Marc Daniel Nelson Grills Warren Huart - The Interview

[@Producelikeapro]

What's the ONE question you'd like me to answer? I'll see if I can 😄

[@i_am_lambda]

What's the rarest production / mixing skill that even seasoned pros struggle with?

[@leefchapman]

Would you change anything in the steps you made to become who you are today? If yes, what would you change and why?

[@DazzleRebel]

In 2023, is it possible to produce a label-quality release with no outboard gear, aside from a basic audio interface? I'll qualify this by adding in rock/pop/jazz/funk genres recording real instruments.

[@trevornokesmusicltd5357]

Big One - How are You?.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@trevornokesmusicltd5357 haha let me think.......I'm doing 'marvellously well' thank you!

[@CoryHawthorneCharmGames]

You are a bringer of joy, Warren. Thank you for all you do.

[@Producelikeapro]

You're far too kind! I really appreciate it

[@michaelwitteband]

A great pleasure to listen to you. Could go on like this all day. Congratulations on the book, Warren. That's a lot of work. Thank you! I got it yesterday

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much Michael! I really appreciate it

[@joshfrench6426]

Congratulations on your journey. You've played a major role in many people's own musical journeys

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Josh!

[@theMarcoBarosi]

Congrats Warren, and thank you for all you do for the community. You and Marc are top tier legends!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you Marco! I really appreciate you!

[@theMarcoBarosi]

@@Producelikeapro 🔥

[@Producelikeapro]

@@theMarcoBarosi you rock!

[@withnme]

Really enjoyed hearing your story Warren! This was fantastic! Thank you

[@Producelikeapro]

thanks ever so much my friend!

[@williamtell1477]

Finally the man, the myth, the legend! This was awesome, we love you Warren. Thank you for everything you do every day!

[@Producelikeapro]

Aw shucks! Thanks ever so much William!

[@Thirsty_Deer_Studio]

The guitar handbook was big in my life as a teenager learning to play. I still have my copy in my bookcase at home. Cool you liked it too Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, Ralph Denyer’s book is such an inspiration for me!

[@leefchapman]

This is the one we have all been waiting for

[@Producelikeapro]

It was a great experience!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Lee!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Quite the full circle here to say the least. Always appreciated everything you do for us all, tech-savvy or not. Just learning something new is all that matters.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you so much for watching

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

@@RC32Smiths01 Marc is amazing! He makes me look smart! Ha

[@st33Npuist]

Lovely interview, guys. I want that book!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@Dan-sn4dd]

I already ordered the book and I'm just waiting for it to ship. Thanks Warren and Jerry for taking the time to write this. I'm sure it will really help me continue to improve.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you so much, Dan!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Dan!

[@thomasyoung5680]

JUST ORDERED THE BOOK CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!

[@godofgore6667]

Your book is NUMBER ONE in Music and Audio! Congrats! And a big thanks to you and the whole PLAP team for everything you’ve done for the community over the years. Can’t wait to check out the book!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much for letting me know!

[@justcallmemoses]

This was an epic video. Really love the non podcast type setup

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@enzobricolo6360]

I can relate. I had an old 10W philips radio as my first amp (replaced the radio tuner and preamp with a simple preamp/fuzz ). Worked on battery great ! I also had to sold my first guitar when I was a student to pay the rent, and I then built me a completely weird electric guitar called "la pagaie" (the paddle). It served me well for 3 years until I got my first job and my first paycheck ... and 2 new guitars. I plan to have my old frankenguitar given a little upgrade for my 50th birthday. I'm very happy to have it out of the attic.

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Great to see you being interviewed. Great video, cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you so much, Joey

[@19del69]

Warren - Thanks for sharing your legacy and helping everyone do better

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thank you Dan!

[@dexsmith1864]

Listening to you both at the 35 min spot, reminds me of something I learned so long ago I've forgotten when it was, but it has always stood me in good stead! Knowledge is something you possess until you pass it on to the next person who has earned it.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Deb! I appreciate that great comment! Yes, passing on knowledge is so important!

