A Look at Production Music - Warner Chappell Music Studio Tour

[@Producelikeapro]

What are you biggest questions on music business and marketing? I'd love to do a video to help!

[@leefchapman]

How can I work with more artists outside of my local area?

[@gilbertspader7974]

I need a drummer that won't drive me CRAZY !!!!!

[@Herr-Lefe]

How about some basic legal advice. Like how does a basic normal agreement look like for different needs and situations?

[@shilohpatten3761]

Are you all concerned about having not already figured out who you’re going to contract with for things to be remastered artistically into spacious audio? This was a huge generalized question that I feel like isn’t being discussed; that anyone can answer.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@leefchapman great idea! Will do one later!

[@marcdanielnelson317]

2 impeccable people that are leading this industry. The world needs more honest and talented people like them. 🧿

[@Producelikeapro]

Very well said my friend!

[@sigurdthemusicdude]

Been writing music for these guys for quite some time now. And oh man, words can’t describe how great these people are to work with. Extremely friendly, easy going, and inspiring! Quite the surprise seeing them on here. Great video man!

[@WarnerChappellProductionMusic]

Thanks for joining us for a tour, hope you enjoyed👏🎶

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for having us there! You rock!!

[@Dazz1806]

Guys that was fantastic. I work in radio and have used A LOT of production music. This is the first peak behind the curtain I’ve seen. There’s a whole world of music being produced that people have no idea about. Thanks for bringing it into the light.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Darren! I really appreciate your great comment

[@Producelikeapro]

I’m glad to be able to showcase these wonderful people!

[@antonlubichart]

40:00 Those are KRK model 1303 from 1987-89! They were eventually redesigned and became a KRK13000 and later 13000B. Fantastic speakers! 12"+5"+1" focal drivers and a massive crossover with additional bi- or tri-amp configurations on request. Huge sound stage with detailed highs and transparent mids and deep low end. Beautiful sounding speakers.

[@scottreinwand]

Now we know what to call the end tables! Just kidding... We'll get them fired up here one of these days.

[@antonlubichart]

@@scottreinwand Haha! It would be very interesting to compare them to your ATCs though.

[@budgetguitarist]

Hands down 100% this is the best "studio tour" channel on YT. When I'm command-clicking videos to open them up in new tabs, the studio tours on this channel always win the coveted "I'm watching that one first" contest. Great video as always. Studios remain magical places.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

[@Soundroad]

Thanks for doing this! I am one of those who contacted them (from another part of the world :) and was accepted. Pat is a wonderful person and a great professional!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! That's amazing to hear!

[@sinnersrisemusic]

Warren, this is gold! Some seriously good info here as far as a career track and a great look at this beautiful new studio. Thank you as always!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@BrofUJu]

Sync licensing basically changed my life. As an aspiring mixer and composer, I was able to combine my two skills and passions and now I'm writing music for television and starting to make money from music. Highly recommend checking it out if you're new to it.

[@Producelikeapro]

That incredible, Brodie! Well done and thanks for sharing your experience.

[@Thoracius]

How do you break into that?

[@BrofUJu]

@@Thoracius need to work with music libraries. Highly recommend Jesse at Sync My Music, he has lots of stuff

[@fakshen1973]

Around 41 minutes the two silver rackmount boxes were Summit TPA-200B dual microphone preamps. They are two stage preamp with one of them being a valve stage. I've owned a couple of them and used a couple more. They are very nice in my opinion, especially on voice-over. I've used Non-Stop Music since the mid-1990s and now using Warner Chappell. If you have the budget for a yearly blanket fee, it's worth it. I would say using them plus another large music house really fills out your general needs for canned music. The biggest difference between the pre-internet use-case and the current, is distribution costs. We used to have an entire WALL of CDs and a paper catalog the size of a phonebook to find anything. All of those assets had to be published, replicated, and shipped. The CD was pretty limiting as far as track count (maximum of 99 with sub-indexes which you needed a professional CD player to access indexes). With the advent of the internet, all of that went away.. even delivery on hard disk went away.

[@WallyTMW]

My Warner Chappell family! 🤟🏻

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!!

[@thebarf9235]

Halfway through. I have to say this is fascinating and an important look into how this part of the music business works. A lot of the mystery is gone now. Thanks for interviewing these people!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@thedukewestern]

I have soent a lot of time in that space doing music work for different libraries. Thanks for making this

[@jeffh8803]

Fantastic interview and insight into a different part of the music industry.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jeff!

