Making It

We sat down with recording engineer, producer and musician Billy Bennett to talk about some of the records that taught him the most about how to make a record. Highlights include recording vocals like Aretha Franklin and Iggy pop, how Dave Fridmann gets his signature drum sound made famous by The Flaming Lips, touring with MGMT, a demo of modular synths, the Grateful Dead's live recording techniques, making the first Whigs album, and a whole lot more. It gets a little technical at times, but there are some great tunes on here and you'll enjoy this episode if you're interested in the techniques and technology used to make some classic albums.