Electronic Beats Tech Talk: Nadia Struiwigh on Production Processes and her Go-To Gear

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • Dutch artist Nadia Struiwigh steps into the spotlight for our latest Electronic Beats Tech Talk. The producer with roots in Rotterdam has become widely recognized for her unique spin on ambient, techno, electro and more, all instilled with her signature ethereal, melodious and dynamic production style. Her music has found a home on the some of the most prestigious imprints in this field of music such as Central Processing Unit, Nous'klaer, Dekmantel, Clone and InFiné among others, a striking sign of the quality embodied in her productions.
    In this talk, Struiwigh shares with us some of her production processes and go to gear used in the making of her music and as a live performer.
    Join us to discover more…
    All music in this video from her latest album "Birds Of Paradise" released on Dekmantel.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 119

  • @Manik530
    @Manik530 10 місяців тому +9

    Nadia is a constant source of inspiration for me! Love this series and love this episode🙏🏽🫶🏽💜🤟🏽

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому

      Ahw… my heart man x

  • @Wanderlust
    @Wanderlust 10 місяців тому +5

    *Great video!*

  • @Trovarsi
    @Trovarsi 10 місяців тому +2

    Nadia is one of my favorite artists. Great interview. Thanks for featuring her!

  • @copperbeach6294
    @copperbeach6294 10 місяців тому +33

    No studio can be complete without a paintbrush

    • @TilliKommunikation
      @TilliKommunikation 10 місяців тому +2

      Very right 👍

    • @ElectronicBeatsTV
      @ElectronicBeatsTV  10 місяців тому +8

      These kind of brushes are a bit hairy.
      The Befaco Synth Duster is king.

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +5

      I need that! and yes this one is hairy, as it was from my old makeup thing HA :P

    • @lordundhimself1310
      @lordundhimself1310 10 місяців тому +1

      @@ElectronicBeatsTV You beat me to it. Befaco synth brush 4 lyfe 🤘🏿

    • @ElectronicBeatsTV
      @ElectronicBeatsTV  10 місяців тому +2

      Boss brush www.thomann.de/de/befaco_synth_duster.htm

  • @JH-te1ct
    @JH-te1ct 10 місяців тому +5

    Love Nadia!!❤

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      Love for all back :)!

  • @SlowpokeRodriguez80
    @SlowpokeRodriguez80 10 місяців тому +3

    She definitely has the right attitude…
    I’ll keep my tabs on her for sure

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      Ah... That's really nice to hear

  • @Makebelieve123
    @Makebelieve123 10 місяців тому +2

    Nadia I’m so happy to see this from you. Keep the journey moving 🎉

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for ur support, means the world man x

    • @Makebelieve123
      @Makebelieve123 10 місяців тому

      Ive been watching your journey from day 1, @@nstruiwigh i think im on year 35 myself and still have tough times...but when theres no pressure its so much more enjoyable! :)

  • @mgyb8269
    @mgyb8269 10 місяців тому +4

    I understand what she says about arrangement and creating a story, but you could listen to an 8 or 16 bar Dilla loop for an hour and get lost in it. I think that's even more powerful

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      Yea valid point! I do think in that case the audience fully creates its own story 💜 I meditate a lot on long pieces, then I get in a sort of trip 😂 x

    • @mgyb8269
      @mgyb8269 10 місяців тому +1

      @@nstruiwigh Hehe yes, creating your own story is a great way to put it! You also make a great point though, both ways have their place in music ie Kamasi Washington songs always having these crazy build ups and break downs that get more and more intense. Great music and vibe from you btw!

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      @@mgyb8269 ah thanks big love

  • @JSPR010
    @JSPR010 10 місяців тому +2

    amazing! Also love the slippers!

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      Haha thanks jasper x

    • @ElectronicBeatsTV
      @ElectronicBeatsTV  10 місяців тому +1

      @JSPR010 We might do a little merch collection with her with Slippers, caps and synth brushes 😂

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      @@ElectronicBeatsTV 😂I’m down

  • @iHOiD
    @iHOiD 10 місяців тому +2

    👏👏👏

  • @geromeleturbo
    @geromeleturbo 8 місяців тому

    What stand is it for the Strymon FX unit. I never found such mini stands.