[@wearashirt]

listening to this on HS5s when a heavy metal advert for a drum pack came on.. was very welcome.

[@sametsean]

Thanks for this, great video. What an excellent conversation.

[@markwelner5788]

Wow Warner Chappell! In 1988 I was working on a pre production deal with them here in Canada with Jerry Renawich.I would go to his office in don mills and play him songs on my old beat up D18. Even in eighties this was unheard of and I used to get the funnyest looks from the staff.I made him a tape of 28 of my songs. Of them he liked 8 so for sure I thought I was going to get signed.But my ent. lawyer and jerry fell out over another deal. And I fell to the way side. Easy come easy go.

[@f1rstp3rsonngaming96]

wait did i heard 60 albums a month? woow those guys are working force

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Truly prolific

[@silversteelstudio]

From all the « studio tour » videos online, yours all always the best and the most informative, I always learn something new from your studio tour videos. So thanks for making these videos.

[@JeffyG]

Wonderful insight into production music 👍 I have several friends composing music for TV and movies and it can be very lucrative after a few hits on major TV shows.

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s very cool! Thanks ever for sharing

[@2JohJoh2]

Kind of funny to see the Softube Console supporting a Neve Genesys ... Love the idea of the TV-as-window !

[@murraywebster1228]

You didn’t mention the RME UFX as sound card in the „writers“ room, great for quick ideas recording with direct to usb stick multitracking, with the 500 rack and a couple of good mics you’ve got all you need, you don’t even need a computer connected to make a live multitrack Recording.

[@scottreinwand]

You get it! Self contained, 1st class recording chain.

[@polyphonicgroove]

Really interesting topic Warren, thanks for this. I've always wondered how this process worked.

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if you have any questions

[@nickepic1863]

This is so interesting, specially if you come from production music.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Nick!

[@Dysjoint]

Loved that. I'd love to sit in for a day, fly on the wall style, at a place like this.

[@LightsandMotion]

really interesting conversation, having had my songs used in a dussin or so big movie trailers. keep up the great content Warren!

[@roberttakatsu3926]

when the studio is cold it's wear a long sleeve shirt and sweater. being Canadian I put on a "tuque" or iget the an American it means wool hat. my personal favorite is the navy tuque. if you're going to get room temperature in a studio you got to turn it all on

[@sebastiansimmert19]

😍Nice to see Geithain speakers in the USA! Truly underrated and unique in spatial imaging and impulse fidelity.

[@ronrobins3513]

You should get some kind of award for all the great work you’ve been doing...I mean Grace Jones to New Order and on and on. Now this. Dude THANK YOU 🙏🏾

[@yoyolebatteur]

Cliff Martinez from the RHCP!

[@flipfantazia3507]

thoroughly fascinating.. thanks for the tour ;)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@murraywebster1228]

ATC monitors seem to be in a wierd position for mixing at the desk, or do they only use the to blast the band on the sofa at the back? Maybe it’s just the camera position and a funny depth perspective, or maybe not….

[@Producelikeapro]

It must be the camera angle. They seemed perfect from where I was sitting

[@murraywebster1228]

@@Producelikeapro still watching, we’re at the Neve Genesis, that’s a dream that I’d love to come true…

[@scottreinwand]

They are pointed at the producer position. Not optimal for mixing where they are at in the vid.

[@murraywebster1228]

@@scottreinwand just what I thought, but Warren said they were fine, trick of the cameras, I usually aim them a bit behind the mixing position but it seemed a bit further than that from how it looked on the video

[@trevornokesmusicltd5357]

This is really interesting to me as a New Business starter. more research on my part required let alone continued improvement of Mixing and Client liason. Excellent content Warren. Questin would be, although i've set up a business to get Bands & Singers in is there a route to provide my Mixing services to other companies?

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Trevor! I really appreciate it

[@scottharnish]

It so fascinating that you posted this interview today. I’ve only just recently learned about the world of music libraries, and am investigating the possibilities for myself.

[@hrorm]

Wonderful and intersting video. thank you Warren & Produce Like a Pro ! This is what I should be doing :D

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@AnthonyAnalog]

Perfect timing.

[@Producelikeapro]

That sounds very exciting!

[@Producelikeapro]

That sounds very exciting!

[@tanukibrahma]

So informative. Has dashed my hopes of entering into the library music biz, lol. Thanks for these great interviews!

