Venus Theory Interview: The Present and Future of Music Production

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @supervixenxiii
    @supervixenxiii 2 месяца назад +4

    I like him, he’s realistic and doesn’t feed people fluff

  • @dodgingrain3695
    @dodgingrain3695 Год назад +57

    I think Venus Theory's videos are great and insightful and honest. I hope he doesn't change. Its difficult to find meaningful information on youtube that isn't just pointless clickbait.

    • @ricardojmestre
      @ricardojmestre Год назад +1

      For a musician, they are priceless. Gives me do much to think about. ❤

  • @jasonflaherty8364
    @jasonflaherty8364 Год назад +22

    Seeing that there was an interview with Cameron pretty much stopped me in my tracks. My plans for the evening changed. Look, there are those of us that feel the pain of perceiving the world around us. Cameron, time and time again, always proves he's one of us. Thank you for such a god interview. @SonicScoop You're now on my radar.

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +3

      Thanks for stopping by Jason, glad to have you listening.
      -Justin

  • @rvlvngdrs
    @rvlvngdrs Год назад +8

    Venus Theory is like a music producer's social worker/philosopher/instructor. I have learned much from him and am extremely grateful.

  • @samueljubalmusic
    @samueljubalmusic Год назад +22

    So many solid gold nuggets throughout. You guys are just touching on things that are so relevant and important in this day and age of Music Production. Blown away with the amount of wisdom thats coming through your experience. Loving this! God Bless both of you💪🏽

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +2

      Thank you Samuel! So glad to have you listening.
      -Justin

  • @ClintMoody
    @ClintMoody Год назад +10

    Two of my favorite channels overlapping! I love this

  • @KevinFinkelmeier
    @KevinFinkelmeier Год назад +3

    Everyone musician should watch this video. Great content. Thank you.

  • @krazywabbit
    @krazywabbit Год назад +2

    “I miss the video where you taught kick drums”
    That’s what a search bar is for.
    The message I love is the creative needs to do what they are interested in. Not the audience. There are 8 billion heads. Someone will vibe.

  • @kimblez
    @kimblez 11 месяцев назад +1

    Venus Theory's 'Eeyore honesty' is awesome

  • @amaxlevin
    @amaxlevin Год назад +6

    The Sugarcubes! Tour '89 blew my mind! Her energy and vision gifted generations of music makers and lovers❤

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +4

      Yes! Not enough people have even ever heard that name.
      -Justin

  • @DavidMKyalo-it1ok
    @DavidMKyalo-it1ok Год назад +2

    I love the channel because of the long format videos. You give depth to a concept, its philosophy and history. Short videos quickly become noise & junk. Thank you sir! Watching from Kenya 🇰🇪

  • @siebelips2063
    @siebelips2063 8 дней назад

    I loved this sooo much and it's also a great representation of the world we live in. I myself discovered a few years ago that most of us live a life that others want us to live and we do things that others want us to do. for example in the interview when Cameron told about his old videos about how to make kicks or people rambling about producing "wrong". When I discovered this myself and when people in general come to this insight they can see that they have the option to choose the way their life goes and yes it's hard because everyone around you tries to bring you back in the world in which you're just a follower but it's the people who get out of that pattern that make changes in the world and I think that's what he ment with BEING an artist if that's your mindset than you don't care about what others say anymore and you do it for you and you will find a crowd and those will be the best fans you can imagine also, since I chose to not follow the normal expected pattern anymore (getting with the latest fashion, buying the newest iphone, constantly post on social media, study than get a job you don't like for thirty to forty years and finaly die,...) I am so much more happy if I do things I don't think ow no what do the others think. If i want to wear comfy clothes with some holes in them for the day I can just do it without thinking. The people who see me will think i'm poor, I follow my dreams so I don't get to a day to day schedule with a boring job and just enough to pay for rent and basic stuff but so I can have a future in which I setup organizations for charities, bussinesses made for people to have fun etc. I know it's a long message but I just want to share this and if you read this think about it: are you still stuck as a follower if yes think about your inner child. what were/are you're dreams, are there things you always wanted to do because in this day and age with enough hard work you can accomplish it. I have gone trough a lot to have this mindset at the age of just 23 but it was worth it for the result. Live a life you will remember!!! :)

  • @saysthetedd
    @saysthetedd Год назад +6

    Absolutely loved this conversation guys. Watched from start to end

  • @vijayslager
    @vijayslager 9 месяцев назад

    So real and honest guys! Thank you!

