Recording Studio Rockstars

By Lij Shaw

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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! - Vance Powell, Michael Beinhorn, Russell Wolff, Graham Cochrane, Joe Gilder, Björgvin Benediktsson.

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RSR285 - Brent McCollough -...

02.19.2021

My guest today is Brent McCollough a Nashville-based producer, keyboardist, and artist. He started playing the piano by ear at the age of five later accepting a full scholarship at the University of Alabama to pursue a degree in Music ...

Recording Studio Rockstars episodes:

02.19.2021 RSR285 - Brent McCollough - Producing The Viral Bee Gees Parody Video "Stayin' Inside" My guest today is Brent McCollough a Nashville-based producer, keyboardist, and artist. He started playing the piano by ear at the age of five later accepting a full scholarship at the University of Alabama to pursue a degree in Music ...
02.12.2021 RSR284 - Tony Black - Grammy Winning Engineer for Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Wu Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, and More... My guest today is Tony Black a Grammy-winning music producer, mixer/engineer & songwriter/musician. He has contributed to recordings totalling more than 50 million units sold or downloaded. He won a GRAMMY AWARD for his contribution to the album “THE DIARY ...
02.05.2021 RSR283 - Tony Succar - Latin Grammy Producer Of The Year My guest today is Tony Succar a two-time Latin Grammy award-winning and #1 Billboard charting artist, producer, and composer/arranger Born in Lima, Peru and raised in Miami, Florida. Tony’s produces music in the world of salsa, jazz, pop, and afro-latino-inspired ...
01.29.2021 RSR282 - Kurt Ballou - Recording Heavy Guitars at God City Studios in Salem MA My guest today is Kurt Ballou is a Grammy-winning producer, engineer, mixer and studio owner in Salem MA with extensive production credits on some of aggressive music's most successful albums. In addition to his studio work, Kurt is the guitarist ...
01.22.2021 RSR281 - Billy Decker - New Book Template Mixing & Mastering My guest today is Billy Decker a Nashville producer, engineer, and mixer with multiple #1 hits for clients like Chris Young, Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, Jaime Lynne Spears, and Sam Hunt and even George Jones. Billy is known ...
01.15.2021 RSR280 - Justin Francis - More Mixing Tips For The Home Studio My guest today is Justin Francis is a multiple Grammy Award nominee as an engineer, #1 Billboard chart mixer, and budding producer based right here in East Nashville. His work can be heard on records ranging from Ronnie Milsap to ...
01.08.2021 RSR279 - Chris Adams aka AHEE - How To Produce Massive Dubstep From Your Home Studio My guest today is Chris Adams, aka Ahee, an EDM producer and artist with extensive experience touring clubs and festivals known for his prolific musical output, helpful YouTube tutorials, high-quality sample packs, & crowd engaging live sets. I discovered Ahee’s ...
01.01.2021 RSR278 - Daniel Schlett - Finding the Space Between the Notes at Strange Weather Studio in Brooklyn NY My guest today is Daniel Schlett a Producer, Engineer, Mixer and owner of Strange Weather Studio seen on the cover of Mix Magazine in 2019 as one of the best rooms in Brooklyn NY. Daniel’s production finds itself at the ...
12.25.2020 RSR277 - Brian Murphree - How to Get Your Mix Ready for Mastering My guest today is Brian Murphree mastering engineer at Soundporter Mastering in Spring Hill TN. After recording his first band in 1994 at a studio in Decatur, AL, and taking the mix-engineer helm in 1999 for his punk band, Random ...
12.18.2020 RSR276 - Kevin McMahon - How to Get The "Band in a Room" Sound My guest today is Kevin McMahon of Marcata Recording first started by The Walkmen in 2000 as a purely analog facility located in Harlem inside what had been a Nascar production facility. Kevin joined in 2003 and took over daily ...
12.11.2020 RSR275 - Morgan Page - Producing Grammy Nominated EDM & Electro House for Clubs and Festivals My guest today is Morgan Page a GRAMMY-nominated producer and DJ with hundreds of millions of plays, and charted multiple Billboard, Beatport, and US Dance Radio #1s. Morgan has built a massive live following performing at major festivals across the ...
