Vocal production with Kuk Harrell

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
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    We're thrilled to release our first ever series with the prestigious vocal producer, songwriter, arranger, and engineer Kuk Harrell! Hosted at Sphere Studios in Hollywood, this installment dives deep into the art and science of evoking, capturing, and embellishing a vocal performance. Referencing the multi-track vocal session of 'For You' by Why Don't We, Harrell auditions the demo recording, gives his opinion, then shares how he tracked and produced the material. He takes you through the various parts of the intricate pop vocal, comprising five male leads, octave doubles, harmonies, and ad-libs. He comments on the project from both a musical and technical standpoint - melodies, structure, stacking, tuning, tracking chains, plug-ins, and much more. Aside from teaching the key elements of his workflow, Kuk imparts his wisdom on the social and psychological aspects of coaxing the best possible take out of an artist in the studio.

Komentáře • 54

  • @aayzee3138
    @aayzee3138 Před 3 lety +49

    His vocals are on point as well.

  • @jonmarkbaker
    @jonmarkbaker Před 3 lety +6

    Years ago I sang in a children's choir for a song Kuk produced. Still stuck in my head.

  • @shayeasy
    @shayeasy Před 3 lety +7

    one of the great star makers in the music industry. his attention to detail and connection to the emotion of singers and songs is second to none.

  • @ibrahim47x
    @ibrahim47x Před 3 lety +12

    This series was one of my favorite Mix with the Masters series! Seriously helpful for those who do vocal production, and Kuk is one of the most legendary vocal producers of all time!

  • @marlonbrown5763
    @marlonbrown5763 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm inspired after watching him

  • @Eric_DiRisio
    @Eric_DiRisio Před 3 lety +11

    the vocal god saviour has come to educate. praise jesus 🙏🏼

  • @JacobCritch
    @JacobCritch Před 3 lety +1

    I first heard Kuk's work on JB Mistletoe album. Now everytime I hear a perfect pop vocal I look it up and it's his work damn near every time.

  • @Arufured0
    @Arufured0 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful!

  • @hmltn6770
    @hmltn6770 Před 3 lety +1

    Y'all helping me so much thank you

  • @gerraldsamraj
    @gerraldsamraj Před 3 lety +1

    Clean n great production won't require much work in mixing and mastering

  • @carlcleverborn4549
    @carlcleverborn4549 Před 3 lety +3

    KUK

  • @michaellesmes2149
    @michaellesmes2149 Před 2 lety +1

    He’s my friend

  • @athenatriatumangan3930
    @athenatriatumangan3930 Před 3 lety +4

    Early squad where ya at!

  • @Spiff178
    @Spiff178 Před 2 lety

    It helps when a producers can sing and hear 👂 what others only see as dead space!

  • @patrickgarrity5529
    @patrickgarrity5529 Před 3 lety

    Official... gifted

  • @pluralcommas
    @pluralcommas Před 3 lety

    wouldn’t mind listening to the finished record

  • @agassimediastudio2089

  • @TheBlashMusic
    @TheBlashMusic Před 3 lety

    Damn, Kuk has some pipes 🔥

  • @TheMusicalYoutube
    @TheMusicalYoutube Před 3 lety +6

    This looks like a trailer

  • @ahmetcanyapc8119
    @ahmetcanyapc8119 Před 3 lety +3

    Does this means Riri's album is completed?

  • @nuttavut2528
    @nuttavut2528 Před 3 lety

    🖤

  • @modelcitizen1977
    @modelcitizen1977 Před 3 lety +5

    Umm, mix engineer? That sounds pretty well mixed already.

    • @JayyeMusic
      @JayyeMusic Před 3 lety +1

      He only creates perfect takes lol

    • @TheBlashMusic
      @TheBlashMusic Před 3 lety +3

      That’s how the professional production world works, pro producers’ rough mixes are like 99% there....mixers are mostly doing artistic moves, not so much fixing mistakes

    • @enlightenedsoul8897
      @enlightenedsoul8897 Před rokem

      It’s done in a very well treated space probably with some outboard stuff

  • @riojr2853
    @riojr2853 Před 3 lety +1

    Name of the song?

  • @CalleJonte
    @CalleJonte Před 10 měsíci

    😊#sweden

  • @agassimediastudio2089

    😘😘

  • @franciscomoyota
    @franciscomoyota Před 3 lety

    Genial

  • @rihannazarona2029
    @rihannazarona2029 Před 3 lety

    Will your video come with Monsta X? I'm looking forward to

  • @Krishanu
    @Krishanu Před 3 lety

    Wowh

  • @eman0828
    @eman0828 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm use to working with R&B vocalist and I think new singers need to start learning how to do natural vibratos. Having a Producer fill in fake vibratos with audio editing makes production not only laziness but sounds unnatural cutting corners. A Producer should assist a the Vocalists to get a great Vocal performance. Rodney Jerkins has said the same that technology can many times make production lazy. Autotune is another tool that's used and abused. I'm actually pretty tired of the auto tune trend that's long played our since the T-Pain era. I want to hear raw talent with no synthetic processing. All about being authentic.

  • @JonasSchewelius
    @JonasSchewelius Před 3 lety +21

    that guy should never travel to sweden.. hahaha :D

    • @Abugoze3
      @Abugoze3 Před 3 lety

      @Jonas Schewelius why?

    • @Joelkern245
      @Joelkern245 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Abugoze3 Because his name means c*ck in swedish 😅

  • @Open_Resource
    @Open_Resource Před 3 lety

    song name?

  • @JamesReynolds
    @JamesReynolds Před 3 lety +1

    This is Why Don’t We right?

  • @Jpetersson
    @Jpetersson Před 3 lety +1

    1:34 "I´ll beat it for you, even if you don´t want me to" Is this Louis C.K.´s new song ??? LOL!

  • @Darksagan
    @Darksagan Před 3 lety

    Why are there thumbs downs we are all here for the same shit. lol

  • @riojr2853
    @riojr2853 Před 3 lety

    Which DAW is he using?

  • @simondanielssonmusic
    @simondanielssonmusic Před 3 lety +1

    Kuk means c**k in swedish

  • @8360ishan
    @8360ishan Před 3 lety

    Is it a trailer😂😂

  • @PrantoKoX
    @PrantoKoX Před 3 lety +1

    He's a super talented guy with a great ear, obviously (his track record speaks for itself and it also shows in this annoyingly short teaser video), and a bit less obviously, perhaps, his own singing voice is far better and more masterfully controlled than the artist he is robotizing... oops, producing.
    But to see that huge amount of punch-ins, cuts and edits on a single vocal line would make someone really good and confident in his or her own singing cringe or slap the producer & engineer - think Michael Jackson or Freddie Mercury or Aretha or KD Lang or any great, expressive soul or rock singer.
    Yes, studio vocal surgery is an efficient technique. But then there's also emotion, instinct, class, guts, balls, and authenticity.

  • @GuillermoCarrasco
    @GuillermoCarrasco Před 3 lety +1

    Robot-like singing to achieve what?

  • @heimdonger2868
    @heimdonger2868 Před 3 lety +2

    KUK