Episode 1 - Pilot

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

Wow, 1k subscribers already! Humbled and inspired. Thank you.

[@zoetrope1768]

Ken Andrews You are inspiring all of us here and the World. Thank you so much for this.

[@catharsisecho]

If you started a Patreon page I'm sure it would be well-supported. I know pledgemusic was such a burn, but I know plenty of us would love to support your channel in that way.

[@gibsonprs]

I’m alarmed that none of the comments so far are saying “FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TELL US HOW YOU GOT THE BASS TONE ON HELIOTROPIC!!”

[@ToneSherpa]

he just like.. ran it through a muff or something, man. I don't actually know..

[@WestOfBen]

Big Muff and TurboRAT with a Boss GEB-7 to bring the bottom end back? If this is true, which is first, Muff or RAT. I will need to test but I think I can get that sound RAT then Muff. And which year or version of Muff?

[@RaKooN13]

THAT BASS TONE YESSSSSS

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

Its way more the part than the signal path. I say this because I'm currently getting the sound with NO PEDALS. Just the Ampeg Head and Cab in the Fractal with the power amp turned up for distortion. For live I prefer a bit less gain for I can be more dynamic with KS. But yes, on FP, it was the bass guitar pedal board into an ampeg SVT head and Cab. Pedal board had Muff, Rat, and Boss Bass Eq pedal. I do not remember the settings, but it sounds like both fuzzes and the EQ are on.

[@ralpherl5657]

@@KenAndrewsMusic Ken Andrews! Reply to my comment because you are a hero to me

[@criminimalj1897]

It's about time. You have an amazing brain to pick. Can't wait for more.

[@us3r11]

Oh man! The Drums, Bass and anything in between is just amazing!

[@GFreeze11720]

I’d like to know how apocalypse blooms was put together it seems like it has the most tracks on a failure record. Super dense. Every time I hear it with some good headphones I hear something new

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

Grant Collins ok, one vote for a blooms! I’m down! Thanks!

[@catharsisecho]

"Apocalypse Blooms" is such a cool song. You can hear the influence of The Cure so much in those verse guitar leads. YotR used to open their set with a cover of "Plainsong" and it was so killer.

[@richardroberson2564]

Yeah one of Failures best tracks for sure.

[@encastro123]

Wonderful. Can't wait to watch the next episodes.

[@probotdrummer]

Thanks, Ken, the Pensado Videos are the only good material up to date to know about you!, please keep up the great work :)

[@JakeTheMDog]

Awesome! Just discovered your channel, love to nerd out with one of my favorite musicians!

[@ToneSherpa]

Damn this channel is gonna be rad. Fantastic Planet is probably one of my most listened to albums. Another Space Song still sends me to that far away place whenever I listen to it. Gives me chills still to this day. That album is up there with Siamese Dream, Downward is Heavenward, Head Trip in Every Key, Spilt Milk, .. all the best 90s rock albums, and also one of the best ENGINEERED albums.

[@justplainpaul]

Happy to nerd out on mixing and such. Looking forward to more on your channel!

[@bularecordz]

I love all of your work Ken. You're a gift to all of the world's ears!

[@BloodlessWolf]

Now that you're an official KZbinr, you should totally be a Guest Grump on the Game Grumps. They're big fans.

[@zoetr0pe_]

I haven't watched the grumps in years, but I would definitely tune into this. I wonder if Ken likes videogames 🤔

[@BloodlessWolf]

@@zoetr0pe_ Even Weird Al was okay and he had almost no idea what he was doing.

[@nolanneal]

I am so GRATEFUL I found this channel! Thanks for doing this! You’re the reason I finally let go of the illusion that I had to mix on a console to make things have depth and be more punchy than Mike Tyson. Again, sir.. thank you!

[@theovannieljr]

Ken is the real deal.

[@philzyqotsa]

I am stoked for this thank you Ken!

[@JasonMorrisMusic]

KZbin is finally worthwhile. Thanks for starting this channel, Ken!

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

I'm just realizing that I wasn't very clear that I actually put up two episodes today. Here's Episode 2 about mixing with Templates: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3i4eI1_hrh_jJY

[@dickravis]

And now I'm gonna go listen to all my Failure vinyl. ...for the billionth time.

