Recording Studio Rockstars

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RSR131 - How To Sound Analog In A Digital World with Johnnie Truesdale - Recording Steve Martin, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte Mar 09, 2018

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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.

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RSR130 - Andy Reed - Recording Power Pop with The Legal Matters & The Verve Pipe Mar 02, 2018

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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.

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reedrecordingco@gmail.com

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RSR129 - Alysha Brilla - Mixing Sounds; Producing outside of the lines Feb 23, 2018

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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.

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www.alyshabrilla.com

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RSR128 - Nick Krill - The Spinto Band, Grammy winning War On Drugs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tchad Blake, and Dave Fridmann Feb 16, 2018

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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.

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Nick's Discography: http://nickkrill.tumblr.com/discography

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RSR127 - 5 Big Mixing Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making - Jason Moss from Behind The Speakers Feb 09, 2018

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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

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RSR126 - William Wittman - Multi Platinum Producer Mixer for Cyndi Lauper, The Outfield, The Fixx, The Hooters, and Joan Osborne Feb 02, 2018

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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.

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SR125 - Lior Goldenberg - Recording With Rick Rubin, Michael Beinhorn, Allen Stone, Allanis Morisette, And Marylin Manso Jan 26, 2018

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We talked about working with Michael Beinhorn, Rick Rubin, and how to make a great record! He also shares advice on how to be a successful intern.

My guest today is Lior Goldenberg a producer and mixer based in Los Angeles. He has been making records in LA since the early 90s starting out as a runner at the Record Plant and then as s second engineer for producers like Rick Rubin, Michael Beinhorn, Robert Margouleff and Manny Marroquin. Lior's clients include Stone Temple Pilots, Ziggy Marley, Rancid, Fuel, Macy Gray, Sheryl Crow, Vanessa Carlton, Marilyn Manson, Andrew W.K., Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Alanis Morissette, MxPx, Allen Stone, and many more.

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RSR124 - Mike Senior- The Tao Of Facepalm - Important Failures You are making In Your Home Studio And How To Turn Into Big Wins Jan 19, 2018

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Mike talks about the importance of mistakes in the studio, and shares some great tips for recording drums, bass, guitars, and vocals!

My guest today is Mike Senior, a professional recording and mixing engineer, who writes for Sound On Sound magazine both the popular 'Studio SOS' and 'Mix Rescue' columns. He teaches recording on his fantastic blog at http://cambridge-mt.com/.

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RSR123 - George Massenburg - Multi Grammy Winning Producer And Inventor Of The Parametric EQ Jan 12, 2018

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George tells us about choosing great mics, designing the parametric EQ, Blackbird studio C, recording Little Feat, Earth Wind & Fire, and much more.

My guest today is George Massenburg, a multi Grammy award winning producer, engineer, mixer, and award winning audio designer legendary for having invented the parametric equalizer in 1972. George has participated in over four hundred records over the past 45 years. His work includes recordings of Earth, Wind & Fire, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lyle Lovett, Aaron Neville, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Herbie Hancock, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Joel, the Dixie Chicks and many more.

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Listen to George's records on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJhbD1bWQsyeDMJHfeIGHkltzZG0vFXu

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RSR122 - Eric Bazilian - Writing And Recording The Hooters, Joan Osborne, And Cyndi Lauper Jan 05, 2018

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Get the real story about recording "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" with Cyndi Lauper, and other great studio stories, and recording tips!

My guest today is Eric Bazilian, Founder of The Hooters, and part of the band on Cyndi Lauper's "She's So Unusual", as well as Joan Osborne's "Relish", for which Bazilian wrote the Grammy-nominated "One Of Us' one night in his dining room.

He then went on to write for and produce artists as varied as Busted, The Scorpions, Ricky Martin, Robbie Williams, Amanda Marshall, Jonatha Brooke, Billie Meyers, Leanne Rymes, and many more he can't remember at the moment. His proudest moment as a producer in recent history is the album he produced with William Wittman for Dave Hause, "Bury Me In Philly".

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Listen to Eric Bazilian's records on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs&list=PLbJhbD1bWQszGMrEwVcfIhFQrHQv8NFco

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And if you want to learn more about mixing you can get Free mix training with Lij at: http://MixMasterBundle.com

CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES AT: http://RSRockstars.com/122