The MOST Successful Mix Engineer Of ALL TIME? Dr Phil Harding

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  • Опубліковано 4 гру 2024

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  • @eranddroory9987
    @eranddroory9987 Рік тому +8

    What a treat. Thanks guys 🙂

  • @johnb2602
    @johnb2602 Рік тому +6

    Being a 'snobby muso', I wasn't really going to bother watching this, after all, what could possibly be interesting about manufactured pop production? Having nothing else to watch, I put it on in the background whilst doing some admin on the other screen. As it turns out, I've done bugger all admin!
    What a fascinating, informative and educational interview - one of the best - and such a nice bloke too - Thanks!

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому +2

      Thank you for watching, and glad to provide you with content you surprisingly enjoyed!

  • @mladenbasic1
    @mladenbasic1 Рік тому +6

    I love this kind of in depth long form interview format! Keep them coming

  • @PresentDayProduction
    @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому +9

    Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway! Entries are now closed and the winners have been notified. Be sure to check out Phil's two INCREDIBLE books! Link to his website in the description! Essential reading, no matter what genre you are working in ✊

  • @Herfinnur
    @Herfinnur Рік тому +5

    It's been 43 minutes and I'm barely ten minutes into the interview, because I keep goggling everything you talk about

  • @wesstarmedia
    @wesstarmedia 6 місяців тому +1

    I could hear Phil Harding talk for hours. Brilliant 🎶

  • @paulovmendes
    @paulovmendes 5 місяців тому +1

    Great interview, thanks. Felt really sad however when Phil mentioned that Dave Ward from former Gateway Studios had passed. I attended some of the recording courses at the Gateway School of Recording in London, at the time in Wandsworth, back in the early 80´s. That really opened the world of recording for me and completely changed my life from then on. Dave was such a helpful and nice guy, a true gentleman. It was him who actually convinced my mother that a recording career could be a viable profession for me. I was about 19 at the time. May he rest in peace.
    Is great that people like Phil are into involved in educating the new recording talents of the future with J.A.M.E.S. All the best!

  • @dajac
    @dajac Рік тому +1

    This is gold. Thank you.

  • @DarrenGlen
    @DarrenGlen 5 місяців тому +1

    Had his first book, didnt know there was a 2nd one...just went and ordered it ..many thanks for this IV!

  • @vicwoods7468
    @vicwoods7468 Рік тому +1

    Awesome..just gave up on working this afternoon and spent over 2 hours listening to you guys.. Thanks

  • @Somedei
    @Somedei 9 місяців тому +1

    Doctor Phil Harding could have a 2 hour podcast of every track he remixed, produced, engineered and we all would feel like a short 5 minute talk

  • @Graeme_Norgate
    @Graeme_Norgate 2 місяці тому +1

    This was fantastic, thank you

  • @themotownboy1
    @themotownboy1 Рік тому +2

    The Alison Moyet song that Phil referred to at 37:21 with Lamont Dozier was "Invisible" and not "Superstition."

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому

      Excellent, thank you!

    • @themotownboy1
      @themotownboy1 Рік тому

      @@PresentDayProduction - This was an excellent interview with Mr. Harding! He is also one of my favorite mixer/producers of all time. I am now a subscriber to your channel.👍... My channel has a few interesting posts as well.

  • @allen394
    @allen394 Рік тому +3

    FLOP INVADER : Very informative interview. Many thanks to the PDP Team❤

  • @iansmithpersonal
    @iansmithpersonal Рік тому +4

    Great interview. I worked in the industry in the early 1990s and was lucky enough to work with Phil and Ian on three different remixes (that went out under the name Primax and the Power Syndicate - I was Primax, they were The Power Syndicate) before falling out with their manager Tom Watkins and walking away. Phil and Ian were two of the nicest people in the business. Very humble and no egos. Really enjoyed working with them and very talented. Shame about their manager (asshole!) Happy memories nevertheless!

