In The Studio With Emika

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  • čas přidán 1. 07. 2015
  • We visit producer, composer and sound designer Ema Jolly in her Berlin studio to watch how she created tracks from her latest LP, DREI. Read our full interview with Emika in the latest issue of Future Music: bit.ly/FMU294
    Video created in collaboration with MKMK, Peter Ettwein Audiotechnik and Emika Records. Order the album DREI: emika-official.bandcamp.com / smarturl.it/EMKCD02
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Komentáře • 781

  • @snurkergerm6168
    @snurkergerm6168 Před 7 lety +5

    I already really liked her music. Then to find here she is so wonderfully unpretentious is even better. No bullshit, just talent and hard work. Respect.

  • @dolomick
    @dolomick Před 9 lety +172

    Dear FM,
    Please show more wide shots of these people's studios... as someone who is constantly tweaking my home studio arrangement, it is useful to see how others have their studios setup. Thanks!

    • @auraleshum8653
      @auraleshum8653 Před 9 lety +9

      dolomick Seconded

    • @cactar6556
      @cactar6556 Před 8 lety +1

      +dolomick Third

    • @NetroAki
      @NetroAki Před 8 lety +1

      +cactar6556 fourthed

    • @GlenWes
      @GlenWes Před 8 lety +4

      +dolomick your home studio should be a reflection of you

    • @lemonslice2233
      @lemonslice2233 Před 7 lety +1

      No wide shots please, they make faces look weird.

  • @jflesh8673
    @jflesh8673 Před 8 lety +33

    absolutely adore this one ... Emika turned me onto other female electronic artists... i believe she is very underrated and sometimes thats just alright... definitely one of the most talented artists of the times (above and below)...

  • @OliVyae
    @OliVyae Před 8 lety +103

    Why are there not enough organic, straight up producers like her? The build of Battles was surprisingly simple, but so to the point. 5 Stars; this girl rocks.

    • @Trinin
      @Trinin Před 8 lety +4

      Ninja Tune has some really great and ambitious producers and sonic artist that you don't see in a lot of places.

    • @PartyMarty321
      @PartyMarty321 Před 7 lety +6

      +Trinin Zach I started listening to her after I watched this video a few weeks ago and today I was listening to the Sleeping Dogs soundtrack then I realized wait this sounds familiar (the style) and when I looked it up Emika was one of the artists. Didn't know she was with ninja tune

    • @astrofunkofficial
      @astrofunkofficial Před 7 lety +2

      yea i dig her style. Very interesting approach. Nice to see a non hater comment.

    • @InternalMind
      @InternalMind Před 6 měsíci

      Organic? lol

  • @hyperborean72
    @hyperborean72 Před 7 lety +9

    I think Emika deserves a lot of respect both as a composer and producer. She is very professional producer and very talented composer (imho). I like her Klavirni piano album a lot

  • @jordanloraas9291
    @jordanloraas9291 Před 9 lety +27

    Wow she literally worked with the guy who created massive! So cool

  • @Unders
    @Unders Před 7 lety +55

    Her production is incredible! What a wall of sound

    • @AdamMeryk
      @AdamMeryk Před 6 lety +1

      The coolset thing is that mix and arrangment i simple programmed....no fancy studio tricks or sometnihg like that, just recording, cutting, singing :)

  • @mtterzoli
    @mtterzoli Před 9 lety +17

    She has a pretty fresh sound. The percussion works really well with the spliced vocals. Totally agree that non-stop hats kind of kills the mood in some songs.

  • @graentveldi
    @graentveldi Před 8 lety +1

    Love this vid. Her latest album is IMO the best she has put out, and that is an amazing feat. To see Emika explain her thought process for this work of art is a real treat. Thank you for the upload.

  • @StingrayOfficial
    @StingrayOfficial Před 9 lety +36

    I've been producing since 04, not eh longest time but long enough to know that Ema rocks and is very good at her job. A true artist. While all you kids are playing around with Ableton Live's beat and note stealing features, she is creating original music. I don't understand the hate. She is everything a music producer should be, and more.

