https://simplecast.com The Spirit Studios Podcast As the UK's first school for music production and sound engineering, we certainly know what we're talking about. Expect conversations with our expert tutors, inspiring students and creative guests from the music industry. If you're looking to discover new artists, learn how to take your tracks to the next level or just want to get nerdy about synths, this is the podcast for you. 2021 The Spirit Studios Podcast en Tue, 8 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:09:49 +0000 https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com The Spirit Studios Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e02742f2-eefa-4d48-b8be-3f6885bb3e03/d6dcc140-0a41-4e28-81e0-7e76ea3a5601/3000x3000/podcast.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com episodic As the UK's first school for music production and sound engineering, we certainly know what we're talking about. Expect conversations with our expert tutors, inspiring students and creative guests from the music industry. If you're looking to discover new artists, learn how to take your tracks to the next level or just want to get nerdy about synths, this is the podcast for you. Spirit Studios false https://feeds.simplecast.com/zvLEw_5S arrangement, mixing, producing, creative processes, drums, synths, electronic music production, percussion, splicing, ableton, creative distortion, electronic music, music production, sampling, logic pro, pro tools, music production techniques, spirit studios Spirit Studios lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk 61e74d78-f85a-48a0-af80-11aab58824dc Student shoutout: In conversation with Toby McFarlane Tue, 8 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/student-shoutout-in-conversation-with-toby-mcfarlane-VGZywP5X Student shoutout: In conversation with Toby McFarlane Spirit Studios 00:10:30 Toby is in his first year studying BA (Hons) Music Business and Event Management. After growing up performing and producing music he decided to study the operations of music industry, so far exploring publishing, live event planning and artists management. To build his experience and support his studies, Toby has started working in the industry as a show rep at renowned venues like YES and The Deaf Institute. Toby is in his first year studying BA (Hons) Music Business and Event Management. After growing up performing and producing music he decided to study the operations of music industry, so far exploring publishing, live event planning and artists management. To build his experience and support his studies, Toby has started working in the industry as a show rep at renowned venues like YES and The Deaf Institute. false full 1 5 d3b94b3a-ee7d-4002-a08a-e59b10128f43 Student shoutout: In conversation with Issie Marsh. Tue, 8 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/student-shoutout-in-conversation-with-izzy-marsh-XJ_k5VcY Student shoutout: In conversation with Issie Marsh. Spirit Studios 00:14:08 Issie is finishing her first year studying BA (Hons) Popular Music, Songwriting and Performance. With 12 years of experience in music she decided to study with us at degree level to work towards her goal of being a full time artist. She has been making the most of the course, collaborating with other students on the course and performing at Open Mic nights around Manchester. Issie is finishing her first year studying BA (Hons) Popular Music, Songwriting and Performance. With 12 years of experience in music she decided to study with us at degree level to work towards her goal of being a full time artist. She has been making the most of the course, collaborating with other students on the course and performing at Open Mic nights around Manchester. false full 2 5 00a387cc-d341-4a9d-b2ec-51c860593845 Student shoutout: In conversation with Cameron Lewis. Fri, 5 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/cameron-lewis-oKti_MLy Student shoutout: In conversation with Cameron Lewis. Spirit Studios 00:15:46 Cameron is an artist and producer who releases music under the pseudonym ‘Treks.’ Despite only being in his first year, he’s already made a serious name for himself performing at venues across Manchester, including a sold out gig Academy 3 before he was even studying at Spirit. Cameron is an artist and producer who releases music under the pseudonym ‘Treks.’ Despite only being in his first year, he’s already made a serious name for himself performing at venues across Manchester, including a sold out gig Academy 3 before he was even studying at Spirit. false full 5 4 98287925-64c7-46db-9818-a8b25e52bd0d Student shoutout: In conversation with Tilly Mills Fri, 5 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/tilly-mills-cbraxTgg Student shoutout: In conversation with Tilly Mills Spirit Studios 00:12:24 Tilly is finishing her first year studying Entrepreneurial Audio Production after finding her interest in sound for visual media and post-production. Inspired by the soundtracks of Hans Zimmer, and scores for games like ‘The Last of Us’ she loves how sound design and scores elevate the storytelling, and elicit a particular mood. Tilly is finishing her first year studying Entrepreneurial Audio Production after finding her interest in sound for visual media and post-production. Inspired by the soundtracks of Hans Zimmer, and scores for games like ‘The Last of Us’ she loves how sound design and scores elevate the storytelling, and elicit a particular mood. false full 4 4 fa02f078-1195-4068-8213-8f192ee47945 Student shoutout: In conversation with Gustavo Pinto Fri, 5 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/gustavo-pinto-P8SVhPQE Student shoutout: In conversation with Gustavo Pinto Spirit Studios 00:17:36 Coming to the end of his first year of Music Production with Foundation Entry, Gustavo has been making the most of his time at Spirit, creating his first sample pack, exploring different recording techniques in the studio, and embracing new genres when collaborating with students on compositions. Coming to the end of his first year of Music Production with Foundation Entry, Gustavo has been making the most of his time at Spirit, creating his first sample pack, exploring different recording techniques in the studio, and embracing new genres when collaborating with students on compositions. false full 3 4 f6797655-7449-4c05-bf52-f7a2e83e63cb Student shoutout: In conversation with Bradley Green Fri, 5 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bradley-green-SrMSMwFl Student shoutout: In conversation with Bradley Green Spirit Studios 00:23:18 If you’re a fan of the Northern grime scene, you’ll likely recognise third year Music Production student, Bradley aka ‘Blizzard.’ Starting out in Manchester grime collective ‘Mayhem’ he’s featured on platforms such as SB:TV, Fire in the Booth, and BBC Radio 1 Xtra. Nearly a decade later Bradley is back in the North West, coming to the end of his degree. If you’re a fan of the Northern grime scene, you’ll likely recognise third year Music Production student, Bradley aka ‘Blizzard.’ Starting out in Manchester grime collective ‘Mayhem’ he’s featured on platforms such as SB:TV, Fire in the Booth, and BBC Radio 1 Xtra. Nearly a decade later Bradley is back in the North West, coming to the end of his degree. false full 1 4 c6452556-618c-4491-a44e-7d891c64a42a Student shoutout: In conversation with Lily Burrows Fri, 5 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/lily-burrows-uUpgQuHO Student shoutout: In conversation with Lily Burrows Spirit Studios 00:14:29 Getting ready for a summer of stage teching at festivals wasn't something Lilly would have expected two years ago. When starting her degree in 2022, she was a self-professed ‘studio kid’ but over the past two years she’s followed a route into live sound, something that’s surprised both herself and everyone else. Getting ready for a summer of stage teching at festivals wasn't something Lilly would have expected two years ago. When starting her degree in 2022, she was a self-professed ‘studio kid’ but over the past two years she’s followed a route into live sound, something that’s surprised both herself and everyone else. false full 2 4 c59864c3-1857-4c85-a931-bdae906ca053 Student shoutout: In conversation with Sarah Williams Coming from a small town, it was no small decision for Sarah to pursue a career in live music - but she’s certainly not looking back. She's no stranger to the world of podcasting, having hosted, edited and promoted a number over the years. We sat down to hear all about her first year as a student at Spirit.

