In The Studio with Sam Evian: 'Dream Free'

mentions:
-minor 7 flat 5 theory corner
-duke ellington and ravel/debussy impressionist crossover
-rhythm king drum machine
-hannah cohen guest vocalist amazing performance
-fab filter plugins
-sean mullins drummer
-tone is in the hands
-jake sherman keyboardist
-cuica and bass performance
-electro harmonix fake talk box pedal
- donald fagen’s ‘the night fly’
- dx7 flute patch
filmed at flying cloud recordings
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[@ClearSkyRecordings]

Arnold’s Place next?

[@macbrownie7390]

this is one of my favorite song ever, thank you sam evian for your beautiful music !

[@bess_e2186]

In my top 5 most played songs from last year. This guy…… 🤯

[@razantemusic]

Thank you SO MUCH for keeping this "in studio" series up!

[@razantemusic]

I also want to mention that this is my daughter's fav song ever. It always put her in a good mood and a special place. ♥

[@-sugandeesnuts-]

Man you’re the exact kinda vibe I mess with hope you keep going farther and farther up the music chain more people need to hear these wonderful melodies

[@FrisbeeTF2]

My favorite album of the year! Thanks for the insight on this song. Keep up the great work Sam!!

[@danielmarks3852]

That bassline + cuíca loop is addictive

[@rol1515]

This is such a special song. What a treat you spent the time to dissect it for us, thank you!!!

[@greham]

I was waiting for this song breakdown for so long. This and 9.99 Free are the highlights of the album.

[@spencerouellette4306]

Definitely pickin' up that Nightfly melodica vibe from the DX7 patch.

[@Oliver310583]

I love your works, i love your music. ❤ best regards from germany

[@gmartin167]

Boy's gotta Steinway! A freakin' Steinway!

[@paulpecho]

Aahh. This is all just so nice and beautiful! Thank you for those insights. Inspiring!

[@yayawewheats969]

Excited for the next one!

[@maxdominguez5543]

Seriously love this track and your music, thank you.

[@staticwavelength]

I was hoping for this one! Thank you.

[@diegomisad4795]

Yess!! Really wanted the breakdown for this song.

[@Nenufares]

Thanks Sam!!!

[@fringpod]

Looks like a new space, looks awesome

[@kelly.david.lee.]

Thank you for sharing more about the track🙏🏻 loved hearing more about your process!

[@PianowithNate]

Dopest tritone substitution I've heard all month!!

[@nartharie]

would love to see one of these about "9.99 Free"! also would be so stoked to see a few of these videos focusing on the new album, particularly "Stay"

[@kilroy914]

Thank you, Sam! That was really interesting.

[@richardneff2144]

Thank you!!!

[@bunjumun]

I really love and appreciate these track breakdowns of your music, thank you so much.

[@gfirester]

Thanks for walking thru all brilliance of the song, conception, and great performances! While completely different , the tune “Love Hangover” comes to my mind as well. It’s Diana Ross from 1975.

[@waxonjitehurst]

love it. thanks sam!

[@chrisjamesbeats]

Arnold's Place is my fav from this album, but this one was another great track! Love the breakdowns and behind the scenes stuff. Please keep it going!

[@monkegaming709]

Love you and Mild High Club!

[@daakCable]

As far as minor7b5 is concerned it's all over the place in all of its forms in richard wagners operas..thanks for the post!

[@martimbrazteixeira5761]

beautiful! keep this videos coming

[@itscarolinemary]

I loooove this song ❤

[@davidduke2765]

Sam have you been offered much in terms of writing or producing for other artists? I’m going to buy this album on vinyl this week.. it was a slow grower on me. It’s still growing!

[@nickjamesgang]

-not over doing it

[@License2Bust]

Really wish more people/bands would do this. I mean look at the views on the one Dayglow did people go nuts for it. Would like to see Ginger Root in particular do a few.

[@charlesglade9954]

Such a beautiful song and amazing low end balance as usual. I had a question about the finalization process. What do you usually have on your master bus and do you aim to give the mastering engineer 6db of headroom? If so, do you reference mix to other songs by turning them down in a session or not at all? Thanks again for doing these videos, that MCI looks 🔥

[@SamEvian]

thanks charles! yep generally i try and leave as much headroom as possible..it’s not always 6..sometimes more like 3…just depends on how the mix comes together. i have different master bus processors that i lean on, and my favor shifts every six months or so haha…for most of TTM i was using fatso senior on the two bus, just barely kissing it. i always use my elysian x filter stereo eq and then some form of ms processing- these days i’m favoring the plug in alliance eqs like knif for ms…but honestly the goodhertz midside is a classic at this point. i don’t do any referencing while i’m mixing..i find it distracting, and every song is different. i have a pretty good feel for my room and speakers at this point, so i just lean in to that relationship…then i take the mix to the car and if it doesn’t translate it’s usually pretty clear what the issue is. happy trails!

[@charlesglade9954]

@@SamEvian Thankyou so much man. It’s great hearing your perspective on the 2 bus and how you like to hand off mixes to the Mastering Engineer. I know you’re a busy person, so I appreciate you doing these and responding to me!

[@JonPontrello]

“Throwing shade at steely Dan lately” 😂 I think my recipe for the best bands of today is half the band loves steely Dan and half the band hates steely Dan. Loved this video. Drum machine-> delay->varispeed 🤯

[@andreasings4665]

❤❤❤

[@washburnandtheriver4607]

amazing breakdown! so is the verb and wash on the vocal all coming from the instrument double part behind it?

[@SamEvian]

thanks! yes i think there’s a light plate on the vocal but most of the wash is from the instrumental part doubling the melody like you said!

[@washburnandtheriver4607]

@@SamEvian damn thats fascinating, it works so well, thanks for the reply !

[@nicholasmarch3286]

love these videos.. have you ever considered live streaming yourself writing/recording/mixing stuff for fun? I know I and many others would pay and subscribe to see the process live and see more in depth about your hybrid analog/digital workflow

[@KyleJaster1]

Nice piano 😜

[@tylergreen071]

6:13 Aquika..? What’s the spelling? 🙏

[@danhirschmusic]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%ADca

[@tylergreen071]

@@danhirschmusic thank you!

[@ingridfarming]

drums remind me of kzbin.info/www/bejne/amOsgZ-YeJ57lbM