hanging out with audiophiles

Imagine being a young engineer and being thrown into the heady reality of holding down the tape machines and such for MANY a vocal recording session with Mariah Carey! Would you enjoy that rush? Would you crumble? Imagine then going on to record and mix many many MANY albums for Alicia Keys… Imagine working with Usher, Jay-Z… Whitney Houston then opening your own brick and mortar studio in the heart of New York in 2011 Artists like Beyonce, Rihanna, Depeche Mode, J. Cole, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde and so many more have since worked there! Ann Mincieli is beyond the real deal. She has forged a career in the music biz at the highest level. On top of all her achievements she remains so humble and so hungry to learn! We get into chatting about a new thing she and Alicia Keys have started called “she is the music” Ann gives mention to these great female musicians/writers/producers/mixers. Check em out! Trakgirl @trakgirl Skylar Grey @SkylarGrey jennifer decilveo @hijennwhatsup Ingrid Andress @WhatIsAnIngrid TAYLA PARX @TAYLAPARX  Alex Hope https://www.alexhope.com.au YES! Welcome to Episode 32 I return to New York! Meet up with my old pals Ludwig Persik who's Album Forward Motion I produced with him a while ago. A hidden gem! check it out :) https://soundcloud.com/lpersik I went to see Jake Aron in his studio in Brooklyn. So badass! (interview soon) His wife and MASTER Jewelry maker Wing came through Check her site for amazing christmas gifts! (Thank me later) wwake.com Nitty gritty is about slowing down the wobbles  Perfect for a post thanksgiving hang!   Today’s show is sponsored by the wonderful Jeff Turzo who runs  OVERSTAYER out in LA.  Some of the very best recording and mixing gear available in 2018. New and fresh. Get tones from 0 to 100000 in seconds. Crazy and Brilliant. Very happy to have him aboard! Check it all out at Overstayeraudio.com   Music on this show comes from    LakeCube ---------------- SoundCloud BandCamp Instagram CHEERS!  

Here we go !  No big deal, it's only Spike Stent. One of the greatest mix engineers EVER. He's put his hands and ears on countless MASSIVE (literally! lol) records. He's got Grammy's galore. Name dropping casually he's worked with Madonna, Depeche Mode, Beyonce, Bjork, Ed Sheeran, Massive Attack, Frank Ocean... I mean too many to bloody mention tbh. Needless to say he's the REAL deal. All of that and a superb chap who makes me chuckle. We get into the micro and macro. Fractal chats y'all!  I get into using the polyend and dreadbox Medusa with the AMS 1580S for some sonic delights and music today is courtesy of MÒZÂMBÎQÚE  Hen-joy!     

Im very happy to be welcoming the mighty voice of Rag ’n Bone man to the show ! He’s lending his generous mind and voice and spreading a very welcome message of hope in these times. It can feel overwhelming in 2018. There’s so much noise, one might wonder if there’s a way to cut through? Well listen to Rory (rag’nbone) as he explains his path from small town England to riding high after his major LP release on Columbia, hit single around the world, multiple Brit awards and more!  I get into some fade waving in the nitty gritty and we have GUEST MUSIC thanks to Peter Ibbetson  I placed tracks from his Rivals EP on the show :) check the release here: https://soundcloud.com/peteribbetson/sets/peter-ibbetson-rivals-ep  

Welcome to another remote LA pod! It’s a REAL treat to have had a sit down and chin wag with the fabulous gent and badass musical mind that is Si Bonobo! We’ve orbited in the same musical lands since the early 2000’s and yet this is the first substantial convo we’ve had. Bring it on I say :) he welcomed me into his home, we killed the AC and sweated it out for your listening pleasures.   Twas a top chat. We get into the come up and the evolution of Si’s styles and touch on his amazing live show setup and philosophy. Couple of Brits at the end of the rainbow as it were. Chatting in the hills of LA. Must be doing something right!   Feeling very lucky.    In the nitty gritty I get into a tricky gritty trying to tame the forces of feedback once again. This time feeding an eq into it’s own mind. Does it work??   Av a listen!     Thank yee  Thank yee  

The Funk Lordz have boarded the pod. we go waaaaay back and yet we've rarely had a chance for a proper chin wag. They were rolling thro Nashville so I HAD to hang with these  2 legends! We talk about surviving and evolving, keeping it fresh, staying power, LA, New York, Prince and what not. Freestyle rambles of funk. Enjoy! In today's nitty I'm discovering what sonic salt might be.  Go easy. Remember they add more at restaurants.  Jake Aron on the metaphor. Too true. I'm happy to say that I'm also sponsored today by plugin alliance. The place to get some MAJOR sonic power tools. chuffed! thanks dudes :) check them here.  https://www.plugin-alliance.com