[@EricGPLAP]

Warren and Marc talking is ALWAYS gold

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Producelikeapro]

Marc Rules

[@chazanthony6319]

My copy arrived this morning. I'm loving the book. You've done a mighty fine thing here, Warren. Thx for all the information and inspiration!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Chaz! Awesome, thank you! Thanks ever so much

[@chrisibbetson]

You've shared so much Warren! It's like the perfect companion to all that is here on the most amazing channel! Insane amounts of knowledge here! 😍

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Chris!

[@gospelrecordz3506]

Congrats on the book. But playing clubs at sixteen+ around Carlisle, total respect!!! I played Newcastle once in my club band, a 'No Pick Up'. Never went North beyond Leeds again! That whole Northern / Working Class club scene was brilliant!!! Hope you develop your book regards your personal journey. That includes / captures that amazing, now lost, club scene! Thanks, Brian

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Brian! Yes, it was a wonderful baptism of fire! Very blessed to have had that experience

[@ShiningHourPop]

Congratulations on the book! I bought an Aria guitar and Carlsboro 90 amp in Kingfisher in 1985. The amp replaced my not so great FAL amp. I’ve never seen a FAL amp since! I think in the 80s we all did the cassette to cassette thing through a boom box or hi-fi before portastudios were available/affordable. It’s amazing a demo can now be recorded on a phone. Back in the 80s it was really hard to get a whole band into a phone box! 😊

[@Producelikeapro]

In ‘85? I may have been working there then! Ah yes, the FAL amp!! Only you and I know what that really means haha

[@ShiningHourPop]

@@Producelikeapro it was February of that year I think. It was a really great shop as I remember. Your journey has been amazing. Fleet to LA!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@ShiningHourPop thanks! Yes, Crookham Village to Los Angeles is quite a fun journey!

[@michaeltablet8577]

God bless you Warren! You are a great inspiration to so many! Your passion is contagious!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@thore535]

Homerecording Bible arrived today and floored me hard. What a fat bang for the buck! So comprehensive, so well written, so huge yet so overseeable I can find anything in a snap. I love the format, the layout, the sectioning, everything about it, and I'm glad having all this invaluable information in a book since I'm pretty sick of staring at screens all the time. Loads of thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much Thore! That's such an amazing comment! I really appreciate it

[@peterpalmieri1289]

I’ve had C414s as overheads for 20 years along with a D112, a 57 and 3 crappy c1000s for Tom’s. I’ve retired the C1000s and have been using the Amethyst for snare. Loved the Amethyst video and bought it as an impulse because you said it was great. I loved in this video that you legitimized my child like instinct to get something because some else uses it and not because I analyzed all the specs. Congrats on the book, I really enjoy and look forward to all your content.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Peter! Thanks for sharing, I really appreciate it

[@zackorr421]

"There was so much more wonder." 😍

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous

[@polmorgan3533]

Very inspirational Warren, I 'm being interviewed for a radio show tomorrow and this has helped me with ideas of what to say, My early background was simmilar living in Glasgow and eventually finding my way to Hollywood for ten years before dropping the ball and ending up back in Scotland. ''Thanks Ever so much'' for the ideas.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much! Best of luck with the interview! Break a leg as they say

[@anderflw]

This was a great interview. Congrats to the both of you. I am not a recording artist, engineer etc but this was fascinating. Both Warren and Marc did a great job. Wow

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Floyd! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@realraven2000]

Marc Daniel is an amazing conservant an observer. Just love his style i think he is a bit of a mad genius. Great for giving you all the space of your amazing story.

[@Producelikeapro]

Couldn't agree more!

