceeds from the Blood Waves EP will be donated to @immdefense to help protect our communities Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Graham Palmer's background 01:17 The inspiration behind Animal Farm score 04:11 Creating primal rhythms and farm sounds 06:50 The role of sound in storytelling 08:41 Studio environment and design principles 11:27 Graham Palmer's musical influences and career 16:18 The collaborative process in theater production 21:20 Future projects and scoring ambitions 26:10 Advice for aspiring sound designers 31:23 Closing thoughts and where to find Graham Palmer Listen More. Evolve - - - THE JEREMIAH SHOW Voices Carry - These Are Your Stories POP CULTURE, MUSIC ICONS, & FOOD GODS The Jeremiah Show - Please Subscribe & Rate - CLICK HERE Check Out The Back Catalogs of Special Guests - CLICK HERE To Become a Sponsor of The Jeremiah Show CLICK HERE for Media Deck and Rates THE JEREMIAH SHOW BROUGHT TO YOU BY evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Host | Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins Senior Sound Designer | Producer - Graham Palmer | Surprise Studio THE JEREMIAH SHOW PROUDLY FEATURES Music Connection Magazine MusiCares - MusiCares provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community Cuzen Matcha Golda Zahra The Jeremiah Show Radio Broadcast is heard in London, Somerset, U.K., New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Ontario, Santa Barbara, Paris, and Los Angeles by Radio Candy Media, Radio Evolve, and Belter Radio, My Indie Radio Paris JEREMIAH D. HIGGINS SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS GRAHAM PALMER On Instagram: Surprise Studio Did you like the music in this episode? You can find the Original Music Soundtrack - CLICK HERE: TJS Spotify Playlists TJS Opening Theme Music By DAVE MATTHEWS BAND "The Ocean and the Butterfly" RCA Records TJS REWIND - Classic Shows Drop Wednesday NEW SHOWS - Every Friday Loop In With Us! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to The Jeremiah Show Podcast to be alerted to new artist interviews: CLICK HERE The Jeremiah Show airs on Radio Evolve Santa Barbara on Monday - Friday, 10 am - 12 pm - #TuneIn! - https://radio-evolve.rocks/