[@dafingaz]

So many gems here!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, Pat and Scott are wonderful

[@dafingaz]

@@Producelikeapro So are you! LOL. I missed you at NAMM, but hope to meet you one day! Let's go!

[@dafingaz]

@@Producelikeapro Thank you too!

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Always great to see these amazing people that let happen production and much more. Thank you very much, cheers, Warren. [edit] I bought myself a Lewitt LCT 440 PURE microphone, I'm not sure which you reviewed, the 240 or the 440? I'm very happy with it. My voice on radio is so much better than the SM7b. Thanks for pointing out that brand.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Gunther! I’ve revealed pretty much the whole Lewitt range!

[@Bodyknowledge77]

I've got(good/very good) music but I don't have the funds to record it well enough to present it. Such is life?

[@BrofUJu]

What do you mean? Try using virtual instruments. I write music for tv, other than DI guitars it's all done with virtual instruments on my computer.

[@Producelikeapro]

You can record and mix well on a really tight budget these days. Just have the great music and the charisma to navigate the rest!

[@Bodyknowledge77]

@@BrofUJu I suppose it's an intimidation /uncertainty /learning disability thing. Legit reasons coupled with some excuses. I have rough demo/performances of songs that I've composed over years that are available on my channel for anyone to hear. It's a quality thing. Some people are adept at both skills(writing/ composing and recording) and others are good or great at one or the other. But you already know this.

[@BrofUJu]

@@Bodyknowledge77 it's a lot of work. Took me probably 3 years to get good at mixing. You're following the right channel! Best to just get in and practice and you'll improve very quickly

[@Bodyknowledge77]

@@BrofUJu Honestly I don't directly consume the technical production related content(I hear about it indirectly in interviews though). Never say never but I don't fancy getting into that stuff. Writing(primarily) and some composing. I just hope somehow some way I can get somewhere with my talents with assistance and get the buzz of getting some quality connections, recognition and perhaps some bucks.

[@sairlordmusic]

Nice studio, I lived in a house in1979/80 with a friend of mine who had a roland synth, and some other keyboards, and an 8 track 1 inch tape deck. All those years back we have so many fond memories, oh yes, who was it??? well you can guess - here's a clue his middle name is florian :-) lolz

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Lovely people there and some tremendous gear. Great insight into a bit of what the big 3 do to keep up with the ever changing market. Thanks for the video, great stuff

[@murraywebster1228]

RME Babyface Pro into Geithain monitors for the executive producer, doesn’t get much better or true and clean for pc desktop monitoring, that’s the speaker that everyone searches for the sub that isn’t there, you should have let them put them on for you, I think you would have been shocked, they sound like something four times the size!

[@splashesin8]

Thanks.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Audrey!

[@jobstmonter3910]

Gethein Regielautsprecher!,,, 906 Warren you must Look at the Factory in Germany …please

[@jigilous]

If you are Taylor Swift, the key to selling for syncs is to re-record your entire catalog so you get paid for the songwriting AND the license to use the master.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, many legacy artists have done that

[@willemmoller6736]

great video, thanks Warren! very insightful

[@odedfried-gaon2880]

Great to see and hear these important experienced people, sharing the details of their profession and vision. Enormous undertaking, managing so much talent and product. massive respect to them! Good questions, honest deliberate answers. thank you, i am now a subscriber! #OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #OdedInformation #Audioded

[@Thoracius]

How attainable is a deal with a place like this? I’m thinking of all my peers with 20+-year careers in indie music obscurity, fantastic albums that didn’t get any attention, plenty of songwriting chops, production chops, ...

[@alexervin4321]

when you work with a "groovy" artist and "slice and dice" with the "bombastic" music, do you own the music like a studio does?

[@treborretlaw]

in unproper german we also say "regielautsprecher" all the time 🙂

[@shilohpatten3761]

I’m hearing what she says but it’s got me wondering what kind of church that is; to be completely frank with you.

[@jacobclare58]

good tour

[@shilohpatten3761]

I like how midi files are coded to provide enough space for me to add 3 more parts. It makes a big difference to the perceived worth of quality. We can redo projects, in a transformative way, for things to come. Are you interested?

[@TravisLohmannMusic]

I spy the Kensington!

[@shilohpatten3761]

Interesting 🧐 🤔 Hi 😊

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Hi!

[@thebarf9235]

She's embarrassed she took flute? Hey, it worked for Ian Anderson. 😁

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Not embarrassing at all

[@thebarf9235]

@@Producelikeapro Haha. Ian Anderson: The greatest (only?) rock flautist evah.

