Recording Studio Rockstars

Are you trying or just lying? James talked about why losing weight, staying healthy, and doing rather than trying, how to eat well and find a daily exercise routine for life in the studio, and vocal coaching tips for being able to hit the high notes. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is James Lugo singing and playing music since he was 6 years old. His career as a singer / guitarist / songwriter spans decades and coasts. Cutting his teeth in the late 70's playing in country and rock bands in Fort Lauderdale to headlining LA's Sunset Strip in the late 80's, later playing guitar with Dokken and singing with Nazareth. He toured for years, playing and living in Los Angeles, Nashville, and Austin and wrote countless songs professionally in all genres with much commercial success and TV and film placement. While living and working in Los Angeles his skill as a vocal coach and music producer began to take off in 2001 when he began working as a vocal analyst and coach with American Idol. He was involved with the show for 10 years and directly worked on the show for 3 seasons. His years on screen and behind the scenes with Idol made him a household name in the Hollywood music and vocal coaching scene and landed him on the rosters of almost every major label as a vocal coach and producer, for many people in the industry he was their go-to guy! James is also an author writing a book to tell his story of personal transformation called "Swing For The Fence" a field manual on how he lost 100 pounds at 51 years old, regained his health and took back his mojo, and how you can too! THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://www.solidstatelogic.com https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 to get 10% off any individual plugin https://jzmic.com use code ROCKSTAR to get 40% off the Vintage series mics https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jameslugomusic/sets/jameslugo?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/384

What if you could meet your heroes? Craig talked about connecting with Eddie Van Halen to deliver long-lost Van Halen bootlegs, recording his own triple amp guitar setup, hanging out with Dweezil and Frank Zappa, and soloing John & Yoko's vocal mics. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Craig Parker Adams owner of Winslow Ct studio in LA and accomplished guitarist and producer. Craig was a guest on episode RSR331 when he shared his background in music and talked about running the oldest recording studio in the world dating back to the 1900's for the earliest sound for film productions. Craig has worked with a great list of which unclides Frank Zappa and got a great write up in Rolling Stone about mixing Frank Zappa and the Mothers' Epic 1971 Fillmore East Shows for the 50th-Anniversary Reissue 8-CD box set which includes band encores with John Lennon and Yoko Ono and even a recording of the infamous London's Rainbow Bridge gig that left Zappa nearly paralyzed. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://www.solidstatelogic.com https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 to get 10% off any individual plugin https://jzmic.com use code ROCKSTAR to get 40% off the Vintage series mics https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aWNiedgR7Fr7ph6Yh7jb8?si=2c89e3c3dedb46d2 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/383

Can you really get kicked off an island? Joe shared stories of early band memories with Lij Shaw, recording to a double cassette deck and microphone, capturing great drum, bass, and guitar sounds on a 4 track in a home studio and writing cool lyrics. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Joe Armin, a drummer, guitarist, and songwriter and leader of the first band I ever got to play with in St Louis a college cover band called Ayatollah Joe And The Hostages. "Joe grew up in Cincinnati, and started playing piano, drums and then guitar as a kid. He started multitracking in his basement in 4th or 5th grade. Joe got addicted to playing in bands and recording one-off tunes. In college during the mid to late 80's at Washington University in St. Louis he played music in a handful of bands, one of his first that started doing paying gigs was a covers and originals 4-piece with yours truly, Elijah Shaw. Joe & Elijah got their first studio experience while taking a recording studio course together at college. Joe's focus quickly became writing originals. By senior year he was in a band, Dirt Cousin with friend David Gendelman, cowriting songs and starting to play dive bars and music clubs throughout the St. Louis area. After graduating then moving back and forth between San Francisco and St. Louis Joe finally settled in San Francisco for good in 1994 where he currently works as an architect, while still playing gigs and recording at home. He started recording with a handful of friends under the name, The Aerosols, self-releasing a self-titled CD in 1999. The music was oftentimes noisy and spacey but pop was lurking in the darkness. It took several years for a band with a steady lineup to take form. A trio version of The Aerosols played live in the San Francisco area and beyond from the mid-2000's until Joe's future wife, Amy Fowler joined in 2010, at first on keyboards, but eventually on second guitar and backing vocals also. This 4-person lineup released an LP in 2014, Fake Mirror, containing angular psych songs which were less shy about embracing melody. Amy started her own 5-piece band, Latitude, in 2014 (with herself on guitar and vocals and with Joe on drums and backing vocals) Latitude has had a couple full-length releases, the latest, Mystic Hotline, coming out in 2020 on Emotional Response records. Meanwhile during all this time The Aerosols have continued to play live and record. They released their third full-length, the slightly more atmospheric LP, Room for Wrong, in late 2021. Over the last 14 years Joe has recorded and mixed all of The Aerosols recordings at his and Amy's home studio, Boring Basement Studios, located in San Francisco. He has also recently provided guest guitar tracks on recordings by James Goode and David Gendelman. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tnPb4ApUezvb4YIRa6ckM?si=0bfb8dfcaf5048cc If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/382

