01. Production Philosophy, Creative Direction, String Arrangements and Drums

📁 MixWithTheMasters Jack Antonoff Producing &of Band&by 1975 🎬 01. Production Philosophy, Creative Direction, String Arrangements and Drums ✅ COURSE OVERVIEW Follow Grammy-winning producer on his never-ending quest to discover new sounds in studio. In this series, Jack goes back to explore his critically-acclaimed work with British pop band, 1975. Featuring delicate tapestry of folk and orchestral instruments, song was built to sound like modern day &in room&To achieve this goal, Jack and band approached things differently. Musicians swap instruments. Drums veer off-grid. Cellos drift in and out of tune. These experiments create perfect environment for unique arrangement to emerge and team is prepared to capture them at moment¬ice. Sound design is woven deeply into recording process, and Jack reveals all of creative processing techniques that they used to craft song&compelling musical textures. While many instruments are captured in naturalistic way, others are warped and distorted through an array of vintage preamps and echo units. Towards end of series, Jack moves past recording process and into his general production philosophies. He explores what it means to be record producer today, and he offers advice on how to manage industry&immense expectations and pressures. These simple strategies help him to shield himself from opinions of others and focus on creating work that is authentic at all costs. 💬 Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Idea of Album 01:37...