Tony Hoffer is most known for his colorful, gritty productions and mixes that pop out of the speakers. His work over the years spans across alternative, electronic, rock, pop and indie.
Hoffer spent his early years in Miami making music on 2 cassette decks and a reel-to-reel machine. As a teenager, he moved to Los Angeles and went ‘hi-tech’ upgrading to a Tascam 4-track cassette deck falling in love with music and the art of production.
Tony started off playing guitar in ‘post-punk’ bands and fell in love with sampling his favorite post-punk records (Cure, Chameleons, Bauhaus) into his own songs and productions. His big break was co-producing Beck’s double Grammy nominated album ‘Midnite Vultures’ which was a hybrid of intricate sampling and live playing. That initially led to him to working with Air, Phoenix and Supergrass. Some additional credits include: M83, The Kooks, Belle & Sebastian, Silversun Pickups, The Fratellis, Depeche Mode, Fitz & The Tantrums, Blondie, Metric, Chromeo, Dirty Heads, The Snuts, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Ziggy Marley.
Tony’s productions and mixes have been nominated and/or won 7 Grammy’s (US), 4 Juno’s (Canada), 2 Aria’s (Australia) and the Mercury Prize (UK).
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
- Working with Beck
- Working fast and being a minimalist
- Running organic sounds through synths
- Giving tracks character & grit
- Recording live off the floor vs. tracking individually
- Using samples in your productions
- Creating hooks
- Separating production time from mixing time
To learn more about Tony Hoffer, visit: http://tonyhoffer.com/
Notable gear mentioned in this episode:
- ARP2600 (Plugin Version): https://sweetwater.sjv.io/JzMmkQ
- Korg MS20: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XYMX45
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