The Producer's Philosophy, with Brian Bender

<p>Kirk sits down with producer, composer, and master mixer Brian Bender to talk about the state of the recording art.</p><p>Brian Bender has been making records since the early 2000s, from slinging cable at legendary NY spots like Electric Lady and the Hit Factory to running his own studio, The Motherbrain, in Los Angeles. He’s worked with countless artists and worked on dozens of films and TV shows. He’s also the guy who taught Kirk how to play Street Fighter back in grade school.</p><p>On this episode, Kirk reunites with his old buddy to talk about the producer’s role in the studio, Al Green's cookies, common mix misconceptions, how to mic drums, and how to get a good handclap sound.</p><p>Follow Brian (and check out his studio) on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bdbender/<br />Brian Bender's (Partial) Discography: <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/361112-Brian-Bender">https://www.discogs.com/artist/361112-Brian-Bender</a><br />Film & TV Credits: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4685996/">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4685996/</a></p><p><strong>REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE</strong></p><p><strong>TERMS</strong></p><ul><li>A/D or D/A: Analog to digital conversion</li><li>“In the Box”: Making music entirely digitally with no outboard gear</li><li>Stems - Submixes of like tracks (e.g. the strings, the guitars) which an engineer can work with instead of individual tracks in order to streamline workflow</li></ul><p><strong>MUSIC</strong></p><ul><li>“Stop” by Joe Henry from <i>Scar</i>, 2001</li><li>“A.D. 2000” by Erykah Badu from <i>Mama’s Gun</i>, 2000 (mixed by Russell Elvado)</li><li>“Lay It Down” by Al Green from <i>Lay It Down</i>, 2008</li><li>“Mother Brain” by Minako Mamano from <i>Super Metroid</i>, 1994</li><li>“If You Hear Me,” “Promised Land” by Ben Smith from <i>I Am a Man</i>, 2020</li><li>“Super Bad” by James Brown feat. Jabo Starks on drums, 1970</li><li>“Nobody Knows My Name” by José James feat. Laura Mvala & Kris Bowers from <i>No Beginning No End 2</i>, 2020</li><li>“Church Girl” by Laur