RSR333 - Bryan Cook - Producing and Mixing Tips - Jeff Goldblum, U2, One Republic
Recording Studio Rockstars
Lij Shaw
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🗓️ 21 January 2022
⏱️ 112 minutes
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My guest today is Bryan Cook a Los Angeles based mixer working in the studio world for the past 20 years. Bryan grew up just outside of Philadelphia, playing the saxophone. A book of Charlie Parker solos became the initial inspiration to pursue music on a deeper level experiencing the studio for the first time in high school and he went on to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston to study music production and engineering, where his first studio job was interning at Blue Jay studios outside of Boston. Upon graduation, Bryan headed to Los Angeles, where he landed at the legendary A&M Studios, which has since been renamed Henson Recording Studios. He worked with artists like Rod Stewart, The Wallflowers, Korn and +Live+, and producers such as Brendan O'Brien, Roy Thomas Baker, Jerry Harrison, Richard Perry, and Trevor Horn.
He then headed out on his own in 2002. He worked for many years recording and mixing for composer/producer Michael Andrews doing music projects including Inara George and Gary Jules, alongside film projects like Walk Hard and 40 year old virgin. He now mixes on his own full time with the rare tracking or production session sprinkled in. He enjoys all kinds of music, except klezmer and polka.
Bryan is best known for his work as a mixer for artists like U2, One Republic, the tv show Songland, and Allie Sherlock produced by Ryan Tedder. He has recorded the Raconteurs, Fleet Foxes, Iggy Pop, Queens of the Stoneage, Cold War Kids, Damien Rice, The Eels, and Autolux for Nigel Godrich's well-received "From The Basement" series. His recent work includes producing, recording, and mixing Jeff Goldblum's latest album, "I Shouldn't Be Telling You This."
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of recording studio rock stars is brought to you by OWC, Spectra-1964, Sampley, Carl Tats |
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| 0:24.4 | Having a sonic signature is important, |
| 0:26.6 | but I think most important is how you speak and how you listen |
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| 0:45.9 | want to go more effectively. |
| 1:00.2 | Welcome. Welcome to Recording Studio Rockstars. |
| 1:08.0 | I'm Lid Shaw, and this is the podcast created to help you become a rock star of the recording studio. |
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