tbh, i´m not a big fan of the "Joey Sturgis sound", if you wanna call it that. but his success is not without reason and hearing about his approach is awesome. very good interview. the right questions with helpful answers.
".....You'll be motivated to actually get out there and start making music, instead of making excuses!" YES!!!! That is why I had to watch the whole interview!!!!
Joey to me it seems like, it wasn't so much luck as it was your committment, diligence, no fear and a genuine love of music that propelled your career. Well done man!!! That's an awesome story...
Joey is the reason I started taking recording even more seriously than I did then. His story is truly inspiring to me. Even though I am a student in college majoring in this field, watching this interview inspires me to continue striving to reach my goals. Definitely my all time favorite producer
+Jonathan Linderer I haven't, but I just bought his Drumforge Essentials - haven't installed yet, but sounds like it could give Toontrack's Ez Drummer a run for it's money.
Really great thank you :) I've been making EDM for ages and am finally getting some recognition for it and iv just started a band with some friends called 'Silence From The Fallen' and I recorded and mixed/mastered our first single that is out now and called 'Resurrect Me' would be great if you could possibly check it out and give some feedback? Thank You!
Loved this. I'm studying audio right now and can really identify with staying in touch with the idea and "missing the forrest for the trees". Thanks Graham and Joey, just what I needed!
I was kind of put off by some of his choices in his CreativeLive class, but after seeing this, I have a lot more respect for Joey Sturgis. He's a great example of a successful producer who hasn't spent a ton of money on gear, and instead focused on what really mattered: learning the craft, and developing good taste. He's an artist first and foremost, and I really appreciate that. Thanks for doing this interview, Graham.
Two of my favorite mixing engineers! I've literally learned SO much from the both of you. I've definitely seen a major improvement on my mixes by following Grahams methods and Joey works on music that I love so his tips give me that extra push to the direction that I want to go . Keep doing your thing guys! You guys are amazing at what you do and I'm so glad I stumbled upon your work. Without you guys I never would have realized that I would be able to produce listenable tracks with the small amount of tools that I have. Thank you for sharing guys!
Very inspiring interview, loved the part when Joey mentioned layering being just like photoshop because that's word for word how I describe music, it's very nice to hear someone else say the same thing.....cheers to you both.
Finally my following of the Recording Revolutions has paid off.. hahaha! Joey is my main inspiration so seeing him on here makes me so happy! Thanks Gram!
Just bought a couple of JST plugs and thought I’d check out the man himself. What an inspiring story it turned out to be. Great interview too, thanks to the both of you.
Outstanding interview, tons of solid advice from two guys who have made their own way. It's also very nice to see you continuing to build your own network of like-minded people!
This made my night , thanks to you and joey for doing this interview . And the facts you show that anyone can do amazing things if there is passion behind. Greetings from Venezuela!
mind opening interview... i'm so glad to hear all of what you guys are talking about here, because i'm exactly on the same situation, where i just feel the need to record and produce music, so i've been roughly 3 months on this.. BEST advise ever is to just go with what sounds right, and don't stick to the technical side of it (not too much)
Such a damn good interview. Just no bs telling it how it is with great lessons and advice people can actually take away. I love how good of a listener the interviewer is as well. Great questions and discussions in this!
Such an awesome, inspiring story. This is why I love music so much and find that it is an amazing outlet for creativity, connecting, and making music that moves people. I love the nomadic approach to music, which he so nicely embodies. I never took guitar lessons and are grateful for that fact. It is all about the journey of discovery. Not to say that anyone else's experience with learning is any less important, this is just what worked for me. Amazing story!!!
Awesome Video. Loved it. And Happy Birthday Joey. Todays Your 31st Birthday I see from researching Your Profile online Happy Birthday & Many More. Thanks Graham & Joey fro the encouragement. Congrats Joey & Happy New Year to both of You & also Many More. God Bless You & Yours, Guys :)
I can't agree more like the rest, I really wish I watched this ages ago. Definitely helped me think more into arrangements and sound itself. Thank you Graham and thank you Joey, keep up the amazing work. The advice definitely improved my direction, and my passion for making music as well as being an active musician.
Super fantastic interview. I am in a similar state as when Joey started. Music-centric, not money-centric. Put the music first, and the money will follow.
Dear Graham, I love your videos and the work you do for the recording community. I also realize this is a little bit older video... That said, PLEASE put the drink down!!! At the least, cut the audio when you are taking a sip!!! 😉 Once again, thanks for all the work! Please let that be the emphasis of this comment!!!
