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The Self-Recording Band

Written by: Benedikt Hain / Malcom Owen-Flood
  • Summary

  • Produce exciting sounding music yourself and release songs that you're proud of! Professional producers/mixers Benedikt Hain and Malcom Owen-Flood help you make your next DIY-recording session a success!
    © 2024 The Self-Recording Band
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  • 216: Ken Lewis & Dom Rivinius (Mixing Night Audio, Taylor Swift, Kanye, Bruno Mars, Drake, BTS, Alicia Keys, Eminem)
    Apr 5 2024

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    Episode show notes:

    Ken Lewis is a Mixer & Producer with 114 gold records under his belt. On his credits list you'll find BTS, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Drake, Bruno Mars and many more.

    Dom Rivinius is a producer, writer and mix engineer with credits on projects for artists like Eminem, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift or BTS.

    So both got quite the list there and now they also own a plugin company together. It's called Mixing Night Audio and offers really unique tools that you won't find anywhere else! So powerful and fun to use!

    KEN LEWIS CALLS HIMSELF A MIXER, PRODUCER AND "FINISHER".

    And he also says he has the weirdest resume in the music industry. So, naturally, we needed to hear more about that.

    DOM RIVINIUS MET KEN A FEW YEARS AGO AND BECAME PART OF HIS TEAM.

    First as an assistant and then he got involved more and more on big projects for artists like Eminem, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift or BTS.

    Dom started out as a drummer, and after he started working with Ken he got to play drums on a few Taylor Swift songs, for example.

    A FEW YEARS INTO WORKING TOGETHER THEY'VE STARTED THEIR PLUGIN COMPANY, MIXING NIGHT AUDIO.

    We had a chance to play with their tools and use them on a few projects. And wow! These are really powerful and so much fun to use! And... a little different in many ways. 😉

    On this episode, Ken & Dom share details about how they came up with those plugin ideas, the philosophy behind them and why they are a great addition to your mixing tool kit.

    AND FINALLY, THE TWO HAVE BUILT AN ONLINE COMMUNITY DOING FREE MONTHLY LIVE STREAMS ON YOUTUBE STRAIGHT FROM KEN'S STUDIO.

    So overall, we thought this was such a cool partnership between Ken and Dom that we wanted to know everything about how they met, how they got to where they are, what it takes to get that kind of projects and how they balance their insane work loads with other areas of life.

    And the answers were super interesting, although not surprising if you've ever met one of them in person.

    We hung out with Dom at Studioszene in Hamburg last year, then again at Namm in LA earlier this year and we immediately knew we had to introduce him and Ken to our audience.

    So here we are!

    And this episode is only the beginning:

    ON APRIL 16TH 2024 KEN AND DOM WILL DO A "VOCAL MASTERY" WORKSHOP FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

    It's going to be a free live event and if you are not on our email list or in our Facebook group, yet, please sign up or join now because you don't want to miss this!

    (Getting our emails is as simple as downloading any of our free guides and tutorials.)
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    For links to everything we've mentioned in this episode, as well as full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/216
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    If you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: podcast@theselfrecordingband.com

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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • 215: "Everyone on your team should care as much as you" - Carl Bahner on finding the right collaborators and building your brand as a producer
    Mar 27 2024

    Get our free video training & checklist, "Standout Mixes - The DIY Musician's Guide To Exciting Mixes That Stand Out And Connect":
    theselfrecordingband.com/standoutmixes
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    Apply for The Self-Recording Syndicate, our unique, personalized coaching program and jump on a free clarity call with us to see if it is a great fit for you:
    theselfrecordingband.com/call
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    Join the free Facebook Group ("The Self-Recording Band Community"):
    theselfrecordingband.com/community
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    Episode show notes:

    "Your song is your baby - and everyone on your team should care as much as you." - Carl Bahner.

    Carl is an emotion-focused mix engineer with a hands-on approach, who helps artists and producers from all over the world to build their own sonic dream team.

    He has an open-minded, collaborative approach with artists and producers, exploring the jungle of sounds to make each song as unique, memorable, and emotionally impactful as possible.

