Bradley Cook: Recording Engineer (Foo Fighters, QOTSA) - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2019
- Bradley Cook is an engineer who’s worked with countless amazing artists, including Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Counting Crows, Isaac Hayes, Ben Harper, Fishbone, and Everclear.
He calls Barefoot Recording a home away from home, having worked there on and off since the studio’s renovation and rebranding in 2000. Bradley assisted Eric Valentine on projects over the years, while also venturing off on major projects of his own at various studios-notably Grandmaster Recorders, which was unfortunately sold for redevelopment nearly two years ago.
Bradley brings 30 years’ experience as an audio engineer to the table, and his résumé speaks for itself!
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It was an absolute pleasure chatting with Bradley! Bradley brings 30 years’ experience as an audio engineer to the table, and his résumé speaks for itself!
Barnie
"Sometimes drummers cry." Quote of the day.
Haha! Marvellous Baxter!
This guy is really cool, I really like this no nonsense approach tempered with with his joy of recording with a little irreverence and techy quirks - no fun missing there!
The Colour and The Shape is one of my favorite records, and THE best Foo Fighters record by a long shot. Just sounds amazing. Fishbone -- one of my favorite bands ever,...nice.
Agreed Billy! Amazing album!!
Thanks Billy!
@@bradleycook5747 No, thank you for the stellar work you've done that I've enjoyed many, many times over the years.
Humble and talented, what a great combination. Also liked to hear about these mics. And I got finally happy, when you both mentioned "Echo and the bunnymen".
Thanks!
Yes Peter! A great combination indeed!
So neat to hear that mic was on the Ben Harper, Excuse Me Mr. record. Love that whole album.
Emily Bowie fantastic indeed! I was really happy to hear that as well!
Thanks Emily!
Rewatching this one -- Bradley is just a great dude,...the stories, the sharing of info,....thanks again Warren. Looking forward to you being able to interview people in this fashion again. Hopefully soon. Take care.
What a great interview.. Counting Crows made some of the best sounding records of all time!
Agreed! I'm a huge 'Recovering Satellites' fan! Amazing album!!
Wow, thanks. It was a lot of fun recording that record.
So cool! so much experience = so much knowledge!! Teach me !
Haha! Yes James!
Once again another great interview. That's how studying should work: watch and learn with a lot of fun! Thanks Warren and Bradley!
Bernd Holder agreed! Thanks for your marvellous comment!
Thanks Warren and Bradley; great insight and gear...much appreciated : D
Arthur Stone Thanks ever so much my friend!!
one of your best guest and great interview.
redhorse554det1 agreed! Thanks ever so much!!
Had forgotten how great 'I'm Not Sleeping' was/is, great interview :)
Warren, I thought I couldn't like you anymore, then you started talking about Recovering the Satellites and now I like you even more. What an amazing record! And to hear the details about it from Bradley Cook... So good!
haha! Thanks for the kind words David!
David Schoon yes, one of my favourite ever albums!! Masterpiece!
@@Producelikeapro Mine too! Thanks again for sharing this.
Love the humility of this guy Warren. .thanks for the vid
drjazz72 yes, he’s a great guy! I had an amazing time talking to Bradley!
Aw shucks n stuff.. ☺
Bradley rules! Another great one Warren!
I just found this channel and it's fantastic!
If you do a part 2, I'd love to hear some stories behind the making of Queens of the Stone Age's "Rated R". The bass on that record is massive. What was that setup? I know they liked to put mics between two cabinets facing each other and play with the phase. Any other interesting techniques? Also, how did Gil get along with the Distillers on that Coral Fang record? Did he have to spend a lot of time with the band working out parts or pushing them to pick up their chops, or was it relatively painless? He has a reputation from some bands as a bit of a perfectionist so was just wondering how he handled a punk rock band like that. That record ended up being a cross genre hit that appealed to more than just punk fans, so just curious of his impact on it.
Hi Carlo Von Sexron thanks ever so much my friend! Yes, I’m very excited to do more things with Bradley! I learned so much from this conversation!!
