The Avalanches Interview: Producing We Will Always Love You

FOH Engineer royalty, Jim Ebdon (Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Aerosmith) talks technique and the tools he relies on in the studio and on the road.

Liam McGorry is Ex-Olympian, purveyor of clean-cut, funky-as-hell tunes in his debut album Afterlife. Hear more about the making of the man in large rock ensembles, his (lack of) Olympic history, and the tools behind the smooth sounds of our retired athlete friend.

Robbie and Tony from The Avalanches describe their production and mixing workflow for their new album ‘We Will Always Love You’ (released Dec 11, 2020) http://www.theavalanches.com

Something For Kate frontman and songwriter Paul Dempsey and producer Nick Didia talk about producing a lush, hi-fidelity, rock ‘n’ roll album that will stand the test of time — The Modern Medieval.

Feelds and Merpire join forces to create a concept album under the moniker Wilson’s Prom. They give us a behind the scenes look into the process of recording their EP in a pandemic.

LA producer Jim-E Stack shares behind-the-scene insights on his production workflow, how he pulls and mashes sounds together even with his iPhone mic to form his unique sonic signature. Jim-E's new album Ephemera (released October 30) features artists including Bon Iver, Kacy Hill, Empress Of and Dijon. Stream the Ephemera album here: https://jimestack.ffm.to/ephemera

We chat with Marshall Cullen about last year’s relocation to the NSW Central Coast and the recent acquisition of a SSL Origin mixing console.

Becki Whitton is an engineer, producer and recording artist, based in Melbourne. She discusses the creative and technical tension of self production, finishing an album live on Twitch and developing a career in the current-day music industry. Her new album, under the moniker Aphir, is called ‘Republic of Paradise’.

Husky Gawenda (vocals), Gideon Preiss (keys) and engineer/producer Matt Redlich join AT to discuss the recording of the new Husky album Stardust Blues and we take a walk through the ProTools session of the single SYWD.

Two doyens of the Australian music industry, Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky, collaborate on a new album of old Paul Kelly songs. Please Leave Your Light On was recorded in the Monash Uni Alexander Theatre using the Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system. PK and PG talk about their relationship with the recording studio and record production.