

Recording Studio Rockstars
Lij Shaw
Lij Shaw Interviews music producers, engineers, studio owners, and other professionals to bring you inspiring stories, tricks, and insights from the recording studio. So that you can take your recordings to the next level and become a rockstar of the recording studio yourself! - Guests: Vance Powell, Michael Beinhorn, Russell Wolff, Graham Cochrane, Joe Gilder, Björgvin Benediktsson, and many more...
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Mar 11, 2016 • 1h 4min
RSR027 - Chris Mara - Welcome to 1979
MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Chris Mara owner of Nashville’s Welcome To 1979 recording studio, and owner of Mara Machines; the largest analog tape machine restoration company in the world. Chris’s passion for recording led to founding the analog-centric Welcome To 1979; which has clients such as Pete Townshend, Eric Burdon, Brendan Benson, The Features, North Mississippi Allstars, The Protomen, John Oats, and Jack White’s Third Man Records among many.Welcome To 1979 also has a beautiful cutting lathe and vinyl mastering department! Check out what Welcome to 1979 has to offer!!! Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/27 LEAVE A REVIEW

Mar 4, 2016 • 1h 23min
RSR026 - Matthew Weiss - The Pro Audio Files
MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Matthew Weiss, a Grammy nominated, and Spellemann Award winning engineer. He began his career assisting such notable engineers and producers as Bobby Eli, Mark Marshall, Denise Barbarita, and Ron St. Germaine. Matthew loves teaching audio recording and mixing. His audio education tutorials are among the best selling and most highly regarded that you will find. He has teamed up with The Pro Audio Files to create Matthew's Mix Thru Series that teach you everything from mixing Hip Hop & EDM, or Rock and Pop music. He also offers advanced courses diving deeper into topics like mixing rap vocals or Hip Hop beats. Check out Matthews Mix Thru Series Here!!! Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/26 LEAVE A REVIEW

Feb 26, 2016 • 1h 5min
RSR025 - Chad Brown - Grammy Award Winning Mixer
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Chad Brown, an engineer, producer, gear guilder, and Grammy winning mixer living in East Nashville TN, but hailing from the "Birthplace of Country Music", Bristol VA. In 2015 Chad received a Grammy Award for mixing "Shine For All The People" by Mike Farris. He mixed the record right here at The Toy Box Studio through the famous MCI console, and the classic sound won the Grammy for Best Roots Gospel Album of the Year. Learn About Chad Brown's Mix Coaching Special (to help you mix!) Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/25 LEAVE A REVIEW

Feb 19, 2016 • 1h 8min
RSR024 - Jonathan Roye - Woodshed Audio
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Jonathan Roye. He is a producer, mixer, musician, and audio blogger from Nashville TN. He shares that knowledge with you through his audio blog at JonathanRoye.com and Youtube channel called Mix Notes. He is also the creator of Woodshedaudio.co a boutique sample and loop library in Nashville TN. If you are producing music using drums samples you can find a growing library of cool sounds to fill in the sweet spots of your production. With sample packs like Shaker & Tamborine they keep it focused and easy to use. GO HERE FOR A FREE SAMPLE DRUMS PACK FROM WOODSHED AUDIO Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/24 LEAVE A REVIEW

Feb 12, 2016 • 1h 1min
RSR023 - Bob Olhsson - Motown Records
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Bob Olhsson a master audio engineer and producer with 50 years of experience. Bob has a truly remarkable career path that has led him from Detroit to San Francisco to (Hearts of) Space and finally back to Nashville. He was one of only two people to ever hold every engineering position at Motown Records in Detroit during which he recorded and mastered 100 top ten singles 42 of which were #1 hits. He even recorded Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Stevie Wonder, and Motown’s first successful rock act, Rare Earth. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/23 LEAVE A REVIEW

Feb 5, 2016 • 1h 16min
RSR022 - Michael Hardesty and Stephen Turney - 24HR Records
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guests are Michael Hardesty and Stephen Turney. Together they created 24HR Records a Youtube web series that hand picks a team of musicians, locks them in a studio, and tasks them with writing and recording three original songs in 24 hours. Each episode is brought to you from a different recording studio, and even The Toy Box Studio has been home to one of these creative all nighters. Check the video out here! Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/22 LEAVE A REVIEW

Jan 29, 2016 • 1h 14min
RSR021 - Blessing Offor - Songwriter Producer
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Blessing Offor an eclectic musician, songwriter, and producer. Born in Nigeria and raised in Connecticut with cultural and musical influences that span continents, cultures, and decades. As an artist and songwriter Blessing has mastered guitar and piano as the tools of composition. But his voice has taken him to studios and stages all over. He has been on the TV show The Voice, and appeared at The Kennedy Center on multiple occasions, and is also an international songwriting competition winner. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/21 LEAVE A REVIEW

Jan 22, 2016 • 1h 13min
RSR020 - Shane D Wilson - St Izzy's Of The East Studio
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Shane D Wilson a Grammy-nominated, recording engineer. His career has led him to work with bands like Switchfoot, David Crowder, Derek Webb, Amy Lee, Owsley, Michael W Smith, Mercy Me and Wes Cunningham among many. Shane often works from his cozy St Izzy’s Of The East Studio using a creative hybrid of analog and digital technologies to create beautiful sounds. And we will talk about how he likes to record and mix music on the show. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/20 LEAVE A REVIEW

Jan 15, 2016 • 59min
RSR019 - F Reid Shippen - Multi Grammy Winning Mixer
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is F Reid Shippen, a multi Grammy winning mixer, producer, and musician. His mixing and producing credits include a wide range of artists like Death Cab for Cutie, Cage the Elephant, India Arie, The Jonas Brothers, Eric Church and Robert Randolph. He has also worked with Clay Aiken, Switchfoot, and the Backstreet Boys, to name a few. Reid mixes from his personal SSL studio, Robot Lemon, in Nashville TN. Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/19 LEAVE A REVIEW

Jan 8, 2016 • 1h 14min
RSR018 - Daniel Grimmett - Songwriting Team
Get FREE mix training videos, eBook and multi tracks at MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Daniel Grimmett, founder of SongwritingTeam.com, a songwriting and production company serving over 200 artists/brands in more than 20 countries. Daniel works with clients worldwide and has built a 6 figure online studio and music production business that redefines what it means to be a recording studio in the age of internet. He also created a fantastic course to teach you his exact blueprint! It’s called How To Make Money Producing Music - Virtual Recording Studio Get full show notes at RecordingStudioRockstars.com/18 LEAVE A REVIEW


