My Forever Studio: Ellie Dixon is banned from Currys

Ellie Dixon is a self-producing artist who, despite amassing millions of streams, continues to make her sample-heavy songs in her bedroom. In this episode, find out how lockdown fuelled Ellie’s TikTok success, hear how her song ‘Swing’ became a demo track in Logic Pro 11, and be challenged to raid your kitchen for samples. Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface. https://audient.com/ https://audient.com/products/audio-in... https://musictech.com/ https://tyxstudios.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro and production origins 05:09 Learning to produce at home and school 14:10 Overcoming stage fright 18:16 Learning to simplify 20:39 Skilling up in lockdown 23:59 Learning (and breaking on) TikTok 31:04 The location and bedroom studio vibe 36:16 Sampling imperfection 43:37 Specific lighting requests 45:07 The three free items 47:47 Item #1: a maligned instrument 50:47 Item #2: a modern mic 56:07 Item #3: a heavy relic 59:49 Item #4: a characterful plugin for alt pop 1:02:16 Honourable plugin mentions 1:05:02 Making the Logic Pro 11 demo song 1:09:58 Item #5: An extra vintage sampler 1:13:36 Item #6: Comfort monitoring 1:17:09 The rundown 1:19:00 The luxury item: some studio magic 1:22:24 What’s next for Ellie Dixon? STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD) https://acoustica.com/products/mixcraft https://uk.akg.com/condenser-micropho... https://www.boss.info/global/products... Paint - After Ever After 2    • After Ever After 2 - DISNEY PARODY   Ellie Dixon - Space Out!    • Space Out! - Ellie Dixon (Official Music V...   https://focusrite.com/products/claret... https://kalabrand.com/collections/arc... https://www.lewitt-audio.com/micropho... https://www.lewitt-audio.com/micropho... https://www.behringer.com/product.htm... https://www.fendercustomshop.com/seri... https://www.soundtoys.com/product/dev... https://aberrantdsp.com/plugins/lofi-... https://teenage.engineering/products/...   / willowkayne     / fun_with_the_cow_effect_op1   https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en...