Getting Pro Vocal Recordings (With J.J. Blair)

JJ Blair is a producer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with Johnny and June Carter Cash, Weezer, P. Diddy, Rod Stewart, Smokey Robinson, George Benson, Joe Bonamassa, Body Count, Stephen Bishop, David Cassidy, Kelly Clarkson, Jonny Lang, Josh Kelley, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Eleven, Whiskeytown, Bird York, Unwritten Law, Black Eyed Peas, Vonda Shepard, Don Was, Ali Sudol, Jason Falkner, Mase, David Garfield, Tommy Stinson, Daniel Licht, Jon Brion, CBS Television Studios and many others.  
 
He was an engineer on the #1 Billboard single "All About the Benjamins," by P. Diddy, and was the producer, engineer, and mixer on the Grammy-winning album "Press On," by June Carter Cash.  He was also an engineer on the Grammy-winning, #1 Billboard album "Great American Songbook, vol. 3," by Rod Stewart.  
 
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
 
- How to get a pro vocal sound
- Why not to EQ when tracking
- How compression affects your vocals
- Using mics as EQs
- The hierarchy of your vocal chain
- Modeling mics: Are they worth the hype?
- Running an efficient session
- Recording snare drums with 3 mics
- Why 421s aren’t always the best for micing toms with
- How to compress your overhead tracks
- Working with Johnny Cash



To learn more about J.J. Blair, visit: https://www.jjblairrecording.com/
 
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