How Kesha’s iPhone Played a Crucial Part in Making Her New Album, ‘Gag Order’

Kesha’s critically acclaimed new album, Gag Order, was made in a state-of-the-art studio; so, why was her phone the most important piece of equipment? 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest, even.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
For famous artists whup officially made It's super producer Rick
Rubin's music studio, shang Ra Law in Malibu, California, is
the stuff of legend. The creative lab sits on pristine
property overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and countless iconic songs have
been recorded there over the years using its state of
the art gear. But when Kesha and Rick were hold
up there on her new album Gag Orders, she was
surprised to find Rick would often use the voice note

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she'd recorded on her phone rather than the supposedly flawless
takes track there. She tells Rolling Stone, Rick Rubin has
access to the nicest microphones known to mankind, but there's
something about the purity and genuine nature of just recording
something with what you're holding in your hand on the fly,
in the moment. It just captures a magic that's not
always recreatable. And if Rick says it works, it does,
you don't question it. Gag Orders out Now

Speaker 1 (00:44):
That's direct from Hollywood.