  • @djo6198
    @djo6198 Месяц назад

    Dear Sonic scoop guy, like my mom would say, when you talk, make the end closer to the beginning. There are many times when Venus guy comes in in the middle of your sentence… this is how long, at most, your direction should be. Next time you watch a great interviewer, re-pay attention to how little they talk and ramp to a question. The fact that you have a channel and have people like this is awesome. Great work. Respect. Now, with one more whack of the horse, onto greater work. Talk less, listen more, throw in just a few words to bridge the guest into the next thing so that we get what we want… to listen to your guest. That’s why we’re here. I know this is not easy to do, respect. I also know that honest critique, received as such, is one of the most potent catalysts for improvement. Keep up the good work.

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Месяц назад

      Meh. I used to listen more and interview more. But these days I have conversations with guests instead. It's just a different format.
      I just no longer bring people on just to share their view, but to have a conversation together. It's more interesting to me that way.
      I aim for about 50/50 with the guest these days.
      You may prefer others who do conventional interviews instead. That's fine. They can do them. I'll do me :-)

  • @RodrigoPereira-hu2nx
    @RodrigoPereira-hu2nx Год назад +4

    Two of my favourite voices on YT together, awesome 🙌🏼

  • @KirtanFi
    @KirtanFi Год назад +8

    2 of my fav youtubers...20mins in and loving it! Thanks both for this discussion 🙏🏽💛

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +3

      Awesome! So glad you are digging it.
      -Justin

  • @practice_Chinese_yoga
    @practice_Chinese_yoga Год назад +1

    Love this conversation, how natural, how real, and interesting insights are pouring out. I like what Cameron does, I'm a fan too.

  • @philbartlett6918
    @philbartlett6918 Год назад +4

    Cameron has the best voice on RUclips. Justin is a legend. Thanks guys. 👏👏👏

  • @brachlandmusic
    @brachlandmusic Год назад

    This guy is one of the best reasons I stuck with making music and now released my first EP and will continue making so. His videos helped me so much understand myself as musician better and how to approach this kind of craft. Also he's such a relatable guy. His videos always feel like talking to a good friend who truely understands what you're going through.

  • @OriginalRaveParty
    @OriginalRaveParty Год назад +6

    Cameron is one of the most thoughtful people in the RUclips music education scene. It's awesome to hear a long form conversation with him like this. Thank you 👍

  • @Imperceptible_parachute
    @Imperceptible_parachute Год назад

    Great discussion. Thanks!

  • @redbigapplefloppa302
    @redbigapplefloppa302 Год назад +1

    Wow that was a crossover i never knew i needed. Very insightful video!

  • @voreshbo7031
    @voreshbo7031 Год назад

    Absolutely subbed, saw Cameron and had to watch and so happy i did, Cameron and Ben are the Daddys!❤

    • @voreshbo7031
      @voreshbo7031 Год назад

      Ps thank you so much for a fantastic interview and good content. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @mattwright9596
    @mattwright9596 Год назад +2

    This conversation made me think of Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon. A fantastic book for anyone early in their creative journey (and equally relevant to folks at any stage ofbthe journey).

  • @UncleBenjs
    @UncleBenjs Год назад +8

    This was super dope

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +4

      You’re super dope Benj :-)
      -Justin

  • @adrimathlener8008
    @adrimathlener8008 Год назад +2

    What Camerons says about the industry wants you to buy the latest gear, and the musician thinks he needs that otherwise he can't make the music he has in his head.
    It's like I need to have this camera, lens, filter or I can't make the photograph.
    Well my dad told me that it doesn't matter at all what camera you have, just go out there and make pictures.
    You need to train your eye to see things and make the pictures YOU like.
    From that day on I took pictures and don't care what others think of it. Sure thru taking pictures I found out what works in a picture for me and what doesn't.

  • @PeterJaquesMusic
    @PeterJaquesMusic Год назад +2

    You guys are my two favorite RUclips channels, excited to watch this!

  • @Turtlpwr
    @Turtlpwr Год назад

    So glad you had Venus Theory on he’s such a gem. Love his content and this platform needs more people like him.

  • @Taylor370z
    @Taylor370z Год назад +2

    Man this was an awesome discussion. He's so good at articulating his thoughts in a way I could relate to so I learned a lot from this.
    I also appreciate how blunt he is on the state of music production and marketing on RUclips. It truly is predatory and everything else he said was true as well.

    • @kptamc
      @kptamc Год назад

      But aren't music stores and influencers on RUclips part of the problem?

  • @dodzidenudzakuma
    @dodzidenudzakuma Год назад +10

    Bjork’s Medulla album.❤
    Would start someone on Post or Homogenic. It’s all good though.
    I can’t count how many of her tracks that I listened to and though they were “trash” that I came back to listen on repeat. So replayable.

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +5

      Yes, you got it! Medulla. Thanks for the great comment. I liked Bjork from the beginning, but there are definitely artists I have had that relationship with. Tom Waits and Boards of Canada both come to mind where I just couldn't get into it at first, and then some day it clicked. Very relatable!
      -Justin

    • @ricardojmestre
      @ricardojmestre Год назад +1

      That's my favorite album from her. And she's a genius.