[@theinvisiblesavants9839]

Loved this episode.i hope the book is a marvellous success ( it deserves to be ) and even though I’m 62 I can still sharpen my skills to help make better RnB / trap songs so there will be plenty for me to learn. Your stories from the early years reminded me of my own Van tales , of playing the Cyprus Tavern and Marquee. Recording at Cargo, Fairview and Strawberry 2 . Must dash I,m off to watch your channels latest post on indie production. Thanks . Russell.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much. Thanks for sharing your experiences! Those sound like great shows and such a unique and wonderful life you've led!

[@joejurneke9576]

Love these two! Top notch producers!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Joe!

[@JohnHillDesign]

Mate, just fantastic 👍 loved hearing your stories (many again 😀). I jumped out of my skin when you mentioned my name hahaha. But you’re right, we were obsessed with playing, although I had no hope of keeping up with you! I still remember calling round to your place and you were playing your unplugged 335, watching TV with the volume down, listening to a record, AND reading a book about Caravaggio! Any normal persons brain would have melted haha. You’re one of a kind matey. Love it 👍

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much John, you my friend are a one of kind person! You still have one of the best ears for music I've ever met! Thank you for the amazing comment

[@johnchase3920]

Two of the most generous and laid back fellows, hooking us up again. Thank you, both! Warren, your first “electric” guitar is so close to mine as well, it’s hilarious😁

[@Tdonn25]

Can’t wait for the Audio version of the book narrated marvelously well by Warren of course!

[@Producelikeapro]

YES! I'm going to do it!

[@patkelly8309]

@@Producelikeapro You really should you know.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@patkelly8309 stay tuned!

[@jimshomestudio]

I still listen to The Sundays. I was in high school when Reading Writing and Arithmetic came out, and their follow up records have all kinds of great music on them. What a voice. Excellent guitars.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jim, Patch is one of my best friends and such an amazing drummer!

[@jimshomestudio]

@@Producelikeapro Correction, first year of college! 😜 All the best Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@jimshomestudio Marvellous! Thanks

[@smokeynewport1591]

Love you, Warren. Thanks for sharing all the knowledge you’ve dropped over the years. I’ve learned so much from you. 🙏

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you so much for sharing that. It's our pleasure to do this for everybody

[@s0ul2s0u1]

Many blessings and thanks to you Warren for paving the way for us audio enthusiasts, and keeping it real!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@russellcameronthomas2116]

Keep up the good work,Warren and Daniel.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Russell!! You Rock! Thanks for the great comment and all your support!

[@erasmomoreno9460]

I can honestly say that you Warren, Marc and Khole are becoming my go to when it comes to recording. Before that it was Michael Wagner and Michael Sheps I still enjoy them it's been a while since I haven't seen them post something new. As opposed to others that I have seen which either stray off subject and rant about things they shouldn't or completely have wacky Ideas. Keep up the good work!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow, thanks ever so much Erasmo!

[@StigmatizedProductions]

Great, great and again great...this way on the hi fi amp was my first quitar amp exactly as you explain warren...cranking the recording level and voila...we have our first distortion...ha ha ha....I was using this amp also for bass (Ha ha) so i was pluged in the left channel and my brother playing the bass on the right channel...Rehershals and rehershals until the amp was dead...Very sweet old times many many....years ago!

[@HitTheRoadMusicStudio]

Amazing!!! This is such a good interview 🤩

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Ady! You Rock!

[@patkelly8309]

Hi Ady, how are you doing? Where in the world are you at the moment brother?

[@DazzleRebel]

Ah, Carlisle. I remember playing there a few times. Was The Brickyard around when you was on the circuit Warren?

[@Producelikeapro]

YES! I loved playing in Carlisle, such an amazing time in my life!

[@jakenurre1674]

Just ordered it!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@matty_mcmattface]

I love the channel & I love books so I'm so excited to learn about the book - I have literally just ordered it. Pro musicians & producers are obviously brilliant at what they do but being able to explain it is a whole different skill. I've watched a lot of music tech vids and Warren's are the best out there (by a long way) so I know the book is going to be great. Thanks again!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow!! Thanks ever so much Matty! I really appreciate it

[@tisbonus]

Oh my goodness, that book is so thick it could double as a manifesto or tome! All kidding aside, congratulations my friend! What a major milestone you've reached!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@willemmoller6736]

fantastic interview, thanks Warren and Marc! Really inspiring story and a lot to learn. I'd love to get my hands on the book!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Willem!

