Recording Studio Rockstars

Free mix training with Lij at MixMasterBundle.com   My guest today is John Jaszcz, aka the Yoshman. He is a multi Grammy and Dove awarded mixer, engineer, and producer. He is well known for his work in Nashville with gospel, country, Christian contemporary, and rock artists and will sometimes have multiple songs on the top of the charts at the same time. His mixing credits have included Billy Ray Cyrus, Roberta Flack, Donna Summer, Wynonna Judd, John Michael Montgomery, and Collective Soul to name just a few. But Yosh got his start far north of Nashville in Detroit MI where he learned how to record and mix under the gurus of funk like Bootsy Collins, Parliament/Funkadelic, George Clinton, and Zapp. And it was through his work there with Gospel great Fred Hammond of Commissioned, and the legendary Thomas Whitfield that Yosh ultimately made his connection to Nashville and then moved here to grow his career.   Get the full show notes at http://RSRockstars.com/63

Free mix training with Lij at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Robin Eaton, a songwriter, producer, poet, and artist from Nashville TN. He owns his own studio, Club Roar, and is also co-owner of Alex The Great recording with Brad Jones who was my guest on episode 34. Beginning as a songwriter and artist signed to Warner France and then Ze-Island records in NYC, He was also in the original Broadway production of Hair. After moving to Nashville in the 80s and building Alex The Great, Robin went on to co write and produce Jill Sobule’s self titled record with the hit single “I Kissed A Girl” about ten years before Katy Perry’s song of the same title. In 2005 Robin and I co produced The Spinto Band’s Nice And Nicely Done, and then later KS Rhoads Dead Language. Some of his other credits include: Butterfly Boucher, Tim Easton, Tommy Womack, Lion Limb, Swan Dive, and Mary Kate Oneil.   But more importantly Robin is my mentor. He took me in and showed me how to make records at Alex The Great, and has been a cre

Free mix training with Lij at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Joe Baldridge, a producer, and multi Grammy winning and number 1 charting engineer with over 25 years experience in production, recording, mixing, artist management and brand and artist development. Joe has over 300 album credits on AllMusic.com. And he has received a nomination for 2014 “Record of the Year” for his work on Taylor Swift’s RED, and won a Dove award for production work with Toby Mac. Joe also teaches at Belmont University right here in Nashville having joined the Audio Engineering Technology department at the Mike Curb College Of Entertainment & Music Business as an adjunct in 2010, and as Full time Lecturer in 2013. Joe brings to teaching his creative experience from working with such artist as Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Eli Young Band, Jake Owen, Dierks Bentley, Toby Mac, Taylor Swift, the Newsboys, Brooks and Dunn, and Third Day to name just a few. Get the full show notes at http://RSRockstars.com/61

Free mix training with Lij at MixMasterBundle.com Get Jordan’s Mixing Cheatsheet at RSRockstars.com/CheatSheet My guest today is Jordan Valeriote, an independent producer, mixer, and engineer based out of Ontario, Canada, specializing in hardcore music with blazing guitars and drums. Jordan produced Rescue for the band Silverstein, a leading band on the post-hardcore scene. And Follow up credits include Antimacy by the Dead and Divine, and Prophets for the Counterparts. Other credits include: Nick Johnston, Forevermore, Great Lakes, Mandroid Echostar, and Skynet. Jordan is also an author, teacher, and entrepreneur. He has taken all the knowledge gained from producing, recording, and mixing to create HardCoreMusicStudio.com where Jordan teaches you how to record, edit, and mix powerful hardcore records. He has written a book called Mixing Heavy Music which you can find on Amazon. And he also offers drum sample packs made up of the very same drum samples used on many of his hardcore productions which you can fi

Free mix training with Lij at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Mike Radovsky a drummer, producer, and composer for music licensing in film and tv. Mike has played with many great artists including: Phil Madeira, Michelle Wagner, and Tanya Tucker. Mike has been creating cool library music ranging in style from surf rock to heavy guitar blues and has lots to teach us about the world of music licensing. His credits include placements in music libraries like Sonoton APM, Groove Addicts, Smartsound, and Peer Publishing. He has written music for major car commercials like Ford, Jeep, and Lexus, and has had many placements on ABC/ CBS/ FOX/ HBO and SHOWTIME. Mike has even created music placed in one of the best shows ever made for tv “Breaking Bad.”   Get the full shownotes at http://RSRockstars.com/59  

Free mix training with Lij at MixMasterBundle.com Fab Dupont is a multi Grammy nominated writer, producer, mixer, and teacher. He is owner of FLUX studios in New York, where he has worked with many great artists like Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Isaac Hayes, Shakira, Santigold, Mark Ronson, Les Nubians,Toots And The Maytals, Bon Jovi, Marc Anthony, Sean Lennon, John Travolta, Babyface, Nat King Cole, Bebel Gilberto to name just a few. Fab has taken his many years of recording and mixing experience to co-found Puremix.net, an audio tutorial website dedicated to learning what is not in the manual. Go to http://RSRockstars.com/puremix  and Use coupon code: ROCKSTARPM10 for 10% off anything at Puremix!

