Musician Technician Entrepreneur

MTE Podcast 018 - How To Own and Operate a Successful Recording Studio with Jeremy Kollross owner of Gremlen Studios

 https://www.gremlenstudios.com/

Jeremy Kollross a DARA alum is now co-owner of Gremlen Studios in Aurora, IL USA. He explains the intricacies of operating a recording studio from working with clients to remodeling. Anyone interested in starting their own studio will enjoy the wealth of knowledge Jeremy unleashes. 

Gremlen Backstory 

Finding an Internship after College

Studio Owner? 

Do You Recommend Day Rates? 

Keeping Track of Hourly Rates 

Do You Provide Mixes Before Receiving Payment? 

Quality of the Client 

Scheduling Bookings 

Dealing with Bad Clients in the Studio 

Ownership, Renting, and the responsibilities of owning a Building 

Studio Rules - Smokin and Noise 

Developing a Studio Niche 

Music Recording versus Corporate / Marketing 

Mixing, Mastering, Tracking 

Flat Rate Pricing

Damaged Studio Equipment Policy 

Room Rentals for Producers 

Renting Rehearsal Space 

New Opportunities with Older Chicago Studios Closing 

Multiple Sessions At Once 

Studio Utilities and Expenses 

Credit Card Disputes 

Security Camera System 

For more information about the Digital Audio Recording Arts program at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL, visit our website at http://www.darausf.com 

Ethan Hein has a PhD in music education from New York University. He teaches music education, technology, theory and songwriting at NYU, The New School, Montclair State University, and Western Illinois University. As a founding member of the NYU Music Experience Design Lab, Ethan has taken a leadership role in the development of online tools for music learning and expression, most notably the Groove Pizza. Together with Will Kuhn, he is the co-author of Electronic Music School: a Contemporary Approach to Teaching Musical Creativity, published in 2021 by Oxford University Press.

Topics: 

00:00 Intro

02:05 Ethan’s Story

06:04 Groove Pizza App

08:51 “Electronic Music School” book

10:00 Will Kuhn

12:20 Teaching Music Technology

15:46 Common Music Technology Themes

16:40 Project Ideas

22:14 College Training in Music Technology

27:47 Music Tech 101 Course

29:50 DAW Agnostic and common Universal Tech Concepts

34:21 Ai and the Future of Music

Links: https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/

Sponsor Digital Audio Recording Arts: https://darausf.com/  For more information about the Digital Audio Recording Arts program at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL, visit our website at https://www.stfrancis.edu/digital-audio-recording-arts/ 

Today I sat down with a few of my college students in the Digital Audio Recording Arts program at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL to discuss Ai and music. 

They share their feelings, thoughts, concerns, and encouraging insights on the future of music with AI.  We also explore new AI technologies and give demonstrations. 

AI in this podcast are:

ChatGPT - https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

Big Speak – https://bigspeak.ai/ - Generate speech from text with AI

Soundraw.io – https://soundraw.io/  Royalty free music, AI generated for you

Synthesizer V Studio  by Dreamtonics – Ai Singers – Life-like and responsive vocals at your fingertips - https://dreamtonics.com/synthesizerv/

AIVA – https://www.aiva.ai/  - AI composing emotional soundtrack music

Profile Pic Maker https://pfpmaker.com/ Create an awesome profile picture for free

Silk - http://weavesilk.com/ Interactive generative art

Dall-e2 - Podcast Artwork  https://openai.com/product/dall-e-2 - create realistic images and art from a description in natural language

Thank you to the guests: Liam Bachmann, Bryan Ennis, and Hannah Berdahl for their contributions.

Host: Alby Odum

http://www.darausf.com

Also available on youtube @darausf with visuals

Welcome to the MTE Podcast. Today we have Bob Habersat creator of Shedthemusic.com   Bob is leading the pack in teaching online music technology with his fully developed curriculum and advanced approach to remote learning.  If you’re a music educator Bob has a lot to offer you, from camera setup, fully developed curriculum to online software resources that will change your world as a music educator.

Topics: Camera setup, Shed The Music Curriculum, Soundtrap, Bandlab, Music Theory, TFUM, Teaching Music Technology and Music Online.

