Hey Friends, in today´s video I´m interviewing incredible producer, engineer and mixer Johnny K. (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Plain White T´s) We talk about the changes in the music industry and how to adapt to your circumstances. Johnny tells us…

Shelly Yakus - Mentoring  Mentors are a huge part of my story, but not all of them are like Olly Alcock who I sat with and played guitar and listened to music with. Some, like Jack Douglas and Shelly Yakus…

Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! In today´s video, I´m interviewing legendary producer and mixing engineer Joe Chiccarelli. Joe has made some of the best sounding records ever. From Frank Zappa's masterpieces to the White Stripe's, Joe's resume is one…

Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! In today´s post Matt Starr (Mr. Big, Ace Frehley, Beautiful Creatures and more) shares his top 5 tips on playing drums. I hope you enjoy them! Drum Tip 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMdj5vyCSPU Drum Tip 2:…

Hi Friends, I hope you´re having a marvellous Thanksgiving with your friends and family! Today, I want to share a mixing tutorial, which my good friend and talented mixer David Mood has recorded for us: David will show you several ways to…

Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! Today, I want to share a tutorial by Matt Starr: Matt will teach you how to create clean and impactful samples from your drum kit, so you can fix inconsistent hits and enhance your…

Hey Friends, In today´s podcast we´re featuring a live Q&A with the incredible Shelly Yakus (John Lennon, U2, Alice Cooper and MANY more). We´re answering several questions of the PLAP community, discussing specific details of Shelly´s recording process, studio "horror" stories,…

Hi Friends, I hope you´re marvellously well! Today´s post is meant to encourage you and get your excited about the time we´re living in as musicians. As technology has evolved over the past years, everyone is now able to make…

Hey Friends, Today´s tutorial is coming straight out of the Produce Like A Pro Academy. I´m breaking down my complete mix of Kaedyn Kashmir´s song "Warrior". In the tutorial I´m explaining the arrangement and production choices I´ve made and which…

Hi Friends, Today I´m interviewing Ian Shepherd, who has been kind enough to share some great advice on how to master in your home studio with us over the past couple of weeks. In the interview we´re discussing several questions…

Hey Friends, Last week, I shared an amazing blog article about home studio mastering with you. Special thanks to Ian Shepherd for sharing his knowledge with us! I know mastering is a highly relevant subject to a lot of mixers and producers today, so…

Hey Friends, Today I´m reviewing the Slate Virtual Microphone System (VMS). With VMS Slate is trying bridge the gap between professional studios and home recordists, by making the classic sound of the most sought after vintage microphones available to everyone. How?…

Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well. I´ve been getting several questions about how to master in your home studio from my subscribers. - And rightfully so! Being able to master your own mixes has become more and more important to mixers and producers: With…

Hi Friends, Today, I have a very special video for you: I´m interviewing Phil Allen, who interned with me when he was 19 years old. He worked his way up to become my assistant, then my recording engineer, eventually Co…

Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! Today, I have a very special video for you: Barry Rudolph will teach you how to treat your home-studio, so you can create a listening environment you can trust and get your mixes to sound great across all…

Hi friends, as promised I´m going to share part two of our AES tour with you today: In the tour, we´re meeting with Blue Cat´s patchwork who have come out with a very versatile distortion plugin. We´re checking out Neve´s latest…

Hi Friends, In today´s blog we have the very talented Erik Reichers. Erik Reichers has produced, mixed, and engineered for some of the recording industry’s most notable artists including Bono, Snoop Dogg, Eric Benet, Ron Fair, Tal Herzberg, Ryan Tedder and DJ Battlecat.…

Hi Friends, I have a very cool video for you today. We´ll do a shootout of 4 different high-quality ribbon mics. Thanks to our friends at Vintage King for lending us these beautiful mics to try out:  Royer 121 Mesanovic…

Hey Friends, My team and I had a blast at the AES Convention in LA the last couple of days. This is the first of two videos giving you some impressions of AES: We´re checking out the latest headphone amp by…

Hey Friends, I´ve recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Huffington Post. In the interview, we talked about the production of Damian McGinty´s upcoming Christmas record, why I founded Produce Like A Pro and where I want to go with it. You can…

Hey Friends, I recently sat down with my friend Matt Boudreau of workingclassaudio.com and we discussed which plugins that came out lately could be considered game-changing. Matt recommended U-He´s Satin plugin, which is an advanced tape emulation plugin with some…

This weeks Podcast features the talented engineer and producer Ken Sluiter (Archer Prewitt, The Waco Brothers, MxPx, Weezer, Ok Go, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Many more). Podcast: [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/285391171" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] YouTube Interview:

I hope you´re doing marvellously well! My friend and phenomenal mixing engineer Matthew Weiss (Dizzee Rascal, Juicy J, MURS, Royce Da 5'9 and more) recently moved to L.A. into a very nice studio. I wanted to share this experience with you, so…

Hey Friends, I recently came across a very cool music production app for your phone or tablet. It´s called "Stagelight". After playing around with it for a while, I really fell in love with it. As a producer I have to…

I was there for Summer NAMM this year and I had a great time! I met with so many amazing Producers, Engineers and Mixers, toured studios, talked to gear manufacturers and thoroughly enjoyed the experience! One of the things I…

I first met Matt Starr a couple of years ago when making Ace Frehley’s Album ‘Space Invader’. Matt came down and played at my Studio, Spitfire. What impressed me most was not only his incredible talent, but his effortless way…

Christmas 1975, I’m barely out of diapers, my father gives me Queen ‘A Night At The Opera’ to me. My father, a Classical and Jazz fanatic, deems it ok for me listen to Queen, in fact after hearing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’…

The legendary Abbey Road Studios/EMI REDD.37 paired with Abbey Road/EMI Studer J37 & C37 Hi, Friends! A few weeks ago I went to Kevin Augunas’ Studio Fairfax Recordings, there in the Live Room, courtesy of Lenny Kravitz and Vintage King…

Hey friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well. I have some exciting news for you: This year, you´ll be able to attend the AES Convention in LA for FREE: AES has agreed to provide all PLAP  followers with a free Exhibits-Plus Badge for…

It all starts with the song. I have been very fortunate to work with some of the worlds greatest songwriters, Steven Tyler, Diane Warren, Isaac Slade from The Fray, all of them amazing writers. English Songwriter and Los Angeles transplant…