12.04.2020 RSR274 - John Storyk - Designing Electric Lady Studios For Jimi Hendrix & Advice For Your Home Studio My guest today is John Storyk, registered architect and acoustician, is a founding partner of WSDG (Walters-Storyk Design Group). He has provided design and construction supervision services for the professional audio and video recording community since the 1969 design of ...
11.27.2020 RSR273 - Patrick Rene aka Killah Trakz - Writing & Producing Old School Hip Hop in Miami My guest today is Patrick Rene aka Killah Trakz a Miami native rapper and hip hop music producer who has worked with artists like Iconz, Rick Ross, 2 Live Crew, and Uncle Luke to name a few. An analog junkie ...
11.20.2020 RSR272 - Stephen Shirk - How to Record a Great Band Performance in the Studio My guest today is Stephen Shirk an engineer, producer, and owner of Shirk Studio in Chicago. Originally from Bloomington, Illinois, he began playing in bands through junior high college at Miami University where he earned a degree in Business and ...
11.13.2020 RSR271 - Marc Daniel Nelson - Mixing Music & Trailers In Pro Tools During Quarantine Marc Daniel Nelson is a Latin Grammy-nominated producer/mixer. He has been producing, mixing and managing creatives for over 19 years. Since our last interview, Marc has been diving headfirst into the film and tv world for music. In 2018, Marc ...
11.06.2020 RSR270 - Shawn Everett - Mixing Alabama Shakes Sound & Color and Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour My guest today is Shawn Èverett, a Juno and Grammy-winning Canadian producer, engineer, previously a guest on episode RSR137. In that interview, we talked with Shawn about his background schooling and his production and mixing philosophies. He has worked with ...
10.30.2020 RSR269 - Bill Cheney - Spectra 1964 & The STX 600 Complimiter My guest today is Bill Cheney co-owner with Jim Romney of Spectra1964. Bill designs mic pre amps, eqs, and compressor limiters for studios following in the footsteps of William Dilley who founded the original Spectra Sonics company in 1964. Bill ...
10.23.2020 RSR268 - Bill Schnee - Recording Steely Dan Aja, Miles Davis, and Huey Lewis & The News My guest today is Bill Schnee an internationally renowned producer, engineer and mix master. In a highly decorated career that spans five decades, Bill has engineered many gold and platinum albums with a wide variety of artists that include Three ...
10.16.2020 RSR267 - Marc Frigo - Mixing Multiple Musical Genres In The Box My guest today is Marc Frigo a mix engineer, recording engineer, and producer based out of Nashville, TN with multi-platinum credits and over 29 years of experience. Marc started out in his hometown of Chicago in 1990 but relocated to ...
10.09.2020 RSR266 - Dana Dowd - Mémoire of Her Father Tom Dowd My guest today is Dana Dowd whose father was the legendary Tom Dowd an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records with a credit list of top artists in jazz, blues, doo wop, soul, and rock records spanning 5 ...
10.02.2020 RSR265 - Buick Audra & Jerry Roe - Sludge Stoner Doom Rock with Friendship Commanders and Steve Albini My guests today are Buick Audra and Jerry Roe of Friendship Commanders, a heavy duo from Nashville TN. Their new EP - HOLD ON TO YOURSELF released in April of 2020 follows their second LP, BILL, which they made with ...
09.25.2020 RSR264 - Marc Urselli - Pro Tools Mixing Template Breakdown From a Grammy Winning Engineer 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 ...
09.23.2020 How to Go from Charging $100 to $1000/song as a Full-Stack Producer - Jordan Valeriote [Bonus Episode] Get Jordan’s Free 3-part video series RSRockstars.com/FullStack This series will hand you the blueprint to becoming a paid professional in the studio. Jordan Valeriote is a producer, mixer, and engineer specializing in hardcore music who fast-tracked his decade-plus career from ...
09.18.2020 RSR263 - Dana Nielsen - Recording with Rick Rubin, Neil Young, Smashing Pumpkins, and Will Ferrell My guest today is Dana Nielsen a Grammy-nominated mixer, engineer, producer, and saxophonist known for his work with Damien Rice, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Adele, The Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, and Kanye West. Nielsen ...