[@earenols9428]

I wish Ken could teach me everything he knows. I have a lot of creativity I want to get out and I don't know where or how to start. I spent my life drawing and painting, but I recently realized it's always been about sound and visuals. I think this new series is going to be a huge inspiration for me, even if I never figure out what to do with it. Thank you for this!

[@ZachWish]

Huge fan! So pumped that you made this channel.

[@selftitledalbums.t.a.4138]

Great start Ken! I'll be working on watching the next 9 available episodes over there next few days and I'm really looking forward to it! - Tim

[@stephendoyle3542]

Hey, love this. Failure have been pretty much my favourite band for the last twenty years. Love the way you explain mixing in this!

[@sgt.politeness1677]

I was always happy as a listener that Ok Computer and Fantastic Planet had such a good sound, even though, as a listener I have no idea about the hard work done by the recording and mixing.

[@lilycasablancas2393]

Super excited for this channel Ken! Saw you perform with Failure back in March, and me and my fiancé both wholeheartedly agree that you guys were the greatest live show we have ever seen! I can’t wait to hear about the breakdowns of some of my favorite Failure songs, and hopefully even some songs from Replicants, On, YOTR and also your solo record! You are super chill and relaxing to listen to when you talk lol I’ll definitely be tuning in whenever you drop a new video!

[@billymilus4179]

Congrats Ken, so psyched to see this, man!

[@billyhughes9776]

It's about time Ken! This is fooking great.

[@StuMckay]

Can’t wait to see more Ken! You are my hero 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@mgrunge1967]

I am really looking forward to more of these videos from you, and am hoping to get some tips on gear and methods.

[@DennisAlvey]

Ken.... I just discovered your channel today. I'm SO glad you're doing this. Failure is only getting better with age.

[@kenreahr7108]

Rad! I hope you go into the Replicants album at some point.

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

Replicants is something I def plan on getting into. Thanks Ken!

[@howemademusic]

@@KenAndrewsMusic Army of Anyone album (and mix) were great, Ken. Would love to hear more in depth anecdotes and details on that project. As far as a supergroup goes, definitely a solid union of talents and deft sonics.

[@pondmatter]

This is something I’ve needed for a long while. Thank you, Ken.

[@danknittel1250]

What a legend! So stoked to see more content from you. Love your work! =)

[@overbe]

Video on how you approach mixing drums? It's pretty much a must for any channel ^^

[@MOVIEMADNESSENTERTAINMENT]

Hell Yeah! Looking forward to episode 2. Great to see you sharing your Art and inspiring more musicians.

[@charlescainv5722]

It's great to hear year of the rabbit as well

[@jacobsmith1877]

Excellent content and awesome audio/video quality. Earned a subscriber here for sure and I can't wait to watch your next video!

[@chriswiggins1679]

Dude this is awesomely! Thanks for doing this, huge fan of your work.

[@Zeinzu2]

YESSS!!! Why am I just now seeing this?? My favorite mixing artist that's ever been!!!. Nobody makes a bass guitar sound better. PERIOD. No one. Love you Ken!

[@overbe]

That intro music is dope! Maybe you could do video on how it was mixed?

[@rdmarc]

Yeah! This is going to be great! Can't wait for more!

[@mrfr0st7]

Love it, Ken.

[@vidsforsquids]

A scan back at YOTR would be awesome too!

[@LateralNoise]

Ken!! This is great! What an awesome surprise. Insightful and entertaining. I can't wait for more.

[@xradical89x]

yes!

[@sharklion3]

I love failure! Glad I found this gem of a series.

[@smellyou]

Hey Ken, just a drop by to ask you to do a channel break down of year of a rabbit's song 'absent stars' which to me has the best chorus ever heard in a song! Also pillowhead's chorus is close to my heart. Peace and love and good luck!

[@TheBlueKidBuu]

Apocalypse Blooms please, it's my favorite off the latest record

[@DaMo-Studios]

So glad to see you doing this!

[@jessecharles3171]

Looking forward to future videos.

[@BillCammack]

Welcome to KZbin, Ken! :D

[@OtaconNachos]

Looking forward to this series!!