BBC Faders going "wrong" way - my story: I heard in one documentary (can't remember which at this moment) that engineers were accidentally moving faders with their shirt sleeves and jacket sleeves. That was the dressing "fashion" those days. So, in order NOT to move fader in the "wrong" way somebody came to an idea to push the gain (volume) up is towards the eng. and to push the volume down was the other way around. Anyway, that is what I heard and remember. Warren, great video BTW. Again! I just love these tours and pros sharing their stories with a public! Warmest regards from cold Zagreb! Krešo ;-)
Rupert Neve said that in one of the Shelford Interviews.
@@Kevin-vq6rv Probably. Really couldn't say. But I am always amazed how many tiny things and different steps were there during polishing tools which look as they are today.
Yeah, me too!
What a awesome interview.. Fascinating stories. Very interesting info on the console
Love this! The mellotron casually leaning against the wall made me laugh too :)
Hi Brian Griffing haha yes! That’s a nice touch!!
Tyler from Mini Mansions mellotron..
Wow, some great stories in this one :-) And Eric got a new old mic!
Oh no! Now I can't get to sleep, must watch the whole interview! Gotta call the boss that I can't get to work on time tomorrow XD
Yup.. note to self: watched it through and now I have five and a half hours left for sleeping! Thanks Warren!
Absolutely loved listening to this. Hey Warren! Happy New Year! Keep the passion! 🎶🥁😎🦅David Curtis
Hi David Curtis Thanks ever so much my friend!! Happy New Year!!
Hi Warren, Bradley great interview, thank you, all the best, Darren ross
Darren Ross Thanks ever so much my friend!!
Great insight. thanks Warren
Tin Shed Studios thanks ever so much!!
I really miss the 70's. Good music, simple choices for TV viewing.
Time goes by but memories remain forever.
Ah yes!
There's still LOTS of great music being created, it's just not on most radio stations at this point.
@@gbaxter6465 Indeed, lots of great music now too.
Absolutely G Baxter!! I love making music whether it gets on the radio or not!
Great interview, very inspiring and thanks a lot for what you do, I've learned a lot thanks to that :)
Thanks ever so much Nick!! You Rock!
Wow, excellent Nick!
RIP Daryl Dragon. "The Captain"
Thanks Bradley and Warren! Interesting, 😊 Just checked the liner notes on my cassette of Recovering The Satellites. I remember buying that... Man my phone kind of blows my mind. I believe I was still low tech woman, when I bought that, always carrying a roll of quarters leaving the house. My phone just read those teeny tiny liner notes. Boom. Just amazed.
Audrey Sims we are all low tech my friend! Haha until they put USB’s on our heads! Haha ouch! That sounds painful
I've got one of those RCA's. Great add-on to anyone's toolbox. I'm betting you could get some knarly tones single-micing a jazz kit with that.
awesome guy! Awesome interview =)
Eric Gonzalez Thanks ever so much!!
Awesome guest!
Yes, agreed Bradley is amazing!
Wonderful hearing all these stories of great musicians. Thank you so much for the interview Bradley and Warren. "always something to learn" brilliant!! BTW Eric, the EV666s have doubled in price since this interview. So what's the daily rate on rental ? HA HA
Great content once again. Thinking about the faders coming towards you, and maybe a design thought that you would be less likely to knock them once set. Also if you did you would knock the levels down in amplitude so less likely to damage equipment or ears 😎. Barefoot seems a great place with a fantastic set of people. Love the cable, seen it in one of Eric V's videos. Great thought how do we take that noise and make use of it in a positive way. Eric's the man buying those mic's you'll have to do some tracks for the academy 😉.
Video was asstastic, thanks Warren!!
tá mé Gavin hahaha yes!!
The fantastic Astatic!
Hell yeah what a great interview. Loved the foo fighters parts. Dave Grohl is so cool
dobby240 agreed 100%!
Dave is so nice.
Recovering the satellites is an incredible album!
