Production Gym
Weekly. Production breakdown of your favorite songs. Included with residency.
Start your day at the gym with a production breakdown of your favorite songs. Dissect arrangements, techniques, and creative decisions with fellow residents.
Upcoming Sessions
- Jul 16 5am (PT) | 8am (ET) | 1pm (UK) Shane Mickelsen
- Jul 22 5am (PT) | 8am (ET) | 1pm (UK) Kallie
- Jul 28 5am (PT) | 8am (ET) | 1pm (UK) Jam
Recent Sessions
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Covered production techniques for Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" (from the Headhunters album), using Arturia's ARP 2600 model to reconstruct the iconic synth bass patch. Walked through the ADSR envelope in detail — particularly the role of decay — and explained how the VCF with high resonance produces the characteristic "barky" tone. Also broke down the arrangement and production of "Chameleon" with students, covering its call-and-response structure, stereo placement decisions, and harmonic simplicity (two-chord vamp).
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we listened to some 90's hip hop and talked about the different elements
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We explored the songwriting and production craft of Tori Amos through three songs — "Silent All These Years" (1992), the new single "Shush," and "Cornflake Girl" — analyzing lyric writing, arrangement choices, frequency management in piano-driven production, and the relationship between a producer's frequency awareness and the mix engineer's workload.
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Covered the production of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by the Temptations (1972) using the original multitracks in Pro Tools. Examined how the arrangement — a single-chord structure, no snare drum, sparse bass, and dynamically placed hand claps — directly mirrors the emotional content of the lyrics. Discussed the trumpet delay effect, a muted conga track, and a nearly imperceptible kick drum pattern reversal in the final verse as specific examples of production decisions that serve the story.
All resident events are included with your Beat Kitchen Residency.
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