29: Producing for Kelly Clarkson and running Mixandmastermysong.com with Matty Harris

Описание: Matty Harris is a music producer and mixing and mastering engineer from Boston. As a young musician, he won several awards, most notably, the best drummer in New England. He toured with jazz, blues and calypso bands, playing bars and clubs at the young age of 14. After high school, he attended Berklee College of Music where he studied music production and engineering — learning from some of the most accomplished producers and engineers in the industry.

Since then, he has worked on countless records with such artist as Atlantic Records, RCA Records, WB Records, Kelly Clarkson, Sammy Adams, A$AP Rocky, Logic, Lil Yachty, Cousin Stizz, Cam Meekins, Just Juice, Action Bronson, Danny Brown, Fat Joe, Styles P, La Coka Nostra, and many more. He worked on the Grammy Award-winning song “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” by Kelly Clarkson and won the 2008 Boston Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Engineer and Producer. He now lives in Los Angeles where he works with artists from all over the world helping them to realize their dreams.

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0:02:29 - About Matty Harris
0:06:50 - How did your experience with jazz, calypso, and other genres translate into what you’re doing now?
0:08:55 - Do you critically critique tracks when you listen to them now that you have such a deep knowledge of mixing, mastering, and production?
0:11:13 - Why do you prefer to mix and master?
0:13:52 - Did you feel that you were more restricted when you’re working with the bigger labels?
0:16:16 - What are the primary genres that you mix and master through your website?
0:17:39 - What are the most difficult aspects when you’re mixing and mastering multiple genres?
0:19:03 - Do you have a preferred genre you prefer to mix?
0:19:39 - Do you give yourself breaks to give your ears a rest?
0:20:45 - Do you get source files that are so bad you have to send back? How do you deal with that?
0:21:48 - The importance of getting a quality recording because it can’t be fixed in post!
0:22:36 - The Grammy-winning “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” by Kelly Clarkson
0:26:25 - Matty’s vision for the future of the music business
0:32:37 - Did you have a side job when you were building your online mixing and mastering business?
0:33:40 - What are some things that you did/do to grow your business?
0:35:53 - When you’re creating visual content on YouTube, for example, to grow your business, how do you stand out?
0:41:43 - You have to be willing to put in the work to be successful; it’s not going to land on your plate.
0:44:57 - What is your opinion on services like LANDR?
0:49:03 - There are no rules when you’re working on music.
0:49:57 - What should an artist or band look or listen for when searching for a mixing and mastering engineer(s)?
0:53:10 - How you can follow Matty Harris

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