In The Studio With Emika

[@snurkergerm6168]

I already really liked her music. Then to find here she is so wonderfully unpretentious is even better. No bullshit, just talent and hard work. Respect.

[@jflesh8673]

absolutely adore this one ... Emika turned me onto other female electronic artists... i believe she is very underrated and sometimes thats just alright... definitely one of the most talented artists of the times (above and below)...

[@dolomick]

Dear FM, Please show more wide shots of these people's studios... as someone who is constantly tweaking my home studio arrangement, it is useful to see how others have their studios setup. Thanks!

[@auraleshum8653]

dolomick Seconded

[@cactar6556]

+dolomick Third

[@NetroAki]

+cactar6556 fourthed

[@GlenWes]

+dolomick your home studio should be a reflection of you

[@lemonslice2233]

No wide shots please, they make faces look weird.

[@OliVyae]

Why are there not enough organic, straight up producers like her? The build of Battles was surprisingly simple, but so to the point. 5 Stars; this girl rocks.

[@Trinin]

Ninja Tune has some really great and ambitious producers and sonic artist that you don't see in a lot of places.

[@PartyMarty321]

+Trinin Zach I started listening to her after I watched this video a few weeks ago and today I was listening to the Sleeping Dogs soundtrack then I realized wait this sounds familiar (the style) and when I looked it up Emika was one of the artists. Didn't know she was with ninja tune

[@astrofunkofficial]

yea i dig her style. Very interesting approach. Nice to see a non hater comment.

[@InternalMind]

Organic? lol

[@Unders]

Her production is incredible! What a wall of sound

[@AdamMeryk]

The coolset thing is that mix and arrangment i simple programmed....no fancy studio tricks or sometnihg like that, just recording, cutting, singing :)

[@emikarecords]

Connect with me via Patreon / Signature Sound Production : www.patreon.com/emikamusic

[@jordanloraas9291]

Wow she literally worked with the guy who created massive! So cool

[@hyperborean72]

I think Emika deserves a lot of respect both as a composer and producer. She is very professional producer and very talented composer (imho). I like her Klavirni piano album a lot

[@StingrayOfficial]

I've been producing since 04, not eh longest time but long enough to know that Ema rocks and is very good at her job. A true artist. While all you kids are playing around with Ableton Live's beat and note stealing features, she is creating original music. I don't understand the hate. She is everything a music producer should be, and more.

[@csdf-tv1017]

Haters gonna hate bro

[@heartforsale5393]

Ableton's 'stealing features'???? You mean like sampling??........ you obviously don't know what Ableton is lol it's just a DAW and you don't need special features to steal beats just any sampler.

[@mtterzoli]

She has a pretty fresh sound. The percussion works really well with the spliced vocals. Totally agree that non-stop hats kind of kills the mood in some songs.

[@Dannyj0e1]

Hands down the most inspiring woman in music right now for me. Holy fuck, what an intelligent and talented girl

[@bobi966]

Ok i inderstand Emika is not the only music female producer but her style is different then Flava D so there is always some other girl to compare to Emika is not the only female producer because there must be others to compare to Emika.

[@Dannyj0e1]

I merely stated that for me - She is my favourite. I understand that there are plenty more talented female producers out there but this is my opinion out of all the music I personally listen to.

[@bobi966]

Danny-Joe H I understand.

[@purzhinkitti]

Yes, her and Grimes really blow me away! Currently fixated on both of them. Brains, beauty and talent!

[@jonnyidle]

some people make products, other people make art. This girl is an artist.

[@jonashuckphoto]

Her music is creative and original... had no idea she's doing everything on her own. I respect and share her approach of having full control over the envisioned outcome even tho it's a struggle. Definitly skilled as a musician and a producer. Hopefully this is going to be an inspiration for many more women out there.

[@HyperProduction]

The originality of her percussion loops is truly awesome! Great stuff!

[@RenniefosterRF]

Never compromise your vision! Keep fighting.

[@warrentronica]

I like the way she does things. Not as complex as others. Probably one of the best so far (I haven't watched them all)

[@soulchorea]

When she pitched her vocals down - I was SHOCKED lol she described it beforehand and I still didn't expect it. AWESOME.