I did go to your website and checked it all out. I especially Really liked Your GR (Gain Reduction) it sounded really good on those womens vocals. Awesome! And I really Dig Your Artwork on Your Plug-Ins . Thanks :) I also already got done checkin out CREATIVE LIVE. I also "Followed" on Twitter & Facebook both Of You Guys & Creative Live
His explanation on the DADADA dada DADADA da da reminded me of O.G. Loco breakdown from Of Mice & Men this opened my mind I never thought of that but I love that idea
This is awesome! Joey is a huge inspiration . If some how you could get an interview with Adam D of Killswitch Engage on his story and approach that would be sick!
Hey. What's up bro? First of all, I'd like to thank you for your passion to see others flourish in their gifts and talents. It is truly a blessing. I was wondering if you could give me some advice. What is the best way to hear yourself in the headphones without coming in too hot vocally? Do you want to keep the DAW track volume low, interface gain higher, or make use of compressor (gains)? I do Hip Hop, and I am looking to ensure that our vocals are coming in with maximum quality. Thanks bro.PROfoundArtist/EngineerGreenville, S.C.
I can tell you why people who have no formal training AT FIRST have better potential to achive greatness, its because they are 100% open minded without filtering their ideas through what is 'right' in the eyes of professional audio engineering. Now when these people get their audio training AFTER their insane creative phase, that is when genius emerges and mixes can become industrybreaking.
Hey gram you're always going about leaving head room in the mix! but the thing i notice about Joey Sturgis, he is using a limiter on things like guitars and bass. (doesn't make sense to me)
+David Cote it makes sense especially for his kind of music and many producers do this, a limiter isn´t just a iimiter it changes the sound and with a low threshold you can really make a bass sound pumpin and agressive, its also important when you produce loud music, example Final Master Limiter at minus 7 ...you need some parts of the production already limited to keeo a clear sound...thats at least what I do in electronic music...
+Joey Sturgis and that's my problem with modern metal. No dynamic range= fatiguing listening experience. People who don't know metal probably think all metal is like this, but if you look at any of the classic thrash bands like Vio-lence, Death Angel, Exodus etc and you'll get lots of headroom and peaks and intensity/heaviness.
Another great person you should interview is hip hop producer/artist Oddisee. His entire studio fits in a backpack and his songs AND mixes are amazing. Check out "The Good Fight."
I do the exact same thing!!! I just move the knobs not knowing what they do when using compression, reverb, delay. With an eq I actually kind of know what I'm doing, kind of.
![Joey Sturgis: Did you grow up poor? [ interview ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aA_ZXeoGHTw/mqdefault.jpg)
Joey Sturgis is why I started recording music.
This is one of my favourite interviews ever, thanks for sharing guys!
+Cole Rolland OMG ITS COLE ROLLAND
+Flynn LeMonnier OMG ITS FLYNN LEMONNIER!!
+G Tavares OMG ITS G TAVARES!!!
tbh, i´m not a big fan of the "Joey Sturgis sound", if you wanna call it that. but his success is not without reason and hearing about his approach is awesome. very good interview. the right questions with helpful answers.
well if your not a metal core fan its harder to be a fan of his haha
you sir sure do pick the best people to interview. I mean any apprentice can stumble across this channel & be locked in for ever.
".....You'll be motivated to actually get out there and start making music, instead of making excuses!" YES!!!! That is why I had to watch the whole interview!!!!
Joey to me it seems like, it wasn't so much luck as it was your committment, diligence, no fear and a genuine love of music that propelled your career. Well done man!!! That's an awesome story...
Two of my favourite mixing engineers talking together. Priceless :)
Joey is the reason I started taking recording even more seriously than I did then. His story is truly inspiring to me. Even though I am a student in college majoring in this field, watching this interview inspires me to continue striving to reach my goals.
Definitely my all time favorite producer
This is amazing.
Really indepth and now I feel like I cant wait to do my next demo!
Wicked! LOVE Joey; his products & his tutorials!!
+Childhoof Yeah? How are his drum sample packs, have you tried them?
+Jonathan Linderer I haven't, but I just bought his Drumforge Essentials - haven't installed yet, but sounds like it could give Toontrack's Ez Drummer a run for it's money.
I am truly jealous that you got to talk with him. he's one of my idols.
Really great thank you :) I've been making EDM for ages and am finally getting some recognition for it and iv just started a band with some friends called 'Silence From The Fallen' and I recorded and mixed/mastered our first single that is out now and called 'Resurrect Me' would be great if you could possibly check it out and give some feedback?
Thank You!
Loved this. I'm studying audio right now and can really identify with staying in touch with the idea and "missing the forrest for the trees". Thanks Graham and Joey, just what I needed!
