Creating a Sonic Identity: Tony Hoffer's Approach to Production
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Tony Hoffer is a 7 time Grammy nominated record producer and mixing engineer. Tony’s work includes The Kooks’ “Naive”, M83’s “Midnight City”, Beck’s “Midnight Vultures”, Fitz & the Tantrum’s “More the Just a Dream”, and Phoenix “Alphabetical.”
In this episode, you'll learn about:
- Making Beck “Midnight Vultures” and how it changed Tony’s career
- Tony’s approach to working with bands in the studio
- How Tony crafts a unique sonic identity for every project
- Why vocals get recorded early in the process
- Adding “grit” during the recording and mixing process
- Balancing the artist’s vision with label expectations (or not)
- The challenge of setting out to make something new
- Setting daily targets to maintain momentum in the studio
- Using guitar pedals to add character to anything
- Reaching out to Artists
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Credits:
Guest: Tony Hoffer
Host: Travis Ference
Editor: Stephen Boyd
Theme Music: inter.ference
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