Creating a Sonic Identity: Tony Hoffer's Approach to Production

Tony Hoffer is a 7 time Grammy nominated record producer and mixing engineer. Tony’s work includes The Kooks’ “Naive”, M83’s “Midnight City”, Beck’s “Midnight Vultures”, Fitz & the Tantrum’s “More the Just a Dream”, and Phoenix “Alphabetical.”

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• Making Beck “Midnight Vultures” and how it changed Tony’s career
• Tony’s approach to working with bands in the studio
• How Tony crafts a unique sonic identity for every project
• Why vocals get recorded early in the process
• Adding “grit” during the recording and mixing process
• Balancing the artist’s vision with label expectations (or not)
• The challenge of setting out to make something new
• Setting daily targets to maintain momentum in the studio
• Using guitar pedals to add character to anything
• Reaching out to Artists

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Credits:

Guest: Tony Hoffer

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

Theme Music: inter.ference