Episode 108 Capturing Important Sounds with Dillon Foreman

Hey Listener, slide on your headphones because this week Dillon Foreman from Millennials Suck Podcast! and Foretold Fixion is on the show to talk about becoming an audio engineer. This episode focuses on life as a creative and creating things with others. Topics this week include: Universe building. Everyone loves Highgrain Brewing Co. Being raised by Metal Mania. Teaching yourself to count to 4. The drums are the skeleton and the bass is the muscle. It doesn’t matter what Anthony Kiedis says. Cover songs. Not learning to fly. Med Flight at the Vespa band camp. How do you make money in music? A world where drugs are a line item. Becoming a music producing factory. Being a proud graduate of Youtube University. Being young and malleable. How many mics does it take to record drums? Alot. More mics, more problems. You must be able to capture the recording. The differences between performing live and recording in the studio. What is the line between being an audio engineer and being a producer? Talking to your clients in hey maybe’s. Rick Rubin talk. Making drums loud AF. Spotlighting instruments. Let’s skip the small talk and get weird. Creators and consumers. Capturing the performance on a live album. Earning the right to never grow up. Tattoo talk. Creating things that stand the test of time. Albums vs. singles. Analog vs. Digital albums. Listen to Dillon’s band, Stereo Mammoth.