    • @csdf-tv1017
      @csdf-tv1017 Před 7 lety

      Haters gonna hate bro

    • @heartforsale5393
      @heartforsale5393 Před 5 lety +3

      Ableton's 'stealing features'???? You mean like sampling??........ you obviously don't know what Ableton is lol it's just a DAW and you don't need special features to steal beats just any sampler.

  • @Dannyj0e1
    @Dannyj0e1 Před 8 lety +13

    Hands down the most inspiring woman in music right now for me. Holy fuck, what an intelligent and talented girl

    • @bobi966
      @bobi966 Před 7 lety

      Ok i inderstand Emika is not the only music female producer but her style is different then Flava D so there is always some other girl to compare to Emika is not the only female producer because there must be others to compare to Emika.

    • @Dannyj0e1
      @Dannyj0e1 Před 7 lety

      I merely stated that for me - She is my favourite. I understand that there are plenty more talented female producers out there but this is my opinion out of all the music I personally listen to.

    • @bobi966
      @bobi966 Před 7 lety

      Danny-Joe H I understand.

    • @purzhinkitti
      @purzhinkitti Před 7 lety +2

      Yes, her and Grimes really blow me away! Currently fixated on both of them. Brains, beauty and talent!

  • @HyperProduction
    @HyperProduction Před 8 lety +2

    The originality of her percussion loops is truly awesome! Great stuff!

  • @DustinTunes
    @DustinTunes Před 9 lety

    Awesome video. very inspiring to see her work. thank you guys for another "In The Studio" please please keep posting more. i love them. thank you again.

  • @warrentronica
    @warrentronica Před 8 lety +1

    I like the way she does things. Not as complex as others. Probably one of the best so far (I haven't watched them all)

  • @jonashuckphoto
    @jonashuckphoto Před 6 lety +2

    Her music is creative and original... had no idea she's doing everything on her own. I respect and share her approach of having full control over the envisioned outcome even tho it's a struggle. Definitly skilled as a musician and a producer. Hopefully this is going to be an inspiration for many more women out there.

  • @zemekiel
    @zemekiel Před 7 lety +1

    Some really cool production techniques!
    I love these videos showing how lots of different people produce music.
    I also think the music Emika makes is really cool!

  • @dawggonecrazee
    @dawggonecrazee Před 5 lety

    You are a very strong woman with your own sound,I find your music desperately beautiful .I adore your sound and have to be careful when I listen,because when I start in an evening I cannot CANNOT stop! Seeing this video has helped me understand you and your hard work just a little more.Thankyou for taking time out to let us in behind your scenes and catch a glimpse of your raw talent at work xx

  • @Latsch82
    @Latsch82 Před 9 lety +1

    Kannte Emika vorher nicht, aber find die echt klasse!
    Scheint auch mächtig Ahnung zu haben von dem was sie tut!
    Danke FMM!

  • @RenniefosterRF
    @RenniefosterRF Před 7 lety +8

    Never compromise your vision! Keep fighting.

  • @Lukree
    @Lukree Před 7 lety +4

    Loved the record and this video was really great as well, really nice to see how she works.

  • @jonnyidle
    @jonnyidle Před 7 lety +18

    some people make products, other people make art. This girl is an artist.

  • @niko_pdx
    @niko_pdx Před 8 lety +1

    I like when you did wide shots of the artists working in the studio from behind. Made it feel like I was just standing behind them as they worked. Would be awesome to see a video shot mainly from this perspective.

  • @electricindigo3732
    @electricindigo3732 Před 8 lety +5

    the percussion in this track is beyond dope!!!!

  • @johnghadimi
    @johnghadimi Před 5 lety +1

    This was perfect. Like hanging out with your cool friend watching and seeing how they did their latest track. Such a refreshing change from seeing all of the other EDM peeps doing their thing, creating the same thing. :) Her music totally hits the right spot with my own sensibilities, so maybe I'm biased, but finally something I can relate to. Also big props to sticking with an older version of Logic. She is definitely one of those people that follows the "if it ain't broke" mantra. Go Emika :)

  • @nicholasblack7613
    @nicholasblack7613 Před 5 lety

    I love how he production tells a story, it gets you right in there, dope stuff!!!

