Andy Reed is a record producer, engineer, musician, and the owner of Reed Recording Company in Bay City, MI, USA. In our conversation, Andy shares his approach to making recordings by making artists feel comfortable and psyched to be in the studio. He talks about how he can make a record in a day by committing to sounds and using his circle of musician friends to help him track the song. We also chat about building a studio in his basement, mixing while he goes, using the right microphones, being inspired by gear, and so much more! Check it out!

You can learn more about Andy at https://www.reedrecordingcompany.com/

You can follow Andy on Social Media
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IG - https://www.instagram.com/andy_reed_producer_engineer/

***As I mentioned in this episode, Carl Bahner has an awesome new mindfulness/business podcast for creative freelancers called "Thanks for Thinking." Click here to listen - https://www.carlbahner.com/thanks-for-thinking !***

You can listen to the song we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here - "The World is Mine" by The Legal Matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr0WsSwpMF0&ab_channel=TheLegalMatters-Topic

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

References
Joe Montague - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/5/30/secret-sonics-099-joe-montague-going-deep-on-the-ringo-sound
Brendan Benson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Benson
Verve Pipe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Verve_Pipe
Jon Friedlander - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/21/secret-sonics-009-jonathan-friedlander
Mike Pepe - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/9/5/secret-sonics-111-mike-pepe-crafting-the-sound-of-a-band
V251 - https://microphone-parts.com/collections/microphones/products/v-251-tube-microphone
Plugin Alliance Blackbox - https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/black_box_analog_design_hg-2.html
Altiverb - https://www.audioease.com/altiverb/
Mrs. Mills Piano - https://www.spitfireaudio.com/originals/#mrs-mills-piano
Sunset Sound Studio 3 - https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/trsunsetsound/
Josh Bowman - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2022/2/13/secret-sonics-132-josh-bowman-intentional-living-and-mixing

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