[@kepeb1]

Hi. Off duty spelling police here... Is that how you spell licensing?

[@kepeb1]

I believe its lysencing.

[@leefchapman]

@@kepeb1 Must be the confusing British Spelling ;)

[@kepeb1]

O.K. Fine, I'm not off duty, I was fired. The job was too many houres anyway.

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad somebody was around! ha! Thanks a lot!

[@murraywebster1228]

Lizenzen……in Germany 🤣🤣😂😂

[@eranddroory9987]

First of all is like to thank you for all your great content and the work you do for the global audio community. It's probably not gonna be very popular but I have to say the camera work is utterly disappointing. Dearest no direction of camera use a lot of wobbly footage. I guarantee you, that most people come for the gear porn and here we don't even get to see the front of the lautsprecher or the genelec sub. I just font understand why the guys don't spend just 3 minutes of some static footage of the equipment, so we actually get an idea if what is discussed in the video. Honestly I suggest they go watch some tutorials here in KZbin on storytelling with footage and how and what to film. It's just sub par from the rest of the stuff you do..

[@jenshendriks9092]

Why does this facility look like a dentist's waiting room? Where's the creative and comfortable environment? I'm currently building a medium scale production studio in the Netherlands and after making sure the sound and convenience of the facility is where it needs to be, decoration is a rather big priority. For musicians it's so important to feel at home during those critical hours of recording their art they have been working on for a long time. Making sure the lighting can adapt to the musician's preferences, having inspiring, yet non-distracting items and patterns to decorate the space and avoiding bright white lighting at all cost. Warm colors etc. I'd rather have it look like a modern retro coffee house than a dentist's waiting room. Besides that, I have plans to develop some clever systems that will help me stay in touch on a person to person level, even when the musicians are in different rooms. If anyone is interested in the progression of this project over the next 6-7 months, let me know, cause I could start a blog or something similar.

[@yoyolebatteur]

Yet they seem to do just fine businesswise so ...

[@jenshendriks9092]

@@yoyolebatteur Good when big labels send their artists their way because they deliver good sounding products. But without their history and name, not many musicians would choose for a place like this over a quality wise similar studio that has a cozy atmosphere. Try getting clients into your dentist’s office when you have no name or history or big companies behind you. You better make it look attractive. I’m all about the whole experience, not just sound and/or business. If the musician didn’t feel inspired and at home in my studio, I didn’t do enough.

[@scottreinwand]

We do crowns and dentures in addition to recording music, so that was definitely the vibe we were shooting for... :) It's actually a very warm and inviting space. The feedback from musicians has been overwhelmingly positive- feels like home, welcoming, warm, natural light, smells so fresh and clean. It's a beautiful, inspiring studio with an old Hollywood, mid century, dark wood, leather, retro industrial vibe. But we understand others prefer a different aesthetic. To each their own!

[@jenshendriks9092]

@@scottreinwand Very interesting. I’d love to dive deeper in the psychology behind what kind of impact the cosmetics of a room have on artists in various disciplines. Though I suspect that it helps to have the knowledge that certain legendary artists have recorded in that room. That’s certainly inspiring! Of course there are many stereotypes of studio designs that have different atmospheres. There are the ‘wood everywhere’ type of studios like maybe Hansa studios. Or the typical RGB filled studios like every DJ these days. I personally love the vibe that Warm Audio’s new live room has, though I would like it to be adjustable 🙌🏻

[@PrantoKoX]

Super interesting video, chat and studio tour! But... what a weird atmosphere/ambiance they have chosen for this studio, and, far more annoyingly, the audio and video work on this one really, really screw it up BADLY. Talking of stuff that then doesn't get shown, weird faraway or rushed or missing closeups, the mystery of the never-must-show-ceiling, shaky cameras, poor lighting, that distracting ugly upwards slide edit, microphones distorting, cutting out, sounding doubled, sudden messed up with room reverb... the PLAP crew was on a truly bad day - or it wasn't the usual PLAP crew. Too bad, because it's a video about production and studio work, and an interesting one indeed.

[@yoyolebatteur]

A dose of irony a day keeps the doctor away.

[@PrantoKoX]

@@yoyolebatteur Agree. And the irony here is so many tech & production fails on a (otherwise often excellent) tech & production channel. ;)

[@ChaunceyGardener]

Any sound emitted inside this room is subject of copyrights to Warner Chappell Inc. Song, speech. Even farts.