  • @MarcSchieder
    @MarcSchieder Před 8 lety

    Chapeau Madame! Great music, great sounds, nice setup.So much love in detail!

  • @1200AMBroadcast
    @1200AMBroadcast Před 8 lety

    dark sounds from the eighties, I love it!! Great work by Ema!

  • @soulchorea
    @soulchorea Před 7 lety +1

    When she pitched her vocals down - I was SHOCKED lol she described it beforehand and I still didn't expect it. AWESOME.

  • @Meagain921
    @Meagain921 Před 7 lety +1

    Most impressive. Really enjoyed seeing how you construct your work and hearing of the inspiration for your work.. The cutting technique is very effective. Thanks for sharing with us.

  • @kastledrew
    @kastledrew Před 6 lety +1

    I love when producers make songs with a meaning behind

  • @nsjx
    @nsjx Před 9 lety +4

    OK. New Emika fan. She has concepts that drive these pieces a bit deeper than the sub basses within them. She is not afraid to program and experiment and she visibly loves what she is doing. Great clip FM!

  • @badhippo
    @badhippo Před 3 měsíci

    Watching her at work, explaining how she composed Battles made me remember making music on the Music 2000 game on my Playstation.

  • @Duke_Silver
    @Duke_Silver Před 9 lety

    I`m sold. She`s amazing. I`m buying this album right away.

  • @pulsewavemusic738
    @pulsewavemusic738 Před 8 lety

    i have never heard of Emika but now your one of my favorite artists :)

  • @user-zo4qc5oe8o
    @user-zo4qc5oe8o Před 8 měsíci

    love her as a person

  • @DeepakPurohit111
    @DeepakPurohit111 Před 8 lety

    amazing!! love the simplicity.

  • @Heathcliff_hensel
    @Heathcliff_hensel Před 9 lety +56

    The EXS24 sampler seems to be immortal like Highlander.

    • @samr7542
      @samr7542 Před 8 lety

      friendofCHAKA it's so ugly and stupid but it's so great too.

    • @samr7542
      @samr7542 Před 8 lety +1

      ***** the only time I use it anymore is for its built-in sounds every now and then (some of them are still really good). I never use it for sampling anymore. Just can't put up with having to save a patch for every little thing, and not having an easily accessible waveform editor.

    • @shaolinzen11
      @shaolinzen11 Před 8 lety

      friendofCHAKA I find battery4 to be quite easy to use

    • @Heathcliff_hensel
      @Heathcliff_hensel Před 8 lety

      yeah its great for sure.

  • @siggixxl
    @siggixxl Před 8 lety

    I Love her Sounding Voice and the Track !

  • @ILoveWomen
    @ILoveWomen Před 9 lety +126

    Some of these comments are fucking awful, criticising emika for no reason

    • @cankutbayhan5952
      @cankutbayhan5952 Před 8 lety +1

      ***** says Broke Olie...you may have stood green for unnecessarily long period,...idiot!!!

    • @TheVon
      @TheVon Před 8 lety +9

      ***** Like you are selling records and on tour right?

    • @ILoveWomen
      @ILoveWomen Před 8 lety +2

      ***** music taste is subjective...

    • @cankutbayhan5952
      @cankutbayhan5952 Před 8 lety +2

      *****
      and you find in the entire world of music this lady to realize what tha shit music is for you and to say that she does shitty music huh? ... well you forget you green pile of vegetable, shit is good for you to grow up, but its not a nice thing to spit into your plate that feeds you...dont like it ok, but at least take care of your mouth while doing that...now go listen spitney bears or ricky martin.

    • @tekis0
      @tekis0 Před 8 lety +4

      +Julio Hacker And you're just an anonymous troll on the internet...acting cool about it. The irony.

  • @EuropasOcean
    @EuropasOcean Před 8 lety +3

    Her hair is amazing! So healthy!

