Recording Studio Rockstars
Lij Shaw Interviews music producers, engineers, studio owners, and other professionals to bring you inspiring stories, tricks, and insights from the recording studio. So that you can take your recordings to the next level and become a rockstar of the recording studio yourself! - Guests: Vance Powell, Michael Beinhorn, Russell Wolff, Graham Cochrane, Joe Gilder, Björgvin Benediktsson, and many more...
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 114 minutes
- Episodes
- 526
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
RSR482 - Case Newcomb - Hyde Street Studios Engineer & Mixer in San Francisco
You've got to feel the plugin. Case talked about going from bartending to the recording studio, why people skills are the first skills you need, how to compare all your plugin options for the best mi…
02:09:01 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
RSR481 - Chaz Root III - Recording Rock at Electric Owl Works Studio in South Wales NY
Turn your disadvantages into advantages! Chaz talked about losing sight but gaining a love for guitar, rocking with the Goo Goo Dolls, prank calling Tom Shultz of Boston, punk band tracking sessions,…
02:13:24 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
RSR480 - Jeremy Stephens - Producing Rock Records at Clearwave Studio in Northern Alabama
"Mix how you hear it!" Jeremy talked about recording Greg Allman, why no click track needed, when to use ribbon mics, thumb vs pick bass, how to mic drums, why you should get a console and tape machi…
02:18:00 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
RSR479 - Jack Miele - Producing Rock & Funk Bands in New Orleans
Creativity doesn't come from options. It comes from limitations! Jack talked about analog tape speeds, why cover bands make more money, how to track a live band in a room, rock vocal secrets, piano a…
02:09:19 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
RSR478 - Matty Harris - Top Mixing Controllers, Plugins, and Room Correction
"Using plugins in mastering is 100% better than analog!" Matty talked about mixing controllers Softube's Console 1, Rock Solid Audio, & the SSL UF-1, CLA plugins for vocals, room correction tools for…
02:05:13 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
RSR477 - Matt "Tex" Cokley - How to Produce Heavy Rock in a Home Studio with Reaper
Vacuum the studio and blow a fuse! Tex talked about balancing a career as an electrical contractor with producing heavy rock records, ninja tips for Reaper drum editing and mixing, getting polarity a…
02:24:43 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
RSR476 - Kris Crunk - Orchestral and Soundflow Tips for Pro Gospel Sessions
Ya gotta learn the rules to break the rules! Kris talked about big tracking sessions, orchestral arranging for small vs large string sections, killer Soundflow strategies, Pro Tools marker magic, syn…
02:01:16 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
RSR475 - Brennan Aerts - Producing Indie Pop and Rock for Bands & Sync Tracks
If it sounds good then it is good! Brennan talked about the importance of embracing your own sonic thumbprint, mixing with depth, programming drums, how to make a cooler gated snare, asynchronistic w…
02:14:25 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
RSR474 - Jeremy Steckel - Why You Need A Music Mastermind Group & Family Work Balance
Give of yourself generously to those you work with! Jeremy talked about producing indie rock and pop bands in a small studio, touring in a signed band, building a new production studio, starting a ma…
02:21:46 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
RSR473 - Matt Robertson - Ambient & Cinematic Synth Composer (Bjork, Prodigy, HBO, Ellie Goulding)
What does it sound like miked in the bathtub? Matt talked about being at Strongroom Studios, tape flying off the machine, why you need hardware synths, MDing for Björk and Ellie Goulding, how to reco…
02:14:36 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
RSR472 - Matt Boudreau - Atmos Mixing Green Day & Alanis Morissette in a Home Studio
How many room mics do Atmos drums need? Matt talked about recording and mixing a jazz band in Atmos, how to let old gear go to make room for new gear, speakers, mix levels, full setup for mixing in A…
02:14:18 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
RSR471 - Nick Krill - How To Create a Pro Mix Template from a Platinum Producer, Mixer, and Engineer
Be willing to chase the dragon! Nick talked about creating the ultimate custom mix template, finding your ideal studio listening level, why you should only use two volumes, ninja tips for Soundflow a…
02:08:50 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
RSR470 - Daniel Bacigalupi - Signal Chain Breakdown from Infrasonic Mastering
Make some noise about dither ya'll! Daniel talked about how mastering flow is like songwriting, how to null check audio files, his hybrid mastering signal chain, why Wavelab is so cool, monitor level…
02:20:04 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
RSR469 - Bobbi Giel - Mastering Vinyl at Welcome to 1979 in Nashville
What does fifteen 1176s at once to vinyl sound like? Bobbi talked about cutting direct to disk for Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown, choosing the best compressor, pure analog mastering, speakers vs hea…
02:07:46 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
RSR468 - Andy Freeman - Producing Rock & Roll and Helping to Save Home Studios in Music City
"1000 burritos, tacos, and Bud Lights came flying at me like the arrows in 300!" Andy talked about recording Andrew WK from a mobile truck, doubling vocals like Mahler, learning to listen, recording …
02:10:47 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
RSR467 - Roger Alan Nichols - Guitars, Amps, Studios, Songwriting and Rock & Roll
If you stop being curious then you're done! Roger talked about choosing monitors for mixing, collecting guitars and amps, songwriting prosody, baritone guitar voicings, synth vs espresso, miking guit…
02:17:19 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
RSR466 - Steven Lee Tracy - Producing & Mixing at St Cecelia Studios in Tuscon AZ
Music needs boundaries to be great! Steven talked about starting in Seattle studios, moving his studio, being organized, limiting io inputs, becoming a backup badass, headphone mixers, reamping drums…
02:08:33 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
RSR465 - Dan Millice - Grammy Winning Mastering Hip Hop and Rock on Laptop & Headphone Studio
"Finished in two words = Vocal level!" Dan talked about mastering from anywhere with a laptop and Audeze headphones, why speed is crucial, how to serve the song and client, finding your ideal speaker…
02:20:35 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
RSR464 - Jimmy Nutt - The NuttHouse Studio In Muscle Shoals
Sometimes you feel like a Nutt... Jimmy talked about Fame Studios, Jason Isbell, how to get $1000 for recording your music, miking up a bluegrass band, miking upright bass, the secret to great drums,…
02:17:37 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
RSR463 - Harold Larue - Mixing & Mastering Tips for Home Studios
Don't sweat the noise too much! Harold talked about derressering masters, iZotope RX ninja tips, phase aligning mixes, how to use mid side eq, mastering Moogs, bass wins in big vs small control rooms…
02:08:44 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
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