Before rock and roll, there was rhythm and blues. But we aren't talking about that. Before Rhythm and Blues, there was Jazz. But we aren't talking about that either. We're going to be talking about Rock and Roll; its birth and more notably, its death. It was 1955 when Elvis redefined American
When it comes to balancing work and band, that is the motherfucker. As you know, I still have my day job. I still work full time, run the studio and the YouTube channel. My schedule is a bit different than when I was recording a lot bands! So let's take a step back a
If you record metal guitar, you REALLY want to pay attention here! :) Recently, I had my eyes opened up by some of the best recording engineers in the business! I had a chance to hang out with Bob Marlette (Rob Zombie, Anvil, Shinedown, Alice Cooper), Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth, Sum 41, NOFX) and Ulrich
Running a studio typically means that you're going to be putting up with a bunch of crap. It also means that you'll be working bass players, drummers who can't keep time, singers who can't sing and guitar players that love their Line 6 Spiders. If you've been watching the channel for a while, you
It's easy to get discouraged. At times it may seem too late to start, or that everything is working against you. That is simply not true. A viewer by the name of "Visceral Abomination" wrote in this week asking for tips on how to keep going and not be discouraged. Visceral Abomination is 28,
Last week several music YouTubers gathered in London, Ontario, Canada for a creative roundtable at the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology (OIART). I asked everyone a simple question: "What's your favorite record?" Get to know the albums that inspired some of your favorite music YouTubers! For the full list, scroll down below this
I did the video about running a bass through a tube guitar amp and I loved the results! You can watch that here: How to Record Heavy Bass But honestly, I don't think I'll be doing that anymore- not with the Darkglass amp in the studio! It's completely next level. It's easy to mic
Hope you're having a great Friday and I hope you have a great weekend! I've been getting a lot of questions about why these episodes aren't called "Viewer's Comments" anymore! It's not some attempt to trick you guys! What was happening was for some reason Viewer's Comments was getting demonetized BEFORE they were even
There are hundreds of of "top studio tools" videos and posts online. They all usually consist of making sure that you have "at least one good mic" or a "DAW" or "monitors." These are the obvious tools that everyone should have anyways. What I'm talking about are tools that, throughout 20 years of running
I've had an interest in getting a slider on the show for quite some time now for product shots of amps, mics, settings, etc.! I know that this slider isn't necessarily a music related item, however I want to give you a look behind the scenes into how the show is made! Let me