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“I do a lot of AAA mastering – it’s fun but expensive” – Pete Lyman | #NerdingOut
In today’s episode of #NerdingOut, Grammy-nominated mastering engineer and owner of Infrasonic Mastering, Pete Lyman (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile) discusses the intricate process of AAA – or all-analog – mastering. For Pete there is nothing more rewarding than the process of cutting a record this way, with some of his favorite mastering projects […]
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“I just don’t know how I would make records without it now. Period.” – Vance Powell
LISTENTO has become integral to the workflow of the seven-time Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer and mixer Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Buddy Guy, Jack White). From conducting remote recording sessions with the world’s most high-profile artists to streaming mixes to movie directors overseas, Vance shares the various ways he uses LISTENTO to streamline his creative process. […]
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“Don’t second guess yourself too much, there’s power in momentum” – Nathan Dantzler | #MixTricks
For the Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer and owner of the Nashville-based mastering powerhouse The Hit Lab, Nathan Dantzer (Niall Horan, Teddy Swims, Kelsea Ballerini), trusting your first instincts and leaning into what excites you without letting doubt creep in will always lead to better results. At times this might mean stepping away from personal music […]
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“I pushed up the fader and it’s Steven Tyler singing Janie’s Got a Gun” – F. Reid Shippen #Goosebumps
In this first episode of #Goosebumps, five-time Grammy Award-winning mixer, engineer, and producer F. Reid Shippen (Kenny Chesney, Ingrid Michaelson, Gloria Gaynor) recalls the various spine-tingling moments that have adorned his career so far. From pushing up the fader as Steven Tyler’s perfect vocals cascaded through the monitors, filling the room with ‘Janie’s Got a […]
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“Are you just getting lucky or do we have something here?” – Jeff Braun #TheMakingOf
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling mix engineer Jeff Braun (Jason Aldean, Elle King, Nelly) takes us behind the scenes on #TheMakingOf the mix of Jason Aldean’s 6x platinum-certified single ‘You Make It Easy’. What started out as a one-off opportunity for Jeff from Michael Knox, the music publishing executive, multi-platinum producer and President of Peermusic Nashville, has now […]
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“I thought it was a friend playing a prank on me” – Chuck Ainlay | #OffTheRecord
In this first episode of #OffTheRecord, we are joined by Chuck Ainlay, the music producer, recording engineer and mixer known for his Grammy-winning and multi-platinum-selling work with iconic acts like Peter Frampton, Dire Straits and Taylor Swift. In this conversation, Chuck reveals how a personal recommendation from Nashville steel player Paul Franklin helped him land […]
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“I hope I don’t have a sound” – Jeff Braun #TilYouMakeIt
In this episode of #TilYouMakeIt, Jeff Braun speaks on the various ways he approaches mixing and why adapting his creative process to suit each project is a crucial step in maximizing and doing justice to the sound and style of the song.
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“You start to curate the relationships that are simpatico” – F. Reid Shippen | #TilYouMakeIt
Five-time Grammy Award-winning mixer, engineer and producer F. Reid Shippen (Kenny Chesney, Ingrid Michaelson, Gloria Gaynor) shares his take on the special bond between mixing and mastering engineers. Watch as Shippen reflects on when he first discovered the work of Grammy-nominated mastering engineer, owner of @infrasonicsound, and now long-term collaborator Pete Lyman (Chris Stapleton, Jason […]
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“It wasn’t by accident, a lot of searching went into finding those things” – Jeff Balding | #PinchYourself
Nashville-based producer, engineer, and music production advocate Jeff Balding (Eagles, Dan + Shay, Jelly Roll) reveals how it felt to work for one of the world’s biggest bands, with over 200 million records sold and countless awards under their belt. It is no surprise that working with a band of this calibre is a major […]
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“Do you wanna come on the road with us? The drummers got to leave” – Paul Simmons | #TilYouMakeIt
Today, we are back at Blackbird Studios to speak with the studios’ former operations manager and resident drum tech, Paul Simmons, as he reflects favorably on his experience touring with various heavy hitters in the American rock scene.