Am I need to become a DOG TRAINER to create stunning CHR Imaging? From AC to CHR!

No, you dont, but maybe you should. My friend Andy McBeth made his hobby a second profession. He is a certified dog trainer, nature lover and my canadian connection from Edmonton! I love Andy’s Imaging Philosophy you can discover below and his spirit! Check his production and read more about his transitioning from AC to [...]

1st ever Benztown Webinar on Friday – PREVIEW Audio!

Hi all, first I wanna thank you for your massive interest in this. I am really excited in start doing this -  maybe even on a regular basis wit a special guest each time. For Friday: All places are taken, so sorry, but we had to limit this to guarantee and good Q&A part. For [...]

The Imaging Guy got naked, an unbelievable inspiring VO/Imaging Demo or meet Cousin Deke!

A few days ago we received an email from Kyle. He wanted Cousin …HE gets Cousin! Hey, I would like to see just some tutorials on maybe how your Rock/Alt imaging directors set up their sessions and some of the main plug ins they are using. VO Artists I would like to see have an [...]

THE Sidechain Prince Pt1 or how to use a compressor as enormous time saver to create a cutting VO Sound!

Typically you use a compressor right in the VO track or in a VO Sub or VO AUX to make your VO guy sound thick and powerful In an old post I showed you how my VO sub looks and compression, EQ-ing and limiting is an endless topic to me.  We @ benztown do adjustments [...]

The matching Voice – Meet Benztown’s Don Amiche or you should not forget to influence the influencers!

There are radio formats, which are more relying on credibilty and realness than others. We here at Benztown had to discover that, when we were launching our Urban library. Technically seen our library was awesome: great beats and beds, nice brandings, promos and sweepers, fat loops, great amount of new pieces each week and and [...]

Bruce Lee’s Distortion PlugIN Preset or Harry’s Favourite!

Remember Harry Legg and how he made it into the 3 major markets? He is one of benztown’s hottest VO and Imaging Guys and he shares his favourite PlugIn Preset with you! Harry – Distortion Example by Benztown Branding Blog How he creates the VO sound like this? Learn more and check Harry’s Screenshot. The [...]

Test your VO Chain or the Experience of Development!

Last week I had a quiet challenging experience while rebuilding my master template session. I was curious about how some new plugs would work on my VO settings for Harry, who is our male CHR Voice on benztown branding. I got stuck for almost three hours, because I had the feeling some of the new [...]

HELP! My voice needs to stand out MORE in the mix or THE Cutting Through Experience

These days hit music is mastered as never before. Louder, richer, more powerful and with (almost) no dynamic. Sure this depends on the format you are working for and if your station plays Stairway to heaven in an endless loop – no need to read this post.

How a Sword Fighting Ninja breaks into a major market! Learn from Harry Legg, who rocked Chicago, L.A. and WKTU in NYC.

Harry is one of the greates guys in radio business I ever worked with. A Sword fighting Ninja (I am not kidding, Harry is a martial arts specialist) who can be heard on radio and TV stations around the globe. BTW Harry is the voice of our CHR and HotAC Library and for various international [...]