Recording Studio Rockstars

Derek Talked about using Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, and Celemony Melodyne fpr pop production, building live loops for performing, Justin Timberlake vocal production secrets, and nailing the low end in your programmed drums. My guest today is Derek Olds, an Instructor at The Los Angeles Film & Recording School in Hollywood. He is heavily involved in the Audio & Tech worlds and has run the Celemony Melodyne booths at NAMM, AES, IMSTA, and the Grammy P&E party from 2014 to 2018, where we met. He has produced or performed over 1200 live shows worldwide in over 10 countries, and is currently planning his upcoming tour in support of his first solo record release. And over the past decade, Derek has had the pleasure of sharing his talent with many of his idols such as Prince, Oprah Winfrey, Bone Thugs, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, & Justin Bieber to name a few.   Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/

Ryan talked about not losing the edge in your music that makes it awesome, recording vocals and acoustic instruments, mixing, and lessons learned from Rick Rubin. My guest today is Ryan Hewitt, a grammy-winning engineer, mixer and producer with a credit list spanning all popular genres of music for artists like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers, blink-182, Bob Dylan and The Dixie Chicks to name a few.   Ryan is also a great teacher and has videos on Lynda.com, Puremix, UAD,  Pensado’s Place, and The Recording Academy. So I’ve put these together into a Youtube playlist for you, in the show notes, along with many of his awesome records which we will talk about today. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more on Youtube If you love the podcast then please Leave a review on iTunes here Want to learn more about mixing? Get Free mix training with Lij at: http://MixMasterBundle.com CLICK HERE FOR SH

We talked about studio construction, getting great drums, guitar, and horn sounds, and how to build your production career. My guest today is Chris Harden, A Chicago based producer, engineer, and mixer and guitar player, and partner at IV Lab Studios. Getting his start as assistant engineer on the Grammy nominated Plain White T’s single “Hey There Delilah,” Chris went on to work with Rachael Yamagata, The Von Bondies, Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), Wayne Baker Brooks, and supergroup Hard Working Americans.   Chris’ production credits include Miracle Condition, District 97, Like Pioneers, and Chicago Farmer. And he continues to perform locally with The Pod (a Ween cover band) and tour nationally with the Ike Reilly Assassination. And He also tours as a live sound engineer and is a member of the Recording Academy. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more on Youtube If you love the podcast then please Leave a

We talked about studio construction, live stage recording technique, and the power of mixing templates. My guest today is Russ Long, a multi talented producer, engineer, mixer, teacher, and author who engineered the hits “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes” by Sixpence None The Richer. He also recorded and/or mixed albums by Wilco, Newsboys, Over the Rhine, Relient K, Dolly Parton, Jim Brickman, Amy Grant and Steven Curtis Chapman. His film credits include the soundtracks to The Sapphires, Girl Interrupted, Here On Earth, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and She's All That. And Russ has also done 5.1 DVD mixes and live sound recordings  for Switchfoot, Chris Tomlin, Luke Bryan and Guy Clark. We join him for the podcast in his private Dangerland mix room. He is also a partner in the acclaimed Brown Owl recording studio where he does most of his tracking. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://

Nick talked about recording awesome drums, and guitars capturing a performance, and how to comp the best vocals. My guest today is Nick Worley a musician, engineer, who grew up in Nashville around recording studios. His father Paul was a session guitarist, producer and studio owner. He built a one-car garage in East Nashville into a tiny home studio and began recording bands at night and on the weekends while working at Blackbird by day. In 2017, Nick and his friend from Blackbird, Leland Elliott, had the opportunity to combine their gear and experience and move into a building within the House of Blues studio complex. There, they created their own vibey recording facility, Weatherman Sound, where they currently record music of a variety of genres. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more from Nick:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsuytsLvZcY&list=PLbJhbD1bWQsz-mUTnFloNFMO2JKkxHkk7 If you love the