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

The EXS24 sampler seems to be immortal like Highlander.

[@samr7542]

friendofCHAKA it's so ugly and stupid but it's so great too.

[@samr7542]

***** the only time I use it anymore is for its built-in sounds every now and then (some of them are still really good). I never use it for sampling anymore. Just can't put up with having to save a patch for every little thing, and not having an easily accessible waveform editor.

[@shaolinzen11]

friendofCHAKA I find battery4 to be quite easy to use

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

yeah its great for sure.

[@JohnAmaro_Official]

Wow Emika is very talented..although i am not into this kind of music,i really like her style and ideas:)

[@ConstantThrowing]

I need to live with someone like this for 6 months and do some intensive music course while surrounded by the sort of music I want to make.

[@tamiramusic3061]

So Finally. You would have one hit track and one Baby 😁

[@nsjx]

OK. New Emika fan. She has concepts that drive these pieces a bit deeper than the sub basses within them. She is not afraid to program and experiment and she visibly loves what she is doing. Great clip FM!

[@ScantlessBeatz]

Emika Im a local producer in Detroit,mi I started off wit hip hop but started producing all types of music,u have a keen mixing skill,and I love you have a lot of hardware to work with,when I started 20years ago that's all there was now to produce is a gem.Love the hihats also,i never sample nothing I create all my sounds im trying to get my music on youtube but being a single parent its hard balancing life and love for music.god bless love

[@Lukree]

Loved the record and this video was really great as well, really nice to see how she works.

[@kastledrew]

I love when producers make songs with a meaning behind

[@aus10mar10]

I like when you did wide shots of the artists working in the studio from behind. Made it feel like I was just standing behind them as they worked. Would be awesome to see a video shot mainly from this perspective.

[@bembeleee]

first of all I love what she's saying !!!

[@johnghadimi]

This was perfect. Like hanging out with your cool friend watching and seeing how they did their latest track. Such a refreshing change from seeing all of the other EDM peeps doing their thing, creating the same thing. :) Her music totally hits the right spot with my own sensibilities, so maybe I'm biased, but finally something I can relate to. Also big props to sticking with an older version of Logic. She is definitely one of those people that follows the "if it ain't broke" mantra. Go Emika :)

[@admarhermans1]

Her music & lyrics, there's just such a true feeling and emotional 'human pulse'. I'm into it, big time!

[@MartIn-bn7yy]

I like her hi-hats comment. They really can kill the groove.

[@rickyred001]

Mart In but done properly, hh's can really lift any groove

[@urbanjunior]

+Richard James i agree. the way jeff mills uses delays on his hi-hat and ride combos is pure power.

[@anaphylastiks]

+Mart In Hi hats are just another sound. They will only kill the groove if they are placed and edited like this woman has done.

[@rickyred001]

***** True

[@rev.aux-weg9730]

+Chris Dealny your shitty comment kills the groove.

[@Latsch82]

Kannte Emika vorher nicht, aber find die echt klasse! Scheint auch mächtig Ahnung zu haben von dem was sie tut! Danke FMM!

[@friendselfdone]

God damn, why havent I heard about her before. So cool tracks, great voice as well..

[@dawggonecrazee]

You are a very strong woman with your own sound,I find your music desperately beautiful .I adore your sound and have to be careful when I listen,because when I start in an evening I cannot CANNOT stop! Seeing this video has helped me understand you and your hard work just a little more.Thankyou for taking time out to let us in behind your scenes and catch a glimpse of your raw talent at work xx

[@zemekiel]

Some really cool production techniques! I love these videos showing how lots of different people produce music. I also think the music Emika makes is really cool!

[@electricindigo3732]

the percussion in this track is beyond dope!!!!

[@EuropasOcean]

Her hair is amazing! So healthy!

[@darnell8897]

+Europa's Ocean Lol! I was thinking the same thing!

[@DustinTunes]

Awesome video. very inspiring to see her work. thank you guys for another "In The Studio" please please keep posting more. i love them. thank you again.