  • @roy_funk
    @roy_funk 10 місяців тому +2

    dat kwastje is de tip van de week ❤
    *op de fiets......*

  • @pyshmusic
    @pyshmusic 10 місяців тому +1

    great character ;) big up !

  • @mikaelzerai440
    @mikaelzerai440 10 місяців тому +1

    I love Elecribe! But what is treatment?

    • @ElectronicBeatsTV
      @ElectronicBeatsTV  10 місяців тому +1

      Acoustics

    • @SsgtHolland
      @SsgtHolland 10 місяців тому

      It's applying absorbing and deflecting materials to the walls of your room to change ('neutralize') sound characteristics.

  • @Nosh_Feratu
    @Nosh_Feratu 10 місяців тому +2

    excellent video, especially the bit about arrangement and telling a story being the most important part. This is what concerns me about stems...ive been DJing and producing for 35 years, and great producers (for me, Kerri Chandler, Heard, Ron Trent, Huckaby, Kevorkian, Patrice Scott, MAW etc) are ALWAYS uniquely skilled arrangers...so the concept behind stems seems to completely ignore how important arrangement is. Obviously, stems suit certain styles of music more than others, like Techno, but I think there is a risk people could really lose the context that arrangement brings to the table....just my thoughts anyway 😉

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for YOUR "Story" !

    • @Nosh_Feratu
      @Nosh_Feratu 10 місяців тому

      @@nstruiwigh haha thanks Nadia! I loved listening to your thoughts on this video, really interesting, I think you have a really great philosophy on production, all power to you!

  • @arjanpetersen
    @arjanpetersen 10 місяців тому +2

    Leuk! Je maakt mooie muziek

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      Dankje Arjan!!

  • @fabiancortes6255
    @fabiancortes6255 10 місяців тому +3

    Too short, surely that Big Sky was a bit dusty.

  • @rmorvenbush5605
    @rmorvenbush5605 10 місяців тому +2

    You should get your self donner b1

    • @asdifasi
      @asdifasi 10 місяців тому

      thats the point man! everybody in the goa/acid/techno scene should have a donner be1

  • @herr_rosen
    @herr_rosen 10 місяців тому +2

    🔥🔥

  • @harryhill8543
    @harryhill8543 10 місяців тому

    As interesting as these videos are I wouldnt suggest people new to production try to copy what they see here unless they have a lot of money to spend on gear and space to store and use it. The fact that you can simply add EQ, Delays, Reverb etc on every track in Ableton without much thought when if you were to copy this with hardware you will soon see why most people stick to software.

    • @ElectronicBeatsTV
      @ElectronicBeatsTV  10 місяців тому

      It's wonderful that everyone can find their own best way.

  • @atommachine
    @atommachine 10 місяців тому

    usb hoover almost more useful than Reverb 😇

  • @TheCALMInstitute
    @TheCALMInstitute 8 місяців тому +6

    Always happy to hear musicians discuss the important of ARRANGEMENT! 👏 that focus is the difference between electronic musicians and who make loops and those who make music! ❤

    • @mitdemall
      @mitdemall 7 місяців тому

      Totally :) I can make some nice loops for hours, but arranging for even one hour is quite some work :D

  • @eph_kni
    @eph_kni 10 місяців тому +9

    one of the best interviews in a while! great approach and process. very inspiring!

  • @DennisThePhantomMenace
    @DennisThePhantomMenace 9 місяців тому +6

    Nadia is someone with a very positive and wonderful personality. An inspiration who can motivate people to achieve goals just like her. As she says herself, music is not just making a structure but also bringing a story. The music she makes definitely contains a story. Keep up the good work because you are a great artist.