    • @darnell8897
      @darnell8897 Před 8 lety

      +Europa's Ocean Lol! I was thinking the same thing!

  • @maximepaquier9852
    @maximepaquier9852 Před 8 lety

    OMG the synth at 10 mins ... :O no words to describe how he's nice. Really nice harmony between the voice and the drums this is awesome

  • @Pretendkid
    @Pretendkid Před 8 lety

    DREI is incredible and emotional and this interview really upped my appreciation for it

  • @MartIn-bn7yy
    @MartIn-bn7yy Před 8 lety +39

    I like her hi-hats comment. They really can kill the groove.

    • @rickyred001
      @rickyred001 Před 8 lety +12

      Mart In but done properly, hh's can really lift any groove

    • @urbanjunior
      @urbanjunior Před 8 lety

      +Richard James i agree. the way jeff mills uses delays on his hi-hat and ride combos is pure power.

    • @anaphylastiks
      @anaphylastiks Před 8 lety +7

      +Mart In Hi hats are just another sound. They will only kill the groove if they are placed and edited like this woman has done.

    • @rickyred001
      @rickyred001 Před 8 lety

      *****
      True

    • @rev.aux-weg9730
      @rev.aux-weg9730 Před 8 lety +2

      +Chris Dealny your shitty comment kills the groove.

  • @friendselfdone
    @friendselfdone Před 9 lety +4

    God damn, why havent I heard about her before. So cool tracks, great voice as well..

  • @JohnAmaro_Official
    @JohnAmaro_Official Před 8 lety +20

    Wow Emika is very talented..although i am not into this kind of music,i really like her style and ideas:)

  • @ScantlessBeatz
    @ScantlessBeatz Před 7 lety +1

    Emika Im a local producer in Detroit,mi I started off wit hip hop but started producing all types of music,u have a keen mixing skill,and I love you have a lot of hardware to work with,when I started 20years ago that's all there was now to produce is a gem.Love the hihats also,i never sample nothing I create all my sounds im trying to get my music on youtube but being a single parent its hard balancing life and love for music.god bless love

  • @bembeleee
    @bembeleee Před 7 lety +7

    first of all I love what she's saying !!!

  • @klovihead
    @klovihead Před 9 lety

    LOVE IT!!!! so inspiring! Thank you

  • @okokok199
    @okokok199 Před 8 lety

    Your music have depth and soul which is rarely found these days.

  • @Ghandralph
    @Ghandralph Před 8 lety +4

    Excellent video, will check out her music now!

  • @admarhermans1
    @admarhermans1 Před 7 lety +2

    Her music & lyrics, there's just such a true feeling and emotional 'human pulse'. I'm into it, big time!

  • @1pauluzz1
    @1pauluzz1 Před 8 lety

    Great songs. Refreshing to hear how she talks about the process of songwriting.

  • @DallasGreen123
    @DallasGreen123 Před 8 lety

    I like her stuff, she reminds me that in the end music isn't about perfect mixing or technical skills with your daw, but about putting sounds together so it sounds well.

  • @omg9261
    @omg9261 Před rokem

    It's amazing that she does all that on her own. I love her sound. It will sound weird, but to me her music has Mozart-like quality : when you listen to it, it sounds so natural and so harmonical that you keep asking yourself why aren't there many artists like that? Why aren't there many people who came up with the same ideas? Why is there only one Mozart and only one Emika? To me it is a sign of a great gift, when a person is able to catch and create something so universal that afterwards (when produced) it looks like it always should have existed. It is so natural that you can't imagine it not existing. I hope she knows that she has real, serious talent.
    (Sorry, if my comment is messy, I'm not a native speaker)

  • @erayyildiz9013
    @erayyildiz9013 Před 8 lety

    i never heard of this girl but her music OHMYGOD!! ( and she's pretty )

  • @dumramlo3625
    @dumramlo3625 Před 8 lety

    holy shit!! i didn't knew her before but this music is awesome!! defo gotta grab the album - and superb production tips on top :)

  • @ThatPistOffGuy
    @ThatPistOffGuy Před 9 lety +2

    Ever since Sleeping Dogs I've loved EMIKA's music. Been hooked since then girl.

