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Roger Moutenot

RSR070 – Roger Moutenot – Producing Yo La Tengo & Paula Cole

RSR070 – Roger Moutenot – Producing Yo La Tengo & Paula Cole

My guest today is Roger Moutenot, a multi platinum Grammy nominated producer and engineer here in Nashville. Roger started out in Cliffside Park NJ with a view of Manhattan recording bands in his basement studio before attending the Institute of Audio Research in New York and landing a job at Skyline Studios in 1975.

During his time at Skyline Roger recorded many important artists including Laurie Anderson, They Might Be Giants, and 10,000 Maniacs. Making the inevitable shift to freelance Roger began working at Chung King House of Metal with Run DMC, Heavy D, and Stetsasonic, and also recording greats from the the NY jazz scene John Zorn, Bill Frisell, and Don Byron.

Moving to Nashville TN in the 90s I first met Roger when he was mixing Jill Sobule at Woodland Studios where I was interning. And then we got a chance to work together at Alex The Great studio owned by Robin Eaton and Brad Jones recording a cool indi band Toy Bean.

In 1993 Roger produced Painful, for the college radio favorites Yo La Tengo, which began a long relationship with the band going on to record seven full length albums. These included the critically acclaimed albums I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One in 1997, and 2000’s And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out.

Roger continued to make records in both Nashville and NY until building his own Haptown Studio, where we are today. He has a long list of credits which include: producing Paula Cole’s double platinum, Grammy Nominated album, This Fire, Joseph Arthur, Lambchop, Josh Rouse, Jefferson Airplane/ Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, Lou Reed, Rosanne Cash, John Cale, Jeff The Brotherhood, Son Volt, Mindy Smith, Cheap Trick, Gillian Welch, and John Mayer. The list goes on…

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You can reach Roger at: haptown491@gmail.com

Here’s Roger with his recommended reading for the studio:

Roger Moutenot

I just cant believe I get to do this. I get to come in to the studio and music. - Lou Reed via Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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The Edison wax cylinder.

Tricking for the sake of tricking? It can be pretentious sometimes. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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Brand New Noise – cool noise boxes!

What does the song call for and what does that band sound like? What are you trying to achieve in that song? Thats the essence! - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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The Advent Cassette Deck

It was never lockouts back then. You might have two or three sessions at the daytime. And then the crazy people come in at nighttime. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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Back then working as a tape op it was pass or fail. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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If you're going to make a mistake, make it big! But maybe not the technician. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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I use the console. I try to use anything I put my hands on as opposed to the mouse. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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Have instruments in your studio... - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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I like a session where you don't feel like you're pounding, and recording. It just happens. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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The rest note is so important. It's as important as your note note. - Jim Keltner via Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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Start with one, and then see how things sound when you move that one mic around. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh@PaulaColeMusic
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I think the stuff thats a little quirky and maybe not perfect is what touches our hearts. More than the even tempered thing that just sounds the same throughout the whole scale of the instrument. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh@PaulaColeMusic
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Bring everything about the world that turns us on and turns us off. Bring that into that knob, and make that come through the speakers. Then you're on to something. - Roger Moutenot @TheRealYLT @Marsh @PaulaColeMusic
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