[CG] On Gemini Vol. 2 you played all and create demos and projects. At the same [Joe] It’s phenomenal. When I was out with
the instruments as well as produced and time, I love going in with great musicians and Tommy recently, I realized that Tommy and I
engineered the entire disc. What inspired you just cutting it all with them too. haven’t been played on the radio a ton, you
to do this, and what were the biggest benefits?
[Joe] That was just something that was kind
know? But he has this amazing show and an
[CG] What are some of your favorite UA amazing audience. And he’s done it through
plugins? being great and having people share the
of a bee in my bonnet and that I really wanted
music. For me, that’s how I found out about so
to do. I wanted to produce and mix a project [Joe] 1176 many talented musicians. I get so inspired by
myself and understand it. I became quite compressors a lot, along with the LA2A. I also YouTube videos! In my career, putting videos
obsessed with it. I was watching Pensado’s used the EMT 140 Reverb a lot. online and sharing them and having people
I
found
myself
using
the
Place, the talk show about audio engineering,
spread them through the interwebs all over
and I watched all of these great interviews with [CG] Lance Seymour reposted one of your the world has been unbelievable. I get people
great mixers, and I got totally into that. I mix soundcheck videos on his immensely popular sending me covers of my songs from Asia,
with a lot of Universal Audio plugins, and I play GearTalk Instagram feed. As a medium for South America, Europe, and everywhere. It’s
drums on the stuff myself and enjoyed playing reaching new audiences, be it via TV, YouTube totally unbelievable.
on it. The EP has a distinct flavor because or Instagram, video has played a powerful of these things. It was just something that I role in your career, do you have any parting I have a lot of respect for the power of the
wanted to do creatively. And I learned a lot! thoughts on that? internet. Instagram is kind of the new hot
thing now. I’ll put up videos of me playing at
I looked at it like the net result was going to soundcheck through these great channels.
be that I would learn a ton about the whole When GearTalk shared the video, it was super
process of producing music, and it would give cool and it exposed me to new people. It’s a
me a lot of ammunition to go in and make an very powerful and amazing thing.
album that is better, hopefully, having had to
think through all of these elements.
I really encourage people to do that. There’s so [CG] For more information we encourage you
much technology available to record yourself to visit JoeRobinson.com.
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