Music Production Podcast

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#284: Producing the Strokes and Crafting a Sound with Gordon Raphael Sep 17, 2022

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Gordon Raphael is a highly sought-after musician and producer. He produced Is This It and Room on Fire by The Strokes and Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor, amongst countless others. His new book, The World is Going to Love This, documents his work and the exciting stories from the Seattle scene of the 90s through his work with The Strokes, Regina Spektor, and The Libertines.

As the producer for some of my favorite albums of this century, speaking with Gordon was a real treat. He shared studio stories and techniques used with The Strokes. Gordon emphasizes the importance of keeping an open mind to new possibilities and unconventional ways of working to create timeless and emotionally impactful sounds.

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Show Notes:

Gordon's Site - https://www.gordotronic.com/
The World is Going to Love This by Gordon Raphael - https://www.wordville.net/product-page/the-world-is-going-to-love-this
Gordon and His Arp Oddysey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txtWU090BC8
Gordon on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/GordonRaphael/
Gordon's Linktree - https://linktr.ee/GordonRaphael

Brian Funk Links:

My Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

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Brian Funk

#283: Is Your Music Too Complicated? Sep 13, 2022

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Is your music too complicated? Are you making your job harder than it needs to be? Is it fear that we are hiding behind by complicating our music?

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Show Notes:

My Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with 16 Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast

Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

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Brian Funk

#282: Writing Music for TV, Film, and Games with Sam Wale Sep 05, 2022

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Sam Wale is a musician and producer, who writes music for TV, film, and games. Sam is the VP of Production for Alibi Music, a provider of licensed music and sound FX for all types of multimedia.

Sam and I spoke about his role at Alibi Music and how producing music for licensing is different than producing music as an artist. Sam shared his story and experience which is helpful for any producer looking to get into licensing their music.

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Show Notes:

Alibi Music - https://alibimusic.com
Sam's Alibi Bio - https://alibimusic.com/blog/alibi-spotlight-sam-wale-vp-of-production
Sam's SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/samwale
Sam's Article on Creating Emotion - https://www.mixonline.com/recording/music-production/5-best-practices-for-composing-production-music-with-authentic-emotion
Kygo Monthly/Studio Class - https://studio.com/kygo-music
Social Story Songs - http://www.socialstorysongs.com
Mredrollo on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ed-rollo
Ariane Paras on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ariane-paras

Brian Funk Links:

Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast

Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

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Brian Funk

#281: Capturing Life in Recordings with Peter Gregson Aug 29, 2022

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Peter Gregson is a renowned Composer, Cellist, and Deutsche Grammophon recording artist. His latest album, Patina, combines strings and analog electronic instruments in an effort to capture the humanity and life in each instrument for emotional impact. Peter composes for television, film, and games, including placements in the film Blackbird and HBO's The New Pope.

Peter and I spoke about his work as a composer and producer. We focused quite a bit on capturing life in recordings. Peter shared some interesting thoughts about the way microphone placement can bring out the "grit" in the cello, and how he uses techniques like this to give his music a "lived-in" feeling, not unlike a favorite pair of jeans.

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Show Notes:

Peter's Official Site - https://petergregson.co.uk
Patina - https://petergregson.ffm.to/patina.owe
Piano Book - https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/piano-book-peter-gregson-12782
Dr. Bob Time Corrects Van Halen - https://youtu.be/p9rVKnEvAQ8
Dr. Bob on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/bobby-huff
Mom's Piano Free Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2013/02/28/free-ableton-live-pack-73-moms-piano

Brian Funk Links:

Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

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Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider!

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Brian Funk

#280: Keep Creating with Mr Ed Rollo Aug 23, 2022

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Ed Rollo is a musician, educator, and Ableton Certified Trainer. He creates straight-talking, no nonsense videos for his YouTube channel that help musicians see past the empty promises of hacks and shortcuts. Ed runs the online education community mredrollo+.

As a fan of his video content and overall philosophical approach to music making, I was very excited to talk with Ed. He did not disappoint. Ed shared wisdom about his background and career. He pointed out truths about music making and offered some helpful approaches to growing as an artist.

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Show Notes:

Ed's Site - https://mredrollo.com
mredrollo+ Online Training - https://plus.mredrollo.com
Ed's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/mredrollo
"Appraisal" by mredrollo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSC4KpEZ6Tw
Drew Mayhills on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/8/18/drew-mayhills-a-new-release-every-month-music-production-podcast-123
What Bob Ross Teaches Us About Music Production - https://brianfunk.com/blog/what-bob-ross-teaches-us-about-music-production
War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://amzn.to/3CwzYyt
Essentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/3QVqLDI
Making Music by Dennis DeSantis - https://makingmusic.ableton.com
Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks - https://amzn.to/3AjTmvz

Brian Funk Links:

Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with One Knob Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/one-knob
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

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Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider!

