Ep 79: Howard Benson says tech can't save bad songs
With a career spanning nearly 40 years, legendary producer Howard Benson has shaped the sound of everyone from Less Than Jake and P.O.D. to Bon Jovi and Kelly Clarkson. Tune in to hear Howard’s fiercely pragmatic view on the most important part of any production, confessions about the impossibly rare synths he lusts after, and the secret behind monitoring through humble $79 speakers. Along the way, discover his thoughts on AI’s musical future, why demo-itis is every producer’s enemy, and which ultra-luxe item he’d demand for his Forever Studio setup.Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface.https://audient.com/https://audient.com/products/audio-interfaces/id48/overview/https://musictech.com/https://tyxstudios.com/STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://www.viperroom.com/https://www.sunsetsound.com/https://www.discogs.com/artist/255617-Pretty-Boy-Floydhttps://www.discogs.com/artist/255060-TSOLhttps://imotorhead.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Count_(album)https://tigresounds.com/compass-point-the-caribbean-recording-studio-that-redefined-80s-groove/https://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/synthesizer-1c2c3chttps://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/gx-1https://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/2600https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0718-AAIhttps://www.korg.com/uk/products/synthesizers/voxcontinental/https://guitar.com/features/oral-history-rickenbacker-12-string/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40538677-the-birth-of-loudhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Emersonhttps://www.avid.com/products/pro-tools-mtrx-studiohttps://musictech.com/reviews/yamaha-ns-10/https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/studio-microphones/c-800ghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_7600https://musictech.com/news/music/roy-thomas-baker-producer-bohemian-rhapsody-dies/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Davishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_B%C3%B6sendorferhttps://joeysturgistones.com/products/howard-benson-vocals
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Ep 78: Emma-Jean Thackray and the trumpet illusion
Emma-Jean Thackray is an award-winning artist, songwriter, arranger, and producer who fuses jazz, soul and electronic elements into her brilliantly vibey and heartfelt music. Off the back of her incredible new self-produced record, ‘Weirdo’, we talk about getting into jazz by mistake, her early arrangement experiments with her brass band, and we navigate building her analogue-heavy forever studio. In this hilarious episode, learn how she goes about cultivating her taste, why she’s not upgrading to Logic 11, and how method acting techniques can improve your recordings.Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface.https://audient.com/https://audient.com/products/audio-interfaces/id48/overview/https://musictech.com/https://tyxstudios.com/STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://musictech.com/news/music/emma-jean-thackray-gear-creativity/https://ejthackray.bandcamp.com/album/weirdohttps://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/ela-m-251e/https://coleselectroacoustics.com/4038-studio-ribbon-microphone/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Bleyhttps://www.roland.com/nz/products/sp-404mk2/https://reverb.com/uk/p/studer-a800-mk-iii-2-24-track-analog-multitrack-tape-machinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kayehttps://uk.fender.com/collections/electric-basses-precision-basshttps://reverb.com/uk/p/fender-rhodes-suitcase-piano-73-key-electric-pianohttps://www.neumann.com/en-gb/products/microphones/u-67-sethttps://aearibbonmics.com/products/r44-series/https://www.ams-neve.com/outboard/1073-range/1073-mic-preamp-equaliser/https://www.ams-neve.com/introducing-the-1073spx-d/https://www.genelec.com/theoneshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lacy
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Ep 77: Luxxury goes punk rock in the Bahamas
