[Mix With The Masters] Inside The Track #90 – Lana Del Rey “A&W”

After Lana Del Rey launched three critically acclaimed albums, Grammy Award-winning producer went to Rue Boyer Studios to revisit her newest groundbreaking single “A&W”. This launch was filmed at Rue Boyer Studios the place the album was combined. Jack explores the efficiency and recording strategies that introduced the monitor to life.

A sequence of movies begins with an illustration of the devices on which the mild ambiance of the tune is predicated. He opinions how every factor was carried out and recorded, emphasizing the worth of “taking part in the compression” to create a extra emotional efficiency.

Jack develops these concepts by exploring the usage of dynamics and tuning to create an association that stands out from the gang. Combining these approaches with fashionable expertise, he, together with engineer Laura, was capable of create a world round Lana’s vocals that evokes each classic and fashionable aesthetics.

This stability is totally restored after Jack introduces the tune “Jimmy” into the association. Initially conceived as a totally totally different tune, these two worlds collide to create certainly one of this 12 months’s most enjoyable musical medleys. Jack talks about how the workforce created this musical juxtaposition and exhibits that the daring concepts usually win the largest rewards.