Hanging Out With Chops
From studio sessions to breakfast rituals, from label life to life on the road—this is the real story behind the music. Join a Grammy-winning mix engineer as he shares raw experiences from years inside a major record label, unforgettable tour stories, daily routines, and lessons learned in and out of the studio. Whether you're an artist, audio head, or just love a good story, this podcast keeps it honest, soulful, and grounded in the creative grind.
Hanging Out With Chops
Episode 33 - If Machines Make the Music… What Happens to Us?
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I remember the first time I figured out MIDI… I thought I had it all solved.
Not long after that, I walked into a producer’s room and saw 15–20 keyboards lined up against the wall… and nobody playing them. Every sound was being triggered.
That moment stuck with me.
In this episode, I’m thinking out loud about how we got from playing music… to controlling it… to building it piece by piece—and what we might’ve lost along the way.
We can make everything perfect now. Timing, pitch, performance… all of it.
But at what point does perfect stop meaning something?
This one’s a little more reflective… but if you’ve ever felt like music today sounds incredible but something’s missing—you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.
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📡 Music in this episode created using Suno AI and my own twisted imagination.
Appreciate you being here. More chaos and conversation soon.
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