Follow Sarah: @sarahwilliamsaudio

Listen to her podcast: @shoutlouderzine

Find out more about Manchester Punk Fest: @mcrpunkfest

]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Sarah Williams, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/student-shout-out-in-conversation-with-sarah-williams-eA29uOUA Coming from a small town, it was no small decision for Sarah to pursue a career in live music - but she’s certainly not looking back. She's no stranger to the world of podcasting, having hosted, edited and promoted a number over the years. We sat down to hear all about her first year as a student at Spirit.

Follow Sarah: @sarahwilliamsaudio

Listen to her podcast: @shoutlouderzine

Find out more about Manchester Punk Fest: @mcrpunkfest

]]> Student shoutout: In conversation with Sarah Williams Sarah Williams, Al Atcheson 00:16:50 Coming from a small town, it was no small decision for Sarah to pursue a career in live music - but she’s certainly not looking back. She's no stranger to the world of podcasting, having hosted, edited and promoted a number over the years. We sat down to hear all about her first year as a student at Spirit. Coming from a small town, it was no small decision for Sarah to pursue a career in live music - but she’s certainly not looking back. She's no stranger to the world of podcasting, having hosted, edited and promoted a number over the years. We sat down to hear all about her first year as a student at Spirit. audio engineering, manchester, music, student life, student, gigs, live audio, manchester music, university, live sound false full 4 3 43be749a-8933-4986-9bc9-a77137f394a3 Student shoutout: In conversation with Corey Brown Corey is a Producer and Rapper who releases music under the artist pseudonym ‘Superlative’. Despite still only being in his second year, he’s made a serious name for himself. With his latest release 'The Wave' surpassing 15.5 million Video Views on TikTok in just seven days, the future's certainly looking bright.

Follow Corey: @official_superlative

]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Corey Brown, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/student-shout-out-in-conversation-with-corey-brown-4uL93V1w Corey is a Producer and Rapper who releases music under the artist pseudonym ‘Superlative’. Despite still only being in his second year, he’s made a serious name for himself. With his latest release 'The Wave' surpassing 15.5 million Video Views on TikTok in just seven days, the future's certainly looking bright.

Follow Corey: @official_superlative

]]> Student shoutout: In conversation with Corey Brown Corey Brown, Al Atcheson 00:15:31 Corey is a Producer and Rapper who releases music under the artist pseudonym ‘Superlative’. Despite still only being in his second year, he’s made a serious name for himself. With his latest release 'The Wave' surpassing 15.5 million Video Views on TikTok in just seven days, the future's certainly looking bright. Corey is a Producer and Rapper who releases music under the artist pseudonym ‘Superlative’. Despite still only being in his second year, he’s made a serious name for himself. With his latest release 'The Wave' surpassing 15.5 million Video Views on TikTok in just seven days, the future's certainly looking bright. producer, recording, manchester, music, student life, student, musician, rapper, manchester music, university false full 3 3 6b43cdb8-164e-47ea-9137-180c525dea44 Student shoutout: In conversation with Harvey Bishop Like a lot of our students, Harvey didn’t join us straight after leaving college. It was only in lockdown when he decided it was finally time to pursue his passion in recording and production. But with two years of study under his belt, he now has a huge variety of recording experience including piano and drums, as well as full bands and ensembles.

Follow Harvey's journey: @HarveyBishopMusic

]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Harvey Bishop, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/student-shout-out-in-conversation-with-harvey-bishop-wgfccQek Like a lot of our students, Harvey didn’t join us straight after leaving college. It was only in lockdown when he decided it was finally time to pursue his passion in recording and production. But with two years of study under his belt, he now has a huge variety of recording experience including piano and drums, as well as full bands and ensembles.

Follow Harvey's journey: @HarveyBishopMusic

]]> Student shoutout: In conversation with Harvey Bishop Harvey Bishop, Al Atcheson 00:14:04 Like a lot of our students, Harvey didn’t join us straight after leaving college. It was only in lockdown when he decided it was finally time to pursue his passion in recording and production. But with two years of study under his belt, he now has a huge variety of recording experience including piano and drums, as well as full bands and ensembles. Like a lot of our students, Harvey didn’t join us straight after leaving college. It was only in lockdown when he decided it was finally time to pursue his passion in recording and production. But with two years of study under his belt, he now has a huge variety of recording experience including piano and drums, as well as full bands and ensembles. recording, manchester, music, music production, student life, student, manchester music false full 2 3 34969fad-51bd-4714-bec2-e909102f2eeb Student shoutout: In conversation with Drew Selby If you’re a lover of the Northern indie-rock scene, you’ll likely know our third year Music Production student, Drew. Frontman for the well-renowned band Rosellas, he’s set for the world stage, having recently sold out a show at Manchester Academy. We managed to sit down with Drew in between tour planning and prepping for the 2023 Degree Show.

Listen to Rosellas' latest track HIDEAWAY on all streaming platforms.