    • @XenonOrion
      @XenonOrion 9 місяців тому

      she's definitely inspiring me and motivating me to buy more T Mobile products

  • @Abing-Gl
    @Abing-Gl 10 місяців тому +7

    Nice Artist Lady and Producer

  • @SchlegelSoundLoop-td1tc
    @SchlegelSoundLoop-td1tc 10 місяців тому +7

    Nice Artist

  • @SmallWorldBigThings
    @SmallWorldBigThings 10 місяців тому +8

    Passion, passion, passion! I love it! I love to see so much of enthusiasm and happiness in words describing passion or hobby. 👍👍👍

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +3

      Big love! It is my oxygen hehe x

  • @electro-soma
    @electro-soma 10 місяців тому +5

    Love hearing Nadia's stuff on Instagram. Just noticed we share one piece of gear. Exactly the same brush to dust down our gear!

  • @_c_y_p_3
    @_c_y_p_3 10 місяців тому +6

    Lovely collection of gear , but she has a real good point about “telling a good story”! Huge inspiration the way she thinks. I like the perspective about monitoring what our work sounds like on what people listen to it on rather than what a few 1% of people listen on. I do use specific gear for tuning bass and making major adjustments because it will be like wack a mole game if using different speakers, but much of this as possible should all come at the end anyhow. Like she says, “the story” is the most important part. I needed to hear this JUST TODAY, cuz I spent all morning trying to select new headphones🤡

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому

      Ah thanks for sharing!! Curious to what headphone you get?

  • @sebastiennesp1978
    @sebastiennesp1978 10 місяців тому +4

    What a nice person! Her music my not be to my taste but wow, the passion!

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      Big love mate !

  • @martypants88
    @martypants88 10 місяців тому +3

    ugh I miss my dx7 😢 great vid ❤

  • @ScottofOakland
    @ScottofOakland 10 місяців тому +1

    If going ambient means FM synthesis, i need to rethink how I work in synthesis. FM always means noisey clanky machine sounds for me. Not soft, lush, background ambient sounds.

  • @XenonOrion
    @XenonOrion 10 місяців тому +2

    wow T Mobile is C O O L now? i want to buy and spend everything

  • @moodhay
    @moodhay 10 місяців тому +2

    borrowed one of my sisters makeup brushes after this

  • @KattKirsch
    @KattKirsch 10 місяців тому +4

    I'm such a huge fan of her work, so it was really great to see her choices in tools and hear a litle more about her process. Thanks for this!

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      Ahw big love, thanks for ur support

  • @JLongTom
    @JLongTom 8 місяців тому +2

    Love, love, love Nadia's stuff. Nice to see that she's cheery and lively minded, although of course I already knew that from her music.

  • @lorrenaelliott161
    @lorrenaelliott161 8 місяців тому +1

    7:46 I can’t believe this. I do the same and always thought it was some kind of producing sin

  • @itsbone141
    @itsbone141 10 місяців тому +3

    Love the Korg EMX, my first piece of gear!

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      IT is the best man!

  • @MrMichaelHeat
    @MrMichaelHeat 10 місяців тому +3

    Wow. I didn't know her before and I'm thrilled because she said 2 key sentences that, after more than 25 years, simply clarify where 2-20 knots had formed in my head. Thank you very much.

  • @lorrenaelliott161
    @lorrenaelliott161 8 місяців тому +1

    5:00 100 💯 agree

  • @antoniobarrios6335
    @antoniobarrios6335 9 місяців тому +1

    Very good

  • @gkeaoyrge
    @gkeaoyrge 10 місяців тому +1

    Excellent! Also can Korg please remake the earlier Electribe's?!

  • @sudbenzer6603
    @sudbenzer6603 10 місяців тому +3

    i want her hat! where's that from nadia?

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      Ah mate! I bought it somewhere in NL!! maybe google, BLUE HAT :P

    • @sudbenzer6603
      @sudbenzer6603 10 місяців тому +1

      @@nstruiwigh

  • @andy-pandyman
    @andy-pandyman 10 місяців тому +1

    So glad i found your channel from watching 'bo beats' you tube channel. So many interesting bits over a wide range of music related subjects on your channel. I have to listen to my music with headphones (DT770pro) because it annoys the wife who is unfortunately not into synths. I am always annoyed when you get people say you got to listen to your music on a very expensive speakers in a studio like room, yeah, ok if you can afford it, music always sound good through my headphones, right down to the low end. Hey, one thing you got that the wife likes, and that is your patterned cover/material you use to cover your table of instruments up with and wrapping them when your mobile. Little things you said in previous vids like using more software and Daw stuff because of hardware issues, I thought it was just me, every time I switch on hardware it takes me ages to get it working again, then it just stops talking to anything. Can't wait for the next awesome Nadia post🎶🎧🎹

  • @nukedbunny8642
    @nukedbunny8642 10 місяців тому +2

    oho.. added her on Spotify right away...love beats.