My guest today is Nick Devan, a drummer, producer, mixer, and lover of old school soul music. In 2007 he started G.E.D. Soul Records with Dave Singleton, which allows him to write, record, and play drums for the label. He also owns and operates Poor Man Studio in Madison, TN.    Nick Currently performs with Magic in Threes, who are currently recording, mixing, and releasing a song every week in 2016.  He also plays with DeRobert & the Half-Truths who have just added the new singer, Du'Juan Mandell. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com  

My guest today is Ben Loftis the product manager for the Harrison’s workstation products. He is also an all-around developer, and partner in the company.  From its Nashville, Tennessee facilities, Harrison designs, manufactures and markets large-format, professional audio mixing consoles for international film and television production, post-production, broadcasting, sound reinforcement and music recording markets. Harrison also makes a unique digital audio workstation, The MixBus 32C, following an analog paradigm that embodies form, function, and sound. Where other DAWs might use a computer paradigm, MIXBUS grows from Harrisonʼs distinguished 40-year heritage of platinum records, such as Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Paul Simon’s Graceland, and the blockbuster film Spider-Man to name a few. MIXBUS is the first full-featured DAW with true analog style mixing. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com

My guest today is Bob Bullock, whose career started as a studio engineer in Oakland CA, training under such greats as Humberto Gatica, Reggie Dozier, Barney Perkins, Roy Haley and Roger Nichols. And he became a top engineer himself, working with many great artists like The Tubes, Art Garfunkel, Seals and Crofts, Crazy Horse, Chick Corea and REO Speedwagon. Bob's engineering credits extend over fifty gold and platinum albums, including Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless, George Jones, John Anderson, Hank Williams Jr., Jimmy Buffet and Steve Wariner. Bob has spent 40 years working with major label artists like Kenny Chesney, Loretta Lynn and Keith Urban, but in sharp contrast now enjoys working almost exclusively with independent artists from all over the world. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com

My guest today is Josh Harris, a producer, composer, engineer, remixer and music industry educator. He is a classically trained pianist and composer, who likes to fuse different musical genres into his writing and remixing. Josh can easily migrate from the studio to the stage and has toured with Grammy award winning artist, Seal, as his musical director and keyboardist. His credits include top name artists like Seal, Madonna, The Killers and James Murphy (of LCD Soundsystem). With over two hundred major-label remix credits, Josh has received nominations by the International Dance Music Association (IDMA) for best remixer. And his music has been used in several TV shows, such as MTV's Damage Control, Room Raiders, and America's Next Top Model. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com  

My guest today is Matt Boudreau, a producer, recording, mixing, and mastering engineer from San Francisco. Matt is also the host of a fantastic podcast, Working Class Audio where he interviews many top studio professionals. He has worked with a great number of artists in the studio including: Steve Earl, Matchbox 20, Shawn Colvin, The Shins, Death Cab for Cutie, Tori Amos, Florence + The Machine, Thomas Dolby, The Jayhawks, Ziggy Marley, Civil Wars, Sarah Bareilles, and George Thorogood to name a few.  Matt's podcast Working Class Audio includes great episodes with stellar guests like: Dave Fridmann, Niko Bolas, Al Schmitt, Brian McTear, Jim Scott, Larry Crane, F Reid Shippen, Eric Valentine, Kim Rosen, Warren Huart, Joe Barresi, Michael Beinhorn, Sylvia Massey, and Vance Powell. And those are just some of the past guests. Though we’ve only just met, I am psyched to have my “brother from another podcast” on the show today. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com Get over two hours of FREE Mix Tr

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is David Kalmusky, a producer, guitarist, engineer, and mixer. In 2012 David helped design and build Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville TN, along with engineer, studio Designer Chris Huston (whose credits include Led Zeppelin and The Who) and studio owner Jonathan Cain of Journey, Bad English, and The Babys. David is deeply involved in the local audio community, hosting Recording Academy, NAAM, and local manufacturer events, and has regularly appeared on top 10 Billboard charts. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Larry Crane, editor and founder of Tape Op Magazine (started in 1996). He is also owner of Portland’s Jackpot! Recording Studio (since 1997). Larry is a freelance producer/engineer who’s worked nationwide, and is also the archivist for the Estate of Elliott Smith. His career has taken him down many paths working as a record label owner, radio station music director, DJ, record distributor in sales, freelance music journalist, book editor, and bass player playing in bands since 1984, including Elephant Factory, Vomit Launch and the Sunbirds. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Carl Tatz, principal of the recording studio design firm Carl Tatz Design LLC. Carl has been designing award-winning studios for over a decade, driven by his acclaimed and ever-evolving Phantom Focus™ System monitor tuning protocol. The Phantom Focus System is a complete monitor design protocol that optimizes the listening experience to include the speakers, the room, and the engineer into a finely tuned focal point that allows the sounds to float transparently around the speakers. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Steve Walsh, an award winning songwriter, engineer, and executive producer of BANG Europe. Steve has been writing and recording for over three decades and has scored music for countless commercials, film, and TV receiving awards from Lions, Clios, AICP, D&AD and even a Czech, Anděl award. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Neal Cappellino, a multiple Grammy® awarded Producer and Engineer who has called Nashville his home for more than 20 years. Neal is a member of NARAS, AES, Leadership Music 2016, and he also sits on the board for the Melodic Caring Project. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is James Waddell, a producer, engineer, sound designer, and mixer. He is the owner of Lyricanvas a studio in Nashville TN offering music production and mixing to clients from all over. He is an expert on Native Instrument Maschine, records his drums with only Shure SM57s, and rides to the studio on a bad ass Harley Davidson. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Steve Marcantonio, a Grammy winning producer, recording engineer, and teacher from Nashville TN. Steve started his career at the Record Plant Studios in New York City in 1978.   Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Roger Alan Nichols, owner of Bell Tone Recording in Nashville, TN. Roger has written for, performed with, produced, and recorded artists such as Paramore and Steven Tyler.  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Jim Reilley, a songwriter, producer, member of The New Dylans, and recording artist from Nashville TN. Jim moved to Nashville in 1998 and landed a publishing deal with Curb Publishing where he wrote songs for nearly a decade.   Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com