Portlandia - The Studio

[@pjincho]

Love the slow mo turn, “THATS THE ONE.”

[@DetroitButcher]

"These are the original keys used on Pet Sounds" I died

[@eyeshandy]

best line

[@kiwipalace]

i know fred is always doing these kinds of characters as a parody but somehow deep down i truly believe he's playing himself but slightly exaggerated 😂

[@lukekline9513]

"The best character fred plays is himself." - Fred Armisen's ex-wife

[@fluteplayer0948]

Yas! I totally agree haha

[@blistabliss]

This is true

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

Gahven is a genius character. I mean who else can do this face 1:05

[@stephenstrang590]

Of course how else could he parody it so well.

[@nickseimy3960]

"Bring your beer" One of my favourite lines from this show.

[@kishascape]

I really like that guy. I wish I had a friend like that.

[@jankycheez5986]

The slow turn in the chair with the line "That's the one.." gets me every time. I always have to watch it more than once.

[@se7enei8htnin97]

😮thats it. That’s the one

[@amazonguitar22]

2:00

[@carcillian]

For people that have never recorded an album, worked with engineers or producers you might not know how absolutely true this is.

[@KandiKlover]

I’m into field recording and do this too.

[@Rhythmicons]

They didn't even listen to the decays for all that long though.

[@pellevastano]

Honestly, it's true down to the keys they used on Pet Sounds

[@caspartrimmer540]

@d R looking forward to the 180g vinyl re-release of this comment.

[@seemose]

Lol for real

[@calebfuller4713]

I love how the "echo" room is actually covered with sound-absorbing foam...

[@stephenstrang590]

It's not an echo room it's a clean delay sound.

[@Danimal1577]

Nerd alert

[@frankmarsh1159]

​​​Well technically it's a vocal booth...

[@calebfuller4713]

@@frankmarsh1159 He literally calls it an echo chamber. Which if you follow the Abbey Road model should be a big open concrete/tile lined room in the basement with a speaker at one end and mics at the other. But I think that's all part of the joke.

[@calebfuller4713]

@@Danimal1577 And your point is? I'm a nerd appreciating nerdy ironic jokes in a show about ironic nerds?

[@oscarejdonovan]

I'm aware that this is comedy but I'd unironically love to make an album with this guy

[@redvine1105]

Seriously though. Neumann? Not too shabby buddy.

[@davidmaximjr7110]

“.......THAT’S the one!!!” Is the best part of recording with any engineer

[@eduardoa3165]

i got a friend like this.. same mustache and everything

[@danielosuna4980]

Hope it’s pet sounds-esque

[@khalilac17]

Are you aware that he's making fun of people like you?

[@geot4647]

The Beatles mic segment is very funny.

[@alanmalcheski8882]

That's a Neumann.

[@Rhythmicons]

@@alanmalcheski8882 $5,000

[@MaharlikaAWA]

It sounds like Ozzy Osborne too.

[@dachicagoan8185]

How dare he make fun of Lennon's voice

[@jj5022]

its actually mixed in stereo too..

[@brandonkloesel7108]

This comment was used on Pet Sounds

[@kaguth]

Same reply as Pet Sounds.

[@karen175]

kaguth This reply to this reply was used on Pet Sounds.

[@alanmalcheski8882]

Is this the same thread that was used on pet sounds? The clicks when I click on it sound very similar.

[@eyeshandy]

This attempt to extend the joke beyond its potential was originally used on Pet Sounds

[@Reonlasbard]

The brian wilson impression is on point.

[@seejaneread]

Why have I watched this 10 times and just now realized it’s Field of Dreams 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@JK-xz1lt]

This is probably my favorite segment just because I've known at least 5 guys exactly like this. 😂😂😂

[@jenkem4464]

Are they in a band?

[@megandelamar6194]

"These are the original keys used on Pet Sounds" KILLS ME

[@RawKnee1111]

LOL

[@markstevenson6635]

Keys were used on the song "Surf's Up". Maybe that's what he meant?😂

[@BanjoFrog612]

I’m terrified and excited to become this guy when I never get married.

[@devonhughes3805]

women love a guy who's passionate about something. Just take reasonably good care of your health and appearance, have goals, and know how to be a good listener

[@stephenstrang590]

Dude in all honesty the drums sounded freaking next level. I dont know who there sound engineer was but damn, people would spend a lot of money to get that sound.