  • @TannerByTheSea
    @TannerByTheSea Год назад +1

    Yes, Cameron is a “Beast” at this RUclips Vida ~ U got it tho Jut 👍🏼

  • @amado7760
    @amado7760 Год назад +1

    great interview, thanks :)

  • @ricardojmestre
    @ricardojmestre Год назад

    "the main thing about being an artist is go do and do your own thing" - ❤

  • @AudioReplica2023
    @AudioReplica2023 Год назад

    About time Venus got his interview with others very known music channels. I kinda knew was coming sooner or later because in comparison with other channels here he goes thru other things that are not directly music making related but rather more into "personal approaches and struggles in music business" if that makes any sense. 5 - 7years ago Recording Revolution (When Graham was directly involved) they touched a tiny bit of that area but then kinda forgot about it ...? But when I stared watching Venus again he was really digging into all that and thats what made me stay subscribed to this day. Dont got me wrong , plugin reviews and all that is exciting and interesting but when you go thru what makes you struggle to make music and it doesnt have anything to do with plugins or studio hardware ....thats to me even more valuable lesson than anything and Venus Theory has opened my eyes a lot of times on that area.

  • @Studio22mix
    @Studio22mix Год назад +1

    Great podcast thanks 👍🏼

  • @scottsimons295
    @scottsimons295 Год назад

    Hey Justin, so be it, or, amen. Thank you for this interview. It was extremely insightful and I love Cameron‘s work as well. Or at least his channel. Lol. I’m gonna go to work now. Not gonna worry about gear anymore. To that degree. Lol. I love this man. Back to work bro. :-)

  • @Alex.Scotti
    @Alex.Scotti Год назад +2

    thanks for that brilliant talk of you guys. !!

  • @WhizPill
    @WhizPill Год назад

    Thank you for doing the talent and wisdom of this great mind Justice.

  • @SubdamageOfficial
    @SubdamageOfficial Год назад +1

    great podcast, learned a lot. Thank you!

  • @philbartlett6918
    @philbartlett6918 Год назад +1

    This was a great interview. It touched on many things that impact us as musicians, producers and human beings. We all go through the same things in life. Loved this!!!!! 👍👍

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад

      So awesome to hear Phil! Glad to have you listening.
      Very best,
      Justin

    • @philbartlett6918
      @philbartlett6918 Год назад

      @@SonicScoop 👏👏👏

  • @MistyMusicStudio
    @MistyMusicStudio Год назад +1

    Thanks so much for this interview! Both you and Cam are so articulate, well spoken, and have so much insight to share on this topic.
    The idea that there is no one solution because everyone is different and everyone’s path is different really hits. I’ve never known any artist to get the results they want by copying someone else. Studying perhaps, but not straight copying 🤔 Dookie and a Bjork are great examples of authentic creativity!
    Anywho thanks again, this is awesome 😁🙏

  • @ItsWesSmithYo
    @ItsWesSmithYo Год назад

    The Joy of making music, and probably most anything, falls apart the minute you try to correlate it with with fame, money or anything else in exchange. Everything negative discussed here is driven business, not making music. Good luck all. You do you baby. Hugs 😎🖤🍭🙌

  • @richardrockcomposer
    @richardrockcomposer Год назад +2

    Thanks guys, love both of your channels!

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад

      Awesome to hear Richard, thanks for tuning in
      -Justin

  • @kubadogoory8288
    @kubadogoory8288 Год назад

    Thank you for all what you do 🙏

  • @user.xpired
    @user.xpired Год назад

    Thanks VT, you just inspiring me to do music the way I can.

  • @Black_swan_fly
    @Black_swan_fly Год назад +1

    great video guys!! very informative

  • @Robert_Babicz
    @Robert_Babicz Год назад

    more of these interesting talks please :-) i am a pro since 30 years and its a endless fight but I still love music way to much

    • @joeysaturday3420
      @joeysaturday3420 Год назад

      Then you should know that RUclips Musicians, RUclips Tutorials and Shills
      Both these 2 having this conversation are Salesmen
      Shills
      Salesmen
      Giving Bad Production Advice
      VST Software Salesmen are Cancer.

  • @witoldskiba4668
    @witoldskiba4668 Год назад

    Awesome stuff . I need to try it or even contribute to tis project . My weapon of choice in sound design is hydrasynth paired with eventide H90 and hologram microcosm . It’s hard to describe this combo you need to experience it

  • @samchoate1719
    @samchoate1719 Год назад

    This is fucking awesome, I’m so glad I clicked

  • @HieronymusLudo
    @HieronymusLudo Год назад

    I've used RUclips a lot for all kinds of music production tips and tricks. Thing is, without TRYING THEM YOURSELF, they are meaningless. No weight should be given to any clickbait comments / titiles that surround those video's. It's, indeed, all up to you as an artist what works for YOU, what sounds good to YOU. All the rest is just noise...

