Recording Studio Rockstars

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Dave Tough,a Dove award-winning producer, engineer, and songwriter, music industry educator at Belmont University, and an active voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammy Awards). He has written and produced over 150 songs for major motion pictures and television and started his own show called The Producer’s Room, featuring interviews with music industry creators.  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com LEAVE A REVIEW

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Nick Bullock, a musician, teacher, producer, songwriter and music blogger. In 2015 Nick launched an intense studio project with his band, The Sound Awake, called 52 in 52 where he committed to writing and recording 52 songs in 52 weeks.  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com LEAVE A REVIEW

Get over two hours of FREE Mix Training, Multitracks, and eBook at... MixMasterBundle.com My guest on the show today is Craig Alvin, a fantastically talented recording and mixing engineer originally from Portland, OR. He has been making records for over 20 years, and has an eclectic discography having worked on several Grammy nominated projects. He has long since mixed with a hybrid of digital and analog gear that brings the best of both worlds together to create a sound that is powerful and compelling.  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/29 LEAVE A REVIEW

MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Kevin Ward, a producer, mixer, audio blogger and teacher who has been making award winning records since he moved to Nashville in 1991. Along the way he created Vine Records and has won many Dove awards for the great artists that he produces. Kevin then took all his experience and knowledge from years of producing and mixing and decided to help others learn how to record themselves creating an online coaching program called The Mix Coach.  Check out The Mix Coach Program Now!!  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/28 LEAVE A REVIEW

MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Chris Mara owner of Nashville’s Welcome To 1979 recording studio, and owner of Mara Machines; the largest analog tape machine restoration company in the world. Chris’s passion for recording led to founding the analog-centric Welcome To 1979; which has clients such as Pete Townshend, Eric Burdon, Brendan Benson, The Features, North Mississippi Allstars, The Protomen, John Oats, and Jack White’s Third Man Records among many.Welcome To 1979 also has a beautiful cutting lathe and vinyl mastering department!  Check out what Welcome to 1979 has to offer!!!   Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/27 LEAVE A REVIEW

MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Matthew Weiss, a Grammy nominated, and Spellemann Award winning engineer. He began his career assisting such notable engineers and producers as Bobby Eli, Mark Marshall, Denise Barbarita, and Ron St. Germaine. Matthew loves teaching audio recording and mixing. His audio education tutorials are among the best selling and most highly regarded that you will find. He has teamed up with The Pro Audio Files to create Matthew's Mix Thru Series that teach you everything from mixing Hip Hop & EDM, or Rock and Pop music. He also offers advanced courses diving deeper into topics like mixing rap vocals or Hip Hop beats.  Check out Matthews Mix Thru Series Here!!!   Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/26 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Chad Brown, an engineer, producer, gear guilder, and Grammy winning mixer living in East Nashville TN, but hailing from the "Birthplace of Country Music", Bristol VA. In 2015 Chad received a Grammy Award for mixing "Shine For All The People" by Mike Farris. He mixed the record right here at The Toy Box Studio through the famous MCI console, and the classic sound won the Grammy for Best Roots Gospel Album of the Year. Learn About Chad Brown's Mix Coaching Special (to help you mix!)  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/25 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Jonathan Roye. He is a producer, mixer, musician, and audio blogger from Nashville TN. He shares that knowledge with you through his audio blog at JonathanRoye.com and Youtube channel called Mix Notes. He is also the creator of Woodshedaudio.co a boutique sample and loop library in Nashville TN. If you are producing music using drums samples you can find a growing library of cool sounds to fill in the sweet spots of your production. With sample packs like Shaker & Tamborine they keep it focused and easy to use.  GO HERE FOR A FREE SAMPLE DRUMS PACK FROM WOODSHED AUDIO  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/24 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Bob Olhsson a master audio engineer and producer with 50 years of experience. Bob has a truly remarkable career path that has led him from Detroit to San Francisco to (Hearts of) Space and finally back to Nashville. He was one of only two people to ever hold every engineering position at Motown Records in Detroit during which he recorded and mastered 100 top ten singles 42 of which were #1 hits. He even recorded Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Stevie Wonder, and Motown’s first successful rock act, Rare Earth.  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/23 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guests are Michael Hardesty and Stephen Turney. Together they created 24HR Records a Youtube web series that hand picks a team of musicians, locks them in a studio, and tasks them with writing and recording three original songs in 24 hours. Each episode is brought to you from a different recording studio, and even The Toy Box Studio has been home to one of these creative all nighters. Check the video out here!    Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/22 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Blessing Offor an eclectic musician, songwriter, and producer. Born in Nigeria and raised in Connecticut with cultural and musical influences that span continents, cultures, and decades. As an artist and songwriter Blessing has mastered guitar and piano as the tools of composition. But his voice has taken him to studios and stages all over. He has been on the TV show The Voice, and appeared at The Kennedy Center on multiple occasions, and is also an international songwriting competition winner.  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/21 LEAVE A REVIEW

  Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Shane D Wilson a Grammy-nominated, recording engineer. His career has led him to work with bands like Switchfoot, David Crowder, Derek Webb, Amy Lee, Owsley, Michael W Smith, Mercy Me and Wes Cunningham among many.  Shane often works from his cozy St Izzy’s Of The East Studio using a creative hybrid of analog and digital technologies to create beautiful sounds. And we will talk about how he likes to record and mix music on the show. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/20 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is F Reid Shippen, a multi Grammy winning mixer, producer, and musician. His mixing and producing credits include a wide range of artists like Death Cab for Cutie, Cage the Elephant, India Arie, The Jonas Brothers, Eric Church and Robert Randolph. He has also worked with Clay Aiken, Switchfoot, and the Backstreet Boys, to name a few. Reid mixes from his personal SSL studio, Robot Lemon, in Nashville TN.  Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/19 LEAVE A REVIEW    

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Daniel Grimmett, founder of SongwritingTeam.com, a songwriting and production company serving over 200 artists/brands in more than 20 countries. Daniel works with clients worldwide and has built a 6 figure online studio and music production business that redefines what it means to be a recording studio in the age of internet. He also created a fantastic course to teach you his exact blueprint! It’s called How To Make Money Producing Music - Virtual Recording Studio   Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/18 LEAVE A REVIEW

  Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com   My guest is Mark Rubel, the Co-Director of Education and Instructor at The Blackbird Academy, which is an intensive recording school at famed Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN. Since 1980, Mark has made about a zillion recordings at his Pogo Studio in Champaign IL (currently reopening in Nashville), including such artists as Alison Krauss, Jay Bennett, Ludacris, Hum, Adrian Belew, Melanie, Fall Out Boy, Duke Special, and many others. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/17 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com   My guest on the show today is Dave Hagen, Head Engineer at Dark Horse Recording in Franklin, TN.  Dark Horse is one of the longest lived large studio complexes in the Nashville area featuring multiple studios, and complete artist accommodations amid a stunningly beautiful Tennessee countryside backdrop. Dave works with an extremely diverse client base including OneRepublic, Relient K, Matthew West, For King and Country, Tenth Avenue North, Ashley Judd, Newsboys and many others.   Dave also helped develop teaching curriculum for the Dark Horse Institute, build and design several new studios, and has taught many students the skills needed to get started in the music industry.   Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/16 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Ronan Chris Murphy, a producer, mixer, and recording artist. Ronan has spent the past 25 years playing and recording music. He started out playing in punk bands in Washington DC touring and sharing stages with Dinosaur Jr, The Flaming Lips, the Henry Rollins Band, and Gwar. Learn how to record pro drums with Drum Recording Boot Camp   As a producer, engineer and/or mixer, Ronan Chris Murphy has worked with the likes of King Crimson, Steve Morse, Terry Bozzio, Steve Stevens, Tony Levin, and Nels Cline to name a few, as well as various projects featuring members of Tool, Ministry, Weezer, Dishwalla, and Yes. And one of the coolest things Ronan has for you, Rockstars, is a series of international recording workshops called Home Recording Boot Camp.    Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/15 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest on the show today is is Greg Norman. He is a freelance recording engineer, producer, and audio designer and technician from Chicago, IL. Greg records both from his home studio and at Electrical Audio, a multi-room studio belonging to Steve Albini that specializes in recording to analog tape. His discography is like a “list of who’s who in cool bands” including: Andrew Bird, The Killers, Guided By Voices, The Autumn Defense, & Kim Deal (of The Pixies) Greg created Normaphone which is his moniker for all audio electronic constructions that he does independent of Electrical Audio. One of his notable products is the beautiful MXPre L1c mic preamp that he designed for use in the Sony MXP 3000 series console. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/14 LEAVE A REVIEW

Get complete show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/13 My guest on the show today is a friend and studio team member, Joe Hutchinson. Joe is a professional mastering engineer right here in Nashville TN. But he masters records for artists from all over the world. Whether Canadian blues, Austrian folk music, or American Christian music Joe often helps indie artists finish their records with a major label sound. Joe is also a part of my team at the Bonnaroo Hay Bale Studio and The Pilgrimage Sessions, where we record, mix, and master up to 40 bands and a hundred songs in a single weekend! Recording amazing artists like The Avett Brothers, Ben Folds, and Cage The Elephant Joe will deliver finished masters ready for upload and airplay on the radio as fast as an hour after the performance. Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks LEAVE A REVIEW

Get complete show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/12 My guest on the show today is Mark Haffner, an Emmy Award-winning TV/film composer, with many film studio & TV network credits. Some of Mark’s clients include Disney, NBC, CBS, ABC, Orion Pictures, Atlantic Records, P. Diddy, Usher, Busta Rhymes, Notorious B.I.G., and many major-market USA TV stations. Mark is also a cohost with me at Podcast Professors where you can learn how to get started in podcasting.  Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks LEAVE A REVIEW