If you can surf you can mix! Clint talked about designing his new Dolby Atmos control room, mixing binaurally in headphones, choosing the best mix bus eq, the SSL UC-1 plugin controller and lots of great tricks for recording and mixing killer drums. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Clint Murphy a multi-platinum, award-winning producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He has worked on records as diverse as Manic Street Preachers, Enter Shikari, RØMANS, and 50 Cent, racking up hits both in the UK and internationally. Clint has been a guest on the podcast episode RSR313 where you can hear his backstory of producing power pop rock tracks in the UK. But now he is back in New Zealand and today we will talk more about new projects and production and mixing remotely. Thanks so much to Ryan Smith at (Sterling Sound) for making our introduction. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lrpi9fxxtz6t729cN6HWX?si=1e972ceabff24044 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/381

They won't listen unless you tell them! Andy talked about how to build more buzz around your record release, mic preamps and why you want a variety, why ribbon mics are great for a home studio, and the benefits of working with people you like. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Andy Reed, a power pop songwriter, musician in the band The Legal Matters and as engineer, and producer as owner of Reed Recording Company in Bay City Michigan. Andy has been a guest on the show before on episode RSR130 to talk about his background and share some great recording tips for drums, vocals, and mixing. So make sure to check that one out also. Today we will dive into more home studio mixing and see whats new Reed Recording Company. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WfYhuDH3GXTWeUzXrPtnr?si=2693c9f59e974f4e If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/380

Why do ten clicks when one will do? Brian talked about creating cool studio macros in Keyboard Maestro, programming touch screens with Lemur and Open Stage Control, mixing with faders, stutter edits for guitars, and making music for lego ninjas! Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Brian Rivlin, a composer-producer and part-time YouTuber living in Toronto. He started his early career recording local artists but very fast realized his true passion for film scores and soundtracks. Through his work, he found a deep fetish for streamlining his studio workflow which resulted in him starting a youtube channel where he shares his love for music and the studio. His recent work includes Apex Legends, Adventures of Ayuma, Ninajgo, My Little Pony, and various movie trailer. I found Brians Youtube videos when I was doing a deep dive into Keyboard Maestro to streamline my own studio workflow. Brain has some great how to videos that really helped me out so I reached to invite him on the show to learn more about his work and get some great tips for you Rockstars! THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography: https://play.reelcrafter.com/BRVLN/Lij If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/379

When do you have enough ribbon mics? Never! Marc talked about his touring band food blog, why Italian espresso tastes better, restoring vintage ribbon mics, Tuvan throat singing doom metal, mixing with a console, and lots of fun mixing plugins! Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Marc Urseli a 6-time Grammy-nominated, 3-time Grammy Award-winning engineer, producer, mixer, sound designer, and front of house engineer Marc Urselli works with many artists from around the world. He has worked with U2, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Sting, Keith Richards, Kesha, and Laurie Anderson and scores of other amazing artists performing rock, pop, metal, jazz, experimental/avantgarde/new music, urban and electronica and classical. Marc also composes music for film and television, creates sound design for commercials and mixes audio for film and television as well as mixing more than half a dozen movie soundtracks. Marc has been a guest on the podcast for episode RSR264 where we talked about everything from his background, effective backup strategies. mixing tips and templates, and lots of other stuff. So today we will see what's new at his studio and keep rocking on some mixing insights for your studio. Thanks again to Rudy Roopchan for our original intro, and to Adam Audio! THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's hi-rez audio discography on QoBuz: https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/5639590 Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5CVeF9QRgrsPOK6L6uqa7G?si=b7c4e63807204a9e If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/378