Hi Jason Simmons I agree 100%! Such an amazing album!
Thanks Jason!
@@bradleycook5747 had no idea you were involved with that album. It's an absolute masterpiece in all aspects. One of my favorites of all time. Kudos to you for for doing such an excellent job. It's no wonder you've been so successful.
Ok I have a question for Bradley! Have you ever seen or tried better dynamic m818 mics? I have a pair here that are in mint condition (I got them for £25 on eBay!) They look like mini sennheiser 421's. I believe they were designed for tape recorders. Personally I love them on guitar amps, toms and snare.
Where are the pan contols on the console?
The pans are on the stereo bus, 1-12 bus and 13-24 bus section. Select-able in/out. (at the top of the console. Yellow knobs).
Any chance this interview with someone with such amazing experience will be added to the podcast channel? Pretty please. :)
Thank you both, very much for a wonderful interview. Could you tell us which Studer console Bradley is using at his home studio?
Hi, Studer 962. 10 mono channels, 4 stereo ch, 4 bus.
@@bradleycook5747 Hey Bradley, thanks, very much for the reply. I've got a 961.
I have a question Warren, please ask Bradley what is more important when capturing guitar tones like the heavier ones we hear on TCATS. Obviously its partly the guitar/amp/player doing the work but capturing the sound is it more the microphone doing the work and the mic pre is amplifying the signal or is part of the sound driving the mic pre to add more harmonics to an already overdriven/distorted amp? The reason I ask is sometimes on these albums I can't tell if the low to low mids have been EQ'd out and the mid to upper mids have been EQ'd in or they are driving preamps/compressors that are known for their mid range bump when pushed. I know what that sounds like when I do this in my studio, but curious how much is intentional on the part of the engineer. Thank you and have a marvelous day!
I think we used a 57/87 on the gtr cabs- capsules aligned for happy phase. 1084 neve pres. Prob just light eq. Didn't really push the pres. No compression in the recording of it. Its amp/player tone faithfully captured. There was certainly ssl eq and compression applied in the mix.
Wow, love that 666 mic! The chrome 664 is awesome as well (had to google it... it is affordable)
Awesome interview & stories!
Thanks ever so much! Eric got an amazing deal!!
@@Producelikeapro Looking forward to one of your videos featuring it ;) (I'm sure Eric wil loan it to you)
Thanks Martin!
So a couple of Updates that I just want to Mention on this Video. (1. The Grandmaster Recording Studio is now being Turned into an Italian Restaurant (2. Artemesia where the Counting Crows Recorded their Second Abum is now a Museum, and (3. The Mayfair Market is now called Gelson's Market.
Great interview. Would love to hear about rated R also
Music Ting more to come!!
2 drums on my hero!!! Omg!!!!!
Pandro MUGGS haha I know! Amazing!!
No Ptools!
Would love to record there someday.
L. Scott Music you’d love it Loren!!
We would love to make your record great! Contact studio mgr Tim O'Sullivan.
Eric, you really bought an EV(IL)666 for the same price as a decent overhead mic stand? Wow! I just checked on Reverb and they sell one for 442€... Nice catch man, really! I love to see a mic-shootout on a future video :-). Last time I saw the MI6203A mic was last week... On the Tina Turner movie, lol. Nice video!
Hey Warren, did you get new cameras? It looks much more TV-like
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Daniel Komarek we have upgraded slowly! Haha plus David is now helping Eric! Which really helps us!
The Workday Release you’re the man now dawg!
I love The Dwarves, man
Yep, me too!
Blag dropped by the studio the other day.
@@bradleycook5747 fucking rad. love his voice - literally tried to base my own voice off his haha
What amps and... mics were used on the guitar tones on the foos record??
Ok, let me see... DG rig was Gibson RD standard, fender tone master, boogie cab. Pat used his Mosrite to Kurt Cobains live rig. I think it was a crown amp to a Marshall cab. We kept blowing speakers, but it sounded so good..
