Inside my Music Production Analysis Cheat Sheet I spend a lot of time on three things. I call them the 3 pillars of production. They are: Songwriting and structure Arrangement and instrumentation Production and engineering It all breaks down into these things. But you could also say that they’re a pyramid of production. Because in...
Hey there, Exciting news today! After months of music research, listening to the same songs over and over again and creating the content you’ve been asking for, it’s finally ready! Music Production Strategies is open! Music Production Strategies is a 5 week course that analyzes some of the most popular productions throughout history. From Simon &...
There’s been a flurry of threads on Facebook where you list the top 10 albums that have influenced you in some way. I love lists, especially when they’re so “High Fidelity” so I thought I’d share mine with you. These are not necessarily my favorite albums but they make the list because if it weren’t for...
I ran across this quote yesterday when I was looking through some of the feedback readers sent me recently. I asked this person what the hardest part of mixing was. After going through the typical issues of muddines, EQ, compression and the like this golden nugget just popped out: “I just need to practice” Well...
I believe one of the best ways to improve your music production skills is to listen and dissect popular songs throughout history. And I would even suggest blatantly stealing ideas and making them your own. If you can get so inspired by a certain song that you borrow its ideas and create your own I...
I’m flying to Guadalajara, Mexico in a month to produce an album with a friend of mine. I’m betting it’ll be a lot of fun, but it’s also a little stressful. Not in the scary sort of way but rather the exciting kind of way. Enter the Importance of Pre-Production You see, we’re going to...
I do a lot of weird audio mixing sometimes. Stuff that’s not too glorious. No amazing pop songs or incredible productions. More like simple audio editing of interviews, fitting audio to video and removing noise and mundane audio mixing like that. And you know the one thing that usually gets the job 80% of the...
Usually I talk about the techniques you need to get a better mix or recording. Short, bite-sized tips that you can take into the studio next time you’re having some problems. And one of the harder things to get sounding great is the drum sound. There’s a whole chapter in Recording Strategies that teaches you...
Let’s have a bit of fun today. The winners have been selected for the Audio Issues Meme Contest and I think you’re gonna love ’em! But in the end I had to pick three winners. Funniest Meme I’m a massive comic book nerd and a HUGE Batman fan so this one was almost a no-brainer....
Every year I go to NAMM. My favorite parts are the panels. Especially the engineer and mixing panel featuring four great veterans of the recording industry: Niko Bolas, Rafa Sardina, Matt Wallace and Eddie Kramer. I couldn’t type fast enough as the quotes just came flying out of their mouths every time they were asked...