Follow Rosellas: @rosellas.band

]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Drew Selby, Rosellas, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/student-shout-out-in-conversation-with-drew-selby-E8Qj5rdE If you’re a lover of the Northern indie-rock scene, you’ll likely know our third year Music Production student, Drew. Frontman for the well-renowned band Rosellas, he’s set for the world stage, having recently sold out a show at Manchester Academy. We managed to sit down with Drew in between tour planning and prepping for the 2023 Degree Show.

Listen to Rosellas' latest track HIDEAWAY on all streaming platforms.

Follow Rosellas: @rosellas.band

]]> Student shoutout: In conversation with Drew Selby Drew Selby, Rosellas, Al Atcheson 00:19:23 If you’re a lover of the Northern indie-rock scene, you’ll likely know our third year Music Production student, Drew. Frontman for the well-renowned band Rosellas, he’s set for the world stage, having recently sold out a show at Manchester Academy. We managed to sit down with Drew in between tour planning and prepping for the 2023 Degree Show. If you’re a lover of the Northern indie-rock scene, you’ll likely know our third year Music Production student, Drew. Frontman for the well-renowned band Rosellas, he’s set for the world stage, having recently sold out a show at Manchester Academy. We managed to sit down with Drew in between tour planning and prepping for the 2023 Degree Show. rosellas, indie-rock, singer, manchester, music, psychedelic, music production, guitar music, student life, synth, student, band, recording studio, manchester music, university, songwriter false full 1 3 9ced90c8-bdfe-4685-a017-c38ed5fc656f In conversation with: Corey Brown (Superlative, Rapper + Producer) Al chats with rapper and producer Corey Brown, aka Superlative. Corey talks about his journey from producing bedroom beats to collaborating with Mr Scruff and touring with renowned hip hop collective The Mouse Outfit.

Links to Corey's work:
https://www.instagram.com/official_superlative/
https://www.sprhub.com/

]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Superlative, Corey Brown, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/40-in-conversation-with-corey-brown-superlative-rapper-producer-A8umezj_ Al chats with rapper and producer Corey Brown, aka Superlative. Corey talks about his journey from producing bedroom beats to collaborating with Mr Scruff and touring with renowned hip hop collective The Mouse Outfit.

Links to Corey's work:
https://www.instagram.com/official_superlative/
https://www.sprhub.com/

]]> In conversation with: Corey Brown (Superlative, Rapper + Producer) Superlative, Corey Brown, Al Atcheson 00:33:28 Al chats with rapper and producer Corey Brown, aka Superlative. Corey talks about his journey from producing bedroom beats to collaborating with Mr Scruff and touring with renowned hip hop collective The Mouse Outfit. Links to Corey's work: https://www.instagram.com/official_superlative/ https://www.sprhub.com/ Al chats with rapper and producer Corey Brown, aka Superlative. Corey talks about his journey from producing bedroom beats to collaborating with Mr Scruff and touring with renowned hip hop collective The Mouse Outfit. Links to Corey's work: https://www.instagram.com/official_superlative/ https://www.sprhub.com/ al atcheson, superlative, mr scruff, production, rap, manchester, spirit studios, corey brown, mouse outfit, hip-hop false full 14 2 20fc338e-6a1f-405c-8f49-2602de35703a Student Showcase: Thomas Lowe Tom produces music under the name Whitely and recently released his latest album, A Happy Place. He chats to Al about his production workflow, favourite synthesisers, and the wonders of making dance music with Gameboys.

Listen to Whitely here: https://ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/a-happy-place

 

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:55:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Whitely, Thomas Lowe, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/39-student-showcase-thomas-lowe-8J1Iw9QS Tom produces music under the name Whitely and recently released his latest album, A Happy Place. He chats to Al about his production workflow, favourite synthesisers, and the wonders of making dance music with Gameboys.

Listen to Whitely here: https://ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/a-happy-place

 

]]> Student Showcase: Thomas Lowe Whitely, Thomas Lowe, Al Atcheson 00:23:12 Tom produces music under the name Whitely and recently released his latest album, A Happy Place. He chats to Al about his production workflow, favourite synthesisers, and the wonders of making dance music with Gameboys. Listen to Whitely here: https://ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/a-happy-place Tom produces music under the name Whitely and recently released his latest album, A Happy Place. He chats to Al about his production workflow, favourite synthesisers, and the wonders of making dance music with Gameboys. Listen to Whitely here: https://ptesquad.bandcamp.com/album/a-happy-place al atcheson, gameboy, chiptune, thomas lowe, production, manchester, music production, snes, student, spirit studios, whitely false full 13 2 0266cacf-0de3-4481-bba2-228b2e1c2f12 Making Tracks: Vaporwave Join Al as he explores the nostalgic sound of Vaporwave, with sugar-coated synthesisers, dreamy reverbs, and surreal sampling techniques.  

]]> Tue, 3 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (al atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/38-making-tracks-vaporwave-jIozOxhE Join Al as he explores the nostalgic sound of Vaporwave, with sugar-coated synthesisers, dreamy reverbs, and surreal sampling techniques.  

]]> Making Tracks: Vaporwave al atcheson 00:20:52 Join Al as he explores the nostalgic sound of Vaporwave, with sugar-coated synthesisers, dreamy reverbs, and surreal sampling techniques. Join Al as he explores the nostalgic sound of Vaporwave, with sugar-coated synthesisers, dreamy reverbs, and surreal sampling techniques. vaporwave, producer, al atcheson, sampling, manchester, reverb, synth, spirit studios false full 12 2 038c631d-a011-49b9-86de-498166a1f30a Making Tracks: Nu-Disco Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/37-making-tracks-nu-disco-iZlWP_eQ Making Tracks: Nu-Disco Spirit Studios 00:17:30 Get groovy with Al as he makes a Nu-Disco track in Ableton Live, complete with vintage strings, glittering arps, and funky 'chic' guitars. Get groovy with Al as he makes a Nu-Disco track in Ableton Live, complete with vintage strings, glittering arps, and funky 'chic' guitars. ableton, disco sample, sampling, nu disco, funk, music production false full 11 2 0c492f29-c0ee-4dc3-81fe-5305bad149f2 Making Tracks: Dub Reggae Get skanking with Al as he creates a dub reggae track in Ableton Live. 