09.11.2020 RSR262 - Eyal Levi - Unstoppable Recording Machine Podcast Host & Nail The Mix Teacher for Rock And Metal Production My guest today is Eyal Levi the CEO of URM Academy, the world’s best school for rock and metal producers. Eyal is a critically acclaimed entrepreneur, musician, podcaster, educator and producer having cut his teeth as the guitarist and primary ...
09.04.2020 RSR261 - Mike Fanuele - Mixing for Stage and Studio With Gwen Stefani, Dashboard Confessional, Paper Music and Second Letter My guest today is Mike Fanuele a recording engineer, music producer, and live sound engineer based in Washington, D.C. Starting out in the studio in 1998, he has recorded and mixed hundreds of bands over the last 22 years, including ...
08.28.2020 RSR260 - Chuck Zwicky - The Convenience Con - One Man's Nirvana Is Another Man's Map My guest today is Chuck Zwicky a mixer, engineer, writer and producer in Manhattan. He’s built studios, designed plug-ins and recorded, mixed and mastered hit records. His credits include Prince, The Rembrandts, Reggie Watts, Soul Asylum, Nine Inch Nails, the ...
08.21.2020 RSR259 - Eric Masse - 3-Time Grammy Losing Producer/Engineer of Miranda Lambert, Rayland Baxter, and bringing Low-Level concepts to High-Level brains My guest today is Eric Masse a Producer and engineer living in Nashville since 2006. Self-described as a three times Grammy losing producer originally from Grand Rapids MI, later living in Boston. Eric is a fan of great songs and ...
08.14.2020 RSR258 - Michael Beinhorn - The Art Of Remote Pre Production My guest today is Michael Beinhorn who has lived his life in the pursuit of artistic expression, first as a visual artist, then as a performer, and finally as a record producer. Michael began in 1979 as co-founder of the ...
08.07.2020 RSR257 - Packy Lundholm - Chip Tunes, Tetris Guitars, Vulfpeck & I Fight Dragons My guest today is Packy Lundholm a Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer/engineer. He plays the guitar with Nintendo rock band I Fight Dragons, who just released their third LP "Canon Eyes" and celebrated their 10th anniversary. Packy runs his recording ...
07.31.2020 RSR256 - David Rodgers - Grammy Winning Jazz Keyboardist With Keb' Mo' My guest today is David Rodgers, a California native David Rodgers is one of the most exciting talents in Nashville’s jazz scene today. Currently an active member of Keb’ Mo’s band as a keyboardist, he has also recorded on numerous ...
07.24.2020 RSR255 - Ike Schultz - Vocal Production Advice, Recording With Tinashe & Mixing Lizzo My guest today is Ike Schultz, a Multi-Platinum award-winning mixing and tracking engineer based in Los Angeles, CA originally from Toronto Canada. He’s collaborated and worked on albums for a variety of artists including Tinåshe, Lizzo, Adele, Rihanna, Kanye West, ...
07.17.2020 RSR254 - Kevin White - Retro Future Music And Theramin For Film & Bands My guest today is Kevin White a Nashville based musician, audio engineer, musicologist, film composer, and audio educator. As an audio engineer, Kevin has worked with national corporate clients, films, radio, rock bands and gained a reputation for his retro-futurist ...
07.10.2020 RSR253 - Mike Senior - Best Free Plugins For A Pro Mix In Your Studio My guest today is Mike Senior, a professional recording, mixing engineer, teacher and writer for years at Sound On Sound magazine. He is also the author of the popular books 'Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio', and its sequel 'Recording ...
07.03.2020 RSR252 - Collin Dupuis - Stuff You Need To Know To Make Great Records My guest today is Collin Dupuis a Nashville and Detroit based multi Grammy-nominated and two time Grammy-winning mixer, producer, and engineer. Collin has developed a sought after sound over the last fifteen years working with critically acclaimed artists and projects ...
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06.26.2020 RSR251 - Jamie Tate - Mix Advice From A Grammy Winner My guest today is Jamie Tate a Grammy and Emmy award-winning recording engineer, mixer and producer. Jamie is the owner of The Rukkus Room studios in Nashville TN. Jamie has worked on records of all kinds, from writers publishing demos ...
06.19.2020 RSR250 - Anthony Gravino - How To Mix in Pro Tools & Console Hybrid My guest today is Anthony Gravino an independent music maker based in Chicago, IL. He has worked with a wide variety of artists across multiple genres as a producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer and musician. Anthony has been ...
