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De-constructing Hendrix, Queen and more!
Today, I've got a very special treat for you! Have you ever wanted to get an inside look into the sessions of all time classics like Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze', Queen's 'Killer Queen' or Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love'? – Well,…
Giveaway: Wes Audio Dione SSL-Style Bus Compressor
I've always been a fan of innovative companies who combine the beautiful analogue sound with modern technology and ease of use. With their _DIONE Bus Compressor, Wes Audio is pioneering the field and setting trends for what easily could become the…
5 Tips For A Successful Audio Career
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! There are many key ingredients to building a successful career in music. In this video, I want to share the top 5 things I've found to be the most important over the…
Mixing Classic Rock Drums with Matthew Weiss
Mixing drums can be a daunting task and leave even the most tenured mixer feeling inadequate. There can be as few as two mics to as many as a dozen or more that need to be blended together. This task…
Boulevard Recording Studio Tour
Hi friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! My friend and legendary producer Shelly Yakus recently hit me up and told me: 'Hey Warren, for your next studio tour, you need to check out Clay Blair's studio 'Boulevard Recording'. And I'm so…
Mastering Music with Warren Sokol
Being able to master your own songs has become a crucial skill to mixing engineers, producers and home studio recordists: Often times, budgets don’t allow to hire an external Mastering engineer anymore. So in order for our music to compete…
Singer/Songwriter ‘The Workday Release’ Interview & Live Performance
David from 'The Workday Release' is an incredibly talented Artist, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist, who I've produced 2 albums for and about to start a third! He recently got endorsed by Yamaha, firstly because of his outstanding talent, but secondly because he's very…
What’s new in Studio One 3.5?
PreSonus Studio One is a relatively new DAW which has gained a lot of fans over the last couple of years. It was developed by the head engineers of Cubase and I've heard quite a few engineers call it 'The DAW of…
Giveaway: Soyuz SU-013 Microphones (Matched Pair, $1200 Value)
Soyuz is a very special company: All of their microphones are handcrafted in Russia, using the original technology used to build microphones in the 40s and 50s. They're assembling and tuning their own capsules from the raw materials, winding their own transformers, and…
Mixing Hiphop & R&B with Irko
If you're a HipHop, R&B or Pop fan, there's a good chance you'll find the name of Mixing engineer Irko on the credit list of your favourite records: He's worked with Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Pitbull, Rick Ross, P Diddy,…
Recording Drum Overheads with Matt Weiss
When I was 19 I worked at a local music store, I sold guitars and recording equipment. I befriended one of the clients that came in who had a studio. I got a call one day saying: 'I'm on tour and…
Shaping Your Guitar Tone
Thank you so much for all of the positive feedback on Tuesday’s Rock Production video! Some of you have asked me to do more Rock production and recording tutorials. Well... ask and you shall receive! 😉 We’re back with our…
How To Produce Rock Music
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Over the course of my career, I've been blessed to work with many incredible producers and engineers, such as Jack Douglas, David Foster, Rick Rubin, Michael Brauer, Mark Endert and many more. Now…
Show Us Your Studio Compilation Pt. 4
We're back again with 'Show Us Your Studio' Part 4. Thanks ever so much for all of your amazing submissions and for showing us your personal approach to making music. I am so glad we have such an amazing community here,…
Drum Micing with Grammy Winner Cameron Webb
Over the last couple of weeks, we've created a series in which all of our followers show off their studios and share their approach to recording music. It's been a blast seeing all of your different workflows and we're open for…