[@kevinrox666]

Fred Armisen is actually a really talented drummer so he knew how to set it up properly and tune it right.

[@OwenL2020]

You hear that snap? Hear that clap?

[@Claude_van]

That’s the same sound they used on „Pet Sounds“.

[@rjt201]

im convinced the sound engineering for this skit was intentionally done at a recording engineer's level. When he does the "no no no no" beatles vocals, he's moving his head mic to mic and his voice is actually panning through the audio left and right relative to the mics.

[@zachtidmore]

I love that they got Jack White to play in this and just stand around. Like Brad Pitt's cameo in Deadpool: an intentional waste of immense talent in both cases, and it's so damned good!

[@TheMarshall360]

i love this character

[@rickrose5377]

Jack freaking White! I went to graduate school half-a-block from Electric Ladyland. Would pass it reverently every day going back to my room.

[@crazycats535]

Yes. You and the millions of others that walked up 8th street off 6th Avenue. The generic CHAIR was the joke. Like blind idolatry...

[@MmtS]

@@crazycats535 Yeah it's just a completely standard Aeron chair. What's extra good though is if you look up photos of Electric Lady Studios, they actually are using black Aeron chairs.

[@bobbycorwen]

That slow turnaround to "that's the one" may be my most quoted line of Portlandia

[@Christopher-md7tf]

"That's a Neumann" 😆😆😆 I also love how the other guy never says a single word

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

This is painfully realistic. I love it

[@jj5022]

the punchline is essentially that jack white was able to build and create his own studio label, record and cut everything himself and source all the vintage gear he wanted. almost like a mythical figure for audiophiles who follow him

[@kishascape]

Except we have nothing worthwhile to record with our stuff.

[@blackbird5634]

The fat guy is Jack White?! Wow! He's let himself go!

[@jj5022]

@@blackbird5634 how else can someone write such 'chunky riffs' 🤣✌️

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

I saw this sketch and thought it was silly then i get more into music and come back to it after binging Glenn Fricker videos. Genius

[@Rhythmicons]

The way the echoes were filtered as they decayed was really beautiful.

[@santiagobenites]

This is one of my favorite bits from all of Portlandia. I can relate 😀

[@jaggedsigns3O11]

that slurp had me rolling

[@larsvonrinpoche1229]

That would be on the B side of the Pet Sounds album... ya know..where the weird 'unreliable shirt' goes that only hardcore fans enjoy! Hardcore Pet Sounds fans.

[@matthewhetzler4912]

Now I know why Fred said, “Bring your beer.”

[@jtdrumshop1]

The slurp got me also. Fred is so funny

[@MarkHaldaneArt]

As good as this whole sketch is, Fred's face on the drums is what keeps me coming back for more.

[@christopherjohnson8019]

He looks like a fish hook character

[@SarahStephanieLandry]

The layers in this! When Jack White appeared, I was fully expecting a whole "team" to join him and start practicing, like in Field of Dreams.

[@Tyway]

Jack plays the fat guy too

[@TyrantTitan.]

Four dawllars...

[@ericwinchell]

Singerrrrrrrrrr! Recording! Five Thousand Dawllars.

[@redvine1105]

legit those are some stellar mics on display

[@davida6146]

I love how he says: "I just put some new equipment at the recording studio. Bring your beer." He says it in such a typical microphone voice, you know the type of voice radio hosts use.

[@raindaresmusic]

this is one of the most Portland portlandia bits ever.

[@modrn_]

Dude, when the echo is going on and Lance goes to stand up and he makes him sit down and points up like, "you can't leave now, listen to this symphony".

[@ericwinchell]

It’s the best

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

It's been my lifelong dream to own a Detroit lamp.

[@ivanmay7890]

Portlandia was a hilarious show, I wish that they would have a cast reunion of all the Portlandia cast members.

[@deslennis7652]

The way he looks at those keys

[@carolyntalbot947]

"I had this lamp brought in from Detroit."

[@jetsamperes5762]

Jack White: Can I have my lamp back?

[@italoblu]

Him looking through those keys is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

[@nightmoose]

those are the original keys used on pet sounds

[@Goldstar9428]

"I've got all the top quality stuff. I just need the top quality people. I just gotta attract that ONE important artist, but it hasn't happened yet. It's a matter of getting people up dere, youknowwhatImean."