06.12.2020 RSR249 - Derek Bargaehr - Vanguard Audio Labs Microphones My guest today is Derek Bargaehr Chief Everything Officer of Vanguard Audio Labs. Co-Founded with Ken Avant, Vanguard's goal is to make fantastic-sounding, original microphones & audio gear that's within the financial reach of the everyman musician. Their V13 tube ...
06.05.2020 RSR248 - Fela Davis - How To Run A Podcast Studio Business My guest today is Fela Davis a graduate and recent Hall of Fame inductee at Full Sail University with almost 20 years of experience in audio engineering, working for clients like Clair Global and House of Blues. Fela also has ...
05.29.2020 RSR247 - Larry Crane - How To Get A Pro Mix While Avoiding Common Mixing Mistakes My guest today is Larry Crane, the editor and founder of Tape Op Magazine (est. 1996), owner of Portland’s Jackpot! Recording Studio (est. 1997), a freelance producer/engineer/mixer who has worked internationally, and archivist for the Estate of Elliott Smith. He's ...
05.22.2020 RSR246 - Chris Shaw - Recording and Mixing with Public Enemy, Weezer, Ric Ocasek, and Jeff Buckley My guest today is Chris Shaw a four-time Grammy Award-winning American producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Beginning his career at Greene Street Recording, he quickly worked his way from his start as an NYU intern, to assistant engineer, to a ...
05.15.2020 RSR245 - Howard Willing - Recording with Billy Corgan, Sara Bareilles, Tchad Blake & Bob Clearmountain My guest today is Howard Willing a Nashville based engineer/producer/mixer previously from LA where he made records for 22 years. He was also A&R; at Capitol Records and has worked with an amazing list of artists including Sara Bareilles, Linda ...
05.08.2020 RSR244 - Bobby Holland - Pro Mixing on a Console and Pro Tools at Pentavarit Studios My guest today is Bobby Holland a Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, mixer, and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, Tennessee with a career spanning many genres and over 15,000 songs. Based out of Studio A at Pentavarit Studios in Berry Hill, Bobby has produced, ...
05.01.2020 RSR243 - Cheyenne Medders - Songwriting and Producing Pop Indie Rock and Folk My guest today is Cheyenne Medders a singer-songwriter, producer and musician living in Nashville. Originally from North Georgia and taught guitar by his father, Cheyenne started writing songs and playing music with his brothers as a young teenager. In 2005 ...
04.24.2020 RSR242 - Glenn Fricker - Spectre Sound Studios Heavy Metal Youtube Channel My guest today is Glenn Fricker a musician, and engineer, and host of a very successful Youtube channel at Spectre Sound Studios where he teaches great insights into recording and mixing heavy metal, and offers fearless and ruthless gear reviews. ...
04.17.2020 RSR241 - Doug Sarrett - Recording Tips with Al Schmitt, U2, and One Republic My guest today is Doug Sarrett a Nashville-based Independent Audio Engineer. He came to Nashville to attend Belmont University and has worked steadily in Nashville Recording Studios for over 30 years. Doug is also the owner of Uno Mas Studio ...
04.10.2020 RSR240 - Adam Bokesch - Recording & Composing with Keys & Vintage Synths My guest today is Adam Bokesch a Nashville writer, recording engineer and producer. He has worked as a touring and session drummer as well as a studio owner engineer and music producer. He has worked with many artists including Emily ...
04.03.2020 RSR239 - Grant Walden - Recording Legendary Muscle Shoals Musicians My guest today is Grant Walden a music producer, audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, studio owner, and host of Tape Noise Podcasts. Grant has worked with Grammy-winning studio musicians, audio engineers, and recording artists, including Denny Laine of The Moody ...
03.27.2020 RSR238 - Richard Dodd - Grammy Winning Mixing Tips and Other Cool Stuff My guest today is Richard Dodd, A multi-platinum Grammy-winning producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer with 40 years of amazing credits to his discography. Richard has worked with a long list of artists including Boz Scaggs, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, ...

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