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Inside the Production of a Number One Rock Record with Mike Pepe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8EvSXXDWEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Producing An Alt Rock Billboard #1 With Michael Pepe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8EvSXXDWE) What does it really take to turn a simple idea into a hit record? In this new Pro Mix Academy masterclass, producer,…
Don’t Chase Perfection. Chase the Moment.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8qb9vWN-F3YVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Don't Chase Perfection (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8qb9vWN-F3Y) One of the biggest lessons I have learned from doing this for a long time is not to be too much of a perfectionist, especially when it…
“Don’t Listen to the Lyrics”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrcMWitnQt0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: David Bowie's Song With No Meaning? (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrcMWitnQt0) Ken Scott on David Bowie and The Bewlay Brothers “I was stone and he was wax So he could scream, and still relax, unbelievable.”…
ABBA’s Genius, Hook After Hook, A Conversation with Steven Wilson
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0fX0F48DBAEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Abba's Ultimate Hook Song (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0fX0F48DBAE) “Mamma mia, here I go again.” Steven Wilson often uses Mamma Mia as the perfect example of why ABBA’s songwriting deserves far more respect than it sometimes gets, especially…
Ken Scott on John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and the Beautiful Contradiction at the Heart of The White Album
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MQ_GtcZvZH4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ken Scott on John Lennon & Paul McCartney Songs (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MQ_GtcZvZH4) Having spent countless hours in the studio with Ken Scott, few people are better placed to articulate the subtle emotional divide between John Lennon and Paul…
Life on Mars? The Bathroom Deadline, Mick Ronson’s Orchestration, and a Moment of Creative Brilliance
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E8IUyeAgJ7QVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: David Bowie's 'Life On Mars' – Mick Ronson Wrote String Arrangement in the Bathroom – Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E8IUyeAgJ7Q) Some of the most extraordinary moments in recorded music happen not because everything is…
Jimmy Webb on the Greatest Lesson Motown Ever Taught Him
When Jimmy Webb talks about Motown, he does not talk about chart positions or studio tricks. He talks about an education. In his words, he had “the educational experience of my life at Motown,” and it all revolved around…
Steve Lillywhite and the Art of Sonic Space
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QboblNMbjNAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Leaving Space In Music (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QboblNMbjNA) Producers often spend years chasing “bigger” sounds, when the real magic lies in something far more elusive and far more powerful than boosting EQ curves or…
Jimmy Webb and the Art of Songwriting
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oPjiB3RYTEAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Get The Listeners ATTENTION: Jimmy Webb Explains How (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oPjiB3RYTEA) Opening with a Line That Grabs the World There is a moment in every great song when the writer either captures the listener…
Embracing the Imperfections: Why the Magic Lives in the Cracks
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o3V65RDPOBcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mistakes Can Be Gold In Productions (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o3V65RDPOBc) One of the things I’ve learned over the years, both as a producer and as a lifelong fan of great records, is that the…
The 5 Key Home Studio Components – Still True Over a Decade Later (with some notable exceptions!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03jihZBOQtkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The 5 Key Home Studio Components: Don't Let Budget Hold You Back – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03jihZBOQtk) Hi, it’s Warren Huart here, I hope you’re doing marvellously well. This…
Push, Pull, Pocket: The Real Secret to Great Groove and Feel
How to produce rhythm sections that breathe, move, and feel unforgettable. We live in an age of pristine production, where everything can be snapped perfectly to the grid and polished to a mirror shine. Yet, when you talk to people…
Inside Melody and Lyrics: How Toby Gad Shapes Iconic Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waWUDlBwjHYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Melody and Lyrics with Toby Gad (Beyonce. John Legend, Fergie, Demi Lovato) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waWUDlBwjHY) Meet Toby Gad, a remarkable songwriter, producer, and keyboard player whose journey through the music industry has been…
How To Get Your Music On Spotify in 2024
Understanding how to get your music on Spotify is essential knowledge in 2024, when streaming dominates music sales. As of 2020, streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and others accounted for over 80% of the total revenue generated by…
Recording an ALL STAR Jazz Quartet – FREE Multitracks Included
Today, I've got a VERY special treat for you! Recently, I've had the honor of recording a band of a-list Jazz musicians, all performing in the same room together, and making up song arrangment on the fly. It was an…
Diatonic vs Chromatic: What Is a Diatonic Scale?