[@hateyouhumans20666]

This is great! You should an ep on the Tenacious D record ;)

[@TadDoylemusic]

I completely relate to this man and how he does things. Thanks Ken!

[@nedim_guitar]

I love this! I love Ken! The background music is great, inspiring in itself! ... Yes, I'm a fan.

[@charlescainv5722]

I love distorted fields great way to start the channel

[@JimmyMarrow]

Man I'm so stoked for this show. I've seen Failure SOO many times and still say that you are the best sounding live band I've ever heard. Met all of you as well and such good people. I vote for apocalypse blooms breakdown btw. Hell my whole youtube channel is kinda dedicated to you guys!!

[@chriswilliams6552]

Fantastic planet is my fav album. I got ro see u at the orange peel in asheville, it was awesome.

[@jwilliwonka]

This is amazing! Hope to hear you breakdown some Failure songs in the future

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

JordanW45 for sure will be breaking down some failure songs. Thanks!

[@smokeygils]

Ken, so glad you are doing this. Can’t wait to see more...

[@Espresso101]

I honestly am so looking forward to a full breakdown of Fantastic Planet and Common Courtesy, other stuff too but those are my top 2.

[@BroadwayJoe99]

Oh hell yes.

[@Greenmantislives]

Didn’t know about your band but your approach to the channel is refreshing and I already checked out the song “Stuck on You” pretty rad for sure!

[@JohnnyStranger]

So excited for this! 🙌

[@htkaraosman]

Definitely love this and looking forward to your next episodes already! You're an inspiration, Ken!

[@gh0stransist0r]

Thanks for making this channel. I'm a huge fan of all your works and always wondering how it was engineered, while the music itself has shaped my musical taste and understanding until now. I have always amazed of how you mix your own (Failure) live show! Hope you'll share content about those stuff too in the future. Good luck and long live this channel.

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

Thanks for the kind words. To clarify, I do not mix what the audience hears at Failure shows. I mix what the band hears. The 3 of us have separate in-ear mixes that I control. Mixing front of House or FOH would be very difficult as the PA and room acoustics have a massive impact on balances and Eq approaches. We have a talented and trusted FOH engineer named David Gaume that we try and book whenever possible!

[@jadedevitt24]

Love it

[@AlphatoneAudio]

Ken is an absolute legend! So stoked for this channel!

[@Billyjoelt]

Ken! Dude, I’m soo stoked about your channel! I’ve been listening to your work since the start and consider you quite the humble genius. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us! - sincerely

[@sianspherica]

Ken this is fucking awesome. Subscribed. Liked. Can't wait for more. You're a good host! Whoever edited this did a good job too!

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

Sianspheric thank you! I actually did the whole thing myself. I mean filmed, edited, obviously didn’t take many of the stills of myself, thank you to Priscilla for those! But I actually enjoy video editing almost as much as mixing.

[@GFreeze11720]

Awesome!!! Finally!!!

[@fudurich]

Nice. I enjoyed that

[@MrMatamatic]

You have no Idea how happy this makes me ! You are the main reason I got into mixing ! Thankyou !!!!!

[@BorlandC452]

I'm really glad you're doing this! I can't wait to hear ...whatever you feel like talking about!

[@ebbeeriksson2243]

Been waiting for this! 👌🏻 Looking forward to more content. Great first video.

[@BD-me4nk]

I just found this channel today and it's like Christmas all over again. I am so excited for this. I love Failure, I didn't even know you were in Year of the Rabbit when I saw you play Las Vegas but immediately was hooked from that show and have been a huge fan of everything you have been involved with ever since. As a drummer I have always admired how perfectly you record/mix drums (and everything else). Back before I knew anything about compression I thought you were a Golden God of mixing. Everything pops out clear with intensity in your mixes. I hope you pick apart some of your old recordings. It would be a amazing to learn about the gear and techniques used to make your old recordings and why or what was going through your mind when creating that stuff. Thanks for making this channel, wow, looks to be a great 2020 ahead!

[@pollutionlake]

Wow this was a nice surprise, can't wait for more. Thanks Ken!

[@juanticimo]

Just discovered this channel, Ken thank you so much for taking the time to share this information with us. We are so unbelievably lucky as fans to get to see how you produce and work on your projects from behind the scenes. Again THANK YOU!! The guitar tone on Undone is some of the best guitar tone ive heard to date, and i still chase that signal path. Cant wait to see the videos explaining how you get some of the sounds you do.

