Only the real music production nerds will be interested in this 9 minute production breakdown. If that’s you, stick around for some inspiration. There is no bait or clever engagement tricks. It’s just me showing what I’ve made for the artist and fashion brand owner, De’Jon from @hazeljeanhq. Comment if you know what genre this song is! Want to work with me on your music? HMU:
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the artist and songwriter’s goals for their music frames the entire production & mixing process
When I’m producing for an artist, it’s important to find out their goals, listen to their reference tracks and have a good pre-production session – all of this before I start building the initial track. I’m setting things up for success & staying on track. What are your goals for your next song or album? Work with me on your songs. I help solo artists, singer-songwriters and bands to sound better than they imagined.
uPDATED YOUTUBE PLAYLIST OF MY PRODUCTION, RECORDING AND MIXING WORK
I have updated and re-ordered the playlist of songs. I recorded, produced, arranged, and mixed them for independent singer-songwriters and artists. It’s also featured on the ‘Hear my work’ page of this site. Hope you enjoy the songs!
first time recording some slap bass!
GUITAR MIXING TECHNIQUE – REVERB A TONE SHAPING TOOL
So it turns out you can shape the tone of an instrument in a mix – in this case electric guitars – by processing the reverb. Room reverb is one of my favourite things to use in a mix to unify it and create a sense of depth and realness. This technique was partly inspired by the band The Walkmen who’s guitar sound is heavily dosed in bright reverb. Let me know if you have any feedback or ideas about how to use reverb as a tone shaping tool.
Why Julian Casablancas from The Strokes didn’t like Rick Rubin’s vocal sound
full production breakdown – take a minute by tom harris is ok
Full song here https://tomharrisisok.bandcamp.com/album/take-a-minute
This is for those of you who enjoy the longer form video content where the nitty gritty is explained and it’s not all about click bait or quick dopamine hits. I’m so proud of the way this song turned out with my production, instrumentation and mixing. I never expected there to be a full choir, cornet and backing harmonies from Tom’s wife!
Recorded, produced, arranged and mixed by me.
Written by Tom Harris
Acoustic guitars and vocals by Tom Harris
Bass by Steven Oates
Choir arrangement by me
Mastered by Fred Kinbom – Madame Vega’s Boudoir
REMEMBER THE KAOSSILATOR APP BY KORG? I FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL I FIRED UP AN OLD IPAD..
MAKE IT SOUND ‘VINTAGE’ AND LO-FI!
BASS THAT CUTS THROUGH THE MIX
Mixing bass is hard! I’m still figuring out how to nail it with every track. Synth bass can be over powering and tonally complex and in a busy track, it can get muddy or lost.
With this mixing technique, saturation is layered in with the main bass synth to help the bass line be heard in the mix and on smaller speakers like phones or laptops.
More low end or volume doesn’t really achieve clarity or presence and might just ruin your entire mix! Layering saturation solves this problem really easily.
Give it a try yourself in Ableton Live or your DAW of choice. Soundtoys Decapitator is a great saturation plugin but you can do this with any saturation plugin that can make a dirty sound.
Remember to filter out the low end using a high pass to avoid adding a lot of additional low end.
I’m a Music Producer, Musician and Mix Engineer who helps artists to create music that sounds better than they imagined. Get in touch if you’d like to work with me.
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