  • @dirtysolarremix
    @dirtysolarremix Рік тому +4

    Thanks for this,big Phil Harding fan and his music 👍

  • @NoQualmsTheArtist
    @NoQualmsTheArtist Рік тому +1

    Converted my studio to Atmos a few months ago, and I can confirm it’s a very emotional experience. Especially for clients, watching them cry.

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому +1

      It is isn’t it? I thought it was just us, but we hear this response time and time again. I can’t wait until the consumer playback experience is as good as the speaker one! Glad you’re enjoying it, and thanks for watching the video!

    • @NoQualmsTheArtist
      @NoQualmsTheArtist Рік тому

      @@PresentDayProduction there are many reasons why Atmos is more intuitive. Object based audio is how audio should be, moving a sound in 3D space. And the immersive experience is more like real life. If you have ever played in a band you know the feeling of the instruments surrounding you. Or the feeling of a concert with the reflections bouncing all around you. Which I think adds to the emotional experience.

  • @codee-music
    @codee-music Рік тому +1

    This was FANTASTIC!

  • @mattrixx_audio
    @mattrixx_audio Рік тому +2

    "The Glue" is definitely available in ATMOS.... it's just not as simple as chucking all the groups through master buss comp. For a start, we can attend to more detail on the source and then having the ability to use sends as side chains, which can then trigger group enabled comps/lims etc... the options are endless.... Then snapping your monitoring between 7.1.4 to 2.0 and binaural in theH/Ps for example is pure confirmation you are getting in right.

  • @riasure
    @riasure Рік тому +1

    Great interview Mark! Well done James also, as I know you must have done all the filming and editing. Really interesting interview, which was informal and very relaxed; like two mates just having a chat😀!! I love hearing all the stories, that gave the back drop to how some of those great pop records were made. All in all -a good job guys👍. This channel just goes from strength to strength. Looking forward to what is coming next!

  • @solarvoxstudioofficialchan3252

    Great Interview thanks for share...big hello from London..

  • @gridlocker2099
    @gridlocker2099 Рік тому +1

    Such an excellent and insightful interview

  • @danielcharles923
    @danielcharles923 Рік тому +1

    Love this! Thank you ❤

  • @UncleBenjs
    @UncleBenjs Рік тому +1

    This was a great interview

  • @r3forge
    @r3forge Рік тому +1

    This was great guys!

  • @Herfinnur
    @Herfinnur Рік тому +1

    Alright, almost finished watching the interview. Now I would really, really love to see his reaction to a great Atmos mix through your speakers

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому +1

      Well he loves the MUMs, so when we’re fully up and running with Atmos we’ll be more than happy to share that with you!

  • @QFXmusic
    @QFXmusic Рік тому +1

    Have to say this has been an amazing interview and Phil Harding :) Great talent and fab to hear his stories :) Mark so glad to hear your reaction to Atmos is so positive :) I am now mixing 9.1.6 and its unreal and a life changing experince :)

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому

      That’s great to hear! We are aiming for 9.1.4 as well, it’s just taking a while to get there! Glad you’re enjoying it and thanks for watching the interview ❤️

    • @QFXmusic
      @QFXmusic Рік тому

      Always watch the channel content you guys are very intertaining and have some of the best content online.. Just about to watch the MUM8 video with Ed Thorne.. I look forward to some day hearing the Mum8 in person :) But think i will have to come to London to hear them as you don't have anyone over hear in Europe with them that I know off :) But if you ever need someone to sell or demo them in Europe give me a Shout :) @@PresentDayProduction

  • @TrevorNokesMusic
    @TrevorNokesMusic Рік тому +1

    FLOP INVADER, Great Interview with an Engineering legend

  • @mattrixx_audio
    @mattrixx_audio Рік тому +1

    Fab interview BTW!! Love it. Crazy as, I got to do a track for Pete Waterman in the 90s (Tina Cousins).. Was fun.

