Ep. 7: Martin Feveyear on Producing and Mixing

Welcome to episode 7 of The Truth About Recording & Mixing hosted by Crackle & Pop's Johnny Sangster. In this episode we speak to producer and sought after mix engineer Martin Feveyear about his career and insights into producing and mixing. Martin grew up in rural England and after a few tours with the Screaming Trees decided to buy a one-way ticket to Seattle. He's been producing and engineering top quality records since.  Topics mentioned: 01:55 Listener question about mastering for vinyl as opposed to CD as opposed to Digital Streaming02:35 Listen comment about speaker design, polarity and whether to flip the polarity of your kick drum rather than the overheads. 05:30 Listener comment about Jack Endino episode and the discussion of '60s & '70s records with varying degrees of tape hiss and track bouncing.07:40 Martin Feveyear and how did he get into recording? Cassette bouncing between two boomboxes, getting a 4-track and recording all the local bands, seeing some recognition.13:30 Getting a job engineering at Wildlife Studio.18:20 Pursuing his band at the time.22:50 Doing live sound and touring with other bands. 27:30 Meeting and touring with the Screaming Trees.32:00 A one way ticket to Seattle.42:00 Thoughts on producing - a listener question on a band preparing to go to the studio.51:50 What is the job of the producer?57:00 Budgets? What budgets?01:05:30 Listener question on routines and approach when setting up a mix.01:12:45 Philosophies on using EQs & multiband compressors.01:18:20 Listener question about De-Essing01:25:15 The possibility of a Martin Feveyear solo album? Gear / software mentioned: Wildlife Studio, Trident Console, Jupiter Recording, SSL Mixing Console, Waves F6, Waves C6, TC Electronics Clarity M, Fab Filter EQ, Massy DeEsser, UAD Precision DeEsser, Waves R DeEsser, Uptone Studio People mentioned: Mark Lanegan, Presidents, Brandi Carlile, Duff McKagan’s Loaded, The Briefs, Damien Jurado, Kings of Leon, Screaming Trees, Nigel Palmer, The Outfield, A Thousand People, The Fuzztones, Herb Garden, Sister Psychic, Christian Fulghum, QOTSA, Model Rockets, Mudhoney, Hammerbox, Pete Droge, Green Apple Quickstep, SuperDeluxe, Mark Pickerel, The Hotels, Andrew Joslyn, Rusty Willoughby, Jason Staczek, Andy Davenhall, Mike Squires, Whitney Mongé, Shaina Shepherd, Hunter Lea Our sponsor for this episode are Caddis Eye Appliances and iZotope. Submit your questions for Johnny by sending us a voice memo or email to [email protected]. The Truth About Recording & Mixing is a bi-weekly podcast produced by the Fretboard Journal magazine, loosely based on our Truth About Vintage Amps Q&A podcast. www.johnnysangster.com www.cracklepopstudio.com www.fretboardjournal.com