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      I appreciate that!!

  • @josipvulic5471
    @josipvulic5471 9 місяців тому +1

    I had to skip to the 6 minute mark to get where this was going (insert wink face), this is the story of this video, I love what was said about arrangement and how it's so important to relay a story, which takes and so important when sending your music into the ether others to latch onto! love this video, thank your for sharing

  • @chrisyoung9742
    @chrisyoung9742 10 місяців тому +2

    Damn, good stuff

  • @skmakka3166
    @skmakka3166 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing

  • @MarcoRatering
    @MarcoRatering 10 місяців тому +1

    Great interview and good insight and inspiration in your workflow. and loving your new album !

  • @CausaliDox
    @CausaliDox 10 місяців тому +1

    Go Nadia! = )
    Hugs from Nijmegen!

  • @Lonely3rrior
    @Lonely3rrior 10 місяців тому +2

    Wer ist den. Die süße?
    She is like me.

  • @shannon5716
    @shannon5716 10 місяців тому +2

    🙂

  • @TilliKommunikation
    @TilliKommunikation 10 місяців тому +2

    So inspiring! Why didn't I know Nadia before?

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      Hehe, nice to meet you!

  • @asdifasi
    @asdifasi 10 місяців тому +1

    00:54 ; 02:17 epic !!! she is a nice woman and outstanding artist

  • @MickBenjamins
    @MickBenjamins 10 місяців тому +2

    Nadia! 💜

  • @lorrenaelliott161
    @lorrenaelliott161 8 місяців тому +1

    6:10 👏 absolutely correct….

  • @tobiaswinkler6971
    @tobiaswinkler6971 5 місяців тому

    She is like the one girl, that choose of a library instruments, sponsored by rich parents.

  • @Rexmex5296
    @Rexmex5296 2 місяці тому

    When are you doing filmmaker?

  • @Kamala__Harriis
    @Kamala__Harriis 8 місяців тому +1

    I'm a fan.👍

  • @SsgtHolland
    @SsgtHolland 10 місяців тому +1

    Lieve Nadia, een patchbay zou je leven veranderen. Ik had het ook jaren uitgesteld, maar het werkt echt zooo fijn!

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +2

      Ik heb er 1! Staat niet in de video ❤️❤️

    • @SsgtHolland
      @SsgtHolland 10 місяців тому +2

      @@nstruiwigh Haha, gelukkig! Je maakt hele mooie dingen, trouwens.

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      @@SsgtHolland super lief! Thanks voor het meedenken x

  • @Bin909able
    @Bin909able 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice one! What's that little stand beneath the Big Sky?

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому +1

      Mirai berlin! X

  • @PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy
    @PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy 10 місяців тому +1

    I get her Knowledge, but I never get her music.... to me so random music!!! I guess is not for everyone, a lease not for me, but she is ok!!!

    • @ElectronicBeatsTV
      @ElectronicBeatsTV  10 місяців тому +2

      Music is always a matter of taste. And many sounds or styles from more experimental music often only find their way into "normal" club music or the mainstream much later. They are just different listening habits. We are happy about every artist who produces outside the norm, even if it is difficult fare for many at first. Fortunately, there is so much music that everyone can find what they like.

    • @nstruiwigh
      @nstruiwigh 10 місяців тому

      💜 I always think, no one understood aphex twin either 😜 it’s indeed a “language” and there are so many out there!

  • @petervoigtmann
    @petervoigtmann 10 місяців тому

    the cable crates are making me nervous :D

  • @roman13rooms
    @roman13rooms 7 місяців тому

    Kids, just remember, all these crappy gear has nothing in common with music composing.