Links: 

• www.shedthemusic.com
• www.soundtrap.com
• Transforming Music Study From Its Foundation https://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.16.22.1/manifesto.pdf 

Sponsor:

• Digital Audio Recording Arts www.darausf.com 

Larry Millas is an original and current member of the iconic American rock band, The Ides Of March. Larry has owned and operated multiple high end recording studios throughout the Chicago area such as Tanglewood, River North Recorders, Track Attack, and is currently working full time at Jim Peterik’s studio. Larry is an outstanding audio engineer and producer who has worked with many major artists such as David Bowie, Dennis DeYoung of Styx, and of course Jim Peterik from The Ides of March and Survivor. It was a real honor to sit with Larry in the studio and hear his wisdom and amazing musical journey.

Links: https://theidesofmarch.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-millas-82384411/ https://www.discogs.com/artist/576770-Larry-Millas

Sponsor: http://darausf.com/  https://www.stfrancis.edu/

Interview and music spotlight with Matt Morgan, guitarist, and songwriter for the band Chout.  Emerging out of the Chicago rock scene Chout is quickly gaining attention with their debut record “Dogwater.”  Generating impressive numbers on Spotify and Youtube as well as gaining momentum from touring.

Chout recorded their debut record in the DARA studio at the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA where Matt Morgan is an alumnus.  

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https://www.facebook.com/chouttheband/

Today we have Digital Audio Recording Arts alumnus Gabe Jaskowiak.  He has climbed the audio engineer ladder starting at the bottom as an intern and now currently a full-time audio engineer at the Chicago Recording Company. CRC is the largest recording company in the Midwest boasting twelve studios and the largest independent studio in the country. Gabe shares crucial real-life honest advice on what it takes to succeed as an intern at a competitive recording studio.

• https://www.chicagorecording.com/gabe-jaskowiak
• http://www.darausf.com
• http://darausf.com/musician-technician-entrepreneur-podcast/

0:59     About Chicago Recording Company 2:25     CRC Internship 3:46     Internship mistakes 4:39     Listen and observe 5:32     Get along and do it well 6:57     Need more than Pro Tools skills 8:03     Intern applications 8:42     Intern etiquette 11:36   Pay attention to the assistants 13:46   Job security and freelance 14:51   Stress levels 16:04   Basic intern jobs 17:34   Pre-knowledge for an intern 17:55   Intern exams 18:34   Signal Flow 19:38   Interns fired 20:29   Schedule of an Audio Engineer 22:09   Ear fatigue 22:22   Screw ups 23:30   Serving the Artist 24:37   Be One Step Ahead 26:14   Don’t wait for people to ask 27:57   Who You Know 30:32   Session setup 32:52   How to start as an intern 34:10   Outboard Gear and consoles 35:02   Patchbays 36:03   Templates and Post audio 37:53   Working Long Distance in Post 39:51   Signal Flow 40:36   DARA Graduate           41:34   Studio Setups for Music Sessions 45:32   Know your DAWs 46:09   Who Makes the Beats 46:40   No Fan boy 47:51   Method to pushing hard 48:39   Internship Structure at CRC 50:57   Reputation 51:30   Commute or Move 52:23   Live Sound 53:24   Freelance at CRC 53:50   Typical Post Audio schedule 54:55   Networking 55:32   Longevity of Large format studios 57:48   How to work steadily as an audio engineer 58:47   Plugins 59:59   Home setup 60:59   Outboard gear 61:40   Signal flow 63:34   Microphones 64:26   Internship no-no’s 66:02   Final Advice

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur podcast is brought to you by the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA: www.darausf.com

Jeff Komar is an 18 year veteran of the Avid product specialist team focusing on professional audio products. He is a musician, engineer, and technician who enjoys helping creative people navigate the flux of technology. He has played a key role in many high-level demonstrations for Avid at industry events in the US and around the world. Jeff has been instrumental in helping major facilities to optimize their workflow by integrating solutions from Avid.