[@edwincrain986]

I think I need this book !!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Edwin!

[@stevekudlacek]

Thank you Warren for all you do! Nobody does more to help aspiring engineers!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Steve!

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad to be able to help in any way I can

[@joejurneke9576]

My two most favorite people sparring. Great discussion!

[@Producelikeapro]

Aw shucks! Thanks Joe! You Rock my friend!

[@OriginalRaveParty]

Work ethic. Yep. The energy that Warren has is something else ✌️

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@robgaunt236]

This reminded me so much of how I started recording (but didn't get to take it anywhere). I bought a 2 track tape machine in my early teens to help record the songs I was writing. Then I learned how to bounce from there to an external cassette tape recorder, and then use that as a source for one track of a new two track recording.. Learned all about recording degradation.. Then bought a 4 track Teac and used that with a band. Now have Pro Tools.. How the world changes..

[@jasabasenara8124]

Great video. Warren and Marc, my two favorite producers. 👍🙏

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@gebear1]

Looking forward to your book as I have just ordered with Amazon UK, teaching myself to record.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@toddgreenwood9631]

What a great vid. Loved it. Its a vid i watched till the end hit and when the end hit i said, in my little head "ah ... is that all ... ?". 45 min of sheer entertainment. Thankyou. Todd

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Todd!

[@toddgreenwood9631]

@@Producelikeapro your very welcome my friend. Hey, I had great fun getting reviewed on Feed Back today. Missed you, but it was soooo fun.

[@geoffknot]

most excellent! thank you!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Geoff!

[@WalkerKoldplay]

This is so awesome!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@tommcnally6818]

I started in audio recording the same way, overdubbing by bouncing between a pair of cassette decks (in the late 1970s, in my case). Moved up to a mighty Teac 3440A open reel in the early 1980s; that got me through to the end of the 1990s when early DAWs and interfaces hit the consumer market. Looking forward to ordering your book!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much Tom for sharing!

[@homestudioacademy]

If you had to start over from scratch, what mic, interface, guitar, amp, headphones, monitors would you buy to rebuild a minimal studio?

[@Producelikeapro]

Huge question! For best value for money. Currently (it changes) the Audient iD24, then expanding it with the Audient SP8, a Lewitt LCT640ts, Audio Technica headphones and Kali IN-8's. Yamaha RevStar (cheapest guitar is amazing!) into a Fender Tonemaster Amp.

[@homestudioacademy]

@@Producelikeapro thanks for the reply Warrent, congrats on the book!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@homestudioacademy thanks ever so much!

[@homestudioacademy]

@@Producelikeapro Just bought the book and can't wait to learn more from you!

[@Brpwndood]

So last year I went Chapters to find a mixing book and there were none there and the staff searched their database which turned up nothing. So I thought well if I cant find one anywhere id self publish one myself to help newbies get up to speed quickly without having to go through hours of videos and forums. I went through the table of contents of Home Studio Recording through my email notification and it seems great. I totally endorse it and if I do need a book this will be on top of my list.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

Stopping at 4.55 to say- so relatable! I had the little cassette deck with the leather case, but what I would play through was Dad's portable reel to reel unit. I'd tape the microphone, which was square, to my acoustic with nylon strings, and hit play and record! The distortion was incredible!!!

[@LAstudio8]

awesome!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Great interview. Would've loved to have heard your whole story

[@kevintaylor-cox2880]

Great interview!, I loved your comment about the Ralph Denyer- Guitar Handbook, I got the book at a similar age and started my journey playing guitar with it, it also helped me with playing the keyboard.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I'm a huge fan of that book, it was the guitar bible for me! So inspirational

[@DerekBolli]

I could listen to Warren and Marc riff on music industry war stories all day 👍Please make this a regular PLaP feature, it's fascinating to me and, I'm sure, to many others.

