Chet Faker’s Go To Gear & Advice That Keeps Him Writing

Find out what pieces of gear Chet Faker uses for his music production and how he uses them to create hit songs. Chet also shares advice that motivates him to continue releasing music non stop, and how he built his career as Chet Faker!
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EPISODE GEAR MENTIONS
Soundtoys Little Plate - geni.us/B7jp
Waves Doppler Plugin - geni.us/7cpB
Novation SL Synth - geni.us/f9yL6h
Korg Kaoss Pad - geni.us/Xdfmdt5
Roland CR-8000 - geni.us/OFpCiw
Elka Synthex - geni.us/VpEwP
Akai MPC Live II - geni.us/5gXu
Neumann U87 - geni.us/tyyi7
Electret Microphone - geni.us/maAbbKG
API Preamp - geni.us/SbLqB
Elektron Analog Heat - geni.us/v1w4bO
Bricasti M7 Reverb - geni.us/nlWi4
Fender Telecaster - geni.us/IqAMkmZ
Rhodes - geni.us/79UBJe
Moog - geni.us/XLj2va
Neve Desk - geni.us/qGPNIPy
Acid Loop Pro - geni.us/PJuL0Y
Ableton - geni.us/tMpiD
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AUDIO
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro - geni.us/WCLnQ
Neumann Studio Headphone NDH20 - geni.us/BddWAs
Neumann TLM 103 - geni.us/beG8
Rode NT2 - geni.us/UjI7
RME Babyface Pro - geni.us/3N62F
RME Fireface UFX+ - geni.us/X6Lg
Focusrite Clarett 8Pre - geni.us/Kf3YDu
ART Headamp 6 - geni.us/mEZ4
Merging Technologies Pyramix - www.merging.com/products/pyramix
FabFilter Pro-Q 3 - geni.us/UCuj
FabFilter Pro-DS - geni.us/IoGJOR
iZotope RX - geni.us/cBXOt
Waves RVox - geni.us/lbtD4
Waves L2 - geni.us/6DAS5l
Waves Maxx Volume - geni.us/O0qn1J
iZotope RX - geni.us/cBXOt
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[@radio_zero]

Loved his last sentence: No one is looking at what you can do, they're just looking at what you do.

[@NinoZlav]

Yea, that advice is from pure experience, everyone can do anything, its what you actually do :)

[@benjw37]

What absolute great advice, felt very genuine. Have been following Nicks work since the early days and to hear this advice gives me so much inspiration for my own music!

[@deichkind]

The job is sharing your journey to trying to make the best art that you can make! BOOOM!

[@lovebirdsmusic]

wow. he is the creative therapist i´ve always been looking for. i shall watch this interview at least once a week, thank you so much. both of you 🙏

[@TheTray2003]

Profound advice. I wish I had embraced this approach 40 years ago lol.

[@dariusmorgan8302]

Right on to this and it's vital to understand the distinction Chet mentions between the best work you can make and sharing your journey. Thanks. Resonated big time

[@brunodandrade1934]

The best musical advice I've ever heard! thank you so so much!

[@sheenatrayte4398]

You found your “I can’t not do this thing” thing. The thing that you’ll do no matter what anyone else thinks or does. Letting go has allowed you to be the genuinely talented musician you are. So appreciative of your words and the journey you share through your music.

[@haschio]

Thanks King! I needed this

[@iamfleming]

amazing interview, loved it!

[@road2nowhere733]

That is some seriously powerful advice. Thanks for the insight Nick

[@ModePhaser]

Random click turned out to be one of the best videos I've ever found on here. His advice really made my day. Thank you!

[@TiernanCourellMusic]

This is some of the best advice I have heard in a long time.

[@BrentLane1]

Yes! I really needed to hear this today. Thanks Nick!

[@fgpd7710]

I feel that part "even if your music makes it after you die - you can't control that" Makes me think about J dilla. How he is so revered today. Idk what the scene was like when he was "in his prime" but I doubt he was making the money or getting the attention he deserved while alive. Now I see his influence and music often.

[@takhian6130]

Starting to think that's my last chance lol

[@NorthernSkiesMusic]

what a class act! nothing but respect for this guy. pocket aces all around.

