The Session Recall Podcast (Session Recall)
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| 04 Dec 2022 | 01 -How to Get a Job at Rockfield Studios | 00:24:37 | |
In this first episode of the podcast Jon and Nick talk about Nick's early years starting out as an assistant at Rockfield Studios, the interview process with Kingsley Ward and his first few sessions working with the likes of Andy Wallace, Sepultura, The Stone Roses and working with Owen Morris on Ash’s 1977. This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ Rockfield Studios - http://www.rockfieldstudios.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/
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| 09 Dec 2022 | 02 - How to record a car falling off a cliff - The Britpop Years | 00:33:54 | |
Episode 2 follows Nick's story and we discuss some of the other memorable sessions he worked on during the Britpop era. In this episode we talk about the Beta Band, Teenage Fanclub, working with Ash and the album that was never released and Nick explains the best method for mic'ing up a car falling off This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchec... Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ | |||
| 16 Dec 2022 | 03 - We just didn't have any time available in Leeders Farm to let Ed Sheeran in to record | 00:27:53 | |
Nick recounts his memories of working with The Darkness at Rockfield studios before moving across the country to help establish Leeders Farm studios. This episode contains stories about Seasick Steve, Artic Monkeys and how even though Ed Sheeran was really polite and a huge darkness fan, he never managed to book into the studio before it closed upon the Darkness reformation.
--- This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchec... Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/community Rockfield Studios - http://www.rockfieldstudios.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled NickFlipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprec... I IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon | |||
| 17 Dec 2022 | 04 - What do you mean you're leaving Norwich? The return to Rockfield | 00:25:01 | |
The final part of this story sees Nick return to Wales and continue working in Rockfield Studios whilst search for alternative options and how Jon begins working for him. Stories include how Jon and Max from the Kooks helped setup a mix room at Rockfield, Spike from Quireboys recording his Frankie Miller album and Jon working with Pretty vicious This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Rockfield Studios - http://www.rockfieldstudios.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled NickFlipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon | |||
| 24 Dec 2022 | 05 - Springsteen, P Diddy and the band blasting Boys II Men in the studio | 00:34:01 | |
IN today's episode, we discuss some of our favourite sessions that we've been involved in including Thunder, The Burning Crows, the Toi, Estrella, Bruce Springsteen, Nile Deltas and General Fords Army. The thing that makes a really good session is usually when the work has been done in advance of the session so it means we're focusing more time on capturing some amazing live performances than we are about focusing on simple things such as timing and beats. This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine Jon | |||
| 31 Dec 2022 | 06 - Stages to recording your tracks | 00:36:46 | |
Recording your first track is often a daunting process and there can be more stages to the process than you realise. In this episode we discuss everything from songwriting approaches, demoitis, recording, mixing, mastering, budgeting and consideration towards marketing your music. How are you guys approaching your tracks? Would you rather record less material and use some of the budget on marketing or are you going all in on the music???? Leave us a comment if you can. This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords \ IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ | |||
| 07 Jan 2023 | 07 - Preparing for the Studio | 00:39:03 | |
Preparing for the studio is probably the most common question we get asked prior to recording and it's also advice we give out to the studio, in this podcats we're expanding a little from our previous episode on the stages of recording and thinking about what we can do to make the most effective use of our time in the studio. We cover:
Bands/Artists and Musicians we talk about in this episode Kitten Pyramid - @kittenpyramid Pretty Vicious - @PrettyViciousUK Elliots new band - Daytona Black - https://www.instagram.com/daytonablackuk/ Rotanas - @TheRotanas Matt MItchell’s Cold Hearts - @mattmitchellthecoldhearts7825 Colour of Noise - @ColourOfNoise Thunder - @thunderonline Bryden String Quartet - https://www.facebook.com/brydenstringquartet -------------
Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/community Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Nick Jon This episode was recorded using Riverside https://bit.ly/3pcRvni #newmusic #recordingadvice #recording process. | |||
| 14 Jan 2023 | 08 - Additional Income streams for musicians | 00:23:54 | |
Everyone in the world knows about making money in the music industry right? In this episode we're looking at revenue streams for musicians outside the common areas of getting paid to play live and selling/streaming your music. For this episode we're exploring at how merchandise can bring in an income to support your activities, why you should be joining your collection societies for royalty payments and we touch of how publishing can support your music. ---- Our Dizzy Jam merch store: https://sessionrecall.dizzyjam.com/ Join PRS - https://www.prsformusic.com/join Join PPL - https://www.ppluk.com/membership/
Imogen Heap Life - Life of a Song - https://loas.creativepassport.net/ Christmas Robot Amazing Tunes/Amazing Radio - https://amazingradio.com/
Taxi - https://www.taxi.com/ Sentric Music https://sentricmusic.com/
Dexters - Your Lovely Wife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT27raib1JI Christmas Robot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-43GXLnjTo ----- This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni
Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/
Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled
Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprec... IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/
Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio
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| 21 Jan 2023 | 09 - Making Money in Music: Royalties, Session Work, & Endorsements | 00:18:56 | |
Welcome to our podcast where we delve into the world of songwriting and the music industry. In this episode, we cover everything from songwriting splits and contracts, to the ins and outs of being a session musician. We also discuss how session musicians can approach producers and monetize their work on YouTube. Part one is here - Episode 8 https://youtu.be/9TEg7EPlkoU Amy Wadge - https://amywadge.com/ Diane Warren - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nNPmv31fbc Justin Hawkins RIdes Again - https://www.youtube.com/@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain Chris Buck - https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisBuckGuitar Cardinal Black - https://www.youtube.com/@CardinalBlack Buck and Evans - https://www.buckandevans.com/ Ben Montague - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPb5kED8zEORDyrNCITNAQ The Burning Crows - https://www.youtube.com/@TheBurningCrows VocalZone - https://www.vocalzone.com/ This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/community Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio #songwriting #musicbusinesspodcast #careerdevelopment #musiccontracts #songwritingcontracts #pointsbreakdown | |||
| 28 Jan 2023 | 10 - Our plans for 2023 | 00:22:09 | |
In this episode we're talking about our plans for 2023 and opening the business to customers. We talk a little bit more about Session Recall, Nicks future plans for FLipFLop Records and some of the things we want to acheive in 2023.
