For Todd Severin, music was the only thing capable of silencing the discord of a loud home.

In this clip from The Sonic Road Podcast, Ripple Music CEO Todd Severin shares how music served as an essential escape during his early years. He recalls that the noise and tension in his household would only subside when a record was playing, a realization that cemented his lifelong dedication to the medium. The conversation also covers Severin's academic path, including a significant gap in his musical consumption between 1985 and 1993. While he was attending medical school, major movements such as thrash, grunge, and death metal were rising to prominence—genres he missed in real-time but would later champion through his work with Ripple Music. ✅ SUPPORT RIPPLE MUSIC: https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com 🎸 READ DEADLY VISION: https://a.co/d/08C0jWSw Follow The Sonic Road Podcast on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook & X: @thesonicroad Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/thesonicroad #TheSonicRoadPodcast #ToddSeverin #RippleMusic #StonerRock #RockHistory #IndependentMusic