9-DAY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP (the “Big” one)

During the course of this workshop we are going to record and mix one song, from top to bottom. The following areas of recording and mixing will be explored:
room acoustics,
- placement of instruments in a room,
- choice and placement of microphones,
- choice of microphone preamps,
- gain staging,
- phase relation between microphone set ups,
- different recording techniques, tips and tricks of the trade
- outboard gear for recording and mixing
- routing and set up of effect units, equalizers, compressors, reverbs, delays etc
- console automation, levels, panning, bussing, dynamic effects,
- patch bays, analog and digital
- buss compression/equalization,
and plenty more...

I will provide a real live band, or we can use your band (special arrangement necessary), as long as the music is in the rock genre. A word of caution, if you’re thinking of bringing your own band to the workshop, please be aware that it is not the most creative environment for musicians, because this time is for us, the engineers/producers. We will be spending as much time as needed on mic setups and just trying different things, and won’t record until WE are satisfied, and the band just will have to put up with us.

You are welcome to bring your own gear or instruments if you like, but please let me know in advance, so we can fit it into the production plan. We also might want to coordinate with other workshop guests about what to bring. You can find the current WireWorld microphone list HERE. The (almost up to date) WireWorld equipment list can be found HERE.

The workshops are hands-on and everybody will be put to work during the recording sessions. All guests will also be hands-on mixing during the basic mix stage and then work together on the final automated mix.

At the end of the workshop you take home a CD of the mixed and pre-mastered version(s) of the song and hopefully a lot more knowledge about recording and mixing than what you came here with. If time allows, we visit a pro mastering studio on Nashville’s famous Music Row, where you find out what to do, or not to do, in order to assure a smooth mastering session.

Unless other arrangements are made, the 9-day workshop usually starts with a breakfast meeting on a Saturday morning and goes until the following Sunday evening. The hours are from 11:00AM to 7:00PM. Afterwards, we might all go to dinner together for some great food and further “plugz ‘n wire” talk. During the day snacks and beverages are avaiable at the studio.

The price for the full 9-day workshop is $2,950.00 per person (not including travel, hotel or food).

In order to be able to take care of each guest on a personal level, the 9-day workshop is limited to an attendance of 7 guests, but has to have a minimum attendance of 3 guests to cover the studio cost. If the minimum attendance is not reached, I reserve the right to move the workshop to a later date, in which case all deposits will be refunded in full.