This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio | |||
| 04 Feb 2023 | 11 - The band foundations checklist - A free guide for new bands starting out | 00:29:15 | |
In this episode of Session Recall Podcast, Jon will be discussing essential advice for musicians and bands in the early stages of their careers. From social media strategies to band member roles, and setting your vision and goals, this video will provide a comprehensive guide to help you kickstart your music journey. We're really talking about the Band foundations checklist in this Episode of the Session Recall Podcast, basically a free guide for new bands. If you're a musician, songwriter, studio engineer, producer, or just passionate about music, this video is perfect for you! Discover the key elements of a successful band and learn how to set yourself up for success, how to approach networking for your band or business and some of the pitfalls we've seen with new bands starting out.
Get your copy of the guide by visiting sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist and start your journey to musical success today! Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio Chapters 00:00 - Intro 1:58 - Sections of the Guide 3:18 - Socials and Branding 9:43 - Band member roles 13:00 - Your plan, vision and goals 18:00 - Following you idols and content 20:39 - Networking for musicians 28:03 - The Session Recall Community
#musicbusinesspodcast #musicindustryadvice #careerdevelopment #networkingformusicians #networking #socialmediaforcreators #socialmediaforbands | |||
| 11 Feb 2023 | 12 - Working as an assistant, work experience or intern in a recording studio. | 00:38:52 | |
This week we're exploring the role of the assistant from the perspective of a producer, engineer and studio owner and some of the roles or repsonsibilities linked to this job. Nick recounts his stories in the early days of Rockfield where Ann told him he was slacking and how that experience shaped his outlook when running Leeders Farm Studios we discuss what makes a good assistant or intern and relive some stories around when things go wrong...... Nada Surf - @nadasurf This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/community Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio #careerdevelopment #musicbusinesspodcast #musiccareer #musicbusiness #musicadvice #musiccareer | |||
| 18 Feb 2023 | 13 - 4 tips for Musicians mixing themselves and Engineers Starting out | 00:15:59 | |
This episode is a solo episode from Jon that's focusing on advice for musicians who might be recording or mixing themselves and will also be appropriate to new engineers and producers who want some advice on areas to help their career when starting out as a producer within the music industry. Order of the day You don’t need to buy that expensive upgrade,A lot of the consumer technology today is pretty amazing, you don’t need to sped 2 grand on a new sound card and 1,000 on a microphone. As your career develops this can be useful Welsh clwb work experience - learn to work with what you’ve got Try put off buying the thing you want for another another week, another month. Audient ID range mic preamps have been lifted directly from their consoles and its a great preamp which we use all the time, in fact their8 channel preamp can be bought for amazing value second hand. We use this all the time in the studio Musicians won’t care about the gear you’re using, they’re more interested in the sound you get. Try working with what you have, a good monitoring environment and a decent set of speakers don’t have to break the bank. Your room is more importantWhen mixing or recording, the room you’re recording in will have the biggest impact on the overall sound of the recording. In the mixing sense sometimes it can colour your mix, a small room when recording drums buyt there are tools that can help you here. The investment into your room will provide the biggest response. Acoustic filters - When these first came out, I used to use it all the time thinking it was helping with my room. We’ve recently seen townsend labs bringing out modelling mics that let you compensate for using these…. Long story short, I’ve stopped using it. The reason being was it was more effective to put panels behind the person recording than it was implementing it. Acoustic treatment - try to avoid the foam stuff panels if you cna help it,DIY and self made panels are great and a company like GIK acoustics will make your room sound a lot better. There are usually room packs Room correction software, this can be great on its own but even better when combined with treating your room. The idea behind the technology is it will measure the acoustic response of your room by sending a frequency sweep of some kind to a measurement microphone and allow you to compensate for peaks or troughs in your room and blend . Mixing - Turn it down
Do the opposite of what you want to do
Final bonus point - Mixing
SummaryYou don’t need that extra bit of gear Spend that money on the room instead When mixing, everything doesn’t need to be louder than everything else Try doing the opposite of what you want to do And be okay with the fact that mixing is cyclical. Let me know what you guys think, are there any bits of advice you stick to when mixing or approaching your sessions. Have you held off from buying gear, leave me a comment below or send us an email on podcast at session recall Nick and I will be back next week, we’re in the process of arranging interviews for the podcast which we’ll hopefully be able to start rolling out in the coming months. Thanks again, I hope you enjoyed this episode and my only ask today is that if you think this episode would benefit someone please share it with them. See you all soon.