And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs.

Brian Funk

#279: Building Confidence and Conquering Imposter Syndrome with Ariane Paras Aug 11, 2022

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Ariane Paras helps artists define their vision, build confidence, and find the strength to reach their goals. She runs Olympia Coaching and has 15 years of experience coaching artists along their journey.

Ariane and I had a great conversation where we explore the challenges and fears artists have. She shares advice about overcoming procrastination (which is mostly fear) and how having a clearly defined purpose and goal will help us deal with both internal and external criticisms. There's a wealth of valuable information that will help us all in our creative journeys.

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Show Notes:

Olympia Coaching - https://olympiacoaching.com
Free Consultation with Ariane - https://olympiacoaching.as.me/schedule.php
Thrive Program - https://olympiacoaching.com/thrive-artists
Ariane's Blog - https://olympiacoaching.com/blog
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olympiacoaching/
Tim Ferriss on Fear-Setting - https://tim.blog/2017/05/15/fear-setting/

Brian Funk Links:

My Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with One Knob FX Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/one-knob
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

Thank you for listening.

Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider!

And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs.

Brian Funk

#278: What Do You Really Want with Robert Webster Aug 05, 2022

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Robert Webster has been producing music and DJing since 1993, as RobJamWeb. Robert hit it big with a track called "Everybody" in 1999 and has since been releasing music and sharing his knowledge on his YouTube channel.

Robert spoke about his work and the troubles he encountered with success when one of his tracks hit the charts and MTV. He discussed openly how his freedom from success has allowed him to find and pursue his musical passions.

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Show Notes:

Robert's Official Site - https://www.waxadisc.com
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/waxadiscmusic
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/waxadiscmusic/
Everybody - https://youtu.be/oP--4ELAVug
U-HE Tyrell Free VST Synthesizer - https://u-he.com/products/tyrelln6/

Brian Funk Links:

My Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with One Knob FX Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/one-knob
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

Thank you for listening.

Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider!

And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs.

Brian Funk

#277: This is Sound Design for Film with Nathan Ruyle Jul 27, 2022

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Nathan Ruyle is a sound designer for film, who has designed and mixed for over 70 feature-length films. He is the founder of This is Sound Design, a full-service post sound facility in Burbank, California. Nathan has credits working for Universal, HBO, Netflix, and Amazon. His most recent project is the film Joyland, the winner of the 2022 Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Nathan spoke with me from his incredible new sound stage studio. We discussed sound design for film and the work he has done. He goes into detail about his state-of-the-art facility, which is Dobly-Certified for the latest in immersive audio.

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Show Notes:

This is Sound Design - https://tisd.tv
Nathan on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2021986/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Joyland Film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19719976/
"The Invisible Art" by Nathan Ruyle - https://www.moviemaker.com/this-is-sound-design-sound-designer-nathan-ruyle/
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsckp8r1-8c
Hiss and Roar: https://hissandaroar.com/v3/
Immersive Audio with Matt Wallace and Will Kennedy on the Music Production Podcast #269: https://brianfunk.com/blog/studio-deluxe-immersive

Brian Funk Links:

My Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

Thank you for listening.

Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider!

And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs.

Brian Funk

#276: The Right Gear, Using Your Ears, and Hitting Deadlines with Jack Miele Jul 23, 2022

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Jack Miele founded Jack Miele Productions, a world-famous, production company that has worked on Grammy-winning music. Their clients include artists such as Zac Brown Band, Rod Stewart, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ani DiFranco, and many more. They have done scores for shows such as Family Guy and American Horror Story.

Jack and I spoke in-depth about his company and his production philosophies. Jack shared helpful wisdom about workflow, choosing the right great, and the importance of nailing deadlines.

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Show Notes:

Jack Miele Productions - https://jackmiele.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jackmieleproductions/
Jack produces Iceman Special - https://www.instagram.com/jackmieleproductions/

Brian Funk Links:

My Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store

Thank you for listening.

Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider!

And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs.

Brian Funk

#275: Creating Worlds and Atmospheres with Robot Koch Jul 18, 2022

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Robot Koch is an award-winning artist, producer, and composer who recently released his new album The Next Billion Years, which gives sound to the distant future. He has worked on numerous TV shows and films, including NBC's The Blacklist, ABC's How to Get Away with Murder, MTV's Teen Wolf, and Netflix's Dark. Robot is the winner of the German Music Composers Award and has amassed over 75 million streams and half a million monthly listeners on Spotify alone.

Robot and I spoke in depth about his work both on his new album, The Next Billion Years, and his various TV placements and scores. He shared how he tries to create worlds within his music that are full of emotional impact. Robot explains how he stretches his abilities to find new musical ground.

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