Blake Robin aka Luxxury is an artist, producer, DJ and remixer, known for his iconic edits. But you might also know him as the co-host of the celebrated One Song podcast. This time, we chart his journey from drummer to producer via a collection of important four-track tapes. We also talk musical gatekeeping, keeping a DIY punk-rock ethos in the studio, and find out which legendary artists he'd pilfer instruments from.Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface.https://audient.com/https://audient.com/products/audio-interfaces/id48/STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_(2010_film)https://www.ableton.com/en/live/https://focusrite.com/products/scarlett-18i20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_Point_Studioshttps://johnbonham.co.uk/drumsetup/drums.htmlhttps://www.gear4music.com/Drums-and-Percussion/Ludwig-Vistalite-Zep-Set-26-5pc-Shell-Pack-Amber-with-LM402-Snare/1YRShttps://equipboard.com/pros/cliff-burtonhttps://www.behringer.com/series.html?category=R-BEHRINGER-TRUTHSERIEShttps://www.neumann.com/en-gb/products/microphones/u-87-aihttps://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/u47/https://www.neumann.com/en-gb/products/microphones/u-67-sethttps://www.ableton.com/en/push/https://www.ableton.com/en/move/https://www.trufru.co.uk/product/pineapple-white-chocolate-coconuthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Blackwell
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Ep 76: Ellie Dixon is banned from Currys
Ellie Dixon is a self-producing artist who, despite amassing millions of streams, continues to make her sample-heavy songs in her bedroom. In this episode, find out how lockdown fuelled Ellie’s TikTok success, hear how her song ‘Swing’ became a demo track in Logic Pro 11, and be challenged to raid your kitchen for samples.Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface.https://audient.com/https://audient.com/products/audio-interfaces/id48/ STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://acoustica.com/products/mixcrafthttps://uk.akg.com/condenser-microphones/C214.htmlhttps://www.boss.info/global/products/rc-300/Paint - After Ever After 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIQr_TrFTUkEllie Dixon - Space Out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk8WktTD2dEhttps://focusrite.com/products/clarett-plus-8prehttps://kalabrand.com/collections/archtop-ukulele/products/ka-jte-2ts?variant=23283533697https://www.lewitt-audio.com/microphones/lct-recording/lct-640-tshttps://www.lewitt-audio.com/microphones/lct-recording/lct-1040https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0838-AAEhttps://www.fendercustomshop.com/series/time-machine/1961-jazz-bass-heavy-relic-3a-rosewood-fingerboard-3-color-sunburst/https://www.soundtoys.com/product/devil-loc-deluxe/https://aberrantdsp.com/plugins/lofi-oddity/https://teenage.engineering/products/ep-1320https://www.instagram.com/willowkayne/https://www.reddit.com/r/OP1users/comments/8bs24q/fun_with_the_cow_effect_op1/https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-UK/p/hd-650/
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Ep 75: Charlie Deakin Davies' perfect vocal chain is attainable
Charlie Deakin Davies is a self-taught production prodigy, starting their professional career as a teenager recording in their shed. After proving themselves by becoming the youngest producer ever to get Radio 2 airplay, Charlie has gone on to work with huge artists like Fred Again, Laura Marling, and other podcast guests Gary Barlow and Ellie Dixon (coming next episode). But our guest wears more than one hat, and takes to the stage as Charlieeeee, a crossover indie DnB artist with a live show that’s driven by high-energy singable tunes, audience participation – and Beyblades. This time, learn what plugin chain Charlie uses for an instantly great vocal sound, how they survived having their laptop drowned the day before Glastonbury, and why they chose to record two simultaneous drummers on a monster live DnB session.Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface.https://audient.com/https://audient.com/products/audio-interfaces/id48/STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirihttps://www.uaudio.com/products/apollo-solohttps://transcreativecollective.com/https://atc.audio/professional/loudspeakers/scm45a-pro/https://www.genelec.com/previous-models/1030ahttps://uk.fender.com/products/american-vintage-ii-1972-telecaster-thinlinehttps://kmraudio.com/products/shadow-hills-mastering-compressorhttps://makenoiseproaudio.co.uk/products/shadow-hills-mono-optographhttps://www.soundtoys.com/product/devil-loc-deluxe/https://www.neumann.com/en-gb/products/microphones/ku-100https://oldbloodnoise.com/pedals/p/reflector-v3https://lunacy.audio/products/beam/https://soyuzmicrophones.com/017-series
Imagine being able to make your perfect studio. Where would it be? What would it look like? And if you only had six pieces of gear to choose from, what would they be?
This is exactly what we ask of guest artists, producers and industry figureheads. It might sound easy but there are strict rules in the Forever Studio. Hosts and shameless nerds Chris Barker and Will Betts guide guests through the dramatic journey to studio foreverdom.
There will be nostalgia. There will be anecdotes. There may be gags. But there will be no bundles! It’s MusicTech’s My Forever Studio Podcast.
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