  • @jcisme
    @jcisme Рік тому +1

    I love these UA-cam shorts..

  • @Rhythmattica
    @Rhythmattica Рік тому +1

    Its a craft....no one should feel exiled if they are prepared to live it.

  • @bobz2770
    @bobz2770 Рік тому +5

    We need a "You know" counter

  • @CheapoCardCompany
    @CheapoCardCompany Рік тому +1

    James, in the dark corner, reminds me of those films where the hero arrives home to find the baddie-assassin sitting secluded and unobserved in an armchair.

  • @itsemurha0
    @itsemurha0 11 місяців тому +1

    What did he say about your Dolby speakers? :D

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  11 місяців тому

      He heard details he had never heard in forty years of listening to his mixes. And we have it on video for future!

  • @AstrAir1
    @AstrAir1 Рік тому +1

    FlopInvader.
    Very curious to what these books bring to the (mixing-)table ;-)

  • @MrCitizenKaned
    @MrCitizenKaned Рік тому +1

    FLOP INVADER.
    As always love you guys, stunning.

  • @SirFreak
    @SirFreak Рік тому +2

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    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому +1

      Yes! Your name is in the hat!!

    • @UncleBenjs
      @UncleBenjs Рік тому +1

      @@PresentDayProduction Better be a new era hat/cap. Snapback at least, fitted went out of fashion with Fred Durst in the early 2000's

  • @אפיאליאב
    @אפיאליאב Рік тому

    big like from ISRAEL !!

  • @xavierpaquet8328
    @xavierpaquet8328 Рік тому +1

    FLOP INVADER! love your cat (that's the most interesting thing on screen :D)

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому

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  • @tutubeos
    @tutubeos Рік тому +1

    FLOP INVADER Nice 💙

  • @JAMPROSOUND
    @JAMPROSOUND Рік тому +1

    I missed the initial stream but FLOP INVADER!

  • @nait_music
    @nait_music Рік тому +1

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  • @murraywebster1228
    @murraywebster1228 Рік тому +1

    Never liked SSL EQ, coming from the live world and being used to high end Soundcraft and Midas I was simply flabbergasted, most sessions I used outboard EQ a well known studio I worked in had on permanent standby two racks with 32 channels of Klark Technic graphic EQ‘s……

  • @BandiFornosky1
    @BandiFornosky1 Рік тому +1

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  • @andrewrichardsuk
    @andrewrichardsuk 3 місяці тому

    Who are... Spock, Amen & Watermelon? 👀

  • @marcustaing
    @marcustaing Рік тому +2

    no disrespect, but Serban Ghenea? 184 #1 singles and albums, including 51 Billboard Hot 100 #1s, 19 Grammy Awards and 1032 plat records. I absolutely love Phil, but Serban's my goat

  • @UncleBenjs
    @UncleBenjs Рік тому +2

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    @Herfinnur Рік тому +1

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    @jacquithurgood1682 Рік тому +2

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  • @MichalMikulskiMM
    @MichalMikulskiMM Рік тому +1

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    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому +1

      Can you win twice in one year? Are you having a lucky streak? We’ll find out on Sunday!!

    • @MichalMikulskiMM
      @MichalMikulskiMM Рік тому +1

      @@PresentDayProduction You won’t believe it but I also won an Antelope mic at the GearFest! Haha! We will see on Sunday what the future brings…

  • @oldskoolfunkandsoul1
    @oldskoolfunkandsoul1 Рік тому +1

    Now everybody trying to do the rick beato interview thing?..british version??

  • @Studio22mix
    @Studio22mix 11 місяців тому

    Almost got 3/4 through this amazing interview but had to quit because I couldn’t stand the so many terrible long housewife orientated commercials 😢

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  10 місяців тому

      Oh that REALLY is annoying isn’t it? Although I would question why you’re getting housewife oriented commercials 🤣 Mid-roll ads disabled, so you may continue watching ad free!