The basic definitions of diatonic vs chromatic are pretty easy to understand, but like most music theory lingo, it sounds scarier than it is! The diatonic and chromatic scales together actually form the foundation for most of western music. Let’s…
Music Production From Home | The Andy Stochansky Interview with Warren Huart
A Journey Through Music: Early Life and Career Beginnings Born on November 23, 1973, in Toronto, Canada, Andy Stochansky's passion for music was evident from an early age. Growing up in a musically inclined family, he took up the drums…
12 Incredible Songwriting Tips that Work
As musicians, we spend the bulk of our time improving on what we do. We’d probably all agree that every new project we start (and sometimes never finish!) is a step towards getting better at songwriting. While there isn’t a…
Chord Progressions: Finding Chords That Go Together
Even though we only have 12 notes, there are hundreds of possible chord progressions. This can be overwhelming, especially when we’re not yet comfortable finding chords that go together right away. Luckily, the majority of progressions tend to follow established…
Sad Chord Progressions: How to Create an Emotional Sound
Sad chord progressions carry a lot of emotional content and provide the backbone to compositions across genres. While it’s normal to want to create something fresh whenever a songwriter picks up their instrument, knowing common chord progressions is a huge…
How Diminished Chords Work
Diminished chords are native to both major and minor keys. You’ll find them as the seventh chord of the major scale, and the second chord of the natural minor scale. They get a bad rap for being dissonant, but they…
Circle of Fifths: Easily Navigate Every Key
The circle of fifths is a roadmap for musicians. It shows the relationship between all 12 notes of the chromatic scale, and helps us navigate key signatures with ease. A fundamental part of any beginner to intermediate theory lesson, the…
Types of Music Royalties: How to Make Money as an Artist
Music royalties are a complicated legal game. What happens behind the scenes for artists, songwriters, publishers, or other copyright holders to get paid is best left to lawyers who know what they’re doing. But’s important for artists to at least…
Understanding Music Modes and Their Role in the Studio
There are seven total music modes including the major and natural minor scales. Why learn them at all? Songwriters and producers can always benefit from music theory; when you know the rules, or at least the basics, it can help…
Scale Degrees: What Are They and Why Do They Matter in the Studio
Engineers and producers can always benefit from understanding the basics of music theory. Knowing enough of the “language of music” to get by is helpful for communicating effectively with session musicians, for example. Having the ear is most important, but…
How to Write a Catchy Chorus | Essential Ingredients
There’s a lot of pressure on songwriters when it comes to creating the grand hook. Understanding how to write a chorus that listeners can sing along and identify with is a huge undertaking. The chorus is the most important part…
Hooktheory Hookpad Review: The Ultimate Musical Sketchpad
As we all know, songwriting isn’t easy—if it was, everyone would be doing it. We can have ideas in our head, but sometimes translating those through our instrument(s) and into our DAW becomes tedious and uninspiring. Sometimes we’ll sit down…
Louise Goffin Interview and “I Saw The Light” Production Breakdown With Fernando Perdomo
Today's video release I am super excited for. I sat down with legendary Louise Goffin to chat about the cover of “I See the Light” produced by Fernando Perdomo. But before we get into it, I want to talk about…
The Secret to Writing Great Songs?
Today's featured FAQ Friday question is: What’s the best song structure for the music industry at the moment? This is a huge question! Song structure is a very broad term. This question made me think of all the knee-jerk reactions.…
How to Make Money in Music as an Artist
Whether you’re a band/artist or working behind the scenes as a producer, engineer, mixer or songwriter, the music industry has changed dramatically over the last 15-20 years. And perhaps the most important thing you’re wondering about is how to make…
Using Silence to Improve Your Productions
We don’t often consider the importance of silence when it comes to our musical productions. It’s easy to get caught up in the sounds we want to add, because that’s what music is all about! But if you use silence itself…
Songwriting Inspiration: Ways to Stay Creative
Sometimes songwriting inspiration really does come out of thin air. The other 90% of the time, we’re stuck somewhere between wanting to make music, and actually making music. If you want to spend more time actually making music and steering clear of dreaded writer’s…
From Lyrics to Mixdown: How to Record a Song
As producers, engineers, and songwriters, we sometimes struggle to transpose the sounds and ideas in our heads to “tape.” We may have all the tools at our disposal to make great music—quality instruments, microphones, all the fixings of a home…
5 Tips to Get You Creating Music
In this video, we’re going to be talking about 5 tips to get your creating music. 1. Just get started! Don’t ‘wait for inspiration’. Set aside time to work. Many people have full time jobs, are in School or are…
FAQ Friday NAMM Edition Part 2 | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! While at NAMM 2019 we ran into Austen Bullard who had a marvellous question to ask me: “When you’re in the studio writing with an artist, do you have a process for efficiently…
How to Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Tips and Tricks Used by Pros
It’s something that every creative has experienced and will likely face again: the feeling of being totally out of ideas. Inspiration comes to a halt, and starting or finishing a project seems like an insurmountable task. Writer’s block is discouraging and…
Hi! I’m Wayne G. Miller!
Hello, Produce Like A Pro viewers and readers. I’m Wayne G. Miller – a producer/mixer, songwriter and musical director in Los Angeles. As an MD I have worked with Christina Perri, Mike Posner, Demi Lovato, Snakehips, AlunaGeorge and many others.…
Recording a song with 1 mic (LCT 441 Flex Giveaway)
a Rafflecopter giveaway Over the last 3 years of doing this channel, our good friends over at Lewitt have given us many microphones to try out and give away! Recently they have introduced a new microphone called the LCT 441…
6 Ways to Avoid Writer’s Block
It’s something that every creative has experienced and will likely face again: the feeling of being totally out of ideas. Inspiration comes to a halt, and starting or finishing a project seems like an insurmountable task. Writer’s block is discouraging and…
6 Steps in Becoming a Better Songwriter
The path to improvement as a songwriter is an on-going, ever-evolving process. As a craft, songwriting is highly individualistic, dictated by a host of personal characteristics. The instrument(s) you play, the genre(s) you most enjoy, and your technical and creative…
How to Write a Song with 10 Helpful Holistic Hints
When it comes to writing music, there’s surely no substitute for a bit of creativity and the keen desire to make something new. Everyone has a method all their own, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t observable parallels between creative…
Melodyne, Waves Tune or Auto-Tune? | FAQ Friday
Melodyne, Waves Tune or Auto-Tune? Which is the best to use? Which one is your favorite? They all do the same thing technically but they all have different algorithms and different ways of working. I’ll tell you what I like…
Mixing Monitors vs. Mastering Monitors | FAQ Friday
Are mixing monitors different than mastering monitors? Yes and no. I’ve been to a lot of mastering studios where they have very expensive monitors but they’re also the same very expensive monitors that I’ve seen in some very expensive studios…
Magic Formula For Songwriting? | FAQ Friday
I often get asked about songwriting: How do I start a song? Is there a magical formula? I like to start with asking the artist “what do you want to write about? What exactly are you trying to say?” If…