WARNING: This episode contains heavy bass, booming drums, and psychedelic spatial effects.

]]> Wed, 7 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (al atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/36-making-tracks-dub-reggae-WUUTVS_I Get skanking with Al as he creates a dub reggae track in Ableton Live. 

WARNING: This episode contains heavy bass, booming drums, and psychedelic spatial effects.

]]> Making Tracks: Dub Reggae al atcheson 00:20:55 Get skanking with Al as he creates a dub reggae track in Ableton Live. WARNING: This episode contains heavy bass, booming drums, and psychedelic spatial effects. Get skanking with Al as he creates a dub reggae track in Ableton Live. WARNING: This episode contains heavy bass, booming drums, and psychedelic spatial effects. flanger, dub reggae, ableton, percussion, al atcheson, reggae, al atcheson dub dub reggae echo flanger music production percussion reggae sample, dub-step, music production, sample, echo, spirit studios false full 10 2 1a85f768-8b7e-48d0-be33-78d2989a3680 In Conversation with: Ryan Davies Al chats with producer, engineer and soon-to-be Spirit Studios graduate Ryan Davies. Ryan talks about his experience working in studios and at festivals, collaborating with artists, and developing his own business creating handbuilt plate reverbs. Follow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubosound/

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Al Atcheson, Ryan Davies) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/35-in-conversation-with-ryan-davies-Ly_mVUuI Al chats with producer, engineer and soon-to-be Spirit Studios graduate Ryan Davies. Ryan talks about his experience working in studios and at festivals, collaborating with artists, and developing his own business creating handbuilt plate reverbs. Follow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubosound/

]]> In Conversation with: Ryan Davies Al Atcheson, Ryan Davies 00:20:15 Al chats with producer, engineer and soon-to-be Spirit Studios graduate Ryan Davies. Ryan talks about his experience working in studios and at festivals, collaborating with artists, and developing his own business creating handbuilt plate reverbs. Follow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubosound/ Al chats with producer, engineer and soon-to-be Spirit Studios graduate Ryan Davies. Ryan talks about his experience working in studios and at festivals, collaborating with artists, and developing his own business creating handbuilt plate reverbs. Follow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubosound/ al atcheson, audio engineering, manchester, music production, plate reverb, studios, ryan davies, spirit studios, rubo sound, festivals false full 9 2 b6364bf3-c797-4838-8990-75cf5c7e6971 Making Tracks: Deep House Join Al as he combines deep grooves, big bass sounds and chopped up vocal samples to create a banging modern deep house track. 

]]> Wed, 9 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (al atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/34-making-tracks-deep-house-CC7_st6Q Join Al as he combines deep grooves, big bass sounds and chopped up vocal samples to create a banging modern deep house track. 

]]> Making Tracks: Deep House al atcheson 00:21:27 Join Al as he combines deep grooves, big bass sounds and chopped up vocal samples to create a banging modern deep house track. Join Al as he combines deep grooves, big bass sounds and chopped up vocal samples to create a banging modern deep house track. ableton, al atcheson, production, music production, house music, logic pro, deep house false full 8 2 a5eb2d68-1cdd-4c7f-9554-a7282b58dde5 In conversation with: Vicky O'Neon, Drummer + Producer Al chats with drummer and producer Vicky O'Neon who has performed with acts like Clean Bandit, Rachel K Collier and Hans Zimmer. In this episode Vicky talks about her work with non-profit music organisations Girls Rock London and Rock Donna and shares insights into her upcoming YouTube series 'Drumming Through the Decades'.

Follow the link to see more from Vicky:

https://linktr.ee/vickyoneon

 

]]> Wed, 19 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Vicky O'Neon, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/33-in-conversation-with-vicky-oneon-drummer-producer-C2BPWBzw Al chats with drummer and producer Vicky O'Neon who has performed with acts like Clean Bandit, Rachel K Collier and Hans Zimmer. In this episode Vicky talks about her work with non-profit music organisations Girls Rock London and Rock Donna and shares insights into her upcoming YouTube series 'Drumming Through the Decades'.

Follow the link to see more from Vicky:

https://linktr.ee/vickyoneon

 