@@bradleycook5747 omg thank you!!! i've always supposed it was a mesa boogie dual rectifier 'cos that what appears in live videos at that time.
The 666 mic looks like the rocket Ajax from Flash Gordon
Hi jonny26281 haha agreed! I thought Flash Gordon as well!
Foo Fighters Question what parts did Dave do on guitar vs Pat? Always wondered that.
Jason Sneed I’m we will find out soon my friend! Stay tuned!!
They are split L/R. Both play all songs.
This wasn't long enough!
I know Luuk! We could have chatted for hours!
Oh my gosh, I started to get nervous towards the end. One thing I forgot to mention is that Jackson 5 "ABC" was rec and mixed at Crystal. My inspiration full circle!
if i have an instrumental with an open 16 bar verse ..is it possible that i can record one twelve bar verse & have my engineer cut the remaining four bars in that section to make a clean transition back into the chorus?
Um, I would have you play the 16 bar bit. Done.
I hope that is helpful..
That 666 mic would be great on a Christian band. ;)
Haha! You can test that out and let me know how it goes Clay!
Hail satan!
You still have the Cheverly? It's craig
Did the 666 your assistant bought come with the proprietary XLR type connector? When that part isn't included it will often cut the price down.
came with the XLR connector! woohoo!
I would have used quantegy grand master tape at grand master studio. Match em, lol.
damn I'd pay real money to hear the William Goldsmith drums...the demos on the interwebs do seem to drag a smidgen...Bradly could you talk about foo fighter guitars sounds? types of amps? double? tripled ? any fun tricks like the double drum story?...i never have liked going on gearslutz to much.... those guys scare me.. .
Hi Toilet-Tunes yes! More to come my friend! Bradley is the man!!
Kind of a shame. Pure speculation, but it sounds to me that they tried to ProTools Williams drums to death, only for them to throw it away and Dave to do it straight to tape. The record ended up being a monster anyway with Dave on drums, but you have to wonder about what could've been. Comparing the first and second record is like two different bands in different eras even though its' only two years apart. I feel like there was a great transition there missed.
And between that Sunny Day Real Estate rhythm section, the huge room at Bearsville, the legendary Gregg Keplinger doing drum teching and sounds ("Superunknown", anyone?) not to mention Dave saying before making it he'd drum on some of it anyway, specifically My Hero, it seems you'd have a recipe for a huge sounding record, and more of a fitting capstone to grunge. It probably would've been a lot "looser" record with William being most of the backbone, but that's not I guess what Dave and Gil ended up going for.
Guitar wise I can tell you at the time Dave and Pat were both pretty big Dual Rectifier guys. That's about all I know. Dave had Gibson Explorers, a Les Paul and SG Customs, his Trini Lopez, and a bitchin' Gibson RD Standard at the time. Pat had a whole slew of weird old Hagstroms, a couple of Mosrite's, some SG's, a fully hollow Gibson Barney Kessel, and a ES-1275 doubleneck.
man thanks for the info i never liked foo fighters...then i heard color and shape..totally fell in love @@acarlovonsexron1994
Hi Carlos. I'm glad you dig that record. As far as the Ptools goes. Niether of us had the time or patience to Ptools it to death. If out Ptools guy had been there it may have been a dif story for William. It was pretty rough. Verses rushing, chorus' dragging. We tried our best w groovy click track, no clk etc. He had some sort of red light fright..
@@bradleycook5747 Oh man. As a drummer myself, I've been there. Shame, because he is a great drummer in his own right. Say, I commented elsewhere on this page asking about your work on Rated R and that Distillers record, so if you ever do a part 2, that would be killer, or you could answer there. Really dig a lot the records you've worked on, Bradley.
I’ve got an old electro-voice 660. Please do a bunch of interviews where world famous producers use so I can make a profit from selling it.
HAHA coming up I'm sure!
Haha. Oh no, did we drive some prices up?!
Second
Third!
Your black shirt is nicer than his.
great vid, but stop saying 'amazing' after every anecdote or fact Bradley tells.