[@thequalityofmercury945]

Just awesome! This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for.

[@andrascreams]

Failure is my favorite band and it's not an exaggeration to say it changed my life and my outlook on music. I'm a better musician and audio engineer because of Ken. Thank you for everything!

[@catharsisecho]

Dude, Ken... I'm so stoked for this!

[@gkniffen]

Yaaassssss 🔥🔥🔥

[@Infinite_AM]

I like mixing too. That's why I like electronic music, like Royksopp and Boards of Canada. Those guys are masters of their craft, each in their own wheelhouse. Looking forward to the podcast.

[@notmyspork]

I had the pleasure of putting out an album with my coworkers at our local music gear shop. We were all greatly influenced by Failure. A couple of us even had the pleasure of flying out from Louisiana to be front and center at your reunion show. Lol you'll notice us being the only ones jumping up and down on video captured near the sound board. We were super impressed with the incredible tones you guys managed to put out. Listening back to the Fantastic Planet live album makes me feel like I'm back at El Rey every time. Excited to see everything about this channel unfold!

[@stealthfighter2923]

Yes! I’ve been a fan for over 20 years. Love all your music. Now I get to learn about what goes into it. Thanks brother.

[@ErnieLearn]

This series is a dream come true!!! Thank you for doing this Ken!

[@SM57]

Thank you! Your sound is brilliant👍👍👍

[@NicholasGreenwood]

Instant like and subscribe. Looking forward to see how you process through mixing.

[@paulrials3943]

I’m so stoked for this!!! Great first episode Ken!

[@ellipsoidi]

damn, this is gonna be interesting

[@l.c.5294]

Yesssss, this is exactly what we needed!! So excited for this!!!

[@erichoffman7764]

I saw Failure for the first time on October 21, 1996 at the Warfield in San Francisco as the opening act for Tool. Since then I’ve been a rabid fan of everything you’ve had your hands in: On (Caught you live at Slims for the self title tour), Year of the Rabbit and especially Secrets of the Lost Satellite. The sound you deliver, sonically, is second to none. Thank god for the Failure reunion, you guys absolutely killed at aftershock in Sacramento a few years back and the releases are so goddam good. I’ll shut it up now, but I hope to god you never stop making music.

[@pureblackeagle]

Kick ass. Can’t wait to watch your stuff and learn about your process. I’m a big fan so I’m just excited to see and hear anything that any of you guys do. The Year of the Rabbit music in the background was a nice surprise.

[@Cleopattern13]

I came here looking for guidance on my band's EP for mix, came away feeling like I paid for a Masterclass. This is such a generous portal. I'm also obsessed with Failure and your solo work. Complete awe at all of this.

[@andreshead25]

the song at the end sounds sick

[@matf9453]

Amazing! Thank you for your music and for these videos

[@kevindietz6470]

Very interested to see more videos!

[@RaveEpic]

This is a dream come true. Jesus.

[@TheRobOhShow]

You’re so comfortable and cool in front of the camera. Are you sure you haven’t been doing this thing for a while? Hah! Great stuff, Ken! Really looking forward to more insight into your world (and the next Failure album!).

[@KenAndrewsMusic]

Still getting used to speaking to camera, you'll notice there is a lot of editing when I'm talking. You never realize how many ah and um sounds you make until you watch yourself speaking on camera! Thanks Rob!

[@TheRobOhShow]

Ken Andrews Keep it up, dude. You’re doing great! Just watched episode 2 and shared it with a fellow musician and friend of mine who I know will deeply appreciate it!

[@thembones2330]

Hey!! Thank you for getting this channel happening!! Exactly what I've been looking for!! New favorite KZbin channel.looking forward to all the future videos!! Been diving into the mixing side of things pretty heavily for the last year and a half. I think I'm a shittier mixer now, but thinking I'm going to learn a lot on here. Thanks again man

[@LumilusD]

This is awesome! Thanks Ken!

[@TheReverendAssclown]

Ken, my month is made with the launch of this channel. Can't wait to see the content. You've been one of my top 3 favorite mixers since the early 2000's.