]]> In conversation with: Vicky O'Neon, Drummer + Producer Vicky O'Neon, Al Atcheson 00:40:46 Al chats with drummer and producer Vicky O'Neon who has performed with acts like Clean Bandit, Rachel K Collier and Hans Zimmer. In this episode Vicky talks about her work with non-profit music organisations Girls Rock London and Rock Donna and shares insights into her upcoming YouTube series 'Drumming Through the Decades'. Follow the link to see more from Vicky: https://linktr.ee/vickyoneon Al chats with drummer and producer Vicky O'Neon who has performed with acts like Clean Bandit, Rachel K Collier and Hans Zimmer. In this episode Vicky talks about her work with non-profit music organisations Girls Rock London and Rock Donna and shares insights into her upcoming YouTube series 'Drumming Through the Decades'. Follow the link to see more from Vicky: https://linktr.ee/vickyoneon producer, al atcheson, rachel k collier, youtube, clean bandit, music production, hans zimmer, vicky oneon, rock donna, bryan may, girls rock london false full 7 2 d39a4fdb-b4b5-4b4d-93d0-c096b54d8229 Making Tracks: Chillhop Wed, 5 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/32-making-tracks-chillhop-wSn0tJfF Making Tracks: Chillhop Spirit Studios 00:19:44 Sit back and relax with Al as he uses Ableton Live to create a mellow chillhop track that combines elements of classic hip hop with lush instrumentation and lo-fi production techniques. Sit back and relax with Al as he uses Ableton Live to create a mellow chillhop track that combines elements of classic hip hop with lush instrumentation and lo-fi production techniques. ableton, al atcheson, chill hop, production, manchester, music production, lo-fi, spirit studios, daw false full 6 2 6f17fac0-e59d-430e-bb24-57658418022f Talking Music Business with Steve Tilley, Live Entertainment Promoter Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Steve Tilley, Al Atcheson, David Cameron-Pryde) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/31-talking-music-business-with-steve-tilley-live-entertainment-promoter-ovDeC5OH Talking Music Business with Steve Tilley, Live Entertainment Promoter Steve Tilley, Al Atcheson, David Cameron-Pryde 00:42:55 Al and David talk with live entertainment promoter Steve Tilley, a director at Kilimanjaro Live with clients including the likes of Ed Sheeran and Catfish and the Bottlemen. Al and David talk with live entertainment promoter Steve Tilley, a director at Kilimanjaro Live with clients including the likes of Ed Sheeran and Catfish and the Bottlemen. ed sheeran, catfish and the bottlemen, kilamanjaro live, manchester, live music, spirit studios, live entertainment, promoter false full 5 2 80f43392-04ef-4026-9db7-0835928e738f Talking Music Business with Stephen Kempner, Music Lawyer Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Stephen Kempner, David Cameron-Pryde, Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/30-talking-music-business-with-stephen-kempner-music-lawyer-ZRtN5WPD Talking Music Business with Stephen Kempner, Music Lawyer Stephen Kempner, David Cameron-Pryde, Al Atcheson 00:20:26 Al and fellow Spirit Studios tutor David chat with music and entertainment lawyer Stephen Kempner, a partner at UK law firm Statham Gill Davies. Stephen gives a legal perspective on areas such as artist contracts, 360 deals, and music sampling. Al and fellow Spirit Studios tutor David chat with music and entertainment lawyer Stephen Kempner, a partner at UK law firm Statham Gill Davies. Stephen gives a legal perspective on areas such as artist contracts, 360 deals, and music sampling. music business, music lawyer, songwriting, production, manchester, music producer, statham gill davies, spirit studios, music contract, record label false full 4 2 571d3b1e-63e5-44e9-999e-a9dd2c9bbebe Creative Block: Lewis Jones Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/29-creative-block-lewis-jones-mKOGZK_E Creative Block: Lewis Jones Spirit Studios 00:32:01 Al chats with producer Lewis Jones about creative guitar sampling, making music in a shipping container, and flying out to Italy to engineer for Mika. Al chats with producer Lewis Jones about creative guitar sampling, making music in a shipping container, and flying out to Italy to engineer for Mika. false full 3 2 9a26e073-1c1b-4c8a-8406-b99abc0dd7df Creative Block: Producing a Track from Samples Join Al as he reworks the contents of a sample pack into a brand new track as part of Spirit Studio's Creative Block campaign. 

Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no 

Watch Al's Creative Block video on Youtube here: https://tinyurl.com/jhkwt9fk

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/28-creative-block-producing-a-track-from-samples-NK9_VWFG Join Al as he reworks the contents of a sample pack into a brand new track as part of Spirit Studio's Creative Block campaign. 

Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no 

Watch Al's Creative Block video on Youtube here: https://tinyurl.com/jhkwt9fk

]]> Creative Block: Producing a Track from Samples Al Atcheson 00:18:01 Join Al as he reworks the contents of a sample pack into a brand new track as part of Spirit Studio's Creative Block campaign. Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no Watch Al's Creative Block video on Youtube here: https://tinyurl.com/jhkwt9fk Join Al as he reworks the contents of a sample pack into a brand new track as part of Spirit Studio's Creative Block campaign. Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no Watch Al's Creative Block video on Youtube here: https://tinyurl.com/jhkwt9fk ableton, producer, sampling, sample pack, manchester, samples, music production, creative block, music composition, tracks, spirit studios, musician, composition, protools, logic pro, songwriter, dj false full 2 2 390c35b8-5924-495c-a1b0-ee5f94e866f0 Creative Block: Working with Sample Packs Feeling uninspired? Struggling to start a project? Join Al as he reuses, recycles, and repurposes sounds as part of Spirit Studios' new campaign: Creative Block. 
 

Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Al Atcheson) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/27-creative-block-Yme_LjAl Feeling uninspired? Struggling to start a project? Join Al as he reuses, recycles, and repurposes sounds as part of Spirit Studios' new campaign: Creative Block. 
 

Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no

]]> Creative Block: Working with Sample Packs Al Atcheson 00:18:45 Feeling uninspired? Struggling to start a project? Join Al as he reuses, recycles, and repurposes sounds as part of Spirit Studios' new campaign: Creative Block. Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no Feeling uninspired? Struggling to start a project? Join Al as he reuses, recycles, and repurposes sounds as part of Spirit Studios' new campaign: Creative Block. Download the sample pack here: tinyurl.com/641ly6no guitar, ableton, producer, effects, home setup, recording, production, creative music, sampling, music production, creative block, making tracks, musician, drum, making music false full 1 2 0a1d36ef-c41b-49a1-b1da-3a73d3867462 Making Tracks: Founds Sounds Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/26-making-tracks-founds-sounds-_KEeUWwE Making Tracks: Founds Sounds Spirit Studios 00:18:45 Join Al as he ditches his instruments and explores found sounds and creative effects processing to make music out of non-musical objects - including cardboard kick drums, elastic bass synths and psychedelic cork risers. Join Al as he ditches his instruments and explores found sounds and creative effects processing to make music out of non-musical objects - including cardboard kick drums, elastic bass synths and psychedelic cork risers. ableton, effects, home setup, intro to music production, creative music production, sampling, found sounds, music production, drum recording, making tracks, home recording, making music true full 26 1 a4e20557-80b4-48d3-be39-f158b0e0bace Making Tracks: Funky Disco Fri, 4 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/25-making-tracks-funky-disco-EC4yRWRe Making Tracks: Funky Disco Spirit Studios 00:17:49 Join Al as he makes a funky disco beat in Ableton Live, featuring groovy basslines, retro synth sounds and percussion layers inspired by 1970s classics. Join Al as he makes a funky disco beat in Ableton Live, featuring groovy basslines, retro synth sounds and percussion layers inspired by 1970s classics. retro disco, ableton, music production, music producer, synth, ableton 11, disco false full 25 1 f3c70426-aa24-4481-b6f4-0570e166378c Talking Music Business with Scott Maclachlan, A&R Director at Warner Music Australasia Wed, 11 Nov 2020 18:45:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/24-talking-music-business-with-scott-maclachlan-ar-director-at-warner-music-australasia-808foAoQ Talking Music Business with Scott Maclachlan, A&R Director at Warner Music Australasia Spirit Studios 01:15:17 Al and fellow Spirit Studios tutor David chat with Scott Maclachlan, A&R Director at Warner Music New Zealand. Scott shares his insight into working at a major label, how streaming has impacted music production, and what it was like signing and managing Lorde. Al and fellow Spirit Studios tutor David chat with Scott Maclachlan, A&R Director at Warner Music New Zealand. Scott shares his insight into working at a major label, how streaming has impacted music production, and what it was like signing and managing Lorde. music business, warner music, artist management, artist development, record label false full 24 1 f30a58e0-b073-45c0-80aa-2cdbe0d97d02 Supporting Small: Niall Roche, Do As You Please. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:45:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/23-supporting-small-niall-roche-do-as-you-please-rUr52pct Supporting Small: Niall Roche, Do As You Please. Spirit Studios 00:26:50 Al chats with Spirit Studios graduate, producer, and Do As You Please label founder Niall Roche. They talk eclectic electronic music, taking inspiration from David Byrne, and how to assemble your first EP. Do As You Please: https://doasyouplease.bandcamp.com/ Listen to Niall's playlist here: https://spoti.fi/31Ihvvu Al chats with Spirit Studios graduate, producer, and Do As You Please label founder Niall Roche. They talk eclectic electronic music, taking inspiration from David Byrne, and how to assemble your first EP. Do As You Please: https://doasyouplease.bandcamp.com/ Listen to Niall's playlist here: https://spoti.fi/31Ihvvu false full 23 1 44d75cc5-6d85-4d2e-ae85-2b919149eabc In conversation with: Mihnea & Alix, Interface 2020 winners Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:29:34 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/22-in-conversation-with-mihnea-alix-interface-2020-winners-weCg_RR0 In conversation with: Mihnea & Alix, Interface 2020 winners Spirit Studios 00:29:06 Al chats with students Mihnea and Alix, winners of Interface 2020 - a collaborative competition between Spirit Studios in Manchester and the Catalyst Institute in Berlin. Together they created a fantastically dark cinematic soundscape titled Metamorphosis which you can view via the link below. https://bit.ly/340aKa4 Al chats with students Mihnea and Alix, winners of Interface 2020 - a collaborative competition between Spirit Studios in Manchester and the Catalyst Institute in Berlin. Together they created a fantastically dark cinematic soundscape titled Metamorphosis which you can view via the link below. https://bit.ly/340aKa4 false full 22 1 618c3a88-9d85-436d-836e-b9b6ba0422e0 Talking Music Business with Ian Huffam, X-Ray Touring Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:45:00 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/21-talking-music-business-with-ian-huffam-x-ray-touring-SDviv_AP Talking Music Business with Ian Huffam, X-Ray Touring Spirit Studios 00:26:14 Al and fellow Spirit Studios' tutor David chat to special guest Ian Huffam, partner at X-ray Touring - an independent global music agency that handles the live careers of artists such as Anderson .Paak, Blur, Eminem and New Order. Ian talks about how he got started, the impact of Covid-19, and shares advice for newcomers to the live industry. Al and fellow Spirit Studios' tutor David chat to special guest Ian Huffam, partner at X-ray Touring - an independent global music agency that handles the live careers of artists such as Anderson .Paak, Blur, Eminem and New Order. Ian talks about how he got started, the impact of Covid-19, and shares advice for newcomers to the live industry. music business, live events podcast, new order, entertainment industry, blur, anderson paak, live engineering, live industry, touring, eminem, events industry, ian huffman, live sound false full 21 1 90627e80-b018-4b15-abd5-614eff191fe3 Talking Music Business with Maddie & Tom Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:45:03 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/20-talking-music-business-with-maddie-tom-30RDSTfX Talking Music Business with Maddie & Tom Spirit Studios 00:15:05 Al and fellow Spirit Studios' tutor David chat to Maddie & Tom about their first year experience studying on the Music Business & Creative Industries degree course. Al and fellow Spirit Studios' tutor David chat to Maddie & Tom about their first year experience studying on the Music Business & Creative Industries degree course. music business, creative industries, student experience false full 20 1 1a17b654-cde2-4645-9e31-ce107cd83546 Synthesisers 101 Wed, 2 Sep 2020 17:45:08 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/19-synthesisers-101-E2lfpw9B Synthesisers 101 Spirit Studios 00:18:23 Get started with synthesisers and join Al as he explores the world of oscillators, ADSR envelopes, filters, LFOs & arpeggiators. Get started with synthesisers and join Al as he explores the world of oscillators, ADSR envelopes, filters, LFOs & arpeggiators. electronic music production, audio production, synthesisers, electronic music, electronic false full 19 1 03d88912-1021-40e1-aa8f-2fe289e9439a How to make a Podcast Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:45:03 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/18-how-to-make-a-podcast-a_Qb5ebD How to make a Podcast Spirit Studios 00:22:48 In this episode, Al shares his tips and tricks on how to make a professional-sounding podcast from home. In this episode, Al shares his tips and tricks on how to make a professional-sounding podcast from home. content creation, audio production, sound, mixing, sound mixing, podcast false full 18 1 819e3a8f-90ba-4613-bd8f-9c3d863ef5f8 Making Tracks: Virtual Experience Wed, 5 Aug 2020 17:45:09 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/17-making-tracks-virtual-experience-IxHxmZtn Making Tracks: Virtual Experience Spirit Studios 00:18:17 Al breaks down the beat created for the Spirit Studios Virtual Experience on 1 August 2020. Join him as he chops up some mellow piano, creates time-shifting delay effects, and re-samples his own voice. Link to our Virtual Experience: https://youtu.be/lQNSkCvI7Jg Al breaks down the beat created for the Spirit Studios Virtual Experience on 1 August 2020. Join him as he chops up some mellow piano, creates time-shifting delay