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| 25 Feb 2023 | 1 4 - What makes a record producer?? | 00:25:19 | |
This episode came about from our discussion of the roles a producer may be responsible for but isn't often get talked in the recording education space or often overlooked. Nick discusses his experience of working in house at Rockfield Studios, working for Rick Rubin on a Donovan record with Nigel Kennedy that was effectively a remote session way before remote sessions were a thing. We also discuss how education has changed and looking at the work experience position and how some institutes used to fall down due to teaching a topic or record production with limited or no experience. Join us on our 3day music production workshop April http://www.sessionrecall.com/leedersvale This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio Chapters 00:00 - Small Talk, Vocalzones 0:52 - Are there different roles and types of producers? 6:05 - Has the role of a producer changed? Educations approach and redefining the terms 10:15 - Where degrees can fall down 11:52 - Rick Rubin 16:20 - The transition from Tape to Pro Tools 18:38 - Owen Morris and Noel Gallaghers relation producing Oasis 20:30 - Making decisions and committing to them 24:00 - Leeders Vale Workshop | |||
| 04 Mar 2023 | 15 - Mixers on Mixing....without Mixing | 00:28:32 | |
In this episode Nick and Jon dive into the world of Mixing, we discuss approaches to mixing, in the box, hardware, hybrid mixing and how approaches change when working on work we've produced ourselves as opposed to working on other peoples work and our experience of working with higher tier mix engineers. Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprec... IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - / jonconstudio Chapters 00:00 - Intro // Small talk 00:50 - What's your approach to mixing? 07:00 - ITB, Recalls and Edits 8:12 - Sending Files to Pro Mixers 9:58 - Do you miss hardware? 13:05 - Piling on the plugins 15:57 - The difference between plugins and outboard 17:55 - What top level mixers bring to the table 19:20 - How we like to receive files 22:40 - Mix Changes 24:54 - Templates 27:51 - Leeders Vale Workshop | |||
| 11 Mar 2023 | 16 - Mastering Overview | 00:21:01 | |
We're focusing on mastering this week and our approaches to it, why we still use external mastering engineers when possible and Nick recounts on his stories from his time with Teenage Fanclub and getting their record mastering by Greg Calbi. This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free band foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/community Leeders Vale Studio - http://www.leedersvale.com Greg Calbi -https://sterling-sound.com/grammy/greg-calbi/ Pete Maher - HTTP://www.petemaher.com Abbey Road Mastering - https://www.abbeyroad.com/online-mastering Studio Orbita Senora - https://orbitasonora.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio
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| 15 Mar 2023 | Welcome to the Session Recall Podcast | 00:01:13 | |
If you're new to the session Recall podcast, these are a few of the highlights we've had over the first 16 episodes. We have stories from recording sessions, advice for musicians and engineers and insight into the music business. | |||
| 18 Mar 2023 | 17 - Production dilemmas SOLVED - What's the Answer? | 00:25:44 | |
Are you an aspiring musician, music producer or sound engineer looking for answers to your burning questions? Look no further! This week and next week, we've dedicated our time to answering production-related questions that we've received from our community on social media, via email, and through other channels. We'll be diving into a variety of topics, including sound cards for mixing, recommendations for getting started in the industry, and even our thoughts on the infamous Simon Cowell. But that's not all - we'll also be providing recommendations for websites where you can download multitrack files to practice your mixing skills . If you're passionate about music production or just curious to learn more, then you won't want to miss this! Join us on our Production Workshop April 11-13th 2023 http://www.sessionrecall.com/leedersvale for more details Download our free band foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free band foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Join the Session Recall Community - http://www.sessionrecall.com/ Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine Jon IG - https://www.instagram.com/joncon.studio/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/jonconstudio
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| 25 Mar 2023 | 18 - Mics, Mastering and the Recording Process. Viewers Questions Part 2 | 00:20:50 | |
We're continuing part 2 of the viewer questions in this week's episode. We'll be covering the file formats for mastering, how we approach recording a band and recommendations for microphones for vocals. This podcast was recorded using Riverside - https://bit.ly/3pcRvni Download our free bands foundations checklist - http://www.sessionrecall.com/bandchecklist Follow us Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sessionrecall Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/sessionrecall IG: - https://www.instagram.com/sessionrecall/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/sessionrecalled Nick Flipflop Records - https://www.flipfloprecords.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/flipfloprecords IG - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrine/ | |||