“Finding your sound is a bit of both playing around with it and hoping it comes across naturally, as well as keeping an eye out for it.” —Said The Sky
In this episode, I sit down with the extremely talented producer Said the Sky. We talk about a range of topics, including his workflow, why he left Berklee School of Music, the struggles of going full-time, and how to approach bigger artists.
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Connect with Said The Sky:
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- Berklee School of Music
- Omega (Chris Cox)
- Illenium
- Roland SPD-SX
- Owl City
- Flume
- Seven Lions
- Jon Bellion
Show notes:
- Trevor’s Backstory (2:41)
- Why he left Berklee School Of Music (6:22)
- Working odd jobs while growing his career (7:17)
- Making the move to full-time (9:07)
- The struggles of making music full-time (10:48)
- Honing in on a sound (14:06)
- Networking and finding a mentor (17:16)
- Meeting and collaborating with Illenium (18:28)
- Creating his live setup (20:57)
- Meeting Seven Lions and collaborating years later(26:17)
- How Said the Sky starts each track (31:16)
- Using parallel compression to make loud masters (34:04)
- Using music theory to make cleaner supersaws (37:09)
- Why producers overcomplicate things (38:11)
- Tips on writing great melodies (40:01)
- The challenge of writing for producers and not producers (42:47)
- Said the Sky’s music influences (44:47)
- Three pieces of advice from Said the Sky (48:44)
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