Pat Shannahan, Sample Detective

Take a moment to read through this great interview with Pat Shannahan, also known as "The Detective." She is hired by various artists and independent labels to track down the original owners of various samples and convince them to be cleared for usage in a new original work. She's worked for plenty of notable artists but clearing all the samples for both Avalanches albums is probably her biggest claim to fame... rightfully so, as that is no small feat!

There's plenty of interesting anecdotes throughout the piece but the exchange between Shannahan and Johnny "Guitar" Watson is especially ridiculous.