[@hynoah]

best fucking series for musicmakers ever

[@zekielswheel]

Thanks, this was inspiring

[@braedonavants]

So many golden nuggets of advice. Big fan

[@ndavies8]

Genuine advice. Needed to hear this

[@TheInditribe]

Great interview!!

[@TheCamilocedeno]

I needed to hear this. It’s not the first time I’ve heard it either, just resonates more this time I guess… thanks

[@LK-zd2mc]

brilliant advice thank you 🙏

[@LIFEWITHZIGHI]

Gold, these are the best advises I ever found in a youtube video, period. Thanks for the great content, Chet you're a legend, love from Italy.

[@vroge3275]

Wow, that's some of the best advice I've heard with regard to music making. Just do it anyway. I hope the trumpet player got back to it.

[@jaanaviit3847]

Thanks for the beautiful advice!

[@itsdavidplanes]

Man, this just enlightened me. Bless you Chet Faker.

[@marioslazioannidis]

So good! Thank you 🙏

[@hrorm]

This is the truth about music. Well spoken !!

[@Sumarbrander]

Wow, this is very good advice. I am in exactly this position he described (as a small artist) but this really motivated me ♥

[@shamasnake]

Such great advice for sure 🙌🙏

[@seansley]

Brilliant advice, lovely to hear (and reassure). We share a birthday too, I learned. So, ... cool.

[@SebastianLicausi]

Thanks for that Nick

[@jeremyfox7599]

Love his advice,superb.

[@newtension]

Awesome points I totally agree

[@mmckmusic]

Top advice, thanks for sharing

[@ArloTarr]

Great interview 🤘

[@sadpianos]

i gotta say i haven't listened to chet faker in a while but this vid makes me respect him alot and gonna go check out his new records

[@fabeskates]

im on the same boat! i listened to a few of his tracks in the past, but seeing this makes me want to listen to him

[@eddieraine8861]

these are fantastic - thankyou!!!

[@vegardyrnes1793]

"-the job is sharing your journey, TRYING to make the best art that you can make.....". Think about that for a sec. Wise words, in my opinion. If only more people into art, lived by those words. Yes, money IS important, how can you make a living without it? But it should NOT have a saying in what art is about,- or what kind of what art is more valuable than the other.

[@ChrisDN]

It's like when you hear people say things such as: "They're a natural" "They were born with a gift" "God given talent" No. Work. It was work. Hours and months in to years of practice and refinement. It's literally insulting their effort

[@northernhemisphere4906]

Not really an insult per se. Just a point of view from someone unfamiliar with what they behold. Unless you acquire similar level of finesse within certain discipline or craft, there is some magic to it, you know. I think that is what people quite often call talent or whatever. They need that magic. Because it fade. Just like life dimming out over time. Giving a name to what you feel at the time doesn't really matter much, just helps us a little bit and acts as a subtle guidance to label things here and there. Alright, first chapter of my book is done apparently. Eyed any publishers yet, anyone?

[@jas_bataille]

@@northernhemisphere4906 While I do agree with most of this sentiment, magic do exist in music and art in general. I've been in many bands over 17 years. When I was 16 years old I cut a ballad, extremely slow, the bassist in that band hadn't played for more than 6 months. Without clicks, the engineer was able to take some of my fills and cut and paste them between takes - to this day I have never been in a band this tight, even if I played with much more professional musicians. I have a current punk project where the bassist reminds me of this guy, can't play more than 3 notes in a bass line, picked it up barely a month ago, but his sense of time is world class for some reason. The guitarist is crazy but ...!! What a talent!!! This... this is magic. I love the casino gigs and whatever I do to make a living, and there is a grueling amount of work that goes into this, but it still is magic; not one person, but what they create, and/or many together, at the right place and time.

[@northernhemisphere4906]

@@jas_bataille I like you brought a whole ensemble of emotion into the conversation. Memories are great, akin slurs tying what we call past with what we got now. Sometimes we tend forget that this is indeed continuous experience, much obliged for reminding me. Cheers!

[@moano3271]

Great advice !

[@us3r11]

Very good advice

[@lllololoollollooolll8698]

Agreed

[@spiegelkind2387]

Nick’s a true artist.