Mitch talked about song writing, producing Americana, and recording acoustic instruments for fantastic sounds! My guest today is Mitch Dane, a Grammy winning engineer, and producer with over 25 years of making great records with singer songwriters, roots rock, bluegrass/ Americana, and Alt Country artists. He shares an incredible studio with Vance Powell called Sputnik Sound in Berry Hill TN that makes you feel immediately at home, and creative. Notable artists Mitch has worked with include, Jars of Clay, Humming House, Kenny Foster, Sonia Leigh, and The Young Fables to name a few. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more from Andrew Scheps:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8duk0gDlarQ&list=PLbJhbD1bWQsyjCgFez9ZuCVpgU_yctoY9 If you love the podcast then please Leave a review on iTunes here Want to learn more about mixing? Get Free mix training with Lij at: http://MixMasterBundle.com CLICK HERE FOR

Andrew Talked about mixing hit records with only a laptop and headphones, and great ways to use your plugins for creating powerful drums, awesome guitars, and spot on vocals. My guest today is Andrew Scheps, a multi Grammy award winning engineer, producer, and mixer. He has worked with a wide array of great artists from  Stevie Wonder, to Michael Jackson, and then recorded and or mixed top records for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Audioslave, Green Day, Beyonce, Zac Brown Band, Jay Z, Weezer, Metallica, and Black Sabbath to name just a few. Andrew is known for his loud and exciting mixes, and for bringing all that to life while mixing within the DAW or otherwise known as ITB (In The Box). He has also helped to create some of the tools that we can use for mixing ITB ourselves with his plugin designs for Waves: the Scheps 73, Parallel Particles, and Scheps Omni Channel. I highly recommend that you check them out Rockstars. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio

Eric talks about producing pop punk with local bands, getting killer sounds for drums, bass, and guitars, and how to grow your local studio business through Youtube. My guest today is Eric Taft, a producer, engineer, and multi-talented musician working from the Buzzlounge Studio outside of Baltimore MD. Eric works alongside Matt Squire with artists such as Underoath and Plain White T's. He also plays guitar and sings for “The Great Heights Band” out of Baltimore, and produced the bands latest release, "Rad-Pop." Today we are going to dig into some questions about recording, editing, and mixing tight powerful pop. And how to grow your studio business through smart use of promotion and content creation. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more from Eric Taft:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDVOIO1rIA&list=PLbJhbD1bWQsxADIQv1VeQx-j0RdiniBu6  If you love the podcast then please Leave a review on iTun

We talked about pushing creativity beyond the edge, creating 3d space around your mix, capturing incredible vocals, and lots more! My guest today is Shawn Èverett, a Juno and Grammy winning Canadian producer, engineer, and mixer living and working in Los Angeles. Shawn has a long discography of really cool sounding records! He has worked with many great artists including Grammy winning Alabama Shakes, Weezer, Margaret Glaspy, Pete Yorn, Warpaint, John Legend, The Killers, Julian Casablancas and The Voidz, Kesha, Har Mar Superstar, Local Natives, and many many others. And in 2018 he won a Grammy for engineering and mixing War On Drugs, A Deeper Understanding. And you may remember we have also had Nick Krill on the podcast who did some engineering on this record as well. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more from Shawn:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwooIW__BQc&list=PLbJhbD1bWQsz0VP2i2bNWIRQ4g6P

We talked about Snoop Dog, Ronnie King, DJ BattleCat, Tupac, mixing with the LCR rule of three, recording & mixing great vocalists, and how to run your studio business. My guest today is Daniel Ford aka “Dr Ford”, 6 x Award Winning Producer and Mixer with music at #1 on iTunes, & the Billboard Top 20. Daniel studied under west coast legends Ronnie King and DJ BattleCat of Tupac, Snoop, & Dr Dre cred.  Dr Ford also has years of experience teaching audio online and in the classroom, and loves to talk about the theoretical/philosophical side of mixing. He has lots of experience recording and mixing powerful vocals, and can teach us more about LCR mixing, great use of parallel compression, using reverb effectively, and even how to produce killer hip hop tracks quickly and easily.  Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more from Rob:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz0LAhydfGw&list=PLbJhbD1bWQ

