A deep dive into recording and production with Jake Rye
When Songs Mean Business
English - May 24, 2022 23:56 - 1 hour - 87.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMusic Interviews Music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today's episode is so full of incredible production and recording and songwriting information from my friend Jake Rye. Jake owns a recording studio in Michigan called Social Recording Company and was a member of the Grammy nominated band Sanctus Real for several years. We talk about his path into music and all the things he learned along the way, from being in a publishing deal to self-employment, parenthood, and much more. Buckle in - this is a long one and there's a lot of good stuff in the back half of the episode, so try to stick around till the end.
Key Moments:
2:30 - The grow-up story
14:30 - 150 shows a year
19:41 - Losing a pub deal: "it was like we never existed"
25:27 - I never thought I'd have a basement studio but I love it
27:49 - Jake's songwriting process
39:00 - Inspiration comes whenever it wants to
51:00 - What tracks to include in a demo
58:15 - Audio recording is a process of stacking bricks
1:04:30 - Thom Yorke didn't use auto-tune
1:14:21 - Listening to a final mix
1:26:08 - Sync licensing - the money is in advertising
1:29:55 - You don't have to change who you are to be successful
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Personal website: https://www.jakeryemix.com/
Studio website: https://socialrecordingcompany.com/
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