Talking Tunes by Girls Are Awesome

Girls Are Awesome
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Welcome to Talking Tunes by Girls Are Awesome. This podcast focusses on female music artists talking about the process of creating one specific song and is hosted by producer and songwriter Vakle.

  1. 06/12/2021

    Rebecca Lou - Capitalism Kills

    Welcome back to this fifth episode of Talking Tunes season 2! This is a music podcast in which our host Vakle talks to other musicproducers and songwriters about their work - in this episode we feature Rebecca Lou talking about her single called Capitalism Kills. Rebecca Lou is a Copenhagen based singer and songwriter. She takes us through the song step by step and goes in depth with songwriting including some great tips on how to make a banger. Capitalism Kills is part of her album Heavy Metal Feeling released in 2021.  People mentioned: Lasse Hansen (producer) Søren Buhl Lassen (producer) Robert Jensen Buhl (guitarist) Tune in!

    34 min
  2. Taura Lamb - New Normal

    04/10/2021

    Taura Lamb - New Normal

    Welcome back to this forth episode of Talking Tunes season 2! This is a music podcast in which our host Vakle talks to other musicproducers and songwriters about their work - in this episode we feature Taura Lamb talking about her single called Hollywood Heart. Taura is a UK based singer, songwriter and producer. She and her producer on this track, Pearse MacIntyre, takes us through the song step by step, goes in depth with production and vocal production on this bouncy pop song. Software mentioned: DIVA Synth Battery NI Arturia JUNO synth Wider by Infected Mushroom ozone imager Soothe2 Tune in!

    35 min
  3. Alina Smith - Hollywood Heart

    02/08/2021

    Alina Smith - Hollywood Heart

    Welcome back to this third episode of Talking Tunes season 2! This is a music podcast in which our host Vakle talks to other musicproducers and songwriters about their work - in this episode we feature Alina Smith talking about her single called Hollywood Heart. Alina is a LA based producer, working in music for many years and with many different artists. She takes us through the song step by step, goes in depth with production and vocal production on this vocal heavy song. Tune in! Edit by Mikkel Larsen

    54 min
  4. Farao - Marry Me

    05/07/2021

    Farao - Marry Me

    Welcome back to this second episode of Talking Tunes season 2! This is a music podcast in which our host Vakle talks to other musicproducers and songwriters about their work - in this episode we feature Farao talking about her song Marry Me from her album Pure-O. Farao is a NO/DE artist who has a deep passion for classic sounds and beats, as you will clearly notice as we go through the process of writing and producing Marry Me in the episode. Tune in! People mentioned: Drummer: Magnús Trygvason Eliassen Co-producer: Ådne Meisfjord Play in Jaakko Eino Kalevi’s band Gear mentioned: Fave hardware: Korg Delta Electronica EM - 25 Juno-60 Soviet Synthesizer Kvintet Moog Sub Phatty Yamaha CS-15 E-bass 1 on DX7 (bass from take on me) RX7 Fave soft synths: FM8 Korg M1 Fave drums to sample: linn drum 707 rx7. Edit by Mikkel Larsen

    36 min
  5. GRETA - Waves

    06/06/2021

    GRETA - Waves

    Welcome back to this first episode of Talking Tunes season 2! This is a music podcast in which our host Vakle talks to other musicproducers and songwriters about their work - in this episode we feature GRETA talking about her song Waves from her debut album Ardent Spring. Greta is a DE/DK artist who has a deep passion for 80's sound and harps, as you will clearly notice as we go through the process of writing and producing Waves in the episode. Tune in! People mentioned: Farao - producer Gear mentioned: Juno-106 Polyvox FM8 plug-in Tal-u-no-lx Autoharp Zither harp Disco song mentioned: Cherrelle - Saturday Love. Edit by Mikkel Larsen

    32 min
  6. Lydmor - Shanghai Roar (Roskilde Festival Special)

    13/12/2019

    Lydmor - Shanghai Roar (Roskilde Festival Special)

    Welcome to Talking Tunes by Girls Are Awesome where we deconstruct female music artists and the processes around one specific song. Talking Tunes is hosted by producer and songwriter Vakle. This episode is the fourth and final Roskilde Festival special episode and is centered around Danish singer, songwriter, producer and absolutely excellent live performer Lydmor. We caught her the day after her show at the festival: Backstage village, raining, cooold - you know the drill - but ready for a chat! We talk about her time in Shanghai, using Justin Bieber as reference track for mixing, why compression is essential for vocal processing, how panning and effects on the master is super powerfull and a lot more! The song we’re talking about is called Shanghai Roar and was released in 2018 as part of her 'I Told You I'd Tell Them Our Story' album. Tune in!   Software mentioned: Melodyne Antares Autotune Girls Are Awesome is a media platform and brand dedicated to increasing and redefining female representation. Find us at girlsareawesome.com or instagram.com/girlsareawesome and find Vakle on instagram.com/vakle_music

    39 min
  7. ZAAR - For a While (Roskilde Festival Special)

    23/08/2019

    ZAAR - For a While (Roskilde Festival Special)

    Welcome to Talking Tunes by Girls Are Awesome where we deconstruct female music artists and the processes around one specific song. Talking Tunes is hosted by producer and songwriter Vakle. This episode is the third out of four Roskilde Festival special episodes and is centered around Danish singer, songwriter and pedal player - as she says herself, ZAAR. We sat down with her a couple of days after her very first time playing Roskilde Festival. Pouring rain and cold Danish weather is the setting as we sit outside talking about everything from writing alone and with bandmates, creating the right physical environment to be creative, how to sing through guitar pedals and a lot more. The song we’re talking about is called For a While and was released in 2018. Tune in!    Live band: Bjarke Andrup Jonathan Ludvigsen  Gear: shimmer - Neunaber distortion - Emma octave - Micro Pog Girls Are Awesome is a media platform and brand dedicated to increasing and redefining female representation. Find us at girlsareawesome.com or instagram.com/girlsareawesome and find Vakle on instagram.com/vakle_music

    27 min
  8. Madame Gandhi - Top Knot Turn Up (Roskilde Festival Special)

    22/07/2019

    Madame Gandhi - Top Knot Turn Up (Roskilde Festival Special)

    Welcome to Talking Tunes by Girls Are Awesome where we deconstruct female music artists and the processes around one specific song. Talking Tunes is hosted by producer and songwriter Vakle. This episode is the second out of four Roskilde Festival special episodes and is centered around LA based drummer, producer, rapper, singer and activist Madame Gandhi. We caught her just hours before her show at the festival and are sitting in a cosy restaurant trailer in the backstage area hiding from the rain while having this nice little chat. We chat about going from drummer to artist, working on music long distance, why she only have female artists at her Roskilde show and a lot more! The song we’re talking about is called Top Knot Turn Up and was released in 2018. Tune in!   Girls Are Awesome is a media platform and brand dedicated to increasing and redefining female representation. Find us at girlsareawesome.com or instagram.com/girlsareawesome and find Vakle on instagram.com/vakle_music

    18 min
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Welcome to Talking Tunes by Girls Are Awesome. This podcast focusses on female music artists talking about the process of creating one specific song and is hosted by producer and songwriter Vakle.

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