You shouldn't really have to use EQ in the studio if the instruments sound good. It should all be done with microphones and microphone placement.
I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects - independent films and big studio epics as well.
So that studio served its purpose, and still is working very well for other people right now.
Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.
I've always been a natural singer on stage and in the studio - never had a vocal lesson in my life.
The hard part was when I went into the studio with co-producer Eric Broucek, and he started slashing my demos. I always sweat that.
When I was growing up, I wanted to do Letterman and I loved that live, in-studio model. I still would do something like that.
Some artists send their verses, and others record in my studio. Depends. I prefer them being there.
There is a whole aspect of freedom to recording at home that you don't get in a studio. The possibilities are infinite, and there is no reason not to explore them.
It was quite nice having a routine, going to the studio every day and finishing off 'Wild World'.
I built a studio in L.A. for me and my brother to just write every single day. And it's been great, man.
If you can't categorize a film for a studio, it's really difficult for them to wrap their heads around it and give you the money.
We used to hang out in my studio apartment, play music and dream about being rock stars.
I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.
You can see how different artists work, from writing to recording, just from being in the studio environment with them.
I grew up seeing my sister in the studio. I would go to recording sessions and take notes.
That's the problem with working and living in the same space - my studio is downstairs, so I often get distracted by domestic things.
I think 'Nick and Norah' was a huge deal for me. It was my first foray into the studio world, and that character was such a gift.
Sometimes I have some stuff in my head, man, you wouldn't believe. But I can go to the studio and talk about it. That's my way of releasing.
As a child, I always thought about big screen and even played in a amateur theatrical studio.
I've been in fortunate position of never really having to battle with my record company to do the things I wanted to do in the studio.
As you know, in America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio, so if they want to remake it they can.
In the studio, there's no tiptoeing. As opposed to big, blow-out arguments, there are just lots of little solutions.
For me, music comes naturally. I always just get in the studio and I feel like, wow, this is my heaven.
The U.K. needs more first class studio space to encourage the growth of the film and TV sector.
There's something great about driving through studio gates and leaving all your responsibilities behind.
I like working with modern sounds in the studio as much as I'm happy to work with a basic rock n' roll format.
Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that.
But after this last year and dealing with the studio, the rest of us are closer than we've ever been.
A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.
In a park, you are not working with studio materials or a flat piece of paper. You have grass and the people and the city and the daylight.
The UK needs more first class studio space to encourage the growth of the film and TV sector.
I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.
When studio art started being seen as important, I joined Colab, and then I became very involved.
I would love to work with Eminem, Dr. Dre. I wish I could have been in the studio with Bob Marley.
Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.
The studio's a collaborative environment. I just try to let people bring their own ideas to the songs and see what happens.
There's a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a discussion. I listen.
In terms of the way the industry operates, the studio system was such its own thing. It's so different now that it's a globalized world.
I've never done a studio movie, let alone worked for a network. Every one of my films has been independently financed.
I hope to build not the largest film and media studio in the world, but perhaps one of the coolest and also the most inclusive.
I can't work in Brooklyn. Unless I'm completely locked away in a studio, there's just too much distraction and stimulation.
We've been working with the very best in the business. The studio really just let us alone to make the films.
As long as I have a studio with producers, I can make something everyday. And the people know what type of quality it's going to be.
I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain.
What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much.
At the age of 15, I bought a USB microphone on a trip to the United States with my family, and that was my first recording studio.
Right after my mother died, my dad and I went into the studio and he recorded a song called 'I Found You Among the Roses.'
Working on a studio picture, I can't help but be aware of all the political stuff that's going on. I have to work to be able to survive, in a sense.
I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.
I literally have a bowl of Jolly Ranchers sitting in my studio. You can just pop those things in. They're really amazing.
I think of my studio as a vegetable garden, where things follow their natural course. They grow, they ripen. You have to graft. You have to water.
I spend like $2 million a year on Chinese food and pizza for ten people in the studio who don't sing or produce.
My studio was built with a team of experts to record the sitar at the highest level possible, and I'm very happy with the results.
Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was working very hard then.
Yo get a real job. Rappin doesn't pay the rent, I hate the studio cause that's where all my money went.
If you break up with your partner, go straight to the studio. You're going to make great music.
I was the first black director on 'Dallas.' I drove my car into the studio lot and the guard asked me who I was delivering to.
I was never actually signed to the label; I was just the annoying rapper that was always around at the studio sessions.
The thing is, the studio then forget that you're an actor and that you can do other things, and so since they pay you for that, they don't want you to do anything else.
This site uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience.
More info...