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TN:105 Fred Again..

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Nov 17, 2022

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ANECDOTE

Rethinking the Piano Riff

Fred changed the complex piano riff in 'Delilah' after playing it to a crowd.
It was too intricate and prevented listeners from connecting emotionally.

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INSIGHT

Random Sketches Spark Creativity

Brian Eno's advice was to start new ideas from his vast collection of sketches randomly.
This approach eliminates doubt and sparks playful creativity immediately.

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ADVICE

Always Capture Your Ideas

Fred uses Logic's capture feature to record ideas without pressing record consciously.
He captures moments of inspiration by playing freely and saving what works afterward.

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It Is Blue, Better With Time by Fred From Actual Life 3

The Riff Is Like, Am I Fucking You Guys Up by Playing the Piano?

11:41 • 2min

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Did It Start With Delilah Montague?

13:18 • 2min

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Is This Your First Collaboration With George or Was It Online?

15:05 • 2min

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The Piano EP - Touch Me, Hold Me, Pull Me Out of This Place

Is That the Best Thing I've Ever Made?

23:29 • 2min

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Exactly. It's a Clever Technique

25:21 • 5min

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How Long Can You Work on a Song?

30:27 • 5min

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The Sound That Speaks

35:31 • 4min

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The Next Song Is Burwin, All That I Got Is You

39:22 • 2min

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Fuck the Neighborhoods Turn the Music Up.

41:22 • 2min

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The Kick Drum - A Journey to Reduction

43:42 • 2min

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The iPad Sampler App on an iPad

45:28 • 4min

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What Do You Think of Berwin?

49:53 • 2min

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The Musical - Fuck the Neighborhoods to the Musical

51:32 • 2min

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You're Near the End of a Nightmare

53:56 • 6min

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The Synth Becomes a Synthesizer

59:54 • 4min

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I Found You Takes You Back to Kyle

The Most Helpful Thing You Can Do Is Nothing

01:10:15 • 7min

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In this episode, John reunites with Fred Gibson, a.k.a. Fred Again.., at his house, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Actual Life 3 (January

1 - September 9 2022)’.

Reflecting on what’s been a very busy 18 months, Fred discusses how the success of the Actual Life series has had an impact on how and why he writes music. From the tricks he uses to keep his writing process fast and fun, to the moments his creativity was lost and the advice that came from Brian Eno to focus it.

As well as sharing demos written with The 1975 and sampling songs by his brother, Fred gets hands on with his explanations of the plugins and process he uses, treating us to live beat builds, piano demonstrations and examples of compression demonstrated through table drumming.

Listen to find out what Fred’s reaction to switching DAWs was, why you should put off any technical aspects of a track until the end, and why some people may call the harmonic modulations in his music ‘the work of the devil’.

Tracks discussed: Delilah (pull me out of this), Berwyn (all that I got is you), Kelly (end of a nightmare)

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Listen to ‘Actual Life 3 (January

1 - September 9 2022)’.