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Jerry Jemmott Interview: Talking Bass
Hey friends, I was honored to sit down with the 'Groovemaster' Jerry Jemmott. Jerry is one of the greatest session bassists of all time and his style has majorly influenced modern bass playing. With credits ranging from BB King, to Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, Aretha…
Tony Franklin – Bass: Session & Interview
Today, we have my friend Tony Franklin with us, also known as "The Fretless Monster". As the name suggests, Tony's chops on fretless bass are outstanding and his intonation is second to none. He has played along side some of the best…
Ableton Live Pt 3: Sampler & Drum Rack
Hey Friends, in Part 3 of our Ableton Live series our Recording Connection apprentice Alex Valente shows you how to use the Drum Rack and Sampler in Ableton. Ableton's sound manipulation features are absolutely incredible and intuitive – for Midi…
Top 5 Metal Production Tips – Gear Gods
If you’re a Metal fan, you’re into shredding high-gain guitar sounds, hard hitting, in-your-face drums and aggressive vocals. While these characteristics are what makes Metal great, working all of them into a great sounding production can present quite a challenge. …
Keyboardist & Jazz Composer Jeff Lorber Interview
Hey friends, I hope you're marvellously well! While many of you probably know me as a pop/rock producer, what you may not know is that I actually am a huge fan of classical music and Jazz. In my teenage years I…
Film Composer and Producer CJ Vanston
Hi Friends, I'm thrilled to introduce you to film composer, record producer, songwriter and keyboardist extraordinaire CJ Vanston. CJ has over 600 records under his belt and is well versed in many different areas of the music industry: From being a renowned…
Review & Giveaway: BAE G10 EQ
I´ve been a fan of BAE Audio for several years. - Why? Because they produce some of the best analogue gear out there: Their products model the most sought after vintage hardware to the tee - With BAE you get the vintage sound with…
Finetune Your Vocal Performance: Melodyne 4
If you've been following me for a while, you know that I'm a big fan of vocal production and making sure to get the absolute best performance out of your artist. Once you have recorded several great vocal takes, you…
Ableton Live with DJ/Producer Chris Lake
We all work in different ways, some of us like myself build songs from an acoustic and vocal idea. Others like Producer, Artist, Mixer, DJ and Remixer Chris Lake create amazing song ideas by manipulating samples in Ableton. I’ve long…
Tutorial: Using Addictive Drums 2 In Studio One
Recording great sounding drums in a small scale home studio can be a challenge for all of us. But that doesn't mean you can't still get killer drum sounds! With the technology available today, you can make any drum set sound…
How Do I Make Money In Music?
The question I get asked more than any other question is ‘How Do I Make Money in the Music Industry?’ Whether you are a Band or an Artist or working behind the scenes as a Producer, Engineer, Mixer or Songwriter,…
Recording Electric Guitar with Phil Allen
Hi Friends, I hope you're marvellously well! We're back with another free tutorial by my good friend and producer extraordinaire Phil Allen: Phil shows you how to capture great electric guitar sounds and discusses several techniques to get different tones and timbres…
The Art Of Playing Bass: Brandino Interview
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! We're very blessed to have one of the most sought after bass players in the R&B, Soul and Jazz with us today: Brandino Kevin Brandon, aka. "Brandino" was Aretha Franklin's bassist for over 20…
Lenise Bent Interview
Like so many of us growing up, I obsessed with music. My first musical loves were all Production Masterpieces. Queen’s ‘A Night At The Opera’, Supertramp’s ‘Breakfast in America’, ELO’s ‘Out Of The Blue’ and Steely Dan’s ‘Aja’. Our interview…
Advanced Vocal Mixing Techniques
When it comes to making a great record, vocals are one of the most important things to get right. They are what the listener is drawn to and convey the emotion & message of the song like no other instrument. This…