Legendary producer Gordon Raphael explains how he works with artists

From Rick Rubin to Trevor Horn, there are some producers who are credited with helping create the sound of an artist or genre. Legendary producer of The Strokes Gordon Raphael spoke to us about how he works with artists, how and when he suggests his own ideas and when he lets the artist get on with it themselves.
In this Learn From The Pros video, you'll get some top tips on how to work with artists as a producer and learn about Gordon's own processes.
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00:00 - How Gordon got into producing
01:08 - Taking an individualistic approach to artists
04:07 - Setting up the studio
08:14 - Inputting his own ideas
11:19 - Producing great music isn't always complicated
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[@dannysroom]

as a young musician who grew up in the 2000’s listening to the strokes, this content is more than a breathe of fresh air to the fog of war that is the music industry

[@dBsInstitute]

Really glad you enjoyed this. We've got more great tips and tricks from Gordon coming up on the channel

[@gasperbarone]

I can tell Gordon is a true musician and understands what is needed to make a band comfortable and not deflate the energy when it comes time to record. Best of both worlds! Soul of an artist with the technical skill of how to capture the recording.

[@dBsInstitute]

Yeah he definitely passed on some great knowledge to our students!

[@joshuamichaelcook1987]

this is dope !!!

[@dBsInstitute]

So glad you liked this!

[@themamat]

Thank you so much for this. Very inspiring!

[@dBsInstitute]

So glad you enjoyed this!

[@lowlink534]

Music is simple, people just like to complicate it... I was reading about it and it turns out the whole "wall of sound" hyperbole shit was because popular soundsystems (like cheap AM radios) at the time were quite crap (ofc nowadays lots of people listen on shitty Airpods, little JPLs or even on their phones lol, but whatever), and he wanted to make the sound quite big so it didn't get lost on those cheap devices... And then everyone got crazy and started overdubbing 50 billion times everything and putting samples over and under it and 50 billion effects and whatnot, which is just overboard.
Music nowadays mostly sounds overproduced and lifeless, and it's because "everyone wants it" to sound like gigantic and perfect... And that is just boring, many times. There is of course the place for it, but there's something really refreshing about a cool artist just singing it's tune, without autotune crap, playing a little instrument, and when the song is good, and the performance is moving, then you really have something special

[@dBsInstitute]

Really glad you liked this video! These things are cyclical as well, aren't they? Like Gordon said, at the time in NYC, everything was complex and huge and Is This It bucked the trend and people engage with that and then it changes culture.
Different time and style, but it's the same with punk in the UK in the 70s. Prior to that sound, everything was prog rock with 10 minute tracks and 3 minute solos played by multi-instrumental virtuosos and then all of a sudden everything went right down to the bare bones. There's still lots of great music out there that certainly isn't lifeless! A lot of it is being made by our students!

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

There is certainly something to be said for simplicity.. not only is rock and alternative and the like making a kind of comeback,
but people do seem to be gravitating towards listening to and watching somebody who is being simple and just pouring their heart out.

[@jkickass]

this dude is like some kind of wizard