Peter Dyer Be a Better Artist

Peter Dyer is an LA-based keyboardist, producer, and sound designer. He has toured extensively with artists like Mariah Carey, Adam Lambert, Aloe Blacc, & St. Vincent, as a keyboardist, musical director, and sound designer. He is currently in the house band for American Idol on ABC. Notable cowrites include Avicii’s #1 hit “Wake Me Up”, "Shame On Me", & Flo Rida’s “Wobble” & “Can’t Believe It”. He also works as a sound designer and consultant for Sequential, Novation Music, Strymon Effects, Moog Music, & Pioneer DJ, and has scored commercials for B.M.W., Chevrolet, and WWE.
PETER DYER LINKS:
Website: https://www.peterdyer.net/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgfrmrO0pxm920zbVZw7mrQ
https://www.instagram.com/peterjdyer/
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:16) Audio equipment tech issues, SM7B and Cloudlifter
(00:01:22) Sleep problems
(00:07:21) Stress management
(00:21:01) Benefits of exercise and diet, lifestyle changes, stoic philosophy
(00:25:55) Change takes time
(00:30:01) Pandemic, stress, insomnia
(00:45:01) Adversity and change
(01:00:01) Seizing opportunities
(01:11:04) Creativity and artistic sensibility as an instrumentalist
(01:17:11) Teamwork and social skills in professional music settings
(01:30:01) Managing emotions and the ego, humility
(01:34:14) Significance of Social Connections
(01:37:30) Managing Expectations
(01:39:15) Personal Background and Inspirations
(01:45:05) Synths, Moving, Musician's Institute, networking, Van Hunt
(01:46:23) Time at the Musicians Institute (MI), audition for Mariah Carey, stage fright
(02:00:05) Humility and observation as skills
(02:04:05) Career choices, honesty in musical preferences
(02:09:02) Emulation, crossing boundaries, parental influence
(02:15:04) Learning music theory by singing in a choir
(02:17:08) Software vs hardware
(02:19:06) Favourite synths
(02:23:50) Music tech
(02:30:03) General public understanding of an audio engineer
(02:35:46) Collaboration with Strymon and Sequential
(02:40:17) Creative retention
(02:45:00) Purity of creation
(02:47:03) Definition of an artist
(02:52:04) Message sent to everyone's smartphone