Making the Instrument Part of the Art, with Martin Maudal, luthier, songwriter, and producer of Baldy Crawlers

About this episode

Martin Maudal discusses the intersection of craft, sound, and story in music and art.

Today’s guest lives at the intersection of craft, sound, and story. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when making the instrument becomes part of the art — and when music leads before meaning — this conversation will invite you to slow down, listen deeply, and sit inside the mystery. Martin Maudal is a renowned luthier, songwriter, and producer, and a graduate of Berklee College of Music . Raised in Claremont, California at the foot of Mount Baldy, and shaped by years in the New York music scene, Martin blends West Coast soul with East Coast grit. He is the founder of Maudal Musical Machines , where he hand-builds electric resonator guitars—functional sculptures and vessels of sound that he also performs and records with. What began as a way to showcase these instruments evolved into Baldy Crawlers , a deeply expressive musical collective blending Folk, Americana, Jazz, and social commentary. Martin on YouTube @maudalmusicalmachines on Instagram Martin's Facebook page Following critical acclaim for “Bring Me a Flower,” Baldy Crawlers return with the haunting new single Boy , released January 9, 2026—an intuitive, open-ended work that invites listeners not to solve the song, but…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Stinson

Guest: Martin Maudal

Topics covered

• craft
• music
• artistic expression
• storytelling
• luthiery
• Folk
• Americana

Keywords

• luthier
• songwriter
• electric resonator guitars
• musical collective
• social commentary
• artistic calling
• music industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baldy Crawlers, Maudal Musical Machines, Berklee College of Music

Books & works: Bring Me a Flower, Boy

Places: Claremont, California, New York

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