{"id":2769,"date":"2018-10-24T12:10:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T11:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sonarworks.com\/blog\/?p=2769"},"modified":"2023-01-27T09:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T09:27:12","slug":"5-producers-who-made-their-hits-in-their-bedrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonarworks.com\/blog\/studio-stories\/5-producers-who-made-their-hits-in-their-bedrooms","title":{"rendered":"5 Producers Who Made Hits In Their Bedrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 24, 2018 \u2014 <\/strong>The concept of a large-scale commercial recording studio is a bit outdated. Back in the 60\u2019s, 70s and 80s there was this idea that if you moved to a city with a proper music scene and invested your life savings in a luxury facility and enough analog equipment to fill it, eventually people would catch on and you\u2019d get a chance to produce the next Beatles album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, large format studios were built in an era when the music industry was generating enough revenue to sustain them. Artists were making so much money that labels could afford exorbitant hourly fees\u2014everyone got a slice of the pie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, with music sales at a historic low, iconic studios are closing left and right. Within the last five years The Hit Factory, Sound City and Olympic Studios have all closed their doors and been converted into condos or shopping malls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not all doom and gloom, though. With the fall of the recording studio comes the rise of the bedroom producer. As recording technology becomes increasingly affordable and accessible, more and more artists are cancelling their studio sessions to record at home. All you need is a laptop and a little bit of inspiration to create the next big hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bedroom studios don\u2019t literally have to be in your bedroom\u2014they can be in any small, non-commercial space. The idea is to convert a space that you already own or rent into a small, hyper-focused production space with only the essential elements. Not only does this save on real estate and insurance expenses, it also significantly reduces your overhead. Commercial studios have to cater to a wide variety of clients and fill their facilities with the latest and greatest equipment\u2014but bedroom studios can operate almost entirely in-the-box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a commercial studio, time is money. Every hour is a bookable hour, so there\u2019s pressure to get in and get out as quickly as possible. With a bedroom studio you have the freedom to develop your sound without hourly restrictions. Working in an intimate setting also allows you to make a more personal connection to your music. It can be incredibly awkward to try and deliver an emotional vocal performance in a commercial studio with a stranger on the other side of the glass\u2014but recording in a bedroom studio feels right at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the best parts of working in a bedroom studio is you don\u2019t have to invest in expensive studio monitors. Regardless of what you may read on some forums\u2014it\u2019s perfectly fine to mix on professional headphones. Open-back headphones tend to have more linear frequency response curves than their closed-back counterparts and are less fatiguing on the ears, which makes them a great choice for mixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe it or not, great records have been made with next to nothing. There\u2019s an old saying often heard in recording studios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the gear, it\u2019s the ears.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t believe me? Check out these five producers who made hit songs in their bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI had my manager buy me this studio to only record using my iPhone. I\u2019m in this studio with all this equipment just to write this song on my phone\u2026 I didn\u2019t need what I thought I did.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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