Working Drummer

358 - Blair Sinta: The "Three Jobs in One" Endeavor of Recording Yourself, His Courses and Podcast, Bringing Your True Self to a New Gig

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Blair has been an LA staple for over two decades, having recorded and/or toured with Alanis Morissette, Chris Cornell, Gwen Stefani, Brandi Carlisle, Melissa Etheridge, and many others. Blair has a couple of new calling cards, one of them is his podcast Recording Drums, he’s getting ready to get season 2 of that going. And the other is his suite of online courses, Introduction to Recording, The Snare Sound Bible, and Improve Your Groove. For the month of March, Blair is offering a 15% discount on these courses to drum click listeners, check ‘em out at blairsinta.com and use the promo code BFSDSDB at checkout.

In this episode, Blair talks about:

  • Tracks that require a set of drum sounds and parts vs. tracks that require a drum performance
  • What led him to create his online course
  • Focusing on a narrow or specialized set of goals/skills in the studio vs. taking on the challenge of going after any sound
  • His six week zoom course
  • What "listening with your eyes" means
  • Phone audio considerations
  • His time with Alanis Morissette
  • Trying to be what you think a band wants vs. representing yourself accurately
    • ...more
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