Lately I discovered Ashley’s work on Daryl’s blog and I knew right away this guys needs to be interviewed. Especially his work for Capital Xtra blew me away – I love how he uses Filters, Stutters and rhythmic in general to create a new world of sound attached to the regular Capital brand, but far away enough to keep an own character. Check Ashley’s audio, hsi screen caps, read about his tips and tricks and enjoy one of the UK’s rising Imaging stars.
Enough said about James. He is one of the most talented and experienced Imagers I know and I am proud to host a panel with him at Radiodays Europe in Dublin. In his career he worked for iconic stations like Capital in London and now oversees the legendary Jack brand in Southampton. I am proud to have him on board as part of the benztown brigade and as Format Director for Avalanche he creates world class Classic Rock IMAGING on a weekly basis. Check the screen caps from James’ session and listen to his incredible work. (more…)
Hey guys, here’s a selection of plug-in and audio manufactors, where you can get nice Black Friday Deals. If we forgot some sites, let the world know in the comments… (more…)
Here at Benztown we always check the web and magazines for new plug-ins and amazing gear which maybe help to take our imaging and music production to the next level… or we check out classics like the U47 and hit you up with a mic comparison (Side Note Andy: great feedback on that, thanks guys!). And because there’s so much new and old stuff that’s worth to review or to test, we are having a hard time to decide on our own, what should be NEXT?! (more…)
It’s that scary time of year again and this time we’ll bring you the full benztown Halloween Madness in three blood-curdling parts!
First up is Mr. Jan “JB” Brückner with a shure shot pro tools trick if you want to bring a spooky halloween VO to a funky Classic Hits Promo (or any other production). By the way, since being “our newcomer” last winter, Jan became a great imaging talent who produces for a lot of the benztown formats like Classic Hits and SpeakertToyz AC!
Jan uses Serato Pitch-N-Time and Waves Doubler to create a freaky, creeps giving voice effect. Check how it sounds:
And that’s how to do it: (more…)
This is 3 plugINs I recently fell in love with (again):
McDSP – FUTZ BOX (For all SpeakerPhone Lovers, another baby to play around with – great for Voice FX and layering: Distortion, Bitcrushing, Mobiles and and and)
API 2500 Compressor… getting it together so nicely
Sonalksis Stereo Tools… you need to try THIS.
Cheers and have a nice weekend!
Andy
A few weeks ago the benztown studios Stuttgart have been visited by a good friend and great production guy, Sergey Zelentsov from Moscow. He heads up the production department of one of the biggest european radio networks Europa Plus and he was here for a special occasion: to check out his brand new “Brigada U”-Jingles before they hit the airwaves. I took the chance to interview this very talented radio imager. I wanted to know all about his work, technique and whats rocking Russia at the moment.
So let’s check out Mr. Europa Plus, Sergey Zelentsov…
Nothings better then getting connected and David Tyler made it happen for all of us: nearly 1.300 imaging directors, producers and VO talents joined the “radio imaging and production” facebook group since he started it a few months ago. He created an additional place where we all can learn from each other, share tips and give and get feedback. We can’t thank him enough for that and it’s time to take a look at the man behind this group.
David calls himself “Canada’s hardest working voice actor” and no one can deny it. Starting from radio (FM96, MIX 96, Q92) and TV (The Weather Network) he went on and on. For 20 years he is doing radio imaging and TV promos, commercials, corporate teaching, e-learning, content marketing and even video games. He lives with his wife and two sons in Montreal, the city he really fell in love to and work’s out of his home studio.
So let’s check out David’s work, tips, ideas and inspiration…
Black Friday, the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, is coming this weekend and plugin manufacturer Waves is celebrating and gives away One Knob Louder for FREE. (Andy’s Side Note: My friend James Stodd sent us the link and I think you should like his new FB page James Stodd Radio – Thanks for the heads up, mate!)
One Knob Louder, a combination of peak-limiting and low-level compression to make your mix stand out.
Check out the link and get yourself a little Christmas present before everyone else.
Today, I’m going to start a little series of posts called Imaging World Wide. In every episode, I will interview a very talented imaging director from another continent showing the unique cultural background, the specifics, but also the techy stuff you all enjoy so much like plugIN combos, Session Setup, Audio Examples and more
Let’s start with episode 1…..South Africa and someone, most of you guys might still know – Brionne Olsen.
After taking part in our Benztown Xmas Contest 2011 it’s time for him to represent South Africa in our series. Check out Brionne’s screen shots, his audio and learn everything about IMAGING SOUTH AFRICA! Enter Brionne (more…)
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