    Carl also calls himself a co-producer. Because even though most people come to him for mixing, one of his biggest strengths is helping artists and producers with that final 3% of the production that keeps you banging your head against the wall.

    And finally, Carl helps passionate studio pros become irresistible to their ideal clients by teaching them to communicate their unique passions and perspectives.

    Why does he do that? Because he loves being part of magical teams who create magical art. And through helping other producers find their perfect artist and make them happy, Carl can have an even greater impact and change even more lives through the music that's being created.

    And why is it all about communicating? Because when you clearly communicate what makes you, YOU - aligned with exactly what your ideal clients crave - your inbox fills with serious inquiries.

    That’s why Carl uses his two decades of music industry experience to help producers, engineers, and session musicians find and attract the perfect artists to work with.

    And he really cares. It comes through in everything he says.

    Here comes Carl Bahner, on The Self-Recording Band Podcast. Let's dive in!


    PS: Please join the conversation by leaving a comment on YouTube, a rating and review on your podcast app, or a post inside our free Facebook community.

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    For links to everything we've mentioned in this episode, as well as full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/215
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    If you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: podcast@theselfrecordingband.com

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 214: DIY Recording VS Pro Studio Production - How Wet Future Made Both Work And What It Really Takes To Make A Great (DIY-)Record
    Mar 24 2024

    Get access to our super detailed DIY-recording course "Mix-Ready: The Band Recording Essentials" and our "Everything Bundle" that also includes our mixing courses (feat. Wet Future):
    https://theselfrecordingband.com/mixready/

    Get our free video training & checklist, "Standout Mixes - The DIY Musician's Guide To Exciting Mixes That Stand Out And Connect":
    theselfrecordingband.com/standoutmixes
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    Apply for The Self-Recording Syndicate, our unique, personalized coaching program for those who are taking this seriuosly and jump on a free clarity call with us to see if it is a great fit for you:
    theselfrecordingband.com/call
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    Episode show notes:

    Wet Future return to the podcast to share details about recording their record, "Under the Weather", DIY-style versus hiring a producer and renting a big high-end recording studio to produce their upcoming new material.

    They made both methods work very well and on this episode they explain why that is and what went into it. They talk about the pros and cons of each process and also discuss their current hybrid approach that they are looking to refine in the future.

    This is an incredibly valuable episode because it makes a few things very clear that many DIY-musicians are not fully aware of:

    The importance of pre-production:

    Why most professional records get fully recorded and planned out during this demo process before the actual recording session starts and everything gets recorded again.


    What it takes to make great records, DIY or not:

    Great songs, great performances, lots of practice and preparation, perfectly set up guitars with great intonation, great rooms, etc.


    Why making a DIY record still often means hiring professional mixing and mastering engineers:

    Production and engineering is hard enough to do yourself. Most artists are simply not capable of also doing the mixing themselves and are therefore much better off focussing on being musicians.

    Unless you are putting in the many hours required to learn mixing properly and with professional guidance, your mixes will not sound professional. Period.

    That's why bands like Wet Future record themselves, but hire pros for mixing who can also guide them through the self-recording process and therefore get them a better end result.

    Their records and their progress as DIY-producers speak for themselves.


    The biggest challenge with DIY-productions:

    Someone still needs to produce! Can you do that?

    • Can you keep the big picture in mind and stay objective?
    • Can you coach and guide your bandmates to get the best performances out of them?
    • Are you capable of capturing great source tones with the final record and full arrangement in mind?
    • Will you do a proper pre-production process before recording "for real"?
    • Are you willing to learn all of that properly?
    • Are you willing to go the extra mile, do whatever it takes and not accept compromises (like a good producer would)?


    Let's dive in!


    PS: Please join the conversation by leaving a comment on YouTube, a rating and review on your podcast app, or a post inside our free Facebook community.

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    For links to everything we've mentioned in this episode, as well as full show notes go to: https://theselfrecordingband.com/214
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    If you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: podcast@theselfrecordingband.com

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    53 mins

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