Charlie Deakin-Davies is a record producer, songwriter, musical director, and multi-instrumentalist based out of London, England, UK! In our conversation Charlie and I go deep on the following:

Getting their start and charting from a young age
Being naive and productive vs. experienced with imposter syndrome
Working with Gary Barlow
MDing and touring
Pop songwriting sessions
Major labels signing TikTokkers
Green lights, fast workflow, and virtuous creative cycles
Approach to guitars and bass
Compression vs. Automation
Quantity leads to quality and inevitable successes
Be friendly

And so much more!

You can learn more about Charlie at https://www.charliedeakindavies.com/

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References:

Rookes - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2022/4/10/secret-sonics-140-rookes-breaking-new-ground-in-music
Martin Lumsden - https://martintheproducer.com/
Gary Barlow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Barlow
Fraser T. Smith - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_T._Smith
Mannon Grandjean - https://www.progressionspodcast.com/episode/manon-grandjean
Fred Again - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Again
Devil-Loc - https://www.soundtoys.com/product/devil-loc/
Arcade by Output - https://output.com/products/arcade
TCC (the Trans Creative Collective) - https://linktr.ee/TransCreativeCollective

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-Ben

Packy Lundholm is a music producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based out of Chicago, IL, USA!

You can learn more about Packy here: https://packylundholm.bandcamp.com/

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References
American Soccer LP - https://open.spotify.com/album/5B4I3Vrg16nIODY2vVpf7V
Track Sabbath Vol 1 EP - https://open.spotify.com/album/15LZQYPPYuVBWDRmRJEw5c
Kara Cavanaugh - https://open.spotify.com/album/13Hvcw21uNjTbvCygCTAkb
Rax Trax Studios - https://www.raxtrax.com/
Noam Wallenberg - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/24162261
I Fight Dragons - http://www.ifightdragons.com/
Chiptunes Gameboy - https://www.reddit.com/r/chiptunes/comments/6ij879/how_do_i_get_started_with_making_chiptunes_on_a/
Little Sound DJ - https://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/index.php
Helix Native Guitar Amp Sim- https://line6.com/helix/helixnative.html
Fuzz Factory - https://amzn.to/34yLGFM
Video with the T Bone Guitar - "Don’t Leave a Thing Behind" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biaL9iDuOT8
T Bone Burnett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_Bone_Burnett
Soundtoys FX Bundle - https://www.soundtoys.com/product/
Vulfpeck - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulfpeck
Khruangbin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khruangbin
Jacob Gorenstyn - Dissecting Revolver Episode - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20360155
Mother Hen - Packy's White Album pastiche - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl7gVXYpV-I

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-Ben

Secret Sonics 170 - Charlie Deakin-Davies - Full Speed Ahead

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