[@Meagain921]

Most impressive. Really enjoyed seeing how you construct your work and hearing of the inspiration for your work.. The cutting technique is very effective. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@badhippo]

Watching her at work, explaining how she composed Battles made me remember making music on the Music 2000 game on my Playstation.

[@Ghandralph]

Excellent video, will check out her music now!

[@romenpheonixx7005]

I think I love her. Great music and techniques too...but, yeah I think I love her.

[@ingoodmusic]

Romen Pheonixx lol

[@Duke_Silver]

I`m sold. She`s amazing. I`m buying this album right away.

[@ThatPistOffGuy]

Ever since Sleeping Dogs I've loved EMIKA's music. Been hooked since then girl.

[@maximepaquier9852]

OMG the synth at 10 mins ... :O no words to describe how he's nice. Really nice harmony between the voice and the drums this is awesome

[@omg9261]

It's amazing that she does all that on her own. I love her sound. It will sound weird, but to me her music has Mozart-like quality : when you listen to it, it sounds so natural and so harmonical that you keep asking yourself why aren't there many artists like that? Why aren't there many people who came up with the same ideas? Why is there only one Mozart and only one Emika? To me it is a sign of a great gift, when a person is able to catch and create something so universal that afterwards (when produced) it looks like it always should have existed. It is so natural that you can't imagine it not existing. I hope she knows that she has real, serious talent. (Sorry, if my comment is messy, I'm not a native speaker)

[@siggixxl]

I Love her Sounding Voice and the Track !

[@erayyildiz9013]

i never heard of this girl but her music OHMYGOD!! ( and she's pretty )

[@nicholasblack7613]

I love how he production tells a story, it gets you right in there, dope stuff!!!

[@darnell8897]

I wonder what she used to pitch down those vocals, sounded really smooth for a full octave pitch down.

[@Skrenja]

Darnell Record at a high sample rate and you can pitch vocals all you want.

[@n123v]

@@Skrenja no

[@Skrenja]

skyfire night Yes?

[@n123v]

@@Skrenja if your "ass" word even will recorded at 20kHz of high freq., you will get pitching all frequencies down from 20kHz, so there is no need for high sample rates, 22050 (44100) is perfectly enough (i dont speak/write english well, so i think u understand me)

[@Skrenja]

skyfire night You are mistaken. There is more information with higher sample rates. You will get far fewer artifacts pitching down something recorded at 96khz or higher. I’ve done tests that prove this and many top producers (40 comes to mind) can testify to this. Record at a high sample rate and use a quality pitch shifting plugin (serato sampler comes to mind) and you can pitch all you want.

[@acdesignart6068]

Thanks FM Magazine for this great interview! Congratulations Ema Jolly, pure talent, and skillfull woman ! I'm very happy to hear real human voice, real piano, and olschool mixers, using craftmanship method sound design, without using any chemical feeling synth samples...We can't compare with computer kids Nicky Romero, Martin Garrix, Avicii etc...Her way is very different, in future sure she can will be milestone like Depeche Mode.

[@Solo-vh9fm]

There’s nothing wrong with those artists you named. Those artists have their own sounds and are popular. But I love Emika’s sound

[@iggiryjoff]

@@Solo-vh9fm fact that they are "popular" doesn't cross out that plastic chemical and "lego" feeling from their music.

[@DallasGreen123]

I like her stuff, she reminds me that in the end music isn't about perfect mixing or technical skills with your daw, but about putting sounds together so it sounds well.

[@CatoNoise]

yay, thanks for this video! It gets so lonely being a woman in this industry! It's nice seeing other ladies rocking it. ^_^

[@pulsewavemusic738]

i have never heard of Emika but now your one of my favorite artists :)

[@1pauluzz1]

Great songs. Refreshing to hear how she talks about the process of songwriting.

[@Pretendkid]

DREI is incredible and emotional and this interview really upped my appreciation for it

[@1200AMBroadcast]

dark sounds from the eighties, I love it!! Great work by Ema!

[@AlexDozer]

Does anyone knows the name of the song with the piano at 13:35?