[@Producelikeapro]

On it!

[@patkelly8309]

What a treat.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Pat!

[@GRAZALB]

Hi Warren, thx again for the handbook complete guide I'm so happy to get, it's just awesome. My ONE question is: the other book you're writing 👀

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha there's a couple more in the works!

[@GRAZALB]

@@Producelikeapro Wow, wonderful news, I feel like this will be quite an adventure and I'm already (respectfully, no rush haha) but nevertheless eagerly awaiting!

[@BlackenedNL]

Awesome content and so cool to hear your story Warren, been happy to be following you for years and years now. Just curious did Marc edit this video? It's got that Marc vibe

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! This was all Marc, he directed it and edited it!

[@BlackenedNL]

@@Producelikeapro saw that right away, awesome work you guys!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@BlackenedNL marvellous!

[@raymondmeers]

Great stories - thanks. We used a cheap stereo as an amplifier in the late 60s until my brotherwho played bass) could get an Amp

[@Producelikeapro]

YES! Sounds great! Thanks Ray!

[@barnyardrecordings]

I did the same guitar into cassette recorder thing. It was a small boom box, and through experimenting I found that you could get awesome distortion by sticking holes in the speaker. Also made a wireless system for it by repurposing my toy walkie talkies. Just ordered the book. Looing forward to reading. Cheers!

[@jeramiahrossnz]

nice one W, it is amazing huh? we sail down the river of time, and carry all those moments, like the wind into the sails, heading out to an ocean of good memories and wonderful music, a lifetime of works.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jeremiah!

[@jeramiahrossnz]

@@Producelikeapro no worries bro, you are a great inspiration to many, thanks for all your work and best for the futures ahead.

[@TheBelse]

one of the most striking things for me is how thick the book actually is. All I've seen is static images till now ....and wow ..there's a fair bit of meat in the sandwich so to speak. How cool is that ...save the headache of the net ..buy a concise book from a trustworthy source of information. Big love to the both of you.

[@Producelikeapro]

It's over 430 pages of content! ha! Wish we could have made it shorter but there was no way we would have given you the right wealth of information.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks! It actually started out at 625 pages! We did everything we could to edit it down to 453 pages!

[@charlesrocks]

I could listen to 5 hours of you two talking.

[@Producelikeapro]

Aw shucks! Thanks ever so much!

[@Producelikeapro]

I always have a great time talking to Marc!

[@user-hx8zj8vj6b]

Great interview. One question for you Warren. With How to save a life., was Rick Buckler an influence for the drums? Which are brilliant by the way. Thanks in advance.

[@KennWall]

As soon as a get a job again, I'll buy it!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wishing you in the best!

[@KennWall]

@@Producelikeapro thank you so much ❤

[@Producelikeapro]

@@KennWall you're very welcome!

[@toddj9548]

Hardback has been ordered! Imagine I'll be referring back to this book again and again for many years.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you so much

[@kenbink9423]

I wish I could talk to you Warren because Amazon is messing me over with my purchase of your book. They were supposed to deliver the book to me on Saturday of this week but I just saw on my account that they said it was undeliverable. I wish you were selling the book on another platform so I wouldn't have to use Amazon. I have just reordered the book for a second time and it is suppose to be delivered this Sunday. I will see.

[@Producelikeapro]

If it’s doesn’t happen you can email us and we will see how we can get it to you.

[@devinkei1469]

That book is knowledge of years of trial and error. Massive time saver, and money saver

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Devin! I really appreciate it

[@LBJedi]

For those of us who are visually impaired, is there an audio book available or one in the works?

[@Producelikeapro]

It's being discussed! It would be a dream to deliver that to you. Stay tuned.

[@Producelikeapro]

In the works Blake!