I was kind of put off by some of his choices in his CreativeLive class, but after seeing this, I have a lot more respect for Joey Sturgis. He's a great example of a successful producer who hasn't spent a ton of money on gear, and instead focused on what really mattered: learning the craft, and developing good taste. He's an artist first and foremost, and I really appreciate that. Thanks for doing this interview, Graham.
So much talent. This guy is inspiring
This interview was amazing. Definitely my favorite so far. Super excited about moving forward after this interview 😃👍🏾
Motivating and informative interview. Thanks Graham for this opportunity
Two of my favorite mixing engineers! I've literally learned SO much from the both of you. I've definitely seen a major improvement on my mixes by following Grahams methods and Joey works on music that I love so his tips give me that extra push to the direction that I want to go . Keep doing your thing guys! You guys are amazing at what you do and I'm so glad I stumbled upon your work. Without you guys I never would have realized that I would be able to produce listenable tracks with the small amount of tools that I have. Thank you for sharing guys!
Very inspiring interview, loved the part when Joey mentioned layering being just like photoshop because that's word for word how I describe music, it's very nice to hear someone else say the same thing.....cheers to you both.
Two of my favorite engineers in one place, great interview.
Grant, you have a very acute methodology...thank you for being gold in an iron era
Finally my following of the Recording Revolutions has paid off.. hahaha! Joey is my main inspiration so seeing him on here makes me so happy! Thanks Gram!
Such a substantive interview with one of my favorite producers. I love these types of uploads, keep it up!
Just bought a couple of JST plugs and thought I’d check out the man himself. What an inspiring story it turned out to be. Great interview too, thanks to the both of you.
Easily my two favorite guys. Thank you Graham. Bless You.
this is a great interview thanks for bringing this guy over....more please more
Huge thanks to Graham and Joey for this interview. Really insightful and motivating!
Outstanding interview, tons of solid advice from two guys who have made their own way. It's also very nice to see you continuing to build your own network of like-minded people!
Yep this is a good one Graham. Thanks for sharing!
This amazing video, best one you've done yet. So much insight, great questions asked. Thumbs up to you Grahame and thanks Joey. 👍👍
Huge fan of both Joey and Graham. Great interview. Thanks for doing this.
two of my favorite people in one video... yesssssss.
This made my night , thanks to you and joey for doing this interview . And the facts you show that anyone can do amazing things if there is passion behind. Greetings from Venezuela!
mind opening interview... i'm so glad to hear all of what you guys are talking about here, because i'm exactly on the same situation, where i just feel the need to record and produce music, so i've been roughly 3 months on this.. BEST advise ever is to just go with what sounds right, and don't stick to the technical side of it (not too much)
I realized after hearing Joey that I do a lot of stuff like he did/does...awesome! His plug ins are amazing.
Such a damn good interview. Just no bs telling it how it is with great lessons and advice people can actually take away.
I love how good of a listener the interviewer is as well. Great questions and discussions in this!
Such a good interview. Being a self taught, DIY home studio musician this was very inspiring and motivating.
This is my absolute favorite video you'd done Graham (all you others are great too). \m/
Wow, great stuff. Thanks Graham and Joey!
Brilliant interview! Thanks +Joey Sturgis
Such an awesome, inspiring story. This is why I love music so much and find that it is an amazing outlet for creativity, connecting, and making music that moves people. I love the nomadic approach to music, which he so nicely embodies. I never took guitar lessons and are grateful for that fact. It is all about the journey of discovery. Not to say that anyone else's experience with learning is any less important, this is just what worked for me. Amazing story!!!
I loved the interview in SOS magazine and then this great video stuff, thanks Graham !
Thanks guys! Much gratitude!
I'm distracted by how beautiful both the homes look
His approach can pretty much apply to any field. Great video!
What a cool interview! loved it!
Awesome Video. Loved it. And Happy Birthday Joey. Todays Your 31st Birthday I see from researching Your Profile online Happy Birthday & Many More. Thanks Graham & Joey fro the encouragement. Congrats Joey & Happy New Year to both of You & also Many More. God Bless You & Yours, Guys :)
as a person who is starting his audio engeerieng life..is a drummer and love metalcore.. I LOVEEEED THIS VIDEOOOO
I can't agree more like the rest, I really wish I watched this ages ago. Definitely helped me think more into arrangements and sound itself. Thank you Graham and thank you Joey, keep up the amazing work. The advice definitely improved my direction, and my passion for making music as well as being an active musician.
A glimmer of hope for hard-working newbies
Excellent Gentlemen ! Thank You ! I do use and practice your advise and discover that I approach most of what you stated already ! Rock On !
I love this. It's so inspiring.
I love that you do these kinds of videos!
Joey Sturgis is a legend!
Thanks for the interview! Awesome.
I love the way that there is no excuse to get the job done. Lack of equipment, no problem. Improvise!