Podcast Notes:

01:09  What Jeff Komar does for a living 02:57 NAMM Show 04:25  Dolby Atmos 05:30  Early Life 08:27  Glyph and hard drives 10:18  Early Technology interests 12:00  College days 14:39  Jobs before Avid 16:34  Hired by Pro Tools 17:16  Producer/Engineer 18:23  Early adopter of digital recording 19:50  PC and MAC 21:44  Working for Digidesign 22:07  Explosion of the home studio 22:47  Plugins 25:45  Make an independent film 27:56  Photography 29:33  Drumming 30:39  Advancing with Avid – Control Surfaces 35:39  Future of technology 37:29  Defining what a product specialist does 42:14  Problem solving 44:24  Being Creative 47:45  Advice

Sponsored by the Digital Audio Recording Arts program at the University of St. Francis, IL www.darausf.com

Earn your Bachelor’s degree in audio recording with an emphasis in Recording Artist, Audio Engineer, Music Entrepreneur or User Generated Content.  Study in a state-of-the-art audio lab and recording studio with small class sizes and instructors who care about your success.

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur podcast is brought to you by the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA: www.darausf.com

Today we met with Antonio Sage at the Ableton Loop Summit in Los Angeles, CA. Antonio is an Ableton Certified Trainer, Composer for Warner/Chappell, and owner of Audioutlaw, which designs outstanding plugins for Ableton users. Antonio speaks about his musical journey, the formula for successful library music, Ableton certification and his newest plugin from Audioutlaw, “Boots N Kats.”

• Links: Facebook Group – Ableton Setups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1589560624659257/
• Deee-lite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deee-Lite
• Warner/Chappell Production Music: https://search.warnerchappellpm.com/main//?searchtext=antonio%20sage&0
• DJ Bad Boy Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Boy_Bill
• Ableton Certification: https://www.ableton.com/en/education/certification-program/
• Audioutlaw: https://audioutlaw.com/
• Boots N Kats Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lpdW5UQRF8
• Camel City Sound: http://camelcitysound.com/

Podcast Notes: 0:50 Loop Summit 1:34 Ableton Certified FB Group 1:52 Facebook Group – Ableton Setups 5:00 Antonio’s Musical Journey 7:07 Dominican Republic 8:10 School 9:50 NYC Punk Scene - CBGB 11:39 Early Recording 13:40 The Band: Deee-Lite 15:25 Wives 17:04 Living in L.A. – Guitar Center 19:18 Westlake Audio 21:23 Ableton 1.0 27:14 Composing for Warner/Chappel 32:33 The formula for composing library music 41:49 Ableton Certification 43:45 DJ Bad Boy Bill 46:01 Audioutlaw 53:15 Boots N Kats 67:00 Camel City Sound 69:27 Contact Info 70:20 Composition: “Bad Ass Mr.T"

Today on our podcast we have Ableton Brand Manager, Ableton Certified Trainer, sound designer and percussionist, Thomas Faulds.
In addition to making music with his current group “Strong Sender”, Thomas is the host of the Chicago Ableton User Group, holds electronic music workshops at several colleges, and is an independent music tech consultant giving one-on-one tutorials to various artists on Ableton Live.

In this podcast we discuss new Live 10 features, how to become Ableton certified, the Ableton University Tour, the Loop Conference, and Thomas’ personal musical journey. Thomas Faulds is an Ableton expert that you want to know!

Links:

• Ableton
• Ableton User Group Chicago
• Ableton Loop Summit
• Digital Audio Recording Arts
• University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL

Podcast Notes:
1:39 Live 10 Features
2:53 Capture Feature
5:11 Thomas Musical Path
8:47 Discovering Ableton
12:02 Influences
13:17 Teaching Ableton
16:44 Working as an Ableton Brand Manager
18:00 Working at Sam Ash
18:42 Chicago
20:26 Ableton User Group
21:13 Ableton Certified Trainer
24:06 Eurorack Modulars
26:23 Max for Live
31:13 How to become Ableton Certified
38:47 Ableton or Native Instruments
40:32 Push Controller

42:59 DARA OS Push Ensemble
44:53 Ableton or Pro Tools
47:03 Loop Summit
52:36 Ableton University Tour
53:17 Jnthn Stein
55:07 Thomas music with “Strong Sender”