Memories In The Gear with Travis Ference (St. Vincent, Aloe Blacc, Skylar Grey)

We were supposed to record this episode a year ago. But the LA wildfires threatened Travis’ home. From platinum records to mixing in headphones across dozens of hotels, Travis and his family wen through a nightmare, but found a way to make it all work.While he lost gear… gear that was imbued with memories and countless hit records… he found new ways to work. What what essential. And kept it all going.We talk about sharing industry wisdom, the value of community, and how mixing in headphones is a slept on art.For 30% off your first year of DistroKid to share your music with the world click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DistroKid.com/vip/lovemusicmore⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌎Watch guest episodes on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ 📺Subscribe to this pod's blog on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive deeper dives on the regular 🏊‍♂️Tune into my music and surf the different-yet-connected platforms at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ScoobertDoobert.pizza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🍕⁠Pick up my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LP "I" on vinyl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in all its full spinning colorfulness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎨Score pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥥Connect with Travis on his:✏️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✏️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠✏️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WebsiteA word salad poem cut from episode excerpts by the podcast producer 🫛Reverb and rooms. The part of taste. Artifacted. Maybe a blend. Such a wide gamut. What made that that. Something about that mud that is magical. Organic and natural. Focal points. The sum of the parts. The brush on the string. Cool tape tone. Such a universal identifier. Creative constraints. Attached to hearing something. The plates and the springs. Sound changers and stuff. Back to the board in the studio. The plight of the mix engineer. The air around those instruments. Discerning tuning. Next. Rules to learn. The little things you pick up. These natural chamber reverbs. Pushing the boundary. Glue those things together. Good luck. Talk about the air. What feels good. The challenge of finishing a record. A variation of that. A great node in that journey. Demoitis to the rough mix. What balance really is. A lot of fun. Resonating. Amplifying dexterity. It is a thing. That acetate. Can keep doing it. If it sounds good it is good. Have that stretch. That way. A different picture. Little touchups of paint. To learn new stuff. There you go. 🪟Edited by Rebecca SansomSet Design by Max HorwichPodcast Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beformer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