[@klinkske]

Great stuff right here!

[@koy_music]

Absolute Sensei ❤️

[@DOMINIQUEHERROD]

YOUR VIDEO'S ARE AWESOME KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!!!!

[@LokidMusic]

Wow man what an advice !!

[@BTC_MIM]

4:25 mindblowing, thanx.

[@karanpandav5429]

I needed to hear this today

[@Cnd2Mn]

The great talk!

[@CharlieNorth]

What absolutely wonderful advice. 👍

[@Herfinnur]

7:28 that's exactly the advice I need to hear 8:30 and that!

[@chocolatemoose7761]

Damn, solid advice.

[@papepcool]

Words of wisdom

[@CentaurusRelax314]

He didn't understand his friend's comment about quitting because he would never be as good as he wanted to be. This speaks to variances in human ego. Not the 'bad' ego involved in narcissism. Just the differences in how people perceive themselves and their endeavors. I can totally understand that comment, because i don't have a 'healthy' ego, and certain works such as music cause intense feelings of disappointment. It's not enjoyable. But, i continue to try because i'm compelled to for various reasons. But, a person with a healthier ego can enjoy whatever they produce, and they can find inspiration and encouragement just because they are producing _something._ It's not about external criticism. It's about self-assessment and a persistence of inferiority.

[@RimaoroMusico]

Que bien me hicieron escuchar esas palabras.

[@chandeleerjet5637]

Holy shit his advice at the end is life changing. I’ve been trying to make the nest song, album, hit for the last 12 years and haven’t released anything. I’m literally insane but I’m really good at music and horrible and finishing things

[@Dion_Zeum]

Same thing! Hit me up if you’d ever like to make something together. We might be able to drag each other out of that mindset!

[@chandeleerjet5637]

@@Dion_Zeum sounds good! Thanks! Let me know where I can find you?

[@marcofioravanti4176]

Big, big like!

[@ItalianCheeto]

i love this channel

[@macaronafterparty]

Is the full video podcast available anywhere?

[@rahmeenayoubi106]

I started making music because of Chet Faker

[@andrewusher1033]

Not what you can but what you do, damn

[@palsheldon6520]

ok.. a bit off topic.. but the CD shelf behind you.. I have one exactly the same made custom by a friend.. he said he'd never make another.. great to see the design somewhere else.. uncanny.

[@DRRNNDGL]

Some really nice bits in here - especially for us shit artists who never finish anything

[@maxobra7267]

thanks chet

[@hiddennotesberlin]

i don´t know this guy or his music..the algorythm send me here:)...but that is some great advice.thanks for sharing that!

[@flermusic]

He is so cool

[@maticherzog]

some very wise words here:)

[@drklvmadethis.8009]

Glad I clicked on this today!

[@rasmus.paulson]

This put me at ease. Just released my first album after 2 years work and almost nobody mentioned it 😅 I´m not complaining, but i feel like i should stop thinking about my backlashes as a music marketer and just focus at creating music.

[@TapeNotesPodcast]

Glad it put you at ease, it's all about the music

[@zachscohan]

GEMS! - here from BRONQUES

[@F_________________]

I think the more criticism you get the more exposure you’ve reached in a way. It’s easy to focus on the criticism when you spend a lot of time on a project, just you shouldn’t give someone a second thought that doesn’t know you or the whole story. Don’t do something because you think it’ll make you famous. Do it because you love doing it. That’s the difference

[@DaikiGuitar]

🙏

[@thefloragod]

A bit of a contradiction - acknowledges the luck that comes with releasing music right after he says that good work and good music will automatically be shared. Or am I misconstruing this? I feel the sentiment could also be that in this way, artists can make their own luck (at least help it along) by continuing to produce good work. Regardless, I agree that continuing to buckle down and produce good art is the way forward. Really appreciate this clip

[@soundboy89]

This is Gold. No pun intended.

[@costdelaney]

❤

[@tim_odonovan]

👏👏👏

[@sveinnsigururolafsson8314]

He kinda looks like Liev Schrieber with a beard.

[@KiddFresh41]

Oh, look, I forgot that I own this $6000 reverb