Tech Talk: John Tejada on his studio set-up (Electronic Beats TV)

John Tejada is one of the most respected electronic music producers in the states. Born in Vienna, but living in California since he was a very young age, he has been exploring the hinterlands between techno and house for over two decades, releasing records on his own Palette Recordings, Poker Flat, 7th City and KOMPAKT. Tejada brings a sumptuous swing and texture to his work all of his very own - partly, perhaps, the result of his mixed use of hard- and software and instinct-driven approach. In this look at his studio set-up, shot in his space in LA, he tells Telekom Electronic Beats TV why it all comes down to putting the sound in the right place.
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[@OffworldRecords]

“Vibe is much more important than perfection”

[@josephauguste1307]

True mate 👍🏾

[@galacticireland735]

Totally 100% agree. Vibe is king. If the mix is a little untidy but the vibe is there and you get emotion from it then its a good thing. I cant count the amount of times I've tried to tidy up a mix that had bags of vibe and energy only to lose all feeling once it was polished to death. If it sounds right then it is right. Music should be full of little mistakes and imperfections. The art is knowing which ones to keep. Trusting your instincts is a learned skill. Its taken me 20 years. I've finally put out an ep last friday with great reviews. Keep at it.

[@os_oz]

@@galacticireland735 wheres your ep man? id like too check it out

[@sportsfreundberlin]

But where does it show in his music? It sounds pretty polished to me..

[@lavolka]

"Perfection actually is boring"

[@luckystrke]

What an incredibly cool dude. I've always liked his music

[@noskov5]

Watching it and now want to re-listen all Tejada's bangers. He is very talented and one of the most iconic producers for me.

[@jamesjoseph1373]

I like how humble he is.

[@toraimanchester4658]

is this some sort of joke? 😂

[@rhythmdroid]

@@toraimanchester4658 not at all. John is a very humble guy for all the talent he has. He's earned his success.

[@aaliyoh.von.kex_sounddesign]

@@rhythmdroid *I totally agree with you, JT made it many times ^^ !! Greetings from France!!*

[@foljs5858]

@@toraimanchester4658 Did you watch the same video? I mean, he might believe he is the King of the Universe. But in the video at least, he is very very humble.

[@jefflewis6626]

I absolutely love and adore this man and his music. My routine is to get home after a long day at work, whack on my beats headphones and then plunging into the wonderfully and heavenly world of John Tejada. He must live long and prosper and never stop producing such gorgeous music 🎶

[@hang-sangitch]

His music is sublime. Great producer

[@michaelparks1632]

proper legend. 6 hits of sunsine basically defined my taste in house ~2001.

[@dubrunna]

I have Tejada releases on 12 that I've collected since the late 90s. Can't really say that about many other producers. Longevity like this is rare.

[@russianvoodoo]

Signs Under Test - is one of the best electronic albums I've heard in my 33 years life. I'm never getting tired of it. Perfection.

[@danderham4060]

Consistently spot on producer for so many years !!!

[@shaftpunk84]

His last few albums on Kompakt have all been amazing.

[@SebastianBeyer]

Love his sound ..edit 2023 still unique

[@MogulProductions]

tejada is such a legend! thanks for the upload!

[@gabriele4189]

first track: Mono on Mono - John Tejada (PaletteRecordings) (his label). Awesome!

[@bwasb]

...from the good ´ol days!

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

What a cool studio and down to earth guy 👏🏽

[@Labyrinth1010]

04:24: Once I was taught this, it completely changed my mixes from something of an immense struggle to something far, far easier. This really is the key.

[@STRAKKERSTECHNO]

Legend upmost respect for John. Keep on my brother.😎💪🏾💪🏾🖖🏾

[@matthewpreston1396]

That riff at about 3 mins in was awesome

[@matrixauthor_electronicgro4729]

Master at Work 💪♥️Thank You John Tejada& Electronic Beats✨✨✨

[@CaveWay]

Love Tejada’s vibe. Always super groovy.

[@ArcAudios77]

Was an excellent watch & listen, thanks Telekom Electronic Beats :)

[@maggowitschwittbronsky8222]

can watch dis for hours.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Please do, good for the YT Algorithmus 😬

[@RenniefosterRF]

Love his work.

[@DEEPMOSES]

Top dude, great pearls of studio and creative wisdom, loved this upload

[@zakbro]

had the pleasure of opening for him in asia. NICEST guy

[@simonlegrec]

First Class Producer and Sound

[@JakimYTB]

ahhhh finally dope studio ...here!

[@thegroove2000]

John locked into his craft. He knows his stuff.

[@dontcallmejon]

This guy says so many key things, also very relaxing to listen too lol

[@Jdinrbfidndifofkdndjoflfndjdk]

Uff, having a track almost complete then change a sound. Uffff. Changes the whole thing. def hard.

[@dustmighte]

What a chill dude.

[@cryptout]

I’ve got a lot of records from him, nice to see his workflow.

[@truman90]

Wuau Jhon Secada is algo a great producer 😮

[@audiooooooo]

What a wise guy. Wonderful

[@tylkoheptrus]

His latest album is a total banger. Respect

[@solongyouth]

one of the very best. legend.

[@mikelo303]

Great. More!

