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Secret Sonics 121 - Casey Cavaliere - The Scope of the Record Process

Casey Cavaliere is a music producer, audio engineer, guitarist and songwriter currently based out of Atlanta, GA, USA! In our chat, Casey shares his journey; from guitarist in the band The Wonder Years to producing for other artists, helping with artist development, and podcasting. We chat about working with Joe Chiccarelli, remote production methods, collaboration, as well as going deep on his approach to guitar production for records, bringing out the emotion of a mix, and so much more! Check it out!


You can learn more about Casey at http://www.caseycavaliere.com/


You can follow Casey on Social Media
IG - https://www.instagram.com/case_rock/



***As I mentioned in this episode, Carl Bahner is giving away his Spotify algorithm course to listeners of the show. Go to https://www.carlbahner.com/coaching to learn more***


The song we discussed in the "Sauce" segment isn't out yet but you can follow the artist Vanity Draft here - https://www.instagram.com/vanitydraft_/

Join the Secret Sonics Discord community here(!) - https://discord.gg/7menEBGeYk

Subscribe to the podcast and get my free guidebook "Music Production Essentials" here - https://mpe-ebook.benwallick.com/free-download

References

The Wonder Years - https://www.thewonderyearsband.com/
The Record Process - https://www.truelevelstudio.com/therecordprocess
Carl Bahner - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/10/10/secret-sonics-116-carl-bahner-serving-and-nurturing-artists
Spinal Tap - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap
Popstar w/ Andy Samberg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popstar:_Never_Stop_Never_Stopping
Working With Podcast - https://carlpullein.podbean.com/
Joe Chiccarelli - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Chiccarelli
Frank Zappa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa
Vance Powell - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/4/11/secret-sonics-092-vance-powell-capturing-the-magic
Steve Evetts - https://www.instagram.com/steveevetts/
Listento - https://audiomovers.com/wp/
Lucas Gienow - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/10/4/secret-sonics-066-lucas-gienow
Marshall Jubilee (silver) - https://marshall.com/marshall-amps/products/amps/vintage-reissues/2555x
Fender Supersonic - https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SupSon22BD--fender-super-sonic-22-22-watt-1x12-inch-tube-combo-amp-blonde
STL Tones - https://www.stltones.com/
Neural DSP - https://neuraldsp.com/
Finneas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell
Jesse Ray Ernster - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/8/29/secret-sonics-110-jesse-ray-ernster-going-all-in-on-his-dreams
Darrick Atwater - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/7/25/secret-sonics-105-darrick-atwater-going-deep-on-sound-design
True Level Studio - https://www.truelevelstudio.com/



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-Ben

Secret Sonics 054 - Sean and Brendan Kelly

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Sean and Brendan Kelly are brothers who produce, engineer, and write music together based out of Savannah, GA, and Montgomery, NY, USA, respectively! They are both members of the bands A Fragile Tomorrow and So Sure.

You can listen to So Sure's debut EP Caffeine Drip here: https://www.pastemagazine.com/noisetrade/music/sosure/caffeine-drip

You can learn more about A Fragile Tomorrow here: http://afragiletomorrow.com/

You can follow the Kelly brothers on Social Media

Sean: https://www.instagram.com/seankellymusic/

Brendan: https://www.instagram.com/sirbrendanofkelly/

So Sure: https://www.instagram.com/sosureofficial/

A Fragile Tomorrow: https://www.instagram.com/aftmusic/

Noise Generator FX: https://www.instagram.com/noisegeneratorfx/

References

K’s Choice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27s_Choice
Ted Comerford: https://tedcomerford.com/music
Low Watt Recording: http://lowwattrecording.com/
Noise Generator FX: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_-smRiLWPhaZcPDnTnI8w
Malcolm Burn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Burn

Mitch Easter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Easter
Matt Megrue: http://www.mattmegrue.com/
Susan Cowsill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Cowsill
Spectra-Sonics 610: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/high-end/10207-spectra-sonics-610-a.html
Tchad Blake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchad_Blake
Decapitator: https://www.soundtoys.com/product/decapitator/
Jukebox the Ghost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jukebox_the_Ghost
Greg Calbi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Calbi
D’angelo's Black Messiah: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Messiah_(album)
Ori Winokur: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/21/secret-sonics-013-ori-winokur
Hillel Reiner: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/19/secret-sonics-003-hillel-reiner

Thanks for listening to this episode of Secret Sonics! I hope you enjoyed this episode :) Look out for new episodes weekly. Consider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two.

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Feel free to email me at secretsonics@gmail.com with any questions and feedback you might have. I'm open to learning about what topics you'd like to hear about and which people you'd like to hear from. In pursuit of making this podcast truly helpful to anybody looking to improve at music production, all suggestions are truly welcome!
 
Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in!

-Ben