  • @jensj.jensen5462
    @jensj.jensen5462 Рік тому +1

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  • @PadreAG
    @PadreAG Рік тому +1

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  • @istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398

    1:28:54 I read the hell outta that book back in 2011. As thick as that book was and with small text, I think I read through it pretty fast. Time to get that Pop music book, that mixing sections sounds very interesting.

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому

      I’ve read the first one four times front to back now, and still regularly keep dipping in and out of various sections. It’s like the gift that keeps on giving! The second one follows on chronologically in a lot of aspects, but is packed with technical info and some enlightening interview content, and really delves deep into the ‘manufacturing’ aspect of some of the bands. An equally incredible read, and you can get a signed copy directly from Phil, of course. Thanks for watching the interview! ❤️

  • @gridlocker2099
    @gridlocker2099 Рік тому +1

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  • @AcousticWisdom
    @AcousticWisdom Рік тому +1

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  • @FromTheHipp
    @FromTheHipp Рік тому

    the hitmaker? lol....i have a tremendous amount of respect for mixing engineers. but the actual hitmakers are the producers and writers.

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому

      Oh he’s far more than just a mix engineer! But, as he says in the interview, the actual hit makers are the team. Not just the producers or the writers. It took Mike and Matt’s musical skills, Phil and Ian’s engineering skills, and Pete Waterman’s ruthless promotional skills to find the artists and make it work. And when one moved on it quickly fell to pieces.

    • @FromTheHipp
      @FromTheHipp Рік тому

      @@PresentDayProduction i mean it takes a team to put together records. we agree there. But Glen Ballard is Glen ballard, independent of the engineer in the room.

    • @mirkomarkovic3438
      @mirkomarkovic3438 Рік тому

      ​@@FromTheHippthe mixing engineer is responsible for the emotional impact a record has (even subconsciously). Also he's responsible for translation on a big range of different sound systems. So i would say he definitley plays a role in what becomes a hit.

    • @FromTheHipp
      @FromTheHipp Рік тому

      @@mirkomarkovic3438 we'll disagree.

    • @Juan_lauda
      @Juan_lauda Рік тому

      A turd is a turd no matter how highly polished, but that only matters to some people.
      I worked with Pete at a later incarnation of PWL.
      He was the first person to admit that a lot of what they put out he thought was a waste of electricity.
      “Sel- no place for artistic integrity here” he would say chomping on his big cigar.
      Loved Pete. Legend.

  • @brownmoney27
    @brownmoney27 Рік тому

    Might have done a lot, but that doesn't make him good. All the music he works on is characterless chuff. Not having a go at him, someone needs to do that stuff, it's just lots of people would rather never listen to it.

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому

      And 150 million people would choose to listen to just 8 years worth of it… and BUY it?! I suggest you read his first book and find out just how ground breaking and embracing of new technology his 80s work was…

  • @peterbrandt7911
    @peterbrandt7911 Рік тому +1

    Very entertaining and informative. Who would have thought, that living through the Stock, Aitken and Waterman era would ever have a benefit, even if much later.

    • @PresentDayProduction
      @PresentDayProduction  Рік тому +1

      It may have been cheesy pop at the time, but looking back now there were same damn good songs in there! And great artists too!

    • @peterbrandt7911
      @peterbrandt7911 Рік тому

      @@PresentDayProduction I'm not judging, but S.A.W., Farian, Cretu and others were the most disliked people in the music industry, where I come from.
      As it was mentioned in the video, these people and countless others later, made music a product and this never went away.
      Still something I don't like, but this is simply my opinion, nothing more.
      P.S. He's still a great guy!

    • @eightiesmusic1984
      @eightiesmusic1984 Рік тому

      @@PresentDayProduction No such thing as cheesy pop.

  • @voiceovervandeen
    @voiceovervandeen Рік тому +1

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  • @CheapoCardCompany
    @CheapoCardCompany Рік тому +2

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