effects, and re-samples his own voice. Link to our Virtual Experience: https://youtu.be/lQNSkCvI7Jg audio production, effects, sampling, music production, piano recording, splicing, delay effects false full 17 1 ec91882f-dba4-43e4-96f3-d1c5f6e0e9b2 Reverb 101 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:45:02 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/16-reverb-101-UZlWdT6W Reverb 101 Spirit Studios 00:15:55 Make some space and join Al as he explores the fundamentals of reverb. In this episode he offers some mixing tips, compares concert halls with springs and plates, and does some recording in a bathroom. Make some space and join Al as he explores the fundamentals of reverb. In this episode he offers some mixing tips, compares concert halls with springs and plates, and does some recording in a bathroom. audio production, mixing, mastering, reverb, music production, home studio setup, home recording false full 16 1 bb08bc50-9582-4159-abc9-1bf5780d3569 Talking Music Business with David Cameron-Pryde Wed, 22 Jul 2020 17:45:21 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/15-talking-music-business-with-david-cameron-pryde-A1uIwvTJ Talking Music Business with David Cameron-Pryde Spirit Studios 00:30:36 Al chats with David Cameron-Pryde, head of A&R at MUK Records and Music Business & Creative Industries Tutor at Spirit Studios. They talk about record labels, branding for independent artists, and why Kanye is the new Morrissey. https://bit.ly/3eK1poQ Al chats with David Cameron-Pryde, head of A&R at MUK Records and Music Business & Creative Industries Tutor at Spirit Studios. They talk about record labels, branding for independent artists, and why Kanye is the new Morrissey. https://bit.ly/3eK1poQ music business, a&r, self-promotion, record labels, branding, tour management, kanye false full 15 1 0d7c8d2c-c79c-4e4c-8759-40a8122972c2 Free Effects Plug-ins Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:45:04 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/14-free-effects-plug-ins-uHlJvEtX Free Effects Plug-ins Spirit Studios 00:19:34 There's some fantastic free plugins out there! Join Al as he explores some of his favourite effects plugins that won't cost you a penny . There's some fantastic free plugins out there! Join Al as he explores some of his favourite effects plugins that won't cost you a penny . producer, audio production, effects, samples, music production, plug-ins false full 14 1 94fca897-ec03-4096-9e38-8cb5374c6c11 Rhythm Rundown Wed, 8 Jul 2020 17:45:11 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/13-rhythm-rundown-OWtGWXXb Rhythm Rundown Spirit Studios 00:17:26 In this episode, Al breaks down essential drum rhythms for five different genres of music - hip hop, house, garage, techno, and drum & bass. Follow the link below to download the MIDI drum patterns. https://bit.ly/38AcgjK In this episode, Al breaks down essential drum rhythms for five different genres of music - hip hop, house, garage, techno, and drum & bass. Follow the link below to download the MIDI drum patterns. https://bit.ly/38AcgjK midi, audio production, drum rhythms, music production, drum processing, drums false full 13 1 25d6401d-22c6-4aa8-808a-50b5c35d9d40 Making Tracks: Synthwave Wed, 1 Jul 2020 17:45:02 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/12-making-tracks-synthwave-mK9wUhaF Making Tracks: Synthwave Spirit Studios 00:19:33 Al goes back to the 80s and creates a Synthwave track from scratch. Get ready for retro arpeggiators, big gated snares, and lots and lots of synths. Al goes back to the 80s and creates a Synthwave track from scratch. Get ready for retro arpeggiators, big gated snares, and lots and lots of synths. audio production, synthwave, home production, 80s synths, music production, synth false full 12 1 d3d29cd3-5875-40fa-b22c-eb3a1e9f62c6 Supporting Small: Andre Pires Wed, 24 Jun 2020 17:45:06 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/11-supporting-small-andre-pires-xg_hMWWx Supporting Small: Andre Pires Spirit Studios 00:34:06 Al chats with Andre Pires about his one-man experimental metal project Cut the Berry, self-promotion on a budget, and moving to the UK to study sound engineering. Andre's playlist: https://spoti.fi/2Z37QgH Illusion by Confusion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSjrY5AhnoE Al chats with Andre Pires about his one-man experimental metal project Cut the Berry, self-promotion on a budget, and moving to the UK to study sound engineering. Andre's playlist: https://spoti.fi/2Z37QgH Illusion by Confusion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSjrY5AhnoE false full 11 1 827547ad-66d7-4a16-b1cf-b1b161df4438 Making Tracks: Organic Beats Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:45:19 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/10-making-tracks-organic-beats-zYHMtgGX Making Tracks: Organic Beats Spirit Studios 00:21:06 Following on from his live performance in Spirit Studios' Virtual Experience, Al combines electronic production techniques with live instruments and sampled foley elements to create a textural, organic beat. https://bit.ly/2AGSHJS Following on from his live performance in Spirit Studios' Virtual Experience, Al combines electronic production techniques with live instruments and sampled foley elements to create a textural, organic beat. https://bit.ly/2AGSHJS organic beats, audio production, foley, audio engineering, electronic music, foley sound, electronic music production techniques false full 10 1 69ad5c5a-2fc0-4d27-ba87-85e6b94c24ab Compression 101 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 17:45:14 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/9-compression-101-Qbf3jvO_ Compression 101 Spirit Studios 00:19:17 Compressors are one of the most useful tools at our disposal when working with sound. In this episode, Al introduces the main functions and controls of a compressor, and explores some creative ways you can apply compression in your mix. Compressors are one of the most useful tools at our disposal when working with sound. In this episode, Al introduces the main functions and controls of a compressor, and explores some creative ways you can apply compression in your mix. audio production, audio engineering, music application, music production, music producer, compression false full 9 1 48f3e409-61c0-4caf-a9e3-939b93d0ca2f Supporting Small: Aaron Haigh Wed, 3 Jun 2020 17:45:34 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/8-supporting-small-aaron-haigh-78qiHTqo Supporting Small: Aaron Haigh Spirit Studios 00:30:07 Join Al as he chats with Aaron Haigh, a drummer and producer who plays with Seafret and has toured as a drum tech with artists like the Courteeners, DMA's, and the Chainsmokers. Link to Aaron's playlist: https://spoti.fi/2U9S6XU Join Al as he chats with Aaron Haigh, a drummer and producer who plays with Seafret and has toured as a drum tech with artists like the Courteeners, DMA's, and the Chainsmokers. Link to Aaron's playlist: https://spoti.fi/2U9S6XU seafret, audio engineering, drum technician, chainsmokers, music production, courteeners, drum false full 8 1 5f70159d-7b3e-4234-8450-02249c329664 Making Tracks: Logic Lofi Loops Wed, 27 May 2020 17:45:06 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/7-making-tracks-logic-lofi-loops-u0TeWrx8 Making Tracks: Logic Lofi Loops Spirit Studios 00:20:43 To celebrate the massive Logic Pro update that recently dropped, Al creates a lofi track using its main new features. In this episode he chops things up with the Sampler plugins, gets granular with synthesis, and goes off the grid with Logic's new step sequencer. To celebrate the massive Logic Pro update that recently dropped, Al creates a lofi track using its main new features. In this episode he chops things up with the Sampler plugins, gets granular with synthesis, and goes off the grid with Logic's new step sequencer. synthesis, electronic music, sampling, music production, logic pro false full 7 1 01cfd316-26db-4061-9955-e04bd7c0028c Supporting Small: Chris Sherwin Wed, 20 May 2020 17:45:04 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/6-supporting-small-chris-sherwin-jxvNAT85 Supporting Small: Chris Sherwin Spirit Studios 00:28:12 Al chats with Spirit Studios alumnus Chris Sherwin, live sound engineer at Manchester venue Night & Day and singer/guitarist in post-rock outfit Bards. Link to Chris' playlist: https://spoti.fi/3bJ1OpQ Al chats with Spirit Studios alumnus Chris Sherwin, live sound engineer at Manchester venue Night & Day and singer/guitarist in post-rock outfit Bards. Link to Chris' playlist: https://spoti.fi/3bJ1OpQ audio engineering, night and day, live engineer, supporting small, live sound engineering, bards, bedroom producer, manchester music, live sound false full 6 1 75f4da47-cd9f-4cfb-973e-49f932269142 The Home Studio Setup Link to our downloadable Home Studio Setup guide here: https://adobe.ly/2T15BZj