[@ToldAlthea]

I worked in a store that Brian Wilson bought his pepsi from every day….

[@RatPfink66]

I love how NO ONE on Portlandia ever gets hip to themselves. It is the unspeakable sin. After that you have to take the next plane to New York, and the dream of the '90s is dead for you.

[@HeyCupertino]

Lovely analysis

[@smaree1703]

Then, it is off to the 1890s we go!

[@ReubenWalton]

What does get hip to themselves mean

[@RatPfink66]

When you realize you’ve been fooling yourself.

[@ReubenWalton]

@@RatPfink66 yes trying to convince themselves that Portland is so great

[@wes11bravo]

"Ohhhh. I could use these..."

[@Agos226]

Fred Armisens favorite portlandia sketch ☺️

[@daleplatino]

Thanks for this. It's 100 % my life. Now let's make a record.

[@JasonWindsor88]

Imagining being alone with someone in the studio & they’re playing a tom & staring at you like Fred is at 1:50 & it kills me, so ridiculously hilarious

[@annalogrande3712]

Just watched the 2016 Jakob Dylan documentary "Echo in the Canyon." I recommend watching that and then watching this again...it will make this sketch funnier still.

[@morgansalgat375]

ohh ...i can use these

[@Ironworthstriking]

Actually the most accurate Brian Wilson impression.

[@alanmalcheski8882]

you hear that clap?

[@ericwinchell]

Alan Malcheski you hear that snap?

[@KandiKlover]

I want a looping gif of him doing the drum face lmao

[@alanmalcheski8882]

@@KandiKlover well look, I'm pretty sure there is one. It's his personal content though, so don't re-stream it, or straight to jell.

[@599usd599usd]

Fred’s face at 0:32! 🤣🤣🤣 The best.

[@wastedtime2014]

Tnx for loading this! Lmao my fav sketch of PORTLANDIA! 'Ya hear that snap?!' Psh psh psh psh psh....

[@savannahmanhattan9237]

Legend has it the “canyon” recording is still echoing today.

[@Rhythmicons]

It's just clicks now though.

[@purpleblah2]

Pet Sounds.

[@BucketPukes1969]

You comment on half the shit I watch. Good taste of I do say so myself 🙏

[@itookallthenames]

I would honestly live in that house with that equipment for the rest of my days

[@JACKETMANE]

Surprise Jack White at the end is absolutely amazing

[@jetsamperes5762]

JacketsAreWarm I got this lamp from Detroit. Jack White “I’m just here to get my lamp back.”

[@McDoinky]

Cool spoiler

[@JACKETMANE]

@@McDoinky your fault for reading the comments before finishing the vid

[@amityville768]

lance has the good energy of my pug

[@chrisg2214]

I’m an audio engineer for a living. This is extremely accurate. Don’t know how many times I’ve had studio Tours and they’re like this is the console that was used by Black Sabbath. If only the recording equipment could write a great song for you.

[@juicesimpson94]

“These are the original keys used on pet sounds “ that part killed me

[@eph_kni]

"bring your beer" is the best joke and it is also the first

[@MOUNTAINEER1976]

Fred is a comic genius!!......"Pet Sounds."

[@dekuleaf8974]

That's the one

[@EoghanJB]

Love the detail of the beta 52a kick drum mic being pointed directly at the hi hat. Y'know, like on pet sounds

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

I spot the Wurlitzer 200A electric piano... famously used by Supertramp! Not only that, but to the left is the Fender Rhodes Stage 73, used by Steely Dan and other groups.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

Canyon, canyon, canyon, canyon, canyon. Gets up to leave, shoves him back down like something new is gonna happen. Lol. This character is my favorite of Fred’s. Gavin Quinn

[@Rhythmicons]

It's all about the filtering on the decays. It's almost like an echoplex but much slower.

[@mflance7197]

That one guy is a very good listener

[@baerbelleksa]

I like how his friend Lance is just quiet and keeps him company

[@DanFlashes99]

This exact thing actually happens a lot in real life. Dudes with money build a fully decked out recording studio with a "Field of Dreams" mindset (if you build it, they will come). Of course nobody comes except maybe a few crap local bands, they fail miserably and sell it all within a year lol

[@lejonbrames1278]

this character isn’t even an exaggeration hahahaha fred armisen is the best

[@motionsuggests]

lmfao, I love the way he needs Lance to appreciate the full tape delay experience

[@onthewattle]

It's natural, not tape. Sorry to be that wanker, though.

