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IN 2015, Marinelli sat for an interview with the [[BBC]], reflecting on his memories and contributions to Michael Jackson's ''Thriller''.<ref name="BBC 2015 k223"/> Tom Baylor had introduced Marinelli to music producer [[Quincy Jones]]. Marinelli and partner, Brian Banks were hired as session musicians working at [[Westlake Recording Studios|Westlake Studios]] in West Hollywood for the creation of ''Thriller''. In addition to bringing in three truckloads of synthesizer gear, preliminary duties consisted of briefing Michael Jackson on the capabilities of the emerging technologies, sound creation and programming.<ref name="Carr 2022 b760"/>
The BBC "Witness" radio podcast was followed by three pilot vlogs for Marinelli's YouTube channel called ''How We Created It''. In the first episode, Marinelli demonstrates how to recreate the falling star sound that opens the "Thriller" song. The following two part series is called "Studio Stories".<ref name="Carr 2022 b760" /> Quincy Jones' production assistant, Steven Ray,<ref name="Steven Ray Allmusic credits"/> joined Marinelli to compare stories reminisce in 2020.<ref name="Anthony Marinelli Music Forever 2020 y199"/> Marinelli and Ray continued recording episodes and was were approached by Audivita Studios and a podcast distribution deal with David Wolf producing, Christian D. Bruun directing. for the creation of ''Stories In The Room:'' “Michael Jackson’s Thriller Album” has published , 72 episodes as of February 2024. <ref name="MJVibe 2023 k028"/>  Guest appearances include:
* Matt Forger (sound engineer)<ref name="MusicTech 2023 Matt Forger"/>
* [[Greg Phillinganes]] (keyboards)
* [[Steve Porcaro]] (keyboards, composer on "Human Nature and "The Girl Is Mine")
* [[Paul Jackson Jr.]] (guitar and bass, no relation to Michael Jackson)
* The Waters Family (vocal ensemble, Luther Waters, [[Julia Waters Tillman]]. [[Oren Waters]], and [[Maxine Willard Waters]])
Content from ''Stories in The Room'' appears in the film ''[[Thriller 40 (film)|Thriller 40]]'' (Showtime - Paramount+).{{Citation needed}} Marinelli continues to talk shop about sound creation, musical gear and composing and most recently, what it was like to work with . Episodes include [[Giorgio Moroder]]'s work process with engineer Ross Hogarth.<ref name="MusicTech 2024 Moroder"/> on his own Youtube channel. Other collaborations include Doctor Mix, Anthony  Marinelli Musicwas interviewed in his studios for the film ''[[Thriller 40 (film)|Thriller 40]]'' (2023) (Showtime - Paramount+).<ref name="George 2023 Thriller 40"/><ref name="BRICE NAJAR 2023 t311"/>
== References ==
<ref name="MusicTech 2024 Moroder">{{cite web | title=“Don’t think, just do”: Former Giorgio Moroder collaborator says the godfather of disco was “all about the melody” | website=MusicTech | date=2024-01-04 | url=https://musictech.com/news/music/giorgio-moroder-was-all-about-the-melody/ | access-date=2024-02-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117200522/https://musictech.com/news/music/giorgio-moroder-was-all-about-the-melody/ | archive-date=2024-02-05 }}</ref>
 
<ref name="George 2023 Thriller 40">{{cite web | last=George | first=Nelson | title=THRILLER 40 AIRS ON PARAMOUNT+ DEC. 2 | website=nelsongeorge.substack.com | date=2023-11-16 | url=https://nelsongeorge.substack.com/p/thriller-40-airs-on-paramount-dec | access-date=2024-02-07 | archive-date=2024-02-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207011919/https://nelsongeorge.substack.com/p/thriller-40-airs-on-paramount-dec}}</ref>
 
<ref name="BRICE NAJAR 2023 t311">{{cite web | title=Thriller 40: the documentary | website=BRICE NAJAR | date=2023-12-10 | url=https://bricenajar.com/en/thriller-40-the-documentary/ | access-date=2024-02-07 | archive-date=2024-02-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207013457/https://bricenajar.com/en/thriller-40-the-documentary/}}</ref>
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