]]> Wed, 13 May 2020 12:30:38 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/5-the-home-studio-setup-c_tydarx Link to our downloadable Home Studio Setup guide here: https://adobe.ly/2T15BZj

]]> The Home Studio Setup Spirit Studios 00:16:11 Do you want to start producing music but need some guidance on gear? Join Al as he discusses the essential equipment you need to set up your own home studio. Link to our downloadable Home Studio Setup guide here: https://adobe.ly/2T15BZj Do you want to start producing music but need some guidance on gear? Join Al as he discusses the essential equipment you need to set up your own home studio. Link to our downloadable Home Studio Setup guide here: https://adobe.ly/2T15BZj home studio, home music, audio production, music production, music producer, daw false full 5 1 5313e4d8-ddc6-454d-a8d1-8243ca65858d Making Tracks: Bedroom Pop Thu, 7 May 2020 08:27:56 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/making-tracks-bedroom-pop-mp_7eanu Making Tracks: Bedroom Pop Spirit Studios 00:18:44 Join Al as he explores the budget-friendly genre of Bedroom Pop & creates a track with harmonised guitar parts, lo-fi synths, and lots of delay plugins. Join Al as he explores the budget-friendly genre of Bedroom Pop & creates a track with harmonised guitar parts, lo-fi synths, and lots of delay plugins. guitar, audio production, music production, synth, bedroom pop, logic pro false full 4 1 cf5b8c3f-0b4d-4525-bca5-afd1ea7dac48 Production Lockdown: Arrangement & Mix In the third part of our Production Lockdown series, Al finalises the arrangement, mixes Motown-style vocals, and makes moves with automation.

Full track: https://soundcloud.com/al-atcheson/no-rush 

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:00:05 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/production-lockdown-arrangement-mix-Ksc_fpwE In the third part of our Production Lockdown series, Al finalises the arrangement, mixes Motown-style vocals, and makes moves with automation.

Full track: https://soundcloud.com/al-atcheson/no-rush 

]]> Production Lockdown: Arrangement & Mix Spirit Studios 00:20:28 In the third part of our Production Lockdown series, Al finalises the arrangement, mixes Motown-style vocals, and makes moves with automation. Full track: https://soundcloud.com/al-atcheson/no-rush In the third part of our Production Lockdown series, Al finalises the arrangement, mixes Motown-style vocals, and makes moves with automation. Full track: https://soundcloud.com/al-atcheson/no-rush automation, vocals, arrangement, mixing, music production false full 3 1 cfe7c450-a3b8-4f77-a440-116e0f8cfc58 Production Lockdown: Guitars, Synths & Vocals Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:00:17 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/production-lockdown-guitars-synths-vocals-qMpCz3_4 Production Lockdown: Guitars, Synths & Vocals Spirit Studios 00:16:37 In this episode, Al explores vocal harmonies, retro arpeggiators, and pastes together a guitar solo. In this episode, Al explores vocal harmonies, retro arpeggiators, and pastes together a guitar solo. vocals, audio production, guitars, synths, mixing, mastering, music production, logic pro false full 2 1 1de3cb3b-12e4-445e-b607-f53119e69954 Production Lockdown: Drums & Percussion Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:36:10 +0000 lydia.wood@spiritstudios.ac.uk (Spirit Studios) https://the-spirit-studios-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/production-lockdown-drums-percussion-Z0_zqcvl Production Lockdown: Drums & Percussion Spirit Studios 00:13:33 In this episode, Al delves into drum processing, recording percussion elements, and creating your own sample loops from scratch. In this episode, Al delves into drum processing, recording percussion elements, and creating your own sample loops from scratch. false full 1 1