Announcing Season Two of "Inside the Juno Reactor" Podcast

Inside The Juno Reactor, Season 2 Episode 1 with Brad Fiedel - composer of Terminator 1 & 2

We are excited to announce that Season Two of the "Inside the Juno Reactor" podcast is launching today After the positive response to our first season, teaming again with Mauro from Kenji Productions, we are back to share new conversations and stories from the world of music and film composing.

Kicking Off with a Legendary Guest

Our first episode of Season Two features none other than Brad Fiedel, the iconic composer behind the unforgettable scores of Terminator 1 and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Brad joins host Ben Watkins for an in-depth discussion about his groundbreaking work on these classic films, his creative process, and the evolution of film scoring.

This episode was filmed and captured by Django Watkins.

Join Ben and Brad on the live chat as the episode premiers on Youtube!

What to Expect in this new Season

"Inside the Juno Reactor" is more than just a podcast; it's a journey into the creative minds behind some of the most influential music and films of our time. Each episode offers a blend of inspiration, education, and entertainment, perfect for both long-time fans and new listeners. This season promises to deliver a wealth of new content, including:

• In-Depth Interviews: Ben Watkins will sit down with a fresh roster of guests, yet to be revealed, who have made significant contributions to the realms of music and film. These conversations will provide listeners with unique perspectives and stories that have shaped their extraordinary careers.

• Behind the Scenes Insights: Gain exclusive access to behind-the-scenes stories from Juno Reactor’s extensive touring history, production secrets, and the making of some of their most iconic tracks.

• More from the Film Industry: Expect riveting discussions with other renowned film composers and industry insiders who have scored some of the most memorable movies. Gain insights into their creative processes, the challenges they face, and their experiences working on blockbuster films.
  

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Juno Reactor Team

"Labyrinth" Vinyl release

The Labyrinth album is being released on Vinyl for the first time. Originally I wanted it to look like the Bible of Dreams cover, with the foil silver on black, I was told at the time it was too expensive, which it still is today, but hey... it now looks great, with four new montages from my brother Simon. The additional mastering is an improvement on the CD release.

It was a strange time coming off the Matrix films, from the utopian life of working with the Wachowski's and then back to reality. It wasn't until Conquistador It started to take shape that I felt I could write again after the epic Navras. It took me about 4 months to land my head back in place, thanks to Eduardo Niebla and his flamenco guitar. Angels and Men had already been written as I remember playing Greg Ellis a rough and his deep breath on the words "why are you so afraid of the face of god", that small gesture made me think I should include it.

Mona Lisa Overdrive I needed to make a version 2, to put back in some of the bits the Wachowski's didn't like for the film, such as the Taz vocals, which I loved. War Dogs was written regarding the Iraq War which surrounded the time In LA.

Giant, came after Burly Brawl, I had these amazing drums and I needed to reawaken them, plus I met Diane Charlemagne! what a voice, I love being in the studio, setting up the microphones and Boom, out comes something so powerful, emotional, so sad when she died 10 years later.

I hope you enjoy this release, please give me feedback when it lands.

For the first time also we have made available T-shirts to go along with these releases. Check https://junoreactor.tmstor.es/?lf=a2fb2dac3fe22380a6ecedef4a7220db

Before Time Was Now  & Labyrinth are now available to pre-order from the 23rd May, click this link to secure your copy: https://junoreactor.lnk.to/JunoReactor

"Before Time was Now" Boxset

Greetings to you all and if you are new here, then thanks for signing up for the JR newsletter.

I’m excited to share with you all the second limited edition boxset I am releasing this year - “Before Time Was Now”. Completing a cycle of all the album work I’ve created as Juno Reactor over the past 30+ years with my collaborators.

Following on from “Imagination, Use It As A Weapon”, boxset 2 features the last 4 JR albums which included here are: Labyrinth, Gods and Monsters, Golden Sun Of The Great East, Mutant Theatre along with a 5th album with my favourite obscure tracks,  both old and new…

The artwork for “Before Time Was Now” is a piece from my friend Koji Morimoto. We first met after working on the Matrix films because of his Animatrix film “Beyond”. I wanted to do more film projects, We then collaborated on his film “Dimension Bomb”, in which he drew each frame, which was a bit crazy to work on as I was writing to line drawings, rather than film.

The Labyrinth album is also being released on Vinyl for the first time, it now looks how it was intended, which is the Silver on Black on Black, as Bible of Dreams, with four new montages from my brother Simon. The additional mastering sounds great and is an improvement on the CD release.

For the first time also we have made available T-shirts to go along with these releases. Check https://junoreactor.tmstor.es/?lf=a2fb2dac3fe22380a6ecedef4a7220db

Before Time Was Now  & Labyrinth are now available to pre-order from the 23rd May, click this link to secure your copy: https://junoreactor.lnk.to/JunoReactor