[@louismariette]

Love the piano part its like creepy but still cool with that grain into it Really she is awsome

[@almohadillaseisefes]

9:56 Prodigy - Climbatize

[@Whatastic]

one thing i don't like about trying to record music especially my vocals is that i can't stand to hear my own voice, i immediately go "arhrrr"

[@gizmoriderfulye8007]

Pretty good pretty good! Where would I hear her ready songs?

[@MarcSchieder]

Chapeau Madame! Great music, great sounds, nice setup.So much love in detail!

[@MrBiswas123]

the song's nice ...........i'm addicted......she's s elegant and different from other edm artists

[@aviolentpurple9925]

This was neat. Kinda refreshing after most of the usual FM stuff. I dig it. More of this kind of stuff please. Male, female, doesn't matter. Could you guys do more IDM, Psytrance kind of stuff, too?

[@unemployablegraduate]

I keep watching this because I have a tendency to use too many layers of synth in my tracks...I'm really surprised at how little there is going on here, and how big it sounds as a result. Just one pad and one bass sound from the Polar. I'm starting to see that the more layers there are in a track, the more of a nightmare it becomes to mix with all those frequencies masking each other.

[@wilfcm8911]

unemployablegraduate sometimes, the less=better. been there done that, i prefer having a good raw sound then trying to make many try to become a good one but to be honest, sometimes i layer sound togheter to get a specific texture or to reeinforce a sound. now laws, just art

[@Darksagan]

Really digging her style. I think this may be my favorite FMM upload.

[@mateusrodrigues1345]

marcuelcajon Have you watched the one with Savant?

[@Darksagan]

Mateus Rodrigues Man holly fuck Savant is a beast! He completely just inspired me to make some tunes. Good looking out!

[@Josec823]

This woman has musical talent, makes original and emotional music. Savant...oh, well...

[@authuser1294]

Wicked Vocal mixing on that 'Battle' sample at the beginning. Just checked her cuts & she's good.

[@demonslayer911]

If anyone knows what kind of lense this was shot with or has an estimate shoot it my way!

[@Fnelrbnef]

Can someone elaborate on what she did to those hihats? In baby language please, cause I'm a noob. Something through a filter, into that, back whaat?

[@Pulse2AM]

It sounds 80's so I love it! Are you English Ema? Mozart would have liked your piano treatment I think.

[@okokok199]

Your music have depth and soul which is rarely found these days.

[@kevindrexler2030]

Geez, she got the coolest and powerful equipment in her studio))

[@ElisandroDeLeon]

i really liked that first song she played

[@cankutbayhan]

oops there is a lot to ask, # were those drums from midi or audio sample # what are the inserts for dynamics # how comes those drums sound such pumpin and tight (almost narrow) # and why it has not to be something nice, coz its nice...i couldnt get either of those watching that pretty lady...my bad, for my part....and i need to say this is the sound of depeche mode this is the sound of paradise lost in old days this is the top clarity and fidelity for electronic music this mixes are insanely qualified, top 10 class craftsmanship....i need to work with someone for a time that i can get the flat room response to this sound...its totally amazing...(my number one is airdrawndagger in this issue)

[@bohur]

...the lead song Battles is just awesome... great job Emika ...!!!

[@kabelfritz]

finally a good and interesting musician on FM

[@AmericanYellow]

She is skilled and very artistic.

[@TransblackTv]

Great work !! Someone know the DAW that Emika use ?

[@SophielazarMusic]

Have you ever considered the fact, negative commenters, that since there are less of us producing, that fact alone also means there are simply less of us creating crap. For every chick producing anything good or bad, there are legions upon legions of crap male producers. Who clearly shouldn't be anywhere a computer with ableton on it. Yet they do it anyway. And then their crap producer friends keep telling them how awesome those big room drops are. It's not a bunch of chicks to blame for the all the festival trap. My god, some of the stuff you guys invented and collectively decided is good really needs to be addressed.

[@kosmick-9305]

So how about you cite some evidence for this?

[@killerqueenkiwi5405]

:) I make music and I support you and everyone who makes produces. :D

[@killerqueenkiwi5405]

+BubbleGumDumDum Games who produces.....not makes produces.......

