For Episode 17 of the UNSUNG podcast, MixedByJocelin and Mirek Stiles were joined by artist/DJ/Producer/Composer/Engineer BT in Los Angeles at Just For The Record Recording Studios.
BT is a GRAMMY-nominated electronic music composer, software developer, DJ, and film composer. He has produced, collaborated, and written with a variety of artists including: Armin van Buuren, David Bowie, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Depeche Mode, Tori Amos, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Tiësto, and many more. As a film composer, he has composed original scores for films such as 'The Fast and the Furious', 'Monster', and 'Go'.
Before enrolling at Berklee, BT took a short internship in a local studio. During his experiments chopping and splicing 1/4 inch tape after hours at the studio, he discovered a production technique he would later coin "stutter editing." Years later, in 2011, BT would release the Stutter Edit plugin with iZotope, based on BT's patented technique of real-time manipulation of digital audio. He would go on to develop more plugins including: BreakTweaker (iZotope), Phobos (Spitfire Audio), and more recently MicDrop (Soundlabs AI).
In this episode, BT talks about his musical beginnings, being the youngest student to enroll at Berklee at age 15, discovering Chicago House music, starting his own record label, signing his first record deal, moving his career to the UK, 90s Dance Music culture in the UK vs US, being part of the 90s UK Rave scene, approaching Electronic music with a classical approach, BT's interest in technology/coding, the story of Stutter Edit, how he gets inspired, recording at Abbey Road, his thoughts on AI and his plugin MicDrop, closing with advice for aspiring music makers/technologists.
➡️ Follow BT on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bt
➡️ Check out MicDrop - https://www.soundlabs.ai/products/micdrop-demo
➡️ Hear some of BT’s music - http://open.spotify.com/artist/64MoFdq8ORI3V98AR5SPWL
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Timecode0:00 - 0:37 Intro0:37 - 3:13 BT’s musical beginnings3:13 - 4:36 Enrolling at Berklee at 15 years old4:36 - 5:33 Discovering Chicago house music5:33 - 6:56 Starting Deep Dish Records6:56 - 8:12 BT’s first record deal with Perfecto Records8:12 - 10:07 Moving his career to the UK10:07 - 11:34 Why did BT’s music take off in the UK before the US?11:34 - 17:10 Being part of the UK rave scene in the 90s17:10 - 20:45 Did being Classically trained influence BT’s music?20:45 - 26:27 BT’s interest in technology/coding26:27 - 31:21 The story of BT’s “Stutter Edit” plugin31:21 - 31:50 Modern technology and creative options31:50 - 35:59 How BT gets inspired35:59 - 37:22 Recording strings at Abbey Road37:22 - 52:53 BT on AI and his plugin “MicDrop”52:53 - 57:28 BT’s advice for aspiring Music Makers & Technologists57:28 - 58:28 Does BT use Audiomovers?58:28 - 59:01 EndUNSUNG is a podcast from Audiomovers. Our software LISTENTO is used on countless GRAMMY-winning records and Billboard 100 hits. Alongside LISTENTO, we have a whole suite of other groundbreaking pro audio software tools.Join us.#BT #AI #podcast #production #mixing #engineering #plugins