Better Ways to Produce Music with Ben H. Allen [Deerhunter, Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective] (SSP#012)

Ben H. Allen joins Justin Colletti to talk about ways of breaking the mold when producing music, and coming up with memorable, trailblazing sounds. Ben has worked recently with critically-acclaimed artists including Deerhunter, Animal Collective, Belle and Sebastian, Washed Out, and Gnarls Barkley, after an early career engineering for major hip hop all stars like Puff Daddy, Mase and and Notorious B.I.G. He shares strategies for avoiding the the cookie cutter approach, and getting the most out of artists—and yourself—in every production. Thanks to Soundtoys, Eventide and Sonarworks for sponsoring this podcast. Learn more about Ben at http://www.makerecordsnotbombs.com