Category: Season 4 – July

Kris Crummett is a prolific chart topping producer that is best known for his work with bands such as Issues and Dance Gavin Dance.

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ON THIS EPISODE:

3:00 – Why Kris had to leave his last studio

12:03 – A client stealing spoons when Kris had his studio at his parents house

19:30 – Horrible dog owners

28:47 – The Get Scared album being put on hold

31:06 – DanceGavinDance being a weird band and how some bands survive major style shifts

52:40 – How big the Tool record could end up being

58:25 – Behemoth’s satanic prayer

1:03:49 – The grooviness of the new Issues record

1:08:38 – How decisions always affect kids, even if it’s not in a major way

1:14:33 – Les Paul’s breaking easily

1:24:42 – Bands having success after disappearing

1:27:09 – Tom Petty being an outlier

LINKS:

Dance Gavin Dance “Head Hunter” / Rise Records 2019 / Produced, Engineered, Mixed, Mastered

Issues “Tapping Out” / Rise Records 2019 / Mixed, Mastered

Get Scared “Dead Days LP” / Fearless Records 2019 / Produced, Engineered, Mixed, Mastered

Kris on Wikipedia

Kris on Instagram

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Rick Carson is an engineer and producer whose work ranges from A Day To Remember to billboard chart topping pop and jazz.

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ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

1:59 – Pulling donut pranks in the studio

12:55 – Where Rick went after dropping out of high school

31:29 – Which services and conveniences have made us lazier and ways you can fix that

38:24 – What Rick’s approach to engineering is

53:19 –  Rick and Colin Britton’s unique outlook

57:48 – Rick’s interest in building studios and dislike for math

1:08:48 – What it takes to balance intensity with having to interact with people

1:22:28 – Technicality vs. feeling – which is better in a song?

1:32:27 – Can a client base determine what gear you have in your studio?

1:49:08 – Just how much research Rick is willing to do when he’s determined to learn more

2:12:22 – Rick only names his dogs Bob

2:21:03 – Is YouTube the future of the recording industry?

2:28:54 – How you can win by knowing your gear inside and out

2:38:05 – The haze on Motown records 

2:49:50 – Why you should invest in gear and pay attention to appreciation values

3:00:12 – You should know who Kevin McCombs is

3:07:55 – How to use the cesspool side of the internet to your advantage

3:28:18 – Some of the struggles with online education and how not everyone can do it

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Matt Brown is a producer, drummer and one of the best damn drum techs to walk the planet. He’s worked with artists such as Shinedown, Mutemath, and Whitechapel.

Matt Brown returns to the podcast to chat about his work with Jon Anderson, revisions in the studio, and what to expect from the new release of his Ultimate Drum Production course. UDP is the most comprehensive course ever created on recording drums, and in this episode we share some of the juiciest bits of the course.

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“Watch, observe, actively watch, take notes, and then do. That’s the easiest way to learn. And consistently repeating the “doing” process is how you get better.” – Matt Brown

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

4:25 – How Matt ended up working with Jon Anderson from Yes and some of the issues that came up along the way

9:20  – Whether or not Jon Anderson is an engineering-minded person

13:32 – How Matt got musicians from a different era to trust him in the studio

23:35 – Why revisions are frustrating even when they shouldn’t be and where Matt draws the line with them

36:10 – How some artists become successful despite the fact that they get in their own way

42:56 – Needing confidence in order to be a great artist

47:17 – The re-release of Ultimate Drum Production and what Matt will address in it

1:07:07 – What some of the most effective methods are for learning and retaining information

1:15:42 – If Matt has received any feedback from people who took his initial UDP course and what it’s like for him to see students succeeding

LINKS:

Ultimate Drum Production

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Producers Carson Slovak, Grant McFarland, and Rivers of Nihil guitarist Brody Uttley join us for a discussion about their work together.

Carson, Grant, and Brody worked together on multiple Rivers of Nihil albums, the latest being Where Owls Know My Name. The guys talk about why this has proven to be such a solid team, the unique workflow and techniques they’ve developed, and how they handled some of the many curveballs on this album. And despite a few quick detours into everything from aviation to AI along the way– but somehow, it all ends up coming back to what ties them together: the music.

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“Even if AI gets to the point where it can create music on the level that a human being can, I feel like it’ll always be pulling from examples that were created by humans. Because I think no matter how far down the line we get with AI, you’re probably not going to be able to simulate something like childhood trauma, the loss of a loved one, or a divorce.” – Brody Uttley

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

7:33 – Carson getting to fly on the Concord and a brief discussion on aviation

11:42 – Space movies, soundtracks, and musical scores being reused in film and television

22:10 – How Carson, Brody, and grant all ended up meeting and how long they’ve known each other

28:13 – Learning from others and figuring out how to mature along the way

34:16 – Getting to work with Erik Rutan of Morbid Angel and being completely unprepared in the studio

43:20 – What Brody changed up with guitar tuning, how different picks matter when you’re in the studio versus playing live, and how one person’s playing won’t always get the same tone as someone else’s

56:25 – Whether or not computers getting close to figuring out creativity

1:05::33 – How many people they are comfortable having around when they’re in the studio and how to take suggestions from others

1:16:12 – The way music sounds and how adding lyrics can feel like it dumbs it down creatively at times or make it feel a little mundane

1:17:37 – How mundane grocery shopping is and which sparkling water is the best

1:23:46 – Incorporating saxophone into their music and how they handled the mix for it

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Nail The Mix is our online mixing school that gives you REAL multi-tracks from REAL bands, plus a mixing class from the producer who recorded it. Past guests include Periphery, Meshuggah, Gojira, Machine Head, and State Champs. Join now for instant access!

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