Interview: Nashville Engineer & Mixer Ryan Hewitt (The Lumineers, Vance Joy)

Ryan Hewitt’s career began in New York and saw him assisting Michael Brauer and Phil Ramone. However, it was in LA that he made his name, gaining engineering credits with Rick Rubin and earning a Grammy for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Stadium Arcadium. Now, working largely as a mix engineer, Ryan works out of House of Blues in Nashville with clients including The Lumineers, Third Eye Blind and Vance Joy.

We discuss his mixing approach, preparation for a session, his favourite hardware and plug-ins, and his advice for getting ahead in the music industry.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Working In Nashville - Live Tracking & Using Session Musicians
04:42 - Working In A Great Studio And Using Different Approaches
06:10 - How To Start A Studio Recording Session
07:22 - Ryan's Suitcase - Audio Tools & Effects Pedals
08:49 - Organising A Studio And Being Prepared
10:44 - Analogue Hardware Inserts In The Studio
13:40 - Digital Signal Processing And Favourite Plug-ins
15:54 - Mixing Strategy And Automation
18:37 - How To Be Successful In The Music Business
25:56 - Outro

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MUSIC CREDITS

'So Close (Instrumental)'
Written by Butterfly Boucher, Lindsay Jamieson and David Mead
Performed by Elle Macho
Published by BGGB Music / Da Wei Phonetic. Administered by BMI.
Used with permission.
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'Swim The River’
Written by Christian Lopez & Jordan Lawhead
Performed by Christian Lopez, Jerry Roe, Tony Lucido, Rob McNelley, Mike Rojas, Stuart Duncan & Marshall Altman
© 2017 Tunes of R and T Direct (SESAC) / Christian E Lopez Music (SESAC);
Administered by Razor & Tie Music Publishing c/o The Bicycle Music Company.
Used by permission. All rights reserved. / Origami Star (ASCAP)
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'Ophelia'
Written by Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites
Performed by The Lumineers
© 2016 The Lumineers.
Published by The Lumineers (BMI). Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing
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