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Nick Broste

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Anthony Gravino

Steve Albini

Stephen Shirk

Chris Stapleton

Eyal Levi

Sam Phillips

Willie Nelson

Chris Adams

Ingrid Michaelson

Paula Cole

Jason Mraz

Jeff Goldblum

Lou Reed

Jessica Thompson

Ben Folds

OwlTail

My guest today is Nick Broste, an audio engineer and musician who works in a wide variety of musical situations, ranging from creative improvisation to popular, folk and new music forms. He has engineered hundreds of recordings and performed all over the world, from tiny clubs to huge festivals and live television.   Having spent much of his youth obsessed with music but in a small midwestern town, Nick moved to Chicago in 1996, where he attended music school and began performing around the city and on the road, all the while soaking up any new sounds he could find. Touring with bands led to performing in the recording studio, where he began to get interested in the capture, manipulation and reproduction of audio.  In 2005 Nick moved into the Shape Shoppe, an underground music, art and living space with a 16 track analog studio, where he was able to experiment and teach himself how to record, eventually re-designing and completely rebuilding the space in 2008. At the same time Nick began mixing bands live in venues, trying to give both the musicians and audiences the best experience possible. This spirit of removing the obstacles of artistic expression for artists is the driving force for Nick's work to this day, no matter which side of the microphone he is on. Nick can currently be found working freelance in studios such as Electrical Audio, Shirk, Palisade, Narwhal and Jamdek in Chicago, around the world and wherever interesting sounds are being made. And his clients include Wilco, TV on the Radio, Broken Social Scene, The Walkmen, Cursive, Mucca Pazza, Head of Femur, Calexico/Iron &amp; Wine, and Afghan Whigs to name just a few. Thanks so much to Greg Norman for making our introduction. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: http://MixMasterBundle.com THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% https://samply.app/ Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://carltatzdesign.com/Mixroom-Mentor https://www.Spectra1964.com http://MacSales.com/Rockstars http://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off http://www.thetoyboxstudio.com http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com Hear guests discography on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2gZ1XJcUAkYJq5uF7oyYGJ?si=69c84ad4ddb34939 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review  CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: http://RSRockstars.com/336

My guest today is Nick Broste, an audio engineer and musician who works in a wide variety of musical situations, ranging from creative improvisation to popular, folk and new music forms. He has engineered hundreds of recordings and performed all over the world, from tiny clubs to huge festivals and live television.   Having spent much of his youth obsessed with music but in a small midwestern town, Nick moved to Chicago in 1996, where he attended music school and began performing around the city and on the road, all the while soaking up any new sounds he could find. Touring with bands led to performing in the recording studio, where he began to get interested in the capture, manipulation and reproduction of audio.  In 2005 Nick moved into the Shape Shoppe, an underground music, art and living space with a 16 track analog studio, where he was able to experiment and teach himself how to record, eventually re-designing and completely rebuilding the space in 2008. At the same time Nick began mixing bands live in venues, trying to give both the musicians and audiences the best experience possible. This spirit of removing the obstacles of artistic expression for artists is the driving force for Nick's work to this day, no matter which side of the microphone he is on. Nick can currently be found working freelance in studios such as Electrical Audio, Shirk, Palisade, Narwhal and Jamdek in Chicago, around the world and wherever interesting sounds are being made. And his clients include Wilco, TV on the Radio, Broken Social Scene, The Walkmen, Cursive, Mucca Pazza, Head of Femur, Calexico/Iron &amp; Wine, and Afghan Whigs to name just a few. Thanks so much to Greg Norman for making our introduction. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: <a href="http://mixmasterbundle.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://MixMasterBundle.com</a> THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! <a href="https://recordingstudiorockstars.com/Academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy</a> Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% <a href="https://samply.app/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://samply.app/</a> Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months <a href="https://carltatzdesign.com/Mixroom-Mentor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://carltatzdesign.com/Mixroom-Mentor</a> <a href="https://www.spectra1964.com/shop" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.Spectra1964.com</a> <a href="http://macsales.com/rockstars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://MacSales.com/Rockstars</a> <a href="http://izotope.com/Rockstars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://iZotope.com/Rockstars</a> use code ROCK10 for 10% off <a href="http://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thetoyboxstudio.com</a> <a href="http://ultimatemixingmasterclass.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com</a> Hear guests discography on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2gZ1XJcUAkYJq5uF7oyYGJ?si=69c84ad4ddb34939" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2gZ1XJcUAkYJq5uF7oyYGJ?si=69c84ad4ddb34939</a> If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: <a href="https://rsrockstars.com/Review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://RSRockstars.com/Review</a> <a href="http://rsrockstars.com/336" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: http://RSRockstars.com/336</a>

RSR336 - Nick Broste - Creative Improvisation, Folk, and New Music Forms in Chicago

Welcome to 2021, Buddies. This week we got to chat and make some New Gears Resolutions with the multi-hyphenated Nick Broste.Let’s get the most important bit out of the way first: Nick has never played in a ska band. That said, to call him multi-talented is a huge undersell - engineer, producer, mixer, masterer, composer, studio-owner, trombonist, kind human, crabby when hungry - all of these descriptors fit. Nick helps us weave together this story, considering the necessary nature of music education, purity tests in jazz school, playing with Wilco, making gear choices on need vs. optics, and even sharing some brass recording and master buss mix tips.Also discussed: Cherry Audio’s new free synth plugin, Hank’s new computer and interface (plus Kemper integration tips), CME’s 2020 best of vintage video, JHS trolling Reverb(?), The Animals, and fantasizing about sitting in what The Duke.8am on Saturday is the best time to make a hit record.

Welcome to 2021, Buddies. This week we got to chat and make some New Gears Resolutions with the multi-hyphenated Nick Broste. Let’s get the most important bit out of the way first: Nick has never played in a ska band. That said, to call him multi-talented is a huge undersell - engineer, producer, mixer, masterer, composer, studio-owner, trombonist, kind human, crabby when hungry - all of these descriptors fit. Nick helps us weave together this story, considering the necessary nature of music education, purity tests in jazz school, playing with Wilco, making gear choices on need vs. optics, and even sharing some brass recording and master buss mix tips. Also discussed: Cherry Audio’s new free synth plugin, Hank’s new computer and interface (plus Kemper integration tips), CME’s 2020 best of vintage video, JHS trolling Reverb(?), The Animals, and fantasizing about sitting in what The Duke. 8am on Saturday is the best time to make a hit record.

Ep. 89 - Nick Broste