EP19 - Paul Whalley - "Therapy Dogs, Tileyard, and Grade 1 Theory"

This time we chat to prolific pop production powerhouse Paul Whalley. Working from his space in Tileyard (the north London studio hub that’s been home to the likes of Mark Ronson, Noel Gallagher and MNEK), Paul Whalley is one of the most prolific and exciting producers working in the industry today. Despite a masters from Guildhall School of music in Classical Composition, it’s in the more modern pop, dance and rock worlds that he’s been making a name for himself since moving to the Tileyard complex in 2015.  The last few months alone have seen releases from  boy band legends The Wanted, Alt-Pop queen Amber Van Day, Reading Main Stage upstarts The Hara and alt folk singer songwriter Josie Proto. It’s also seen him rushed to hospital after a health scare that took him out of work for three weeks, the first extended break from the studio he’d had since moving to Tileyard.  We start be asking how that work ethic came about, how the experience of the last few weeks is impacting his approach to production, and how, at the end of the day, despite all the gear he’s steadily collecting, he’s still happiest with a guitar in his hand The Process of Production is presented by Lawrence Diamond and Bob Matthews. Lawrence cut his teeth playing and writing in Indie bands before finding international success and touring the world with his band CITIZENS! During that time he worked with a host of revered producers including Liam Howe, Mark Ralph and Alex Kapranos. Since the band ended in 2016 he’s been using that experience to help other artists develop their careers as a writer and producer while continuing to release his own music under various different guises. Bob learned his trade as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in Electronic Pop duo Alpines, whose career spans 3 albums, releases on major and indie record labels, shows with Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, and a top 20 hit 'Tidal Wave' in collaboration with Sub Focus. In recent years he has turned his focus to producing other acts and has a studio in Chiswick in West London. If you have any feedback or questions, please email us: [email protected] Follow The Process of Production on Instagram @processofproduction If you like the podcast, please consider giving us a review on your podcast provider of choice! Thank you

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Music producers Bob Matthews and Lawrence Diamond interview fellow audio professionals about their creative process.