  • @ConstantThrowing
    @ConstantThrowing Před 7 lety +6

    I need to live with someone like this for 6 months and do some intensive music course while surrounded by the sort of music I want to make.

    • @tamiramusic3061
      @tamiramusic3061 Před 2 lety +1

      So Finally. You would have one hit track and one Baby 😁

  • @ocrana4337
    @ocrana4337 Před 9 lety

    a great artist. love your sound

  • @bohur
    @bohur Před 8 lety

    ...the lead song Battles is just awesome... great job Emika ...!!!

  • @davec197
    @davec197 Před 8 lety

    A very refreshing aproach to production....fair play

  • @dipamvaidya279
    @dipamvaidya279 Před 8 lety

    love that bass and pads! awso

  • @soundphobe
    @soundphobe Před 8 lety

    love her tiny native instruments story, haha
    such a wonderful video!

  • @SEkSkapela
    @SEkSkapela Před 5 lety

    i just love her

  • @acdesignart6068
    @acdesignart6068 Před 8 lety

    Thanks FM Magazine for this great interview! Congratulations Ema Jolly, pure talent, and skillfull woman ! I'm very happy to hear real human voice, real piano, and olschool mixers, using craftmanship method sound design, without using any chemical feeling synth samples...We can't compare with computer kids Nicky Romero, Martin Garrix, Avicii etc...Her way is very different, in future sure she can will be milestone like Depeche Mode.

    • @Solo-vh9fm
      @Solo-vh9fm Před 2 lety

      There’s nothing wrong with those artists you named. Those artists have their own sounds and are popular. But I love Emika’s sound

    • @iggiryjoff
      @iggiryjoff Před rokem

      @@Solo-vh9fm fact that they are "popular" doesn't cross out that plastic chemical and "lego" feeling from their music.

  • @Darksagan
    @Darksagan Před 9 lety +2

    Really digging her style. I think this may be my favorite FMM upload.

    • @mateusrodrigues1345
      @mateusrodrigues1345 Před 9 lety

      marcuelcajon Have you watched the one with Savant?

    • @Darksagan
      @Darksagan Před 9 lety +1

      Mateus Rodrigues Man holly fuck Savant is a beast! He completely just inspired me to make some tunes. Good looking out!

    • @Josec823
      @Josec823 Před 9 lety

      This woman has musical talent, makes original and emotional music. Savant...oh, well...

  • @CatoNoise
    @CatoNoise Před 7 lety +1

    yay, thanks for this video! It gets so lonely being a woman in this industry! It's nice seeing other ladies rocking it. ^_^

  • @Stick3x
    @Stick3x Před 7 lety +2

    Wow. Impressed.

  • @PrimitiveBaroque
    @PrimitiveBaroque Před 8 lety +2

    Track at the end is so sick!

  • @eveslade666
    @eveslade666 Před 7 lety

    So simple, so beautiful. Love Battles

  • @louismariette
    @louismariette Před 8 lety +1

    Love the piano part its like creepy but still cool with that grain into it
    Really she is awsome

  • @leaningtower73
    @leaningtower73 Před 9 lety +2

    Fresh and creepy! Luv your work :)

  • @zonumanaid
    @zonumanaid Před 7 lety +1

    this video is sooo inspiring. thanks.

  • @JoshGo_SA
    @JoshGo_SA Před 6 lety

    the begining of the track is super cool

  • @romenpheonixx7005
    @romenpheonixx7005 Před 9 lety +23

    I think I love her. Great music and techniques too...but, yeah I think I love her.

  • @ddoublej69
    @ddoublej69 Před 8 lety

    Love this. Great vid

  • @Hundred100
    @Hundred100 Před 8 lety +13

    6:05 so im not the only one stealing at work...
    im a bank employee btw

  • @nigolt.4345
    @nigolt.4345 Před 8 lety

    Really great method of composing!!!

