Exclusive Interview with Venus Theory: Life, Music, and Inspiration Revealed!

Chris and Jody invite special guest Stevie Blacke. Stevie Blacke is an illustrious string arranger and "one man orchestra".  He works with some of the world's biggest stars and best musicians. He's pl...

31 Mar 20231h 2min

Chris and Jody delve into how a mix engineer goes for getting a vision for where a mix can go. Listening to a rough mix to chatting with the client about their wants. Determining the type of music it ...

24 Mar 202329min

Chris and Jody return to the subject of reverb. Going over a review of the types of reverbs we have access to. Then discussing what types of reverb we use under various examples of particular instrume...

17 Mar 202334min

Chris and Jody look further into the world of modulation effects. This time the journey goes into Flanging. How it got it's start and where did it debut. Who original thought it up and where did it be...

10 Mar 202328min

Chris and Jody get down and dirty as helpful producers when it comes to songwriters having writer's block in the studio. Obviously not a great problem to have. Here we dole out 10 ideas to help allevi...

3 Mar 202330min

Chris and Jody waltz into the minefield of hardware vs software synths. What are the pros and cons to each side of the fence? What particular side of the fence do they land on? What is the practical a...

24 Feb 202329min

Chris and Jody detail the journey they have taken learning the ropes of choosing the right vocal mic. Discussing different types of mics and how they go about figuring out what mic will suit a voice. ...

17 Feb 202328min

Chris and Jody look into the outer reaches of the effects to use for productions. What would be called Esoteric effects. What are they? Why would we call them that? How to go about putting some of the...

10 Feb 202330min