[@LBJedi]

@@Producelikeapro Oh awesome! I understand it’s a big undertaking to produce one, but I can tell you I’d pick it up right away if you end up making one. I’d find MASSIVE value in it! In the meantime I’ll keep listening/“watching” here😊

[@dexsmith1864]

Hi Warren, I also worked in men's clubs in the Northeast in the 80's, I would be interested to know what were the names of the bands you worked in back then?

[@Producelikeapro]

Sound Politics and Reel To Reel! Does either ring a bell?

[@DarkTrapStudio]

How did you finance your life a 16 when you did leave home at first ? Also I see those ML1 case at hand reach, do you use a lot of the expansion or stick to the bundle that come with ?

[@Producelikeapro]

I left home at 16, starting playing in Club bands, made around 40-60 pounds a week, the dole was probably 20-30, so I was immediately making more.

[@Producelikeapro]

I'll have to check on the ML-1 and get back to you!

[@DarkTrapStudio]

@@Producelikeapro Thanks a lot Warren this is inspiring

[@seanconnell4710]

AS The Police Montserrat 81 BBC, the reason I play guitar, so gigging around Carlisle in the 80s did you ever bump into Francis Dunnery & the It Bites boys?

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely! I saw It Bites a few times! Plus when I joined Star 69, the singer, Julie Daniels was married to Francis! So I’d go over to their flat in London and jam. Frank had just been playing with Robert Plant when I joined that band

[@seanconnell4710]

@@Producelikeapro That's Amazing Mr H, I was wondering if it was the same JD, I'm from Hartlepool so well done playing those social clubs up north😄 by the way Love the channel been watching since lockdown 1, thanks for sharing all your knowledge its a great inspiration

[@Producelikeapro]

@@seanconnell4710 Thanks ever so much for sharing and all the support!

[@Tryggvasson]

the famous cassette recorder trick, i remember that! to use it as an amp you had to put it into record, and, if you didn't want to needlessly wear out cassettes, so use it without one, you had to press a small lever next to the recording head, to bypass the recording safety. my first "amp" was a russian mono cassette recorder with a din input for the microphone - so i had a din to jack cable - and if you cranked the input/record level all the way up it distorted like crazy. that was my first overdrive. my memory of that sound is a very warm and dirty solid state - which is exactly what it was. i had a strat shaped guitar with some soapbar style, fully covered pickups probably made in the 1850s, and it was in such a bad shape that you could use it as a shooting bow - that's how far the strings were from the neck - which didn't matter cause i couldn't play anyway. or even tune it, i just tried to make the open strings sound good together, whatever that meant. and when i got my first "proper" - very cheap - cassette player, that was stereo, i asked for a cassette for christmas - nowadays kids ask for cars - so i could record songs on it, and my mom got me, not a night at the opera, but a famous opera choirs cassette... prerecorded. 😳. it's like christmas came and went, all in one minute. my mom was always well intended with presents, but horrible with the implementation. so i listened to opera until i got a cassette😝- had to. which, years later, lead me to actually go to see opera - that was before the tickets were crazy expensive, so, as a broke college student, you could sit in the front row or even in a good loge, in late 90s-early 2000s bucharest. now it's hard even as a regular employee. but that overdriven sound was interesting - i liked the density, the thickness, and the sparkle of the attack - without knowing the words for them, but couldn't stand the plumpiness, looseness and dryness. still can't. it was an almost 60s - early 70s style sound - which was when the recorder was made, anyway, but that kind of hard rock sound, whereas i like clarity, definition, brilliance and atmosphere - 80s guy, i guess. i'm an "i don't understand how people can play guitar without a chorus and delay" kind of guy. that overdrive was my dad's sound - the records he was listening to. and i got into u2, and remember asking him what he thought about it, and he said "it sounded like qood quality music" - speaking of dads and brevity. and it was like a seal of approval, cause his idea of what i was listening to was it was bullshit. i started with 80s pop-rock, from my older cousins hosting parties with bootlegged reel to reel tapes with sandra, modern talking, heart, cars, golden earring, etc. - you couldn't get original western tapes in socialist romania - then, in my early teens i got into depeche mode, and from there, weirdly enough, before going into guitars, i had my jean michel jarre, vangelis, kalus schulze, tangerine dream phase - while my dad thought synth wasn't "a real instrument" - which i disagreed, and disagree with. so he thought it was "pop" - which i suppose it was, but it meant a completely different thing, quality wise, to what it means today - meaning commercial. and they were commercial, but that doesn't mean they weren't good songs. good arrangements, good writing, good performances, great production - to this day i like that music, and it's the minimum standard of quality, for me. so after i got into guitar - via mike oldfield, and pink floyd's shine on you crazy diamond, that was the transition form synth/athmospheric music to rock, for me - and into u2, it was like i finally got a seal of approval for what i was listening to. he loved pink floyd, obviously. another thing i remember him saying was "it's a movie that reminds you of what it means to be human", when i showed him "dances with wolves". that was kind of one liners he had. it's funny to see those things thousands of miles away. great interview!