  • @hanniffydinn6019
    @hanniffydinn6019 Před 8 lety +1

    Wow what a super cool talented lady !

  • @darioxmars3298
    @darioxmars3298 Před 8 lety +2

    shes an amazing producer

  • @geronkt79
    @geronkt79 Před 8 lety

    woah, I love what she is doing...
    Emika, the words you were looking for in the first 3 or so minutes are...: "art is resistance" and vica versa! gl in the future!
    I really like that you are taking inspiration from the real world, your experiences, especially from the dark side :D
    ps. I am not in place to give you a piece of advice, but try using velocity on percs.

  • @authuser1294
    @authuser1294 Před 8 lety +2

    Wicked Vocal mixing on that 'Battle' sample at the beginning. Just checked her cuts & she's good.

  • @trendscout375
    @trendscout375 Před 8 lety

    here sound is real great, just wondered about the snare comment, heard this somewhere already.
    all the best.

  • @Mopark25
    @Mopark25 Před 7 lety

    Her percussion is awesome

  • @DJMOEJ
    @DJMOEJ Před 7 lety +2

    Fuck yeah! Real Producer!! Real analog sounds!! Go Girl!!

  • @polthomaskeeley7860
    @polthomaskeeley7860 Před 8 lety +2

    Good for Emika.
    Hey, wish I was doing the whole 'creating music' thing. I just don't have the talent. And I like some of her tunes, beats, samples. Yeah, sure, she's figuring it out, wearing all the hats (entrepreneur, business owner, sourcer, musician, flex-time employee lol, producer, DJ, recruiter, collaborator, networker...oh man it goes on), so...let her get on with it :) Fair play to her. In my view, one word: Amazing.
    Many people struggle with their j.o.b. (just.over.broke.), whilst at least she's actually doing it.
    We don't have to like every beat producer out there (thank you for variety in life, dear universe), but these artists/musicians are just people who saw a vision, stumbled forward, and then started carving out their own versions of that dream (that inner calling) that so many of us have. Seriously.
    Chapeau a vous, Emika. Chapeau.

    • @TheLogicalProgress
      @TheLogicalProgress Před 3 lety

      There's no such thing as talent only hard work anyone can be an amazing producer if they work at it everyday and try new good ideas!

  • @Indi3R
    @Indi3R Před 7 lety

    Nice Monitors I got Events. Had them for over 20 years and still going

  • @monicsguitarchannel4342

    Cool! Thankxxx for sharing!

  • @kabelfritz
    @kabelfritz Před 8 lety +2

    finally a good and interesting musician on FM

  • @RockstahRolln
    @RockstahRolln Před 8 lety

    OH Wow!! Battle - Loved the track!

  • @smokyclap6033
    @smokyclap6033 Před 8 lety

    became a fan at 0:24 without having listened to her music solely due to the fact she's jamming on a D-1000.

  • @benstenford2071
    @benstenford2071 Před 7 lety +1

    14:37 i love this part without synth just bass drums its so epic...

  • @thydevour
    @thydevour Před 8 lety

    i love you emika

  • @almohadillaseisefes
    @almohadillaseisefes Před 7 lety +14

    9:56 Prodigy - Climbatize

  • @kevindrexler2030
    @kevindrexler2030 Před 2 lety

    Geez, she got the coolest and powerful equipment in her studio))

  • @ElisandroDeLeon
    @ElisandroDeLeon Před 8 lety +3

    i really liked that first song she played

  • @humanoidsynthetic4670
    @humanoidsynthetic4670 Před 6 lety

    I love it. 🌟

  • @shmuelhirsch2069
    @shmuelhirsch2069 Před 6 lety

    She's incredible.

  • @azertyf4486
    @azertyf4486 Před 7 lety

    Looking forward to Part 2: In The Bedroom With Emika

  • @anaphylastiks
    @anaphylastiks Před 8 lety +1

    Love the comment when she has just the kick and snare going , I love urban stuff and sounds pretty cool. LOL as.