{"id":43044,"date":"2019-06-10T16:01:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T16:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=43044"},"modified":"2020-11-19T20:16:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T20:16:32","slug":"the-offsprings-pretty-fly-for-a-white-guy-inside-the-song-w-dave-jerden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/the-offsprings-pretty-fly-for-a-white-guy-inside-the-song-w-dave-jerden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Offspring&#8217;s &#8220;Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)&#8221;: Inside the Song w\/ Dave Jerden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-3532734205\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-6006972745111-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-6006972745111-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-6006972745111-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-6006972745111-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-6006972745111-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dave Jerden is a dear friend and incredible producer\/engineer who\u2019s done some legendary work in the <a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/hard-rock-metal-producer-and-musician-matt-good\/\">alternative rock, punk, and metal scenes<\/a>. He&#8217;s also a regular on Inside the Song, where we previously talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/janes-addiction-been-caught-stealing-inside-the-song-w-dave-jerden\/\">&#8220;Been Caught Stealing&#8221;<\/a> by Jane&#8217;s Addiction and <a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/alice-in-chains-man-in-the-box-inside-the-song-with-dave-jerden\/\">&#8220;Man in the Box&#8221;<\/a> by Alice in Chains.<\/p>\n<p>He got his start as an engineer in the late &#8217;70s at Eldorado Recording Studios in Hollywood.\u00a0There, Dave engineered and mixed highly successful records by artists like\u00a0Talking Heads, David Byrne, Frank Zappa, Mick Jagger, and\u00a0The Rolling Stones, amongst others. Over the years, he\u2019s worked with\u00a0other bands like Fishbone, Anthrax, The Offspring, Meat Puppets, Social Distortion, and Red Hot Chili Peppers to name a few!\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-allmusic_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Dave\u2019s career as a producer started in the late &#8217;80s with albums by Jane&#8217;s Addiction and Alice In Chains. In this role, Dave takes a hands-off approach, not imparting his own taste on the music. Instead, he helps artists bring <em>their<\/em> vision to life, capturing them as they are. 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Their third,\u00a0<em>Smash<\/em>, was noted for its commercial success, though the fourth,\u00a0<em>Ixnay on the Hombre<\/em> (which Dave also produced), didn&#8217;t quite gain the same traction.<\/p>\n<p>The band were veterans by\u00a0<em>Americana<\/em>&#8216;s release, and the album contained three of the band&#8217;s biggest hits, including &#8220;Pretty Fly,&#8221; &#8220;Why Don&#8217;t You Get a Job?,&#8221; and &#8220;The Kids Aren&#8217;t Alright.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The album was recorded at Eldorado Recording Studios in Hollywood where Dave had been working since the &#8217;70s.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Americana<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0was written in signature Offspring style, which they had developed over the previous 4 records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43046 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"316\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover.jpg 316w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-170x170.jpg 170w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-16x16.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-14x14.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-10x10.jpg 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover-9x9.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many artists talk about changing the formula from record to record, but that wasn&#8217;t the case for The Offspring&#8217;s 5th effort. 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