Welcome to 27. I’m in the distance pod this time chatting to the man like Chrome Sparks in Australia of all places… Not in person but over the magic Skype ping pong. It was a top treat to pick the brains of this intellectual craftsman. He’s a trained percussionist with a very good ear and bold song writing moves. Since 2010 he’s just not stopped Much inspiration as we talk about his past, the rise and the current set up both in the studio and live. We brave the eternal question… how does an electronic artist play live??? HOW??!?! HOWA??!?!? I dig into the multi tracking and phasing of effects to see if there are any simple pleasures hiding. Also I demo sounds from my NEW splice.com sound pack “TIME MODULATOR” Happy days

Hello I'm chuffed! Why?? This episode marks one year in the land of pod! Hard to fathom but tis true. I wanted to thank everyone for listening and for all your stupendous feedback. It's highly motivating to know you're out there enjoying the show and I'll keep em coming! biweekly massive. Today's guest is a serious heavyweight with a far reaching understanding of the facets of the music world and a considered and egoless manner to boot. Perhaps it's the Scandinavian in him? Let me put it this way, he's not the kind of alpha that struts in the room fanning his accolades. He remains open and curious. Something to strive for! We had a tip top time making music for a day and I was very unhappy I'd not managed to sit him down for a chat after. He was kind enough to come back to sit in the hot chair. He got a car to the house with his bags on the way to airport. Mightily generous and definitely above and beyond considering his workload in Nashville and the long-haul that was imminent. Martin's list of accolades is long. A 2 time grammy winning producer . A potent writer across genres. An owner of multiple studios in London and New York. A developer of artists. He's worked with Jason Mraz, Train, Cat Stevens (Yusuf), Jamie Cullum, James Morrison, and KT Tunstall, with many more. Welcome some wisdom to the pod! Today's nitty is all about DI guitar fuzz. I run multiple preamps into one another, introduced some curves and let it burn. Somethings got to represent the candle on this pod cake! Thanks for making with me to my first birthday J

Hello and welcome an American hero. Larry Crane! The man deserves a standing ovation. Just imagine interviewing peoples for 22 years. Giving a platform to the unsung experts that make all this amazing art alongside fascinating portraits of the household names. Larry has been producing one the most beloved audio publications around. TapeOp! Wiki tells me that the first issues were published by photocopying, hand-stapling and spray painting the covers. Look how far it's come! Larry came by the house and interviewed me for the tapeop podcast and mag (major honour) https://tapeop.com/podcasts/ After our chat we let the tapes continue to roll and I had a good ole fashioned ramble with the man. He's got anecdotes for years. 22 years. It's surreal doing this show. I feel mighty lucky to get to hang with such distinguished folk. Thank you Larry! Thank you also to Audeze for their sponsorship of todays show. Damn those LCD headphones are rather amazing. Even if you have a decent room with treatment these headphones can reveal hidden details. The transient response alone is hard to match in speaker land. I love tech that is new AND incredible. These headphones might allow you to leave the conventional studio behind. Yep! in a Biweek dudes.

It's about time I had him on the pod! He's the man that came along and blew the bloody doors off for me around 2003-2004. We wrote and produced my album Multiply together and then went on to do Jim in much the same way. Nothing would be the same for me. He showed me the 2,5,1 the cycle of 4s. The minor 9... all that jazz. He was always the guy that would have a crew of musicians over and jamming at his place in Berlin. Music is communication and community with him. Something I miss a lot about those days. Just jumping on an instrument and playing for hours. It's good for the soul. He always evolves his craft. These days making more magical sounds than ever. Check his solo work for the range of humanity. From the light and playful to heavy and woeful he uses music to talk. This time we used words. Great to have ya man Welcome my friend MOCKY ! I get into a topic the two of us discussed back in the day. Sampling at high sample rates. What are the advantages when making sampled instruments? Turns out they are pretty significant. Hello! Almost a year of the show. Thanks to all for listening :)

Francisca Valenzuela and her partner Vicente Sanfuentes are a superb example of how couples can turn their deep connection into great art. The alchemy of love! OH yes!!! They have both been making big waves. Francisca Valenzuela for example has had Gold and Platinum records. No big deal. She remains extremely down to earth but make no mistake, she's a huge star in the latin music community and remains very committed to expanding awareness of women in the scene. Her festival Ruidosa is so important. It's an all female series of events that not only highlights a host of incredible music but also brings together speakers and topics that have long been neglected, relating to women working in music and art in the Latin world. Vicente ? Oh yes, he's a force. He's got such a positive outlook on life and art and it's contagious! I love hearing his perspectives on making music and his ability to grow and evolve his craft is mighty inspiring. I love these guys! Hope you all enjoy our chat. Nitty gritty is all about making randomness work toward intrigue and (hopefully)beauty :) Dice are nice! Hello!