Rob talks about getting great acoustic guitar sounds for Elliot Smith, recording Beck Loser, and much more! My guest today is Rob Schnapf, a producer making critically-acclaimed records for the past two decades. He first gained recognition by producing (with his then-partner Tom Rothrock) Beck's debut album, "Mellow Gold," including the breakthrough single, "Loser." Rob and Tom produced three albums for Elliot Smith, including "XO" and "Figure 8." Rob went on to produce albums for Guided by Voices, Saves The Day, The Vines, Powderfinger, The Whigs and Tokyo Police Club. In 2009 he produced Booker T Jones' "Potato Hole," which won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. In 2011 he produced "The Road From Memphis" with Booker, which again won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear more from Rob:  https://open.spotify.com/user/mcdman/playlist/4zsL6rVLrX8Vid5fB8Etn

EveAnna talked about growing Manley Labs from a small business into a major company, explained tubes and why they sound great, and shared encouraging advice for getting perfect results even if you make mistakes along the way. My guest today is EveAnna Manley, CEO and sole owner of Manley Laboratories, makers of hi end audio gear. Inspired by her stepfather who was a part owner of Ampeg in the early 70s Eveanna moved to California in 1989 to begin working in audio at VTL.   Some of the classic gear from Manley Labs includes the Massive Passive, the Variable Mu Limiter Compressor, the VoxBox channel stip, and many more including a complete line of HiFi components. And more recently Manley has collaborated with UAD to create a line of plugins for these classic processors.   Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Watch more about EveAnna and Manley Labs:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itKksHOTJp8&list=PLbJhbD

How to write songs in Nashville with artists from around the world, produce records that are successful once they leave the studio, and create and grow your own record label. My guest today is Femke Weidema, a musician, producer, songwriter, and composer for film and TV. A Dutch native starting out at Berklee College Of Music, she has also spent time in LA  working at Hans Zimmer’s prestigious Remote Control studios in Los Angeles, won the ASCAP Harold Adamson award, studied with Lin Manual Miranda at Chicago's North Western University with the Johnny Mercer Foundation, and worked for Richard Gibbs, and Don Grusin. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear Femke's music:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJhbD1bWQsyXpcEZVzCUjW5AF1r07FWm https://soundcloud.com/thisislv https://www.facebook.com/thefemke/ https://www.twitter.com/femkesongs https://www.instagram.com/femkesongs https://www.thisislv.com If y

A session guitar player with The Nashville Cats, recording with Tom Dowd at Criteria Studios, the difference between a Nashville vs Muscle Shoals recording session, and much more! My guest today is Mac Gayden considered a musician’s musician for his intricate playing. He started playing guitar in Nashville as a teenager in the 1960s and quickly become a top session guitar player playing on iconic records such as Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde. Mac was also known for his unique slide guitar sound through a wah pedal made famous on JJ Cale’s record Crazy Mama. And years later in 2013 He was finally inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame as one of the original “Nashville Cats”. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear Mac's music on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k8fepmmBOY&list=PLbJhbD1bWQswZUZZtKHISY0QntRehlaH1 If you love the podcast then please Leave a review on iTunes here Want to learn

Johnnie talks about recording bluegrass with Steve Martin, getting an old school analog sound in your DAW, and using software guitar simulators, plus lots more. My guest today is Johnnie Truesdale, a Grammy winning engineer, producer, mastering engineer, and audio teacher. He has experience working with both analog, and digital, and is going to talk about he gets the best of both worlds in the studio. So the theme of today’s episode is to learn How To Sound Analog In A Digital World. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Watch Johnnie's teaching on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJhbD1bWQsxQTmcGWIOhyHmTiknaxtAL If you love the podcast then please Leave a review on iTunes here Want to learn more about mixing? Get Free mix training with Lij at: http://MixMasterBundle.com CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES AT: http://RSRockstars.com/131