How do you mix five sub-bass tracks??? Sara talked about sidechain compression, managing the low end in mixing, exciting drums, mixing modern classical music, dynamic eq, split eq, and transient shaping, and why you should create Youtube videos too! My guest today is Sara Carter a BBC trained, mixing engineer based in Basingstoke in the UK. She started recording and mixing music in the mid-'90s from a small home studio until eventually landing her dream job working from the famous BBC's Maida Vale Studios and Broadcasting House in London. Sara has worked with a wide variety of recording artists from Beyoncé and The Black Keys to The Cure and Rod Stewart and has been credited on records by Corrine Bailey Rae and KT Tunstall amongst many others. She now runs an online mixing business Music Mix Pro in the UK working with unsigned bands from all over the world. And she has a fantastic fast growing Youtube channel called Simply Mixing! Sharing tips and tutorials, writes for the Production Expert blog, and has appeared on many of the Production Expert podcasts. I've also been interviewed on the Working Class Audio podcast and the Recording Studio Rockstars podcast for episode RSR204 where you can learn more about her backstory. Thanks to my brother from another podcast Matt Boudreau for making our original introduction! You might even hear Saras voice on the intro to Matt's show. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Hear guests discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7iHVIaNmuiGyjC7D23sUya?si=bd8b13443f884228 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/377

Turn it up to eleven! Weston talked about recording rock guitars, playing movies and video games in the studio while recording, committing through an analog console eq on the way into Pro Tools, and dialing in the perfect kick drum sound with Peavey. My guest today is Weston Wellman an artist engineer and music producer in Nashville TN. "I like to record bands and play music. So if you want your band recorded or enjoy listening to music, consider me an option for one, or both of those things. The louder, the weirder, the crazier, the better." I actually met Weston through Instagram in 2021 when I got my Behringer Model D analog synth (modeled after Moog) and was so into it that I was posting and browsing IG videos of synths. Weston was also sharing some killer sounds with his synths, pedals, and cassette four-track, and making killer sounding heavy records with his band Noise Relay. It also turns out that we are connected both through Nashville and Mike Purcell over at County Q studio. Mike was actually the very first guest back on episode RSR001 so how cool is that? I'm psyched to talk to Weston today about making fantastic sounding heavy rock records with his bands Noise Relay and Sleepercab, creating wild and weird sound in the studio using guitar pedals, synths, and whatever else sounds cool. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com Hear guests discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DiUbAfiPRYYxcbJaDwwl4?si=72ecb7f20fc942c5 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/376

My guest today is Matt Boudreau a mix and mastering engineer for bands and solo artists. He is the producer and host of the podcast Working Class Audio interviewing other audio professionals about their journey to where they are today. Matt also tests audio software for Universal Audio as a contractor and speaks on audio panels at conferences as a moderator/and or panelist. In general, he loves anything audio-related, and also loves coffee and connecting with forward-thinking people in all industries. Matt has been involved in music and audio for 35 years starting out as a drummer working his way through bands and six-figure record deals. He was lucky to experience firsthand how records were made on a high level with producer/engineers like Larry Hirsch, Joe Chicarelli, and Gil Norton and these guys got him excited about the record-making process. In 1994 he began his journey to the "other side of the glass"; trading drum sticks for faders. That journey has taken him through a series of amazing recording experiences with many well-known artists as well as many lesser-known artists. Now Matt reaches studio fans all over the world through his podcast, is a published author, and also teaches mixing courses over at Working Class Audio. He has been on the podcast early on episode RSR053 and I am psyched to have my Brother From Another Podcast back to share some cool tips on mixing awesome pro-sounding drums using plugins and sample triggers in your DAW. Get 40% off Mixing With Drum Samples: https://tradecraft.workingclassaudio.com/offers/rKyR78io?coupon_code=RSR40 Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://apiaudio.com/ https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com Hear guests discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tdfm7hqzhn1o8PA65I7N0?si=4b0c5fec6fa34dc4 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/375