Producer Says What?

by Pier Giacalone

A discussion of music production with studio owner and veteran producer/engineer Pier Giacalone

Podcast episodes

  • Season 3

  • EP 13 Vocal Production

    EP 13 Vocal Production

    I saw a video of Billie Eilish And Finneas showing that she had "comped" 87 vocal takes for one song. So this is me discussing not only how fans perceive vocal production but also how artists can sometimes make an enemy out of what are really useful tools.

  • Mixing Heaven: SSL UC1 + API BOX

    Mixing Heaven: SSL UC1 + API BOX

    Pier talks about the new hybrid mixing system that uses the SSL UC1 Plug-in Controller with the API BOX analog console, and the path that lead to these choices.

  • FLEA F47 Impedance Tuning

    FLEA F47 Impedance Tuning

    Pier discussing working with the FLEA F47 tube microphone, specifically working with a unique passive DI from Audioscape that allows continuously variable load adjustment, has a killer transformer - and most importantly has a microphone input!

  • Season 2

  • Ep 12 Studio Update

    Ep 12 Studio Update

    It's been a while since our last episode and a LOT has happened. Pier catches up on the studio's location move and more. If you're enjoying this content please leave us a 5 star on Apple Podcasts to help the show reach more listeners.

  • Ep. 9 New Mics!

    Explicit

    Ep. 9 New Mics!

    Explicit

    Pier discusses the new microphones just added at Hopetown and gets a little philosophical about the "finishing" art.