EDM Foundations → https://edmfoundations.com

This week, COPYCATT sat down to chat for the EDM Prodcast.

Andre aka COPYCATT is a neuro hop producer originally from the Sunshine Coast in Australia, who is currently based in Melbourne.

In this interview we dive deep into the reality of artist burnout, and how rapid success can be difficult to process and comprehend. We discuss the role of social media in his burnout and how seeking external validation was a big part of that, especially being disconnected from his main scene in the US.

Later on, we explore his sound design process, and how post-processing with saturation, OTT, and other FX are key to getting his neuro basses sound massive. We chat about his latest EP, Trash, and how the sound design on that was representative of his detailed approach to processing and resampling.

If you're wanting some key career and production advice, tune in for the whole thing.

Links:

MSaturator → https://www.meldaproduction.com/MSaturator

Night Owl Collective → https://nightowlcollective.net/

Upscale Recordings → https://upscalerecordings.com/

Native Instruments Massive → https://splice.com/plugins/97-massive-vst-au-by-native-instruments

Native Instruments FM8 → https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/fm8/

Connect with COPYCATT:

Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/itscopycatt

Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/itscopycatt/

Twitter → https://twitter.com/itscopycatt

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XmObiDv74Etc9tJFMRtC4?si=y8x460HmSOKNCS3gjHrisw

Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/itscopycatt

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

2:21 Interview start and COPYCATT's background

6:03 Discovering KOAN Sound

8:05 The early 2010's dubstep phase

10:03 Changing your alias as you evolve

15:54 Reverse engineering success doesn't always work

19:09 Success in 2016-2018 & Tom's Battery

26:06 Burning out from success and the dark side of social media

33:50 Why he didn't want to make music anymore

38:00 Working on new ideas instead of overhauling old ones

41:54 Releases and the context of music

49:07 What have you been experimenting with in the DAW?

52:38 Post-processing and moving beyond one synth

58:01 Trash EP and bass sound design

01:02:40 What's coming up next?

01:04:25 If you have a time machine, what would you go back and change?

01:07:10 Where can people find you online?

EDMProd:

Website → https://edmprod.com

Instagram → https://instagram.com/edmprodgram

Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/EDMPsite

Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/edmprod

Spotify → https://sptfy.com/edmprod

Aden Russell (Artsea):

Instagram → https://instagram.com/iamartsea

Facebook → https://facebook.com/iamartsea

Spotify → https://sptfy.com/iamartsea

Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/iamartsea