The Human Music Podcast

The Human Music Podcast

Tesko, RIP Kenny and Trap Jesus are producers. [We make jokes and talk about human music]

  1. [Torbjorn on Planning a Tour and an Audio Visual Set]

    05/17/2023

    [Torbjorn on Planning a Tour and an Audio Visual Set]

    Ep. 136 - [Torbjorn on Planning a Tour and an Audio Visual Set] Fresh off touring the US and Europe with Dark Time Sunshine, Torbjorn is back on the podcast! He’s been following up on the goals he shared last time with putting his vocals, rapping and singing, on his music. Now he’s ready to go off on his own headline tour! Let’s catch up with Tor and talk about putting together his own full visual DJ set, his new favorite lighting and video effects, how he’s running his audio visual set when he’s on stage, converting MIDI to DMX for on stage lighting, incorporating live vocals, instruments, turntablism and video into his live set, making it work financially to have featured artists on tour, networking at shows, how to cold email people for venues vs. blogs, not taking things personally, showing love unconditionally and much much more! Tour Dates and Tickets: https://beatsbytor.com @beatsbytor  Froze coming 5/17 Nordwest EP Coming 5/26 Song of the Week: Froze by Torbjorn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq8lkK1O-Ak https://hypeddit.com/torbjorn/froze  Support Our Sponsors: Spice It Up Percussion & Foley Pack: Over 2000 percussion loops and one shots from Luke Rain and Porch, along with 50 rack instruments. https://producerdj.com/product/spice-it-up-percussion-x-foley-bundle/  Tesko’s Patreon: Tesko has launched a Patreon channel where you can get educational content, project files and behind the scenes footage as well as access to his Discord, Track Feedback and private lessons! http://www.patreon.com/iamtesko  Producer Dojo: A great learning community for producers with different levels that tailor to your needs and budget: you can watch free classes (and our live podcasts) on Dojo TV, purchase individual workshops from ill.Gates himself or sign up for a coaching program with Dojo MAX. https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo  https://thehumanmusicpodcast.com

    1h 21m
  2. [Luke Rain’s Ecstatic Dance DJ Tour]

    04/29/2023

    [Luke Rain’s Ecstatic Dance DJ Tour]

    Ep. 135 - [Luke Rain’s Ecstatic Dance DJ Tour] Yo Humans! It has been a while since we came at you with an episode, thank you for your patience! Part of the reason was because I was on tour! And on this episode we’re gonna talk about my tour experience, from setting up the tour dates, how to ask for gigs on a cold email, what kind of gigs to go for based on personal alignment, building community around music, the history, benefits and caveats of playing ecstatic dances, planning a set vs. playing freestyle, making a tour work financially, finding how to not spend money where you can, and much more! Song of the Week: Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know vs Tribal Trap - Peace Sine [Luke Rain Mashup] http://www.lukerainmusic.com/luke-rain-releases/gotye-mashup  Support Our Sponsors: Spice It Up Percussion & Foley Pack: Over 2000 percussion loops and one shots from Luke Rain and Porch, along with 50 rack instruments. https://producerdj.com/product/spice-it-up-percussion-x-foley-bundle/  Tesko’s Patreon: Tesko has launched a Patreon channel where you can get educational content, project files and behind the scenes footage as well as access to his Discord, Track Feedback and private lessons! http://www.patreon.com/iamtesko  Producer Dojo: A great learning community for producers with different levels that tailor to your needs and budget: you can watch free classes (and our live podcasts) on Dojo TV, purchase individual workshops from ill.Gates himself or sign up for a coaching program with Dojo MAX. https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo  https://thehumanmusicpodcast.com

    1h 6m
  3. [Nintendeaux’s Songwriting & Mixing Advice]

    02/14/2023

    [Nintendeaux’s Songwriting & Mixing Advice]

    Ep. 134 - [Nintendeaux’s Songwriting & Mixing Advice] Our friend Nintendeaux, who may or may not be best friends with Sasquatch, is finally on the podcast! He’s been a Producer Dojo Sensei, DJ, producer and mixing engineer for many years and has a ton of experience to share. We talk about learning and comparing multiple DAWs, new computer problems, M1 vs intel chips, plugin issues, writing music on an MPC, resampling sounds through analog rack FX, the history of the recording process, his best mixing and mastering advice, tips for a successful February Album Writing Month (FAWM), organizing his sample library by frequency range, and much much more! @nintendeaux @playnintendeaux Song of the Week: Rave Gravy - Thank You Reality https://open.spotify.com/track/22S1QVBWkJEz666yiqS3EC?si=4c29781307824b81  https://producerdojo.bandcamp.com/track/thank-you-reality https://www.beatport.com/track/thank-you-reality/13400854 https://soundcloud.com/ravegravy/thank-you-reality https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rave-gravy/1506070773 THMP Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oZVjg03iArhrR6YOUezng?si=60f6476a7c694548 Support Our Sponsors: Spice It Up Percussion & Foley Pack: Over 2000 percussion loops and one shots from Luke Rain and Porch, along with 50 rack instruments. https://producerdj.com/product/spice-it-up-percussion-x-foley-bundle/ Dojo TV: Free producer live stream classes from the Producer Dojo Senseis https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo Tesko’s Patreon: Tesko has launched a Patreon channel where you can get educational content, project files and behind the scenes footage as well as access to his Discord, Track Feedback and private lessons! http://www.patreon.com/iamtesko The Weekly Download: Learn from ill.Gates in his private weekly group lessons and get access to over 300 more episodes in the archive for only $20 per month! https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo More Episodes, Socials and Free Sound Packs: https://thehumanmusicpodcast.com

