EP 11: 10th Episodeversary with the "Not-So Fast Five"

This week we have a somewhat self-congratulatory moment, and celebrate making it to double figures in episodes. It might not seem like a lot, but the podcast is well and truly off the ground now, and it’s time to appreciate that before we dive into our next round of interviews (we have a lot of great guests coming your way). For a bit of fun, we pose each other the questions that we pose to the guests in our regular features. So that’s the session food-tip, our thoughts on the most important tool at your disposal as a producer, and the ‘Fast Five’, where we speak about our favourite gear in five key areas of music production. We take the time to go pretty deep on our answers, so it’s more of a ‘Not-so Fast Five’ this time! And apologies if this episode is a little more techy than usual. In another cause for celebration this week, Celine Cairo released ‘Pirouettes’, a song that Lawrence and Bob wrote together with her last year. The song was playlisted on Spotify’s New Music Friday in Celine’s native Netherlands, as well as in Germany and Switzerland. Also, check out Tequisha’s debut EP, which Bob worked on, that was also released on Friday. And a cheeky link to Bob’s experimental electronica solo record, mentioned in the episode. We hope you enjoy this (admittedly slightly indulgent) episode, and please get in touch with any of your own answers to our regular features, especially if you have a niche one that no one’s covered yet. The Process of Production is presented by Lawrence Diamond and Bob Matthews. Lawrence cut his teeth playing and writing in Indie bands before finding international success and touring the world with his band CITIZENS! During that time he worked with a host of revered producers including Liam Howe, Mark Ralph and Alex Kapranos. Since the band ended in 2016 he’s been using that experience to help other artists develop their careers as a writer and producer while continuing to release his own music under various different guises. Bob learned his trade as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in Electronic Pop duo Alpines, whose career spans 3 albums, releases on major and indie record labels, shows with Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, and a top 20 hit 'Tidal Wave' in collaboration with Sub Focus. In recent years he has turned his focus to producing other acts and has a studio in Chiswick in West London. If you have any feedback or questions, please email us: [email protected] Follow The Process of Production on Instagram @processofproduction If you like the podcast, please consider giving us a review on your podcast provider of choice! Thank you

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Music producers Bob Matthews and Lawrence Diamond interview fellow audio professionals about their creative process.