Super motivated right now! Thanks guys!
So interesting, thanks Graham!
fantastic interview. Helped put me in the right state of mind.
Love this interview, a huge influence of mine and this was very good
TDWP is Joeys most iconic stuff in my opinion
Love the interview.
what an awesome dude! Gonna check out those plugins.
Awesome interview. Some great insight here
I've been waiting for this to happen for awhile now...FINALLY! lol
Super fantastic interview. I am in a similar state as when Joey started. Music-centric, not money-centric. Put the music first, and the money will follow.
really amazing interview, thanks alot for sharing this
Awesome interview...
That age old saying holds true in every aspect of life. " its not what ya got , it's how you use it"
DUDE. Graham sports a mean Heisenberg-esque beard. no shave November should definitely be a part of his life for sure.
So inspirational. Thanks for this
Dear Graham,
I love your videos and the work you do for the recording community. I also realize this is a little bit older video...
That said, PLEASE put the drink down!!! At the least, cut the audio when you are taking a sip!!! 😉
Once again, thanks for all the work! Please let that be the emphasis of this comment!!!
Thank you Joey! Thank you Gram!
I did go to your website and checked it all out. I especially Really liked Your GR (Gain Reduction) it sounded really good on those womens vocals. Awesome! And I really Dig Your Artwork on Your Plug-Ins . Thanks :) I also already got done checkin out CREATIVE LIVE. I also "Followed" on Twitter & Facebook both Of You Guys & Creative Live
"It all starts with my mission..." The guy is so damn right !
Great content in this interview - Thanks for sharing!
This is so awesome!
His explanation on the DADADA dada DADADA da da reminded me of O.G. Loco breakdown from Of Mice & Men this opened my mind I never thought of that but I love that idea
I have learn't so much in the last 24 hrs of knowing who this guy is.
This is awesome! Joey is a huge inspiration . If some how you could get an interview with Adam D of Killswitch Engage on his story and approach that would be sick!
very inspiring thank you for this interview! 👍
Such an inspiring story.
my friends hate my perfectionism but always overlook that i am like that to myself too
Great video. Thanks.
Hey. What's up bro? First of all, I'd like to thank you for your passion to see others flourish in their gifts and talents. It is truly a blessing. I was wondering if you could give me some advice. What is the best way to hear yourself in the headphones without coming in too hot vocally? Do you want to keep the DAW track volume low, interface gain higher, or make use of compressor (gains)? I do Hip Hop, and I am looking to ensure that our vocals are coming in with maximum quality. Thanks bro.PROfoundArtist/EngineerGreenville, S.C.
good interview both seem like really cool down to earth cats and very inspiring thanks
I can tell you why people who have no formal training AT FIRST have better potential to achive greatness, its because they are 100% open minded without filtering their ideas through what is 'right' in the eyes of professional audio engineering.
Now when these people get their audio training AFTER their insane creative phase, that is when genius emerges and mixes can become industrybreaking.
Nice work. Thanks...
Love this interview :-) great
Really cool interview! :D
This is awesome!
The Devil Wears Prada are playing today in Atlanta at the Masquarade its funny you mentioned them
Just watching this is making me wanna start up studio one .... :)
Thanks Graham.
Very interesting interview :)
Hey gram you're always going about leaving head room in the mix! but the thing i notice about Joey Sturgis, he is using a limiter on things like guitars and bass. (doesn't make sense to me)
*Graham
Also, interesting observation. I'm interested too. :)
+David Cote it makes sense especially for his kind of music and many producers do this, a limiter isn´t just a iimiter it changes the sound and with a low threshold you can really make a bass sound pumpin and agressive, its also important when you produce loud music, example Final Master Limiter at minus 7 ...you need some parts of the production already limited to keeo a clear sound...thats at least what I do in electronic music...
+Joey Sturgis
and that's my problem with modern metal. No dynamic range= fatiguing listening experience. People who don't know metal probably think all metal is like this, but if you look at any of the classic thrash bands like Vio-lence, Death Angel, Exodus etc and you'll get lots of headroom and peaks and intensity/heaviness.
+uglijimus "heaviness"......a subjective term
there's always dynamic range. if there wasn't then everything would sound like a static tv.
Joey is the man!
Every now and then I pick up new techniques!
Another great person you should interview is hip hop producer/artist Oddisee. His entire studio fits in a backpack and his songs AND mixes are amazing. Check out "The Good Fight."
This video is exactly what i wanted haha thank you so much! great video! :)
I do the exact same thing!!! I just move the knobs not knowing what they do when using compression, reverb, delay.
With an eq I actually kind of know what I'm doing, kind of.
I'm really curious to hear that first Joey recording he talks about.