Category: Season 4 – October

Mixing machine Joseph McQueen and As I Lay Dying bassist Josh Gilbert have spent years working together and honing their crafts. These guys are prime examples of how to kill it in the industry.

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ON THIS EPISODE:

3:35 – What it was like for Joe and Josh to find each other in Alabama

10:28 – How Josh ended up getting into recording

17:55 – Is LA oversaturated?

30:10 – Just networking isn’t going to be enough

33:13 – How you can get better at interacting with others

44:46 – Imposter syndrome 

59:49 – What it’s like for Joe and Josh to challenge each other

1:03:44 – What local bands don’t have and how to set expectations on both sides

1:19:12 – What are the effects of sleep deprivation?

1:23:47 – How to not get burnt out while not having set work hours

1:31:43 – Joe’s near-death experience

1:41:22 – How Joe ended up working on the As I Lay Dying album

1:55:15 – Having the knowledge to look for specific things when you’re in the studio, but not get stuck on any one thing

2:02:31 – How Joe gained the trust of the rest of the guys in As I Lay Dying

2:17:36 – Hitting goals and learning how to not dwell on them so you can focus on what comes next

2:32:55 – What went into the bass tone on Awakened

2:37:30 – The snare crack on Shaped by Fire

2:40:36 – What it’s like for Joe and Josh to work together and how it changed their process

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Joey Sturgis makes his return to the podcast and shares insight on identifying demands and meeting them in the audio production world.

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ON THIS EPISODE:

2:35 – You have to keep the content fresh

4:43 – Does Joey Sturgis miss producing bands? 

12:00 – Being an active participant vs. being a lurker vs. being a negative presence

26:00 – Some people will like their jobs and others won’t, but you don’t have to stick with one thing

35:36 – How you know when there’s a demand for a certain product or service

45:54 – Learning where to draw the line, especially when it comes to requests

48:19 – How to handle giving someone mix notes as the client

59:31 – Where’s the line between hateful comments and constructive criticism?

1:05:11 – What our caveman DNA wants us to do

1:09:38 – You are a marketer when you’re in the studio

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J. Hall is not only a prolific mixer, but also an up and coming thought leader for creatives. He’s worked with Story of the Year, NAWAS, Hidden Hospitals, Mat Kearney, Mae, Acceptance, The Spill Canvas and many more.

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ON THIS EPISODE:

3:39 – The nuances of podcasting remotely vs. in person

9:09 – Intellectualism is cool now

19:44 – Giving back by sharing with the next generation

28:59 – Schools can wind up teaching you outdated information that isn’t useful in a studio

36:05 – What it’s like being an introvert by nature and still having to deal with people

54:19 – How you can sell yourself or your services without having credibility

1:16:03 – Advice for people who are terrified of failing

1:32:05 – How producers get marketing wrong (and how to fix it)

1:59:28 – You shouldn’t limit yourself early on, but when can you start specializing?

2:14:56 – Knowing when to delegate but also knowing how to do multiple tasks just in case you need to cover for someone

2:19:15 – How to approach someone about an internship and what to do when you land the internship

2:46:29 – The difference between a runner (or assistant) and an intern

2:51:35 – Do interns need to be paid if they get an education in return?

LINKS:

J. Hall’s website

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We talk to Colin Brittain (Dashboard Confessional, Papa Roach, All Time Low) about feeding your successes with passion, why you should maintain a vast musical knowledge, and mentorship.

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“Keep your eye on the ball. Look at the big picture. Don’t get caught up on what compressor to use. If your song sucks it doesn’t matter.” – Colin Brittain

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

0:05:30 The evolution of heavy music fusing with electronic music and pop.
0:13:00 People paying you for your taste as a producer. Your musical knowledge needs to be vast.
0:25:00 URM and the new landscape of mentorship in engineering and production.
0:32:00 Alex Prieto and the process of establishing relationships with the intent of finding mentors.
0:40:00 Gradually transitioning a career into different roles but always in the realm of music.
0:44:00 Vocal production and communicating with vocalists, keep it to a few takes and keep your session moving.
1:00:00 Papa Roach’s temporary beach and pre-production strategies.
1:12:00 The journey should be the reward; on Gary V.
1:18:00 Artists responding to a lack of fear and confidence in the project from the producer.

Links:

Follow Colin on Instagram

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Michael Beinhorn (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Soundgarden) brings his immense experience to the topics of leaving your mark, building a career, pre-production, and much more.

If we listed all of the important records Michael has worked on this page would be way too long. He’s made his mark at the upper echelon of multiple genres. There’s a lot to take away from his perspective on how he’s gotten to where he is, and how he continues to blaze new trails.

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“It’s important to have a sense of recognizing what your name means on someone else’s work.” – Michael Beinhorn

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

7:30 Meeting and working with Bill Laswell and Herbie Hancock.
17:30 The reality of what is likely to follow initial success.
27:00 Getting to do Red Hot Chili Peppers record and identifying with the ‘black sheep’ of record labels
32:00 Dealing with drug abusing musicians and their individual personalities
39:00 Working on Korn’s ‘Untouchables’ – super high budget and production values
44:00 The importance of pre-production – cutting from 40+ demo ideas with Korn, artistic intent and self-knowledge
59:30 Why, on any record where a band member has had to have been fired, they were at a place of no coming back
1:07:00 Michael’s philosophy on editing drums/rhythm section, editing by hand, with/without a click

Links:

MichaelBeinhorn.com
Follow Michael on Twitter
Check out Michael’s book on producing, Unlocking Creativtiy

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