[@hoover728]

@@onthewattle In the sketch it's meant to be natural echo but of course it isn't. Possibly tape though.

[@750count]

We were once told that the board they were using may have been the same one used to record Hotel California I may stop repeating that to people now

[@michaelgood4939]

Those old consoles got passed around so I wouldn't doubt it. That's cool!

[@gatzad]

I like that this bit works on multiple levels. On a high level, it’s a funny exaggeration of an audio enthusiast who has gone all in on his passion. On a low level though, he’s referencing real world equipment and effects that are legitimately cool and are probably well respected in real world audio/music/studio communities. That echo chamber was clutch.

[@JasperXoR]

Bill Murray channeled Brian Wilson for his role in Cadyshack. Always wondered if it was intentional.

[@Danimal1577]

1970's Brian Wilson, makes sense

[@johnnydtractive]

I originally wrote this comment out by hand using the pen used on pet sounds.

[@Danimal1577]

Still has ketchup on it from Brian Wilson's cheeseburger lunch. You know, what he ate on Pet Sounds 🍔

[@jessicarutledge4145]

JACK WHITE, y'all. Fred, good gawd....this gets my goat every time. I worship Jack white as my lord and savior and "brother" and Fred, boy, I love you, too

[@memoryfield]

0:33 Love how he has what looks like a Shure Beta 52A (for a kick drum) placed behind him on the kit in a spot that makes absolutely no sense. You know Fred did that on purpose just to see if other studio geeks like us would notice.

[@anneglass8084]

Probably my favorite character.

[@wanderingwade8877]

0:51 The best part. Now you can play it over and over again.

[@TheHonestPeanut]

I swear I lived with this guy.

[@kevinsmith5318]

Fred is a comic genius! Portlandia is my all time favourite show. I want to move to Portland asap (i live in Canada…).

[@adrianlindsay3194]

Fred has to be one of the most creative guys I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

[@JMLRecording]

Every studio owner I know owns keeps circulating this video to eachother every year. It’s basically every studio owner I know from LA to NYC 😅❤

[@MWorsa]

Lance, hit record!

[@fabithierry]

Every "Hipster/Audiophile" nerd guy:

[@rikardagren6125]

Doesn't Lance kind of look like Dan Harmon?

[@MightyGiant]

Without the bangs

[@Terf1988]

It's actually Lance Bangs, music video director.

[@MightyGiant]

You're Lance Bangs

[@Ozzymandias493]

Doesn't that "one important artist" look like jack white?

[@robertmuckle2985]

Ozzymandias...Cause it is???

[@thomasdupont7186]

This studio is legit great, you can tell....

[@Rothley131gamezz]

He does have some pretty cool gear tho, I'd record an album with him

[@johnknight5485]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant!!!!

[@Londonfogey]

This is the original comments page used on Pet Sounds.

[@ericwinchell]

Sometimes I just daydream of like Brian Wilson coming down here... to comment

[@Londonfogey]

@@ericwinchell This sketch is so true to life...I suspect there are lots of middle aged men who got into huge debt to set up some 'home studio' business that never gets off the ground.

[@bpalpha]

Man. What a kick in the pants for me. I am that Studio geek. Total audiophile too. We all have are indulgences.

[@tylerreames4157]

The piano music at the end is actually pretty peaceful

[@Therealbackslabbath]

Field of Dreams reference is gold!

[@brandone711]

Best sketch they ever did

[@wassup287]

"four doullers" has infected my vocabulary.

[@mk1st]

The audio version of Field of Dreams.

[@constancemiller3753]

If you build it Jack White will record there?

[@Honkinonthebobo]

That one voice effect sounds just like Miike Snow.

[@leafyveins4985]

I love this character so much

[@douglaslangley9251]

1:50 god that drum bit just reminds me of NIN and their hit album Pet Sounds.

[@pmvoice88]

Exactly how all studio recording sessions go.

[@pringlepop-po2ss]

probably my fav episode of portlandia

[@rikkiharo]

Jack White!!