The Urchin Studios Podcast

Urchin Studios

An occasional brought to you by the team at Urchin Studios in Hackney Wick, London, UK. Join Matt, Dan and Lucy for interesting conversations around all things recording and music production. Whether you’re an enthusiast or a professional in the industry, this podcast is full of insight, tips and tricks and of course plenty of good studio anecdotes. Head to www.urchinstudios.co.uk/podcast to learn more about us or Find us on Instagram, Twitter and now Tik Tok! @urchinstudios Matt @matturchin Dan @danurchin Lucy @lyctn

  1. 17/04/2024

    Can drummers wear shorts?

    Matt and Dan discuss attention grabbing music, Coachella and perform excerpts from the Lord of Rings soundtrack (apologies in advance) Artists mentioned: Grimes CeeLo Green Lump Blur Oasis Laura Marling Nigel Olsen (Elton John’s Drummer) Lizzy McAlpine Brian Eno Hanz Zimmer Ludwig Göransson Producer/engineers mentioned: Bob Clearmountain Stock Aitken Waterman -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    26 min

  2. 22/03/2024

    Mastering engineers in red trousers

    Matt and Dan discuss the language of audio engineering, Software instrument strings and the power of bad ideas Artists mentioned: Nine Inch Nails Atticus Ross Yehudi Menuhin Soundgarden Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds “Wild God” Mixers mentioned: David Fridmann Bob Clearmountain Spike Stent Ben Baptie David Wrench Plugins mentioned: Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover Felt Instruments Blisko Timeless Textural Strings UAD Soundcity, Ocean Way -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    33 min

  3. 14/03/2024

    Listening as a listener

    This week Matt and Dan discuss the parallels between audio, writing and painting, as well as listening from the audience’s perspective and how we as engineers interact with a mix (see, we can do sensible descriptions sometimes!). Also everyone turns up early for their sessions. Hardware mentioned: Moog Sub37 Steven Slate Raven series Digidesign Command 8 SSL Nucleus 2 Avid Control (iPad app) -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    31 min

  4. 08/03/2024

    Robots pretending to be robots

    This week Dan and Matt discuss what Glyn Johns said on Instagram, What James Blake said on the social media site formally known as twitter, and a synthetic Taylor Swift Glynn Johns clip https://www.instagram.com/p/C37_Vw_RMrd/# James Blake Tweets https://www.instagram.com/p/C4C5NxSuIiv/?img_index=1# https://twitter.com/jamesblake/status/1764200702837191119 Artists mentioned: Caroline Polachek The 1975 Big Thief James Blake Bruno Major -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    32 min

  5. 28/02/2024

    Things that are aggressively stereo

    This week Matt and Dan dig in deep on microphone polar patterns (NERD ALERT) , how many people make a choir and when is Matt going to drop. £15k on a vintage Neumann U67? Microphones mentioned: Neumann U47, U67, U87, TL103 Electrovoice RE20 Shure SM7b, ksm141 Audio Technica AT4033a AKG C414 Aston Spirit Artists Mentioned: Radiohead - In Rainbows From the Basement (https://youtu.be/DWuAn6C8Mfc?si=HwwxquuGt2RbwY5Z) Tom Odell Lianne La Havas The Kenneths Plugins mentioned: XLN Audio - RC-20 Retro Color Massey De-esser Ceremony Melodyne -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    33 min

  6. 20/02/2024

    The greatest night in pop

    This week Dan and Matt chat pitch correction, Quincy’s mic collection and John Deacon’s erection Matt’s drum Sample Pack “Drums for Songs” is out now and available exclusively from his website here: https://www.mattingram.co.uk/product-page/drums-for-song-sample-pack Songs mentioned: We Are The World - U.S.A For Africa Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen, Live At Wembley 86 Laura Marling - I Feel Your Love Joy Division - She’s Lost Control Software mentioned: RipX by Hit’n’Mix Bounce Butler -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    34 min

  7. 14/02/2024

    The centre is also a position

    This week Matt and Dan chat ASMR, LCR and Mayonnaise    Artist mentioned: Lianne La Havas Haim - Forever Korn - Follow The Leader The Beatles - Taxman Flyte - Amy Jordan MacKampa Rie Fu - Places Plugins mentioned: Avid Pro Subharmonic, Waves MaxxBass, PSP Mixbass 2, UA Little Labs Voice of God, Brainworx bx_subsynth   -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    33 min

  8. 06/02/2024

    Colon are here!

    This week Matt and Dan chat getting a great vocal performance, 'The Grid' (as in, not chopping everything onto it) and the perils of hype Artists mentioned: Viva Brother NME Magazine 8th January 2011 - https://www.nme.com/news/music/brother-10-1293782 The Fast Show “indie club” - https://youtu.be/ClcwKgxu2wk?si=gOqpKc1y7w_gWttT Yngwie Malmsteen Yussef Dayes -------------------------------- Something to say to us? E-mail podcast@urchinstudios.co.uk
 Visit www.urchinstudios.co.uk to learn more about our London recording studios

    33 min
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About

An occasional brought to you by the team at Urchin Studios in Hackney Wick, London, UK. Join Matt, Dan and Lucy for interesting conversations around all things recording and music production. Whether you’re an enthusiast or a professional in the industry, this podcast is full of insight, tips and tricks and of course plenty of good studio anecdotes. Head to www.urchinstudios.co.uk/podcast to learn more about us or Find us on Instagram, Twitter and now Tik Tok! @urchinstudios Matt @matturchin Dan @danurchin Lucy @lyctn

Information

  • Creator
    Urchin Studios
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2024
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Urchin Studios Podcast