[@Superdelphinus]

I think one of your main achievements is managing to retain your Englishness (especially the accent), despite living on the wrong wide of the pond for so long. Not a whine or mid Atlantic ‘d’ instead of ‘t’ in sight, congrats! Really interesting life though, had no idea you lived in Carlisle for a bit - that must have been quite life affirming and character building as a young guy in the 80s!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha Thanks ever so much! I still travel a lot and work with a lot of British people on a daily basis!

[@adrianwagner336]

i have a rather odd question that probably applies to very few folks or hopefully none but.... if you had been involved for over 40 yrs with audio in many ways from mixing to recording to front of house to installing sound systems in commercial spaces to finally at a comparatively late stage....(50 plus yrs) teaching yourself how to mix on a computer but then found yourself confined to a bed in a nursing home unable to get out to even sit behind a board how would you proceed to keep active in the field beyond getting what multi tracks are available to mix and watching youtube vids etc? in the meanwhile THANK YOU for all you do for those of us who know the daily struggle to become better at what we all aspire to do 🤗 and be well always

[@sspbrazil]

I’m 3 years older than you Warren, I grew up in a working class, blue collar family in the Detroit area, I’ve always had that wonder too, but the modern era of music and filmmaking has definitely diminished that in me, I’ve been a film/video editor for over 25 years now, before that I was in production, I am an amateur musician too.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing! The rings very true for me

[@ArgumentShow]

My life

[@Producelikeapro]

I hear you!

[@Topcatyo.]

I love this channel in general but every video I see with Marc in it he does a couple of things here and there that just make me respect and appreciate him more and more.

[@AndyA1234]

FAL used to be the amp you could buy from catalogues like Grattans, Freemans, etc, payable on weekly terms. Cheap and nasty but affordable.

[@splashesin8]

❤😊

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@marchesi8]

i wanna be like u

[@akasetkya6253]

Do we call it the "PLAP BIBLE"

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha maybe? You're too kind!

[@akasetkya6253]

@@Producelikeapro Better than The Wazza's Whinge for a title. Chuckle!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@akasetkya6253 haha Wazza's Whinge! Haha

[@drewstephenson]

"These two bozos..." 😆

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes! That's US!

[@sleepisoptional]

what’s a book? tiktok wants content at roughly 15 secs.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed! Create for all formats! Ha

[@jjtweed-music]

You're losing focus on key components and customers when you spread yourself thinly. I did hire you for a year. I left Produce Like a Pro and unsubscribed due to daily emails of content not related to mixing AND waiting over 3 months for a reply. Ground yourself, Warren. Empires do not last when you are thinly spread. . "Compounding" had it's hey day until Multitasking became unfashionabl due to loss of focus. Got to focus on that one thing... What is it Warren? You lost me as a customer. I highly recommend anything written by Peter Drucker.

[@gilldavidmour4199]

Chill dude.