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Legendary Engineer/Producer Andy Johns drops some knowledge…
Posted by Strada | Posted in Beat Video, DIY | Posted on 05-04-2009
Caught this over at my man Jim Bond’s Be a Better Producer Blog great tips and logic froma pro….when they really had to engineer a record…
This is a must watch video. Any time a legendary Engineer/Producer sits down and gives you mixing/recording tips, you listen!
“Before his nineteenth birthday, Andy Johns was working as Eddie Kramer’s second engineer on classic recordings by Jimi Hendrix and many others. In a career spanning more than thirty years, he has engineered or produced records by artists ranging from Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones to Van Halen and Rod Stewart, whose sales total in excess of 160 millions copies.”
I’ve watched this a million times. There are a whole bunch of good tips in there. He even tells you how be got the drum sound for the Led Zeppelin drum break classic “When The Levee Breaks”.
Mar
03
Just Blaze’s 5 Track Commandments
Posted by Strada | Posted in Business | Posted on 03-03-2009
The people over at hiphopmakers.com dug up a 2006 complex magazine about with this track commandments from Mr. Blaze. Most people that pay attention to producers article and press have heard about pretty much all of these but it’s always good to get it refreshed. For the newcomers, this is crucial info!
1. Signature Sounds
“Come up with a signature so people know it’s your beat. Then you can annoy people as much as I have, but they never forget your name.”
2. Get Paid
“Always get money before you track the beat or hand over the ProTools disk. If you don’t you’ll probably hear your joint on a mixtape and get no money when it flops (most do).”
3. Best Tracks First
“If you get the opportunity to play beats for an artist, play your best 10 and that’s it! Otherwise your might as well pass them a 40oz. of NyQuil.”
4. Be Seen
“If you land a single, make sure you’re there when they shoot the video, even if you have to fly out yourself. You think Kanye paid for my 2.5 second cameo in “Touch the Sky”?
5. Go to Events
“Go to every industry events. You wouldn’t believe how many washed-up, non-talent folks revive their careers by connin’ some fool on their fifth Hennessy and Coke.”
