The best records you make as a Music Producer are always the easiest to make. Butch Walker’s “Letters” was one such record.
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Music Submission to Music Producers, Music Supervisors, Publishers, etc.
A growing trend I see amongst artists submitting music to me, is to email me a link to their music on a 3rd party sight. At this music site, I have to search for the artist or sign up for the site to hear the song. This is not good!
Recording Methods – Recording A Song A Day
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is “Hey Jim, How do you like to schedule your Recording sessions?”
Mic Preamp – Why Quality Matters
An audio chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link. I ‘m a mic preamp lunatic. If I’m producing a record, I insist on using only high quality mic preamps. Why? Read on……
Tales From The Vault #2
The whole album was recorded in a 200 year old farm house. I rented a package from an LA rental company, which included: A studer 827 24 track, 10 API mic pres,2 la2a’s, 2 1176’s, an an Elam 251, 2 akg 414’s, A bunch of Sennheiser and Shure Mics, Cabling, Snakes, and other stuff. As far as tracking, all the rooms in the house sounded different. We would set the drums up in one room and see what song fit that drum sound. So, we recorded drums in several different rooms.