[@baalearic_goat]

for me, his best releases are on his alias Autodidact & Lucid Dream in late 90s

[@drgigglesvinyldjsets-kruto1080]

Hell yeah! Those Lucid Dream records are super deep.

[@TUO___]

Love ya man. Your output hits the spot in me it came from in you 🔴🔴🔴

[@basehead617]

He's been in the game FOREVER

[@johnricardo519]

very well said!!! cheers bro

[@alieustiansamateh6401]

I hope that creation you playing with a round 5.20 min, is coming out anytime soon :D Great guy and great inspiration! Peace!

[@gijsyo]

A great musician!

[@wilfullness]

John mastered one of Plaids recent albums. It is criss AF 🔴🟣⚪

[@_Thorsten]

His music sounds as cleaned up as his studio but in a nice way.

[@jonathanray4987]

great video !!!

[@geohashi]

The legend

[@mataya909]

Love that guy!

[@somberville3351]

Legend

[@dallas-cole]

His apollo is as dirty as mine, I love it

[@miscible21]

Would love to see him work in Renoise!

[@LacklusterOfficial]

me too, absolutely. would be interesting if it's samples only or if he uses outboard gear.

[@MrMORITU]

parabolas is a gift from this genius!

[@deepulse3309]

Love from many years later, love from Ukraine! John father for progressive house, techno 2000 (millenium)

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

His sentiment at the end about perfection, is difficult to quantify because it’s extremely subjective for better or worse. I would like to hear him elaborate on it further though. 1st and 2nd tunes in the video are top notch!

[@mudsh4rk]

I still do most of my sampling on an MPC2000xl with one 512MB CF card, pretty much solves the "too many samples" problem.

[@musicenjoyer]

this dudes got a cool vibe

[@DAMATRIX]

Cool 😎

[@st0rmchild]

I've hit the same wall so many times, adding plugins and tweaking them for an hour…then bypass them and it sounds better. So easy to hyperfocus on the wrong details.

[@OHMR-bo5qz]

L.A. Legend!

[@OriginalRitz]

At the end, that bass line sounds like "Cycles" by Milton Jackson

[@nizer7147]

Thanks for this video! I like his idea on ease of use in the studio. So important to be able to sit down and create. Anyone know the track title around 3:40? So groovy

[@md-rodriguez3811]

Nizer “Mind Bend”

[@pdxwilliam]

8:00 anyone ID that last track?

[@christoroppolo8742]

Very nice tactile rig. And I totally agree about your mix attitude” a lot less is more . “ so for you like me is that work flow as unintrusive as it is for me ? Does it work? For you as a real peace of equipment in a Pro session? Do you utilize iOS daws as well since you like to use multiple daws on so called real computer platforms, or are you open to the iPad Pro for full on go to choice ? Peace Christo 👽🐕🛸

[@tb80038]

What is the synth mounted on the left side of his desk under the monitor?

[@TREMORSTV]

that synth lead though

[@rehabonthetrackhoe]

nice, im not eletronic musician but i really luv dizz wave im on the future gonna do something like dizz type of stuff

[@groundhog7871]

Okay he know what he does 😂🔥

[@BigBadWolf..............]

I would like a desk like that. Is it custom made?

[@bcnstrct6624]

shit son! that is awesome,

[@jakobkraft3869]

what's the name of the envelope generator in min 3:25?

[@LacklusterOfficial]

so wait, those genelecs can be placed on their sides?

[@N1K5TA]

👍

[@obey_is_not_my_thing]

JTT!!!!!

[@0donttouchme0]

Does somebody know the brand of the midi keyboard? Looks like what I am searching for 🥺🤩

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Novation Sl MK3

[@stabrecordings2366]

Anyone knows the synth on 0:40 (green color) below the speaker?

[@jaystink]

I believe that's a cwejman s1. They I'm not sure if they're manufactured any more..

[@djmixin1]

Fucking Crazy

[@jareknowak8712]

1:59 -are those one-way monitors? Or coaxial? Genelec? Faux Obsolete.

[@MickBenjamins]

Yes, coaxial design. They are called "Genelec 8351 The Ones"

[@jareknowak8712]

@@MickBenjamins thank You! I was hoping that somebody is using one-ways, but no.

[@amadeuspaulussen]

Bitwig, yes! ❤️

[@copeyhagen4249]

track id at 07:20

[@auggysimcity]

No nordost interconnects?…

[@No.0.o.0]

Renoise baybeeee

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

1:06 Track id anyone?

[@jefflewis6626]

Dexterous Manipulator Hi 👋🏾 The track is in titled Mono On Mono 🤩 Here is a link for the track. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmKwlmaunLmmaas

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Anyone?

[@JusobDJ]

@@dxtrs_mnpltr John Tejada - Mono on Mono .... one of my all time favs

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

@@JusobDJcheers bro

[@WARDISWARD]

Quallity gear black corporation deckards dream cwejman s1 km 2 oberheim sem moog voyager dsi /oberheim ob6 and ofcourse togu talmod ..vst

[@asavan257]

Perfection is boring. Yep

[@saardean4481]

funny thing though is that he doesnt like perfection and polished but i cant recall any of his music being muddy and dirty.... :-)

[@deepulse3309]

Legend