Category: Season 4 – April

Producer Jacob Hansen and the members of Dyscarnate join us to discuss how to optimize a DIY production. If done properly, even a low budget production can be turned into gold in the hands of the right mixer.

When Jacob Hansen handled the mixing for With All Their Might, he was given a bare bones, but properly done DIY production. The band gave him everything he needed to be able to turn it into a crushing mix. In this episode we discuss what is important and what isn’t important when your recording situation isn’t ideal. It’s true that nothing beats a great band in a great room with great gear and a great producer, but that’s just not reality for most bands and it’s important to know how to make the best out of any recording situation you find yourself in

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ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

3:01 – Mixing tracks that were recorded in a less than ideal situation

4:52 – How Jacob hooked up with Dyscarnate

7:44 – How to communicate your goals with the mixer

10:21 – What aspects of recording require professional help

11:40 – What Jacob needs when a client doesn’t have much of a studio to work with and how to get the files to him so he can do his best work

16:49 – How often you should change strings on bass

19:38 – Simple things that bands can do when they don’t have a big recording budget

20:33 – How to record vocals without a fancy booth

24:41  – How Dyscarnate edited their vocals

27:54 – Bass tuning and tone

31:57 – Finding experts in your local area

35:53 – Areas of focus for optimal guitar tone

 

Find Jacob Hansen and Dyscarnate online:

Jacob Hansen’s studio

Follow Dyscarnate Here! 

 

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Lenny Skolnik (Yung Spielburg, Miyavi, All That Remains) brings us his insight on having an entrepreneurial approach to producing, how to build an amazing team, and crafting great hit songs.

When it comes right down to it, regardless of genre, there are certain approaches to the process that lead to successful results. Lenny’s experiences demonstrate what you can do with an open mind, a will to succeed, and an effort to refine and develop your methodology.

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“If you have created something that you really believe in, do not be afraid to get involved beyond the role of the music.” – Lenny Skolnik

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

4:30 Lenny’s drive to produce pop and be financially successful from a relatively early age, becoming Howard Benson’s first intern
13:00 The “Howardisms” that Lenny has taken in over the years of working with Howard Benson
18:00 Joel and Lenny’s mix process for Miyavi
30:00 The importances of getting people who are better than you at doing what they do on your team
40:00 Why, if you’re involved in a project you really believe in, you should get involved in the promotion/other roles
44:00 Songwriting and what makes a great song, what makes a hit
50:00 Starting the songwriting process with an intimate conversation that sparks a lyric or feeling, “connect with the people you’re creating with”
60:00 Writing a #1 Billboard song with All That Remains
And much, much more

Links:

Follow Lenny as Yung Spielburg through his Instagram

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Andy Marsh (Thy Art Is Murder) is a killer guitarist, as well as having branched out behind the scenes with Graphic Nature Management, and the twists and turns his path has taken to get to where he is are fascinating.

While Andy’s path isn’t common (let’s just say it involves rugby and multiple, severe bodily injuries) the mindset and strategies he applies to his work are things that everyone could benefit from applying to their own efforts.

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“Some people will get to the limit of their energy and just push through it, and really their just doing themselves a disservice. Have a good night’s sleep. Whatever idea that you’re struggling with for 4 hours from 10pm till 2am, if you just slept you might have come up with it in 5 minutes by the time you wake up.” – Andy Marsh

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

5:30 Balancing full time band duties with recording, producing other bands
8:30 Andy’s time management – being upfront with clients, keeping notes and reminders
16:00 How efficiency at airports and travel add up
22:00 File/note sharing, Slack, shared calendars, focus on simple organization, templated folders of tour documents
32:00 John Cleese’s time blocking for creativity, specific environments for work/play, Pomodoro method
40:00 Pushing yourself but knowing your limits, sleep needs and days off
46:00 Andy’s rugby background and injury, finger injury, deciding to pursue guitar
54:00 Learning the ‘rules’ and terminology of guitar and reading tablature before actually picking up a guitar
1:05:00 Joining The Amity Affliction within a few years of picking up guitar
1:14:00 Learning via visualizing, joining Thy Art Is Murder, learning 15 songs in a day
1:19:00 Using Kemper profiles of album tone live, prioritizing a good sound guy, getting guitar tones on ‘Dear Desolation’
1:26:00 Parallel mix bus outside of compression, Kemper/Revalver, Superior Drummer, efficient songwriting
And much, much more

Watch the video edition of the podcast

Links:

Thy Art Is Murder
Graphic Nature Management

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Marc McClusky (Weezer, Motion City Soundtrack, Bad Religion) is here to go deep on the science of music, strategies for successful collaboration, and bringing your unique humanity to productions.

Marc brought a number of inspirational moments to this discussion. The amount of thought that he’s put into how to approach music, production, and life in general comes through loud and clear. If you ever find yourself feeling like you’re just going through the motions with your projects this is definitely an episode you’re going to want to keep handy.

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“Nobody succeeds by themselves. Everybody succeeds together. The best records I’ve ever made aren’t because of me, it’s because of all of us. We’re in a room together. We all sat down and nobody had an ego, and everybody’s opinion was valuable.” – Marc McClusky

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

2:00 Marc’s childhood as a music lover, his first instruments, and his punk background
5:00 Music and Songs as math and science
15:00 Learning from music you don’t like, understanding the intention, recognize the feeling behind the math
20:00 The art of listening, visualizing an arrangement on the piano roll, the power of simplicity, and John Williams
35:00 Symphonic movie scores, relationship to classical music, and imitation/quoting as fundamental musical building blocks
40:00 Pre-production and songwriting with the mix in mind
45:00 Recording local band demos while working at Starbucks, word of mouth leading to engineering/production work
1:02:00 Being comfortable with ditching/changing parts you wrote, fighting for the ideas that you feel the most passionate about
1:05:00 Working on Weezer – ‘Hurley’, multiple mixers on the same album, mix being guided by decisions made in tracking rather than fighting them
1:13:00 How you can still add to the ‘texture’ of songs you’re mixing or don’t have creative input on.
1:19:00 Knowing your weaknesses and actively work at improving them, finding people who can complement your style
1:27:00 Dealing with entrenched competition or a saturated market
And much, much more

Links:

Marc’s website
Smack Drum Samples
Screensound Alliance and the Coca-Cola ad campaign discussed on the show

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