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My guest today is John Jaszcz, aka the Yoshman. He is a multi Grammy and Dove awarded mixer, engineer, and producer. He is well known for his work in Nashville with gospel, country, Christian contemporary, and rock artists and will sometimes have multiple songs on the top of the charts at the same time. His mixing credits have included Billy Ray Cyrus, Roberta Flack, Donna Summer, Wynonna Judd, John Michael Montgomery, and Collective Soul to name just a few.

But Yosh got his start far north of Nashville in Detroit MI where he learned how to record and mix under the gurus of funk like Bootsy Collins, Parliament/Funkadelic, George Clinton, Roger Troutman, Sly Stone, and Zapp. And it was through his work there with Gospel great Fred Hammond of Commissioned, and the legendary Thomas Whitfield that Yosh ultimately made his connection to Nashville and then moved here to grow his career.

I met Yosh recently through our mutual friend Carl Tatz, who was also a guest on the show in RSR050.

Cool stuff we talked about on the show:

• Recording Bootsy Collins with an Ovation acoustic guitar.
• Recording Atomic Dog, George Clinton, Sly Stone, and Funkadelic.
• The origin of the Talkbox with Pete Drake and the Talking Steel.
• How Bootsy Collins would record his bass and why they used three tracks!
• Sly Stone and the most challenging sessions of Yosh’s career.
• How to get a funky kick and snare in your mix.
• The importance of bass pocket, and the important difference between Meters style funk, and Funkadelic groove.
• Pro and cons of multing microphones for live recording.
• Neve, Summit, Fab Filter, and plugin chains for your stereo mix buss.
• Using Invoice Pro, and what can we learn from financial guru Dave Ramsey in the studio?

Leave a comment at the bottom of the post and let us know what you think, and thanks for being a Rockstar!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ZGNGBNIL8

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My guest today is Robin Eaton, a songwriter, producer, poet, and artist from Nashville TN. He owns his own studio, Club Roar, and is also co-owner of Alex The Great recording with Brad Jones who was my guest on episode 34.

Beginning as a songwriter and artist signed to Warner France and then Ze-Island records in NYC, He was also in the original Broadway production of Hair. After moving to Nashville in the 80s and building Alex The Great, Robin went on to co write and produce Jill Sobule’s self titled record with the hit single “I Kissed A Girl” about ten years before Katy Perry’s song of the same title.

Cool stuff we talked about on the show:

• Getting a record label deal in France and NYC in the 1970s.
• Mixing at Trident Studios in London.
• Mixing at Electric Ladyland in NYC.
• Advice for writing songs and keeping notebooks.
• Cowriting with Jill Sobule.
• How to get simple cool drums sounds in the studio.
• Recording prepared piano.
• The changing music scene of Nashville TN.

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My guest today is Joe Baldridge, a producer, and multi Grammy winning and number 1 charting engineer with over 25 years experience in production, recording, mixing, artist management and brand and artist development. Joe has over 300 album credits on AllMusic.com. And he has received a nomination for 2014 “Record of the Year” for his work on Taylor Swift’s RED, and won a Dove award for production work with Toby Mac.

Joe also teaches at Belmont University right here in Nashville having joined the Audio Engineering Technology department at the Mike Curb College Of Entertainment & Music Business as an adjunct in 2010, and as Full time Lecturer in 2013.

Joe brings to teaching his creative experience from working with such artist as Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Eli Young Band, Jake Owen, Dierks Bentley, Toby Mac, Taylor Swift, the Newsboys, Brooks and Dunn, and Third Day to name just a few.

Cool stuff we talked about on the show:

• Nashville’s progressions toward rock.
• How the iPhone changed pop music from guitar based to synth based.
• Amplifying the drums during tracking.
• Setting up live vocal fx, and delay spins during tracking.
• Minimize your use of plugins during tracking.
• The secret to hit mixes in one minute.
• The importance of working with great artists.
• How to get low end right from Humberto Gatica.
• How to pan your instrument and avoid using plugins.
• How to build your bit bit all the elements together.
• The importance of starting out in a musical hub whether physical location for online resource.
• The best way to mic a guitar with two mics.
• The differences between Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Studio One, Steindberg Nuendo, and Ableton Live.
• Why you should comp your time for an up and coming band.

Leave a comment below and let us know what you think, and thanks for being a Rockstar!

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RSR060 – Jordan Valeriote – Hard Core Mixing & Silverstein

My guest today is Jordan Valeriote, an independent producer, mixer, and engineer based out of Ontario, Canada, specializing in hardcore music with blazing guitars and drums. Jordan started out as an assistant engineer in 2007 at Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto, where he worked on recording sessions for Usher, Timbaland, Serena Ryder and The Jonas Brothers.

He then decided to create his own place, Sundown Studio in Guelph, ON, located in a remodeled barn in a beautiful natural farm setting. In 2010 he produced Rescue for the band Silverstein, a leading band on the post-hardcore scene. Follow up credits include Antimacy by the Dead and Divine, and Prophets for the Counterparts. Other credits include: Nick Johnston, Forevermore, Great Lakes, Mandroid Echostar, and Skynet.

Jordan is also an author, teacher, and entrepreneur. He has taken all the knowledge gained from producing, recording, and mixing to create HardCoreMusicStudio.com where Jordan teaches you how to record, edit, and mix powerful hardcore records. He has written a book called Mixing Heavy Music which you can find on Amazon. And he also offers drum sample packs made up of the very same drum samples used on many of his hardcore productions which you can find on his website HarcoreMusicStudio.com.

Get Jordan’s FREE mixing cheat sheet right here!

Cool stuff we talked about in our interview:

Leave a comment below and let us know what you think, and thanks for being a Rockstar! Cheers, Lij Shaw

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RSR059 – Mike Radovsky – Music Composition, Licensing, & Drums

My guest today is Mike Radovsky a drummer, producer, and composer for music licensing in film and tv. Mike has played with many great artists including: Phil Madeira, Michelle Wagner, and Tanya Tucker.

Mike has been creating cool library music ranging in style from surf rock to heavy guitar blues and has lots to teach us about the world of music licensing. His credits include placements in music libraries like Sonoton APM, Groove Addicts, Smartsound, and Peer Publishing.

He has written music for major car commercials like Ford, Jeep, and Lexus, and has had many placements on ABC/ CBS/ FOX/ HBO and SHOWTIME. Mike has even created music placed in one of the best shows ever made for tv “Breaking Bad.”

Cool stuff we talked about:

Here is a shot of Mikes awesome Gretsch kit with the cymbals up high in the air. We talked about getting separation between the drum shells and the cymbals this way:

This is some of Mike’s compositional work on Soundcloud:

And here is some of his playing on records:

Magneto is the plugin that Mike referenced on the podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZbzfEj6ZM

Mike’s band Bedlam ~ Magic Carpet Ride (Reservoir Dogs Soundtrack 1991)

Much thanks to Sean De Leon & Mitchell Murray for editing assistance!

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