RSR278 - Daniel Schlett - Finding the Space Between the Notes at Strange Weather Studio in Brooklyn NY
Recording Studio Rockstars
Lij Shaw
4.8 • 543 Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2021
⏱️ 134 minutes
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Summary
My guest today is Daniel Schlett a Producer, Engineer, Mixer and owner of Strange Weather Studio seen on the cover of Mix Magazine in 2019 as one of the best rooms in Brooklyn NY. Daniel's production finds itself at the creative intersection where acoustic and rock recording meets loop and edit based production. His discography ranges from NYC hip hop to live in-studio performances, to rock production from Mali with a clear sense of how each sounds best.
Daniel has worked with many great artists including Iggy Pop, Booker T., Songhoy Blues, Peelander-Z, Ghostface Killah, War on Drugs, Luke Temple and Here We Go Magic, Combo Chimbita, The Lost Brothers. And I've been enjoying a fantastic sounding playlist of videos for you in the show notes.
I'm psyched to talk with Daniel today about his philosophy of production with a wide range of musical styles and see what we can learn about working with a variety of artists. Thanks to Dave Hintze at API for making our introduction.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Recording Studio Rockstars is brought to you by Sound Porter mastering, Adam Audio, OWC, JZ microphones, Spectra-1964, and Isotope. |
| 0:12.6 | In fact, you're hearing my voice right now on the JZBB29 microphone through the Spectra-1964 STX-100 micpre, C-610 complementer, and isotope RX and ozone. |
| 0:25.1 | So get ready to rock. |
| 0:27.5 | Listening to a great hip-hop record is like, they ain't doing anything. |
| 0:31.3 | There's no overdubs on this record. |
| 0:32.9 | They're not adding another guitar track because it's not cool enough. |
| 0:36.9 | They're taking things away. |
| 0:38.4 | And that's what makes the song seem more powerful all of a sudden. |
| 0:41.3 | It's like, oh, they got rid of all the drums. |
| 0:43.4 | Wow, that was really powerful. |
| 0:45.5 | So it was like, let's get out of this trend of like, |
| 0:47.7 | oh, something's not right. |
| 0:48.8 | Pile it up with more stuff. |
| 1:03.2 | Welcome to Recording Studio Rockstars. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm Lid Shaw and this is the podcast created to help you become a rock star of the recording studio. |
| 1:20.4 | I'm Brian Murphy, and I strive to produce masters that move your song emotionally, |
| 1:24.1 | but maintain the spirit of your mix and the intention of the artist. |
| 1:29.3 | My promise is to give your music its best sonic performance, not simply change it. You work hard on your mix, and I always want to respect that. My goal is to help you realize how great your mix can be, and I'll work hard to make sure it succeeds. |
| 1:38.3 | I don't just master. I help your mix sound the best it can. Contact me for a free mastering demo at soundporter.com. |
| 1:47.0 | I've got two words for you that will help you make your best record ever and not lose it. |
| 1:53.0 | Storage and backup. |
| 1:54.5 | You want fast drives for composing and recording and reliable drives for backup so you don't lose all your hard work when something goes |
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