[@davidtheroamingmusician2174]

+Sophie Lazar You are right in too many ways. Take Martin Garrix as a prime male example of this. I for one would LOVE to hear more stuff from female producers cause it offers such a different perspective on music as a whole, I love it

[@SophielazarMusic]

+that tea drinking top hat tipping British man I did. The existence of festival trap is clearly reference. Don't patronize me or I'll get all Jessie Pinkman on you, BITCH. Lol 😉

[@cedriccino9623]

What is the second vst she's using for pads?

[@Indi3R]

Nice Monitors I got Events. Had them for over 20 years and still going

[@lounge-chill-jazz5168]

Great tutorial. What DAW do you use?

[@PrimitiveBaroque]

Track at the end is so sick!

[@leroychaar4218]

What's the yellow thing with the tubes at 0:24?

[@brokenfaceboy]

Metasonix D1000

[@DeepakPurohit111]

amazing!! love the simplicity.

[@DJMOEJ]

Fuck yeah! Real Producer!! Real analog sounds!! Go Girl!!

[@hornet1492]

I appreciate seeing some different workflows. Although I'm not crazy about her tracks, what's great about this video is that she was asked to explain her production pipeline. Would be nice to see more *different* producers at work... FM, bring us forgotten future and ask him to explain his approach!

[@dumramlo3625]

holy shit!! i didn't knew her before but this music is awesome!! defo gotta grab the album - and superb production tips on top :)

[@davec197]

A very refreshing aproach to production....fair play

[@mbbx5aw2]

I'd love to know how Emika ensures mono compatibility when layering a stereo subline with a mono one.

[@mbbx5aw2]

+SuperStarkas Ah yes because phasing is a problem rooted in time, not in physics. Move on kid.

[@sebastian5302]

+SuperStarkas We live in the era of iPhones, son.

[@mbbx5aw2]

+Sebas Tian Some genres are known for users only listening on proper systems. DnB for instance, is lost completely on an iphone. Anyway, after a few months of experimentation I've finally figured out how she makes that mono compatible wide sub ;)

[@Skrenja]

mbbx5aw2 Which is how?

[@zonumanaid]

this video is sooo inspiring. thanks.

[@YellowSynth]

this is kinda refreshing I've always been curious how women approach music productions i'm basically here to steal some tips.

[@polthomaskeeley7860]

Good for Emika. Hey, wish I was doing the whole 'creating music' thing. I just don't have the talent. And I like some of her tunes, beats, samples. Yeah, sure, she's figuring it out, wearing all the hats (entrepreneur, business owner, sourcer, musician, flex-time employee lol, producer, DJ, recruiter, collaborator, networker...oh man it goes on), so...let her get on with it :) Fair play to her. In my view, one word: Amazing. Many people struggle with their j.o.b. (just.over.broke.), whilst at least she's actually doing it. We don't have to like every beat producer out there (thank you for variety in life, dear universe), but these artists/musicians are just people who saw a vision, stumbled forward, and then started carving out their own versions of that dream (that inner calling) that so many of us have. Seriously. Chapeau a vous, Emika. Chapeau.

[@Ghost-i5i]

There's no such thing as talent only hard work anyone can be an amazing producer if they work at it everyday and try new good ideas!

[@benstenford2071]

14:37 i love this part without synth just bass drums its so epic...

[@luisfranco9394]

What Computer platform are you using to track your music and songs. I know its a Mac but which one. Power wise. Thank you and great track.

[@c3710-k8g]

love her as a person

[@tekis0]

“I hope she becomes very famous” - Thom Yorke

[@realisticspeakers]

"when I worked at Native..."

[@IntercomFPV]

Is that Mini Moog hardware or a VST?

[@smokyclap6033]

became a fan at 0:24 without having listened to her music solely due to the fact she's jamming on a D-1000.

[@StingrayOfficial]

So happy I bought a Virus TI keyboard. One of the most useful/powerful synths I have in the studio. Ultimate utility + great sounding stuff, shit, even the piano sounds pretty good. If you can't afford one of the keyboard versions, get yourself a Snow and use the VST, you will be very happy!