    1h 42m
  4. [Sound Library Organization]

    01/31/2023

    [Sound Library Organization]

    Ep. 133 - [Sound Library Organization] On this episode we’re talking about doing things that support your workflow, like deleting samples you don’t like, creating folder trees based on your own music brain, tips for organizing drum samples, one shots and loops, where to put your sparks and faces, 128s, mini 128s and other types of sampler instruments we use, and building and saving racks and templates. We also dive off on tangents on making drums sound good and arrangement techniques! Song of the Week: Luke Rain - Do Our Work f. Lionijah, Sarah Conner & SoulFam https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lukerain/do-our-work-feat-lionijah-sarah-conner--soulfam THMP Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oZVjg03iArhrR6YOUezng?si=60f6476a7c694548 Support Our Sponsors: Spice It Up Percussion & Foley Pack: Over 2000 percussion loops and one shots from Luke Rain and Porch, along with 50 rack instruments. https://producerdj.com/product/spice-it-up-percussion-x-foley-bundle/ Dojo TV: Free producer live stream classes from the Producer Dojo Senseis https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo Tesko’s Patreon: Tesko has launched a Patreon channel where you can get educational content, project files and behind the scenes footage as well as access to his Discord, Track Feedback and private lessons! http://www.patreon.com/iamtesko The Weekly Download: Learn from ill.Gates in his private weekly group lessons and get access to over 300 more episodes in the archive for only $20 per month! https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo More Episodes, Socials and Free Sound Packs: https://thehumanmusicpodcast.com

    1h 12m
  5. [Porch on Making the Music You Want to Hear]

    01/03/2023

    [Porch on Making the Music You Want to Hear]

    Ep. 131 - [Porch on Making the Music You Want to Hear] Porch is a producer, DJ, reggae bass player in the band Iya Terra, and a Producer Dojo alumnus. We get into the new gear he’s picked up lately, using modular synths in his workflow, remembering not to buy too many plugins or pieces of new gear at once, his favorite underrated ableton stock effects, his favorite plugins, expanding his musical influences, starting his reggae band Iya Terra through a craigslist post in college, why he’s all about playing with feel over virtuosity, being your own audience and making the music that you want to hear, the origins of his name, and much more! Find Porch Online: https://Porchbass.com Song of the Week: Porch - Not A Competition https://open.spotify.com/track/29Fx5m3fLDQ3mIuCFLfbV6?si=018097618e20409b https://soundcloud.com/porchbass/not-a-competition https://porchbass.bandcamp.com/track/not-a-competition-2 https://music.apple.com/us/album/not-a-competition-single/1625195807 Support Our Sponsors: Spice It Up Percussion & Foley Pack: Over 2000 percussion loops and one shots from Luke Rain and Porch, along with 50 rack instruments. https://producerdj.com/product/spice-it-up-percussion-x-foley-bundle/ Dojo TV: Free producer live stream classes from the Producer Dojo Senseis https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo Tesko’s Patreon: Tesko has launched a Patreon channel where you can get educational content, project files and behind the scenes footage as well as access to his Discord, Track Feedback and private lessons! http://www.patreon.com/iamtesko The Weekly Download: Learn from ill.Gates in his private weekly group lessons and get access to over 300 more episodes in the archive for only $20 per month! https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo Guest Practices: Learn from Seth Drake at the Approach Institute, the BEST engineer we know. First class is free! https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/theapproach More Episodes, Socials and Free Sound Packs: https://thehumanmusicpodcast.com

    1h 39m
  6. [EP Boot Camp]

    12/13/2022

    [EP Boot Camp]

    Ep. 130 - [EP Boot Camp] In November 2022, ill.Gates went to Denver to host EP Boot Camp, and a lot of great folks from the Producer Dojo Community came out to learn! We talk about eternal recurrence theory, writing your own eulogy, the power of starting songwriting with a strong face, how to write good elevator pitches, turning an idea into a polished song, and how fun it is to meet other music producers in person. If you feel fomo having missed this, there’s another one coming in spring 2023! Also, RIP Kenny dropped his Escapism Album Visual, so check that out! RIP Kenny - Escapism Visual Album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ-syOYHyvo Song of the Week: Flowmads x Luke Rain - Deja Vu out 12/16/22 https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/flowmadslukerain/deja-vu-2 All Luke Rain Releases: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jmQGNysz9mriigmSCNqsO?si=650c4d883f874672 Support Our Sponsors: Spice It Up Percussion & Foley Pack: Over 2000 percussion loops and one shots from Luke Rain and Porch, along with 50 rack instruments. https://producerdj.com/product/spice-it-up-percussion-x-foley-bundle/ Dojo TV: Free producer live stream classes from the Producer Dojo Senseis https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo Tesko’s Patreon: Tesko has launched a Patreon channel where you can get educational content, project files and behind the scenes footage as well as access to his Discord, Track Feedback and private lessons! http://www.patreon.com/iamtesko The Weekly Download: Learn from ill.Gates in his private weekly group lessons and get access to over 300 more episodes in the archive for only $20 per month! https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/producerdojo Guest Practices: Learn from Seth Drake at the Approach Institute, the BEST engineer we know. First class is free! https://www.thehumanmusicpodcast.com/theapproach More Episodes, Socials and Free Sound Packs: https://thehumanmusicpodcast.com

    1h 3m
5
out of 5
8 Ratings

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Tesko, RIP Kenny and Trap Jesus are producers. [We make jokes and talk about human music]