We talked about recording power pop in a small home studio space, getting big lush vocals, great drums sounds, and composing for film. My guest today is Andy Reed, a fantastic power pop songwriter, musician, engineer, and producer from Bay City Michigan. Andy owns Reed Recording an analog meets digital studio where he records his own music as well as other bands. I met at Welcome To 1979 recording summit this fall which is an awesome weekend long clinic of music and recording panels. As an artist Andy writes and records with The Legal Matters a very cool power pop band that reminded me of the things I love about Elliott Smith. And he has also recorded and toured with The Verve Pipe as a bass player. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear Andy's music on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWdQmTtGvrA&list=PLbJhbD1bWQsw661NNhX11R7Zei44RVKYc [email protected] If you love the podcast then pl

We talked about the importance of finding your own unique voice in production, and creating outside the lines. My guest today is Alysha Brilla a Twice Juno Award nominated singer-songwriter, producer and community organizer. Alysha is a critically acclaimed Indian-Tanzanian Canadian artist who just released her third self produced album, “HUMAN”. which draws on the influences of her unique background.  A multi-racial child of the Indian diaspora, Alysha’s art aims to unite people through the Canadian cultural kaleidoscope and bring light to social inequity issues in Canada and abroad. Her music and workshops feature strong themes of cultural diversity, gender equality and inclusivity. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear Alysha's music on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px6jQHs0gVU&list=PLbJhbD1bWQsxbG37kN15s3fUqHE1ycl7j www.alyshabrilla.com If you love the podcast then please Leave a review

We talked about recording with Grammy winners, War On Drugs, keeping your old DAW alive, ditching your template for creativity, and the importance of going after sounds you hear in your in your head.  My guest today is Nick Krill, a brilliant song writer, producer, and engineer who lives and works in Philadelphia and New York City professionally as both a musician and producer / mixer. He has since toured the globe as a member of various bands including The Spinto Band, Teen Men, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. And on the control room side of the studio glass Nick has worked as a Producer Engineer or Mixer for band such as,  The Dove and the Wolf, The Teeth, Jesse Hale Moore, Nightlands, Eliza Hardy Jones, and he also worked on the Grammy winning album, A Deeper Understanding, by The War on Drugs. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Hear Nick's music on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ivEQaHaJk&l

We talked about how you can avoid 5 Big Mixing Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making In your Studio. My guest today is Jason Moss, a mixer, producer, and engineer focusing on the pop, EDM, hip­hop, folk, and indie rock. Jason is a graduate of New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, where he honed his skills through mentorships with Grammy­ winning music makers like Bob Power, Kevin Killen, and Jim Anderson. As a music educator Jason is the founder of BehindTheSpeakers.com, and frequently lectures on mixing at NYU. His how­ to articles have been featured in leading industry publications by Berklee, TuneCore, SonicScoop, The Pro Audio Files, and Disc Makers. Download the free eBook: 35 Mixing Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Watch Jason's videos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGYyQowYdnc&list=PLbJhbD1bWQsxfUwt6LkPbaE1G3FtdfjnB If y

We talked about hearing the Beatles for the first time, why the sound of Pyromania in the 80s was influenced by FM radio compression, and the making of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. My guest today is William Wittman, a musician, multi–platinum engineer, and producer for artists like Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, the Hooters, and The Outfield. He has held the chief engineer position at several major recording studios which also led to several years as an A&R VP and Staff Producer at two major record labels (Sony/Columbia and BMG/RCA). He was also a member of the alternative rock band Too Much Joy. Today, he plays bass guitar in the band of Cyndi Lauper, both in her studio recordings as well as on her international tours. Thanks to our sponsors! Roswell Pro Audio: https://RoswellProAudio.com Tegeler Audio Manufaktur: https://www.tegeler-audio-manufaktur.de/ Watch William’s videos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zUgkCSjAE&list=PLbJhbD1bWQszXVUOTdAo7PSpxpIWJLLWl If you love the