{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F6ad711a1-c41b-48f1-b8b9-a3473c053d7d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Steve Chadie: Working With Willie Nelson","description":"Steve Chadie, a 25+ year veteran of the recording industry, began his career as an intern at Willie Nelson's Pedernales recording studio in 1995, quickly working his way up to Assistant Engineer for Larry Greenhill.\n \nHe stayed on at Pedernales until the doors closed commercially in 2012. He still records Willie Nelson at the facility, however, including vocals and guitar on \u201cLast Man Standing\u201d, \u201cMy Way\u201d (for which he received a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album), \u201cGod\u2019s Problem Child\u201d, \u201cWillie Nelson and The Boys\u201d, and \u201cSummertime -Willie Nelson sings Gershwin\u201d. \n \nMost recently, Steve co-produced \u201cThe Willie Nelson Family\u201d, a collection of songs done with his band in March 2019 and with his immediate family at the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020.\n \nOther credits with Willie include tracking engineer on \"Heroes\u201d, \"Let's Face The Music And Dance\u201d, \u201cDjango And Jimmie\u201d (Willie's collaboration with Merle Haggard in 2015) and mixing on \"December Day\", a collection of work he recorded with Willie and his sister Bobbie in between touring on impromptu sessions that date as far back as 2004. \n \nSteve has been awarded a double platinum record for Los Lonely Boys \"Heaven\" and was nominated for a Grammy for the song \"Heaven\", as well. He has recorded and/or mixed five Los Lonely Boys records since their debut release. \n \nOther accolades include a triple platinum record for work done on Sublime's \"Sublime\" and a platinum record for work on Hillary Duff's self titled recording \"Hillary Duff\". In addition, he has been awarded a gold record for work done on Kenny Wayne Shepherd's \"Live On\" CD. \n \nIN THIS EPISODE, YOU\u2019LL LEARN ABOUT:\n \n- Working with Willie Nelson\n- Being reliable\n- How to get artists to keep hiring you\n- Why you should always be \u201crolling\u201d when in the studio\n- Riding vocals as you record them\n- Recording brushes on a drum kit\n- How to record acoustic guitars\n- Mono vs stereo recording techniques on guitars: When and where to use them\n- Steve\u2019s technique for creating wide-sounding acoustic guitars\n- Experimenting in the studio without slowing down a session\n \nTo learn more about Steve Chadie, visit: https://stevechadie.com/\n \nTo learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/\n \nDownload your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/\n \nGet your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset \u2013 The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/\n \nJoin the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community\n \nTo make sure that you don\u2019t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.\n \nHave your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com\n \nThanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b7c37057-014b-46f3-ae2f-b60dd2725b8c/podcast-logo-yellow-4mucm3.png"}