Plugins

PLP 109: John Burke on Mixing Perfect Vocals

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What’s up Heroes, and welcome to episode 109 of the Producer Life Podcast. I’ve got a couple of big announcements so please listen all the way through to the end. Today I’ve got John Burke from Perfect Vocals Academy. John has been working in the music industry for 17 years and has experience in everything from being a touring musician to running a record studio to his current project, a remote mixing and mastering service with a specialization in vocals.

PLP 099: Ignacio Arfeli on Patience, Plugins, and Producing Techno

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Ignacio Arfeli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There wasn’t much of a techno scene there, so he moved to the mecca for techno: Berlin. Ignacio’s music blurs the line between the techno underground and the mainstream. 2019 was a breakout year for him as he landed some of the most respected labels in techno including Kraftek, Suara, Octopus Recordings, and several more. Charlotte De Witte has frequently opened festivals with his tracks, and he has had support from Alan Fitzpatrick, Eric Pryzd, Dense & Pika, and Dj Rush.

PLP 095: Sean Giovanni on Storytelling in Songwriting

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Today we welcome back Sean Giovanni. Gio is an audio engineer, producer and the multitalented owner of The Record Shop in Nashville, Tennessee. During his career Gio has worked with big acts and labels to include: Alabama, John Legend, Lil Jon, Meatloaf, Sister Hazel, The Wallflowers, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal, and many more.

PLP 093: Mauro Somm on Producing Techno by Avoiding Rules

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Today’s guest is Mauro Somm, an up-and-coming techno producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He’s been signed on Christian Smith’s Tronic label and has had support from some of the most creative artists in the industry, including UMEK,  Gallya, Joyce Mercedes, and Space 92. 

PLP 069: The Living Proof on Remixing and Producing Bass Music

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Today’s guest is Nathan Boutwell, better known as The Living Poof, an amazing bass and dubstep producer who lives in Los Angeles. His original tracks and remixes have racked up over 100,000 streams on SoundCloud, and he has over 12,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. In this episode Nathan and I geek out about learning to DJ in VR, his favorite plugins, his approach to producing and remixing, and his daily productivity habits.

PLP 067: Armin van Buuren Masterclass Review

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I recently completed Armin van Buuren’s masterclass at Masterclass.com. Masterclass creates highly professional courses with top-tier performers in a wide range of fields. In case you’re not familiar with Armin van Buuren, he’s been named one of the top DJs on the planet by DJ Mag five times, has had a Grammy nomination, and has 41 million listeners to his A State of Trance radio show. His record label, Armada Music, is one of the most diverse record labels in electronic music and was voted #7 for “Label of the Decade.”

PLP 063: Haterade on Trap Music, Being a Lifelong Learner, and Working for Cymatics

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Today is our interview with Noah Lloyd, better known as Haterade, a full time musician who made his name with his distinctive so-cal Trap style which has been played by Diplo, Skrillex, Carnage, Krewella, and others. He’s been making music since he was 14 and is now directing some of his focus to other genres of music through the music collective Greater Than with Zak Jablow. When he’s not making music as Haterade for his 30,000 monthly listeners, he’s making samples and beats for Cymatics or teaching his private students about music production.

PLP 060: Zak Jablow on Getting Started with Chance the Rapper, Brain Candy Management, and his Music Collective Greater Than (Part 2)

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This is part two of our interview with Zak Jablow, also known as Professor Fox, a Grammy-nominated music educator, commercial song writer and record producer for major label clients and independent projects. You’ve heard his music in television commercials, motion pictures and television programming. Clients include Mac Miller, Curren$y, Wu-Tang Clan, Ab Soul, Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, GLC, Carbon Tigers and Sidewalk Chalk.

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