Rick Beato x Kevin Shirley Interview

In this interview, legendary producer and mixer Kevin Shirley discusses his incredible journey from South Africa to producing records for rock giants like Iron Maiden, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Journey and Black Crowes. He shares behind-scenes stories of working with guitar greats such as Jimmy Page and Joe Bonamassa, while breaking down his analog mixing techniques, drum panning preferences and studio philosophy. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - Starting Career 02:53 - Working with Rush 04:50 - Life in Canada 05:50 - Rush Album Recording 06:44 - Return to Australia 07:42 - Working with Innocent Criminals 09:40 - Success of Silverchair 10:40 - Daniel&Illness 11:33 - Working with Iron Maiden 12:33 - Recording Process 14:30 - Beginning of Career as Sound Engineer 17:30 - Development of Tul G12 Microphone 18:28 - Equipment & Studio 19:30 - Work Experience at Radio 20:53 - Producing vs Sound Engineering 22:35 - Clear Mountain Technique 23:32 - Experience Working with Bob 25:25 - Meeting with Bob in Studio 27:12 - Technical Issues 29:08 - Working on Album &of Souls' 31:57 - Working with Joe Perry 33:44 - Story of Our Lady Peace 34:43 - Tragic Incident 35:42 - Remixing & Low Frequencies 36:40 - Problems with Mastering Engineers 39:02 - Balance in Mix 40:02 - Buss Compressors 42:15 - Live Recordings 44:02 - Working with Joe Bonamassa 46:46 - Personal Relationships 47:42 - Session Musicians 48:40 - Internet & Music 49:40 - Role of iTunes & Napster 52:30 - Streaming Services 53:30...