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Black Hole Sun: How Chris Cornell and Michael Beinhorn Let Go of the Past to Find Soundgarden’s Future
What happens when lead singer Chris Cornell removes his self-imposed limitations on songwriting and embraces his own inspirations and desires? The world gets caught in the inescapable pull of 1994’s Black Hole Sun. The song is Soundgarden's greatest commercial success,…
Soundgarden’s “Spoonman”: Inside the Song with Michael Beinhorn
We're back again with Mr. Michael Beinhorn, this time talking about the iconic Soundgarden track, "Spoonman." This song should be familiar to almost everybody watching, as it was the first single from Superunknown and often gets credit for launching Soundgarden into the…
The Significance of Pre-Production with Michael Beinhorn
A lifelong artist, Michael Beinhorn got his start as an illustrator, then a musician, before finally becoming an outstanding record producer, arranger, engineer, and writer. In NYC in the '70s, Michael ultimately forewent what would have been a promising career…
Hole’s “Celebrity Skin”: Inside the Song with Michael Beinhorn
The last time we were with Michael Beinhorn we took a look at “Coma White” by Marilyn Manson, which he produced! Now we’re breaking down “Celebrity Skin" by Hole, which is the debut single from the 1998 album of the…
Marilyn Manson’s “Coma White”: Inside the Song w/ Michael Beinhorn
The last time we sat down with Michael Beinhorn we took a look at "The Dope Show" by Marilyn Manson which he produced! Now we're breaking down "Coma White," which was the promo single from Marilyn Manson's third album, Mechanical Animals. Throughout…
Marilyn Manson’s “The Dope Show”: Inside the Song with Michael Beinhorn
The last time I sat down with Michael Beinhorn we looked at Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" which he engineered and produced! Now we're breaking down "The Dope Show," which was the lead single from Marilyn Manson's third album, Mechanical Animals. Throughout…
Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun”: Inside the Song with Michael Beinhorn
I sat down with the wonderful Michael Beinhorn to talk about his involvement with perhaps thee most iconic rock song of the '90s. Everything from the drum sounds, guitar sounds, vocals, and songwriting is unbelievable! The track, of course, is "Black Hole…
Michael Beinhorn: Multi-Platinum Producer, from Herbie Hancock to Soundgarden
Like so many of the fantastic producers, engineers, and musicians we have the opportunity to talk to, Michael Beinhorn‘s career has been absolutely incredible. A lifelong artist, Michael started first as an illustrator, then a musician, before finally becoming an…
Tommy Lee’s Studio ‘The Atrium’ and interview with Engineer Smiley Sean
Tommy Lee’s Studio The Atrium and interview with Engineer Smiley Sean Earlier this week I went to Tommy Lee’s Studio, The Atrium to record bonus material for the Matt Starr course we've just released. We wanted to show people how…
Songs that Changed Music: Herbie Hancock – Rockit
Written by Caitlin Vaughn Carlos Embracing the Future with Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit” As an 11 year old, child prodigy, playing the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.5 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, young Herbie Hancock could never have imagined…
Jay Messina: World-Class Engineer/Producer (Aerosmith, KISS, John Lennon)
Here’s a full transcription of our conversation! Warren Huart: Hi, everybody. Hope you’re doing marvelously well. I’m sitting here with the rather wonderful, Mr. Jay Messina. Jay, how are you? Jay Messina: I’m doing great, Warren. Good to see you. Warren…
What Inspires Me: F. Reid Shippen
F. Reid Shippen is “New Jersey-born, Nashville-based, highly motivated, completely caffeinated Grammy award-winning producer/engineer/mixer.” We met with him at his private mixing studio, Robot Lemon, in Nashville where we talked about what inspires him to make amazing records! F. Reid…
Top 10 Albums Released in the Last 20 Years | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we received tons of marvellous questions this week! Unfortunately we ran out of time after answering just two! Our featured question this week: "What are your top 10 best Engineered/Produced…
Top 10 Recording Tips
You will find many articles on the internet with tips and tricks for mixing and making a song sound it's best. The best way to make sure the mix, and ultimately the final product sounds the best it can is…