  • @johanwk
    @johanwk Год назад

    Great song. I'd love to hear it with a symphony orchestra.

  • @danielpirone8028
    @danielpirone8028 Год назад

    Great video - really enjoy his work and process and attitude. And integrity- dropping work with the anti-trans spit fire Chris H.
    A solid inspiration!

  • @ItsWesSmithYo
    @ItsWesSmithYo Год назад

    Venus Theory channel mix is for sure worth a sub 😎🖤🍭 cool talk

  • @LoserDub
    @LoserDub Год назад

    i was unsure about venus theory, until i saw that pixel watch

  • @AbstraktMusicLab
    @AbstraktMusicLab Год назад

    Why is putting reverb directly on tracks wrong?

  • @carlos-ni4hn
    @carlos-ni4hn Год назад

    Hello Justin It is already known if the sponsor can finally make it possible for the engineer Jason to be this 2023 in the mix con

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +1

      Still working on it 🤞
      No guarantees for him, but I'm trying (just wrote an email about it today) and we have a great lineup regardless.
      Very best,
      Justin

    • @carlos-ni4hn
      @carlos-ni4hn Год назад

      @@SonicScoop yes sir justin 🔥🔥

  • @citizenworld8094
    @citizenworld8094 Год назад

    A lot of the problems is that many people in "music" have great passion, some talent and a determination to succeed. It's not enough. You've got to be brilliant and exceptional and RUclips doesn't pay, clients pay.

  • @RudalPL
    @RudalPL Год назад

    I'm only 20 minutes in but I want to chime in about the Bjork thing.
    I like Bjork, especially her early albums and yes, she does not care at all, just does her thing, but... She has done an album like Debut and she has done some songs/music for films to help her kickstart the whole thing. She did have a career with Sugarcubes before her solo career.
    The point I'm trying to make here is that she might be at the stage where she doesn't care but she did follow the trends and did some "commercial" stuff to get to the point where she can do whatever she want and not care about everything else.
    I've found out about Venus Theory from Cubase videos. And I do like his non music videos a lot. I am an old fart that grew up on Thrash and Death Metal music so I'm not that big on electronic stuff but I do love to listen to his thoughts and ideas. If not the Cubase videos I wouldn't even know about Cameron's existence.
    So I think it is a fair point that if you want to do what you want to do then you have to accept the low popularity or you have to do some commercial work to let people know you exist so you can eventually do your own thing and not care anymore.

  • @ItsWesSmithYo
    @ItsWesSmithYo 11 месяцев назад

    @23:28 homie went carnage (now Gordo) 😂 I recall the fiasco being that what he was showing wasn’t actually what was being done for his tracks….IE, misleading). Also using some cracked plugins, lol. But yeah, to the point, if it’s what is actually being done, no one can say it’s not right, etc…

  • @secretarchivesofthevatican
    @secretarchivesofthevatican Год назад +1

    You need jiu jitsu, Cameron! Fact.

  • @AppAxis
    @AppAxis Год назад +1

    ❤️ would you consider doing a video on SATURATION on the Sample/Track vs SATURATION on the mix bus 🚌?
    Especially considering that EVERYONE listens on mobile phones 📱 and small speakers 🔊? #Harmonics #SmallSpeakers #Saturation

  • @Hoptronics
    @Hoptronics 9 месяцев назад

    I will say, on Metallica's And Justice for All album I noticed some nasty bass, phase type cancellations on One.

  • @Brutuscomedy
    @Brutuscomedy Год назад

    reminds me of Mac Powell

  • @akramelmansouri6752
    @akramelmansouri6752 6 месяцев назад

    it physically hurts now to not see timestamps, maybe it's just my ADHD

  • @principedegales7092
    @principedegales7092 6 месяцев назад

    the guy that make the music of half life

  • @mcmentalmusicmakers3219
    @mcmentalmusicmakers3219 Год назад

    Agree

  • @snookaisahtheotengahrepres5681

    so true. been trough all that. if i can condense anything down about all the years i spend learning, i think it it is"Less is more" i allways went extra complex to be not sloppy just to understand that i did many wrong things and did not the one, easy thing i should. even saying " as long as it sounds good" isnt save bc 12tone music sounds terrible but it is beautiful to the mind. if i can have a second statement it would be" if you have fun you are doing it wrong" but i think that roots more in human factors than musical, the fun comes bvack if you go way beyond perfect, but till you make it look easy, it should be hard.(but i am doing competition not music, so i am kindy coming from the opposite )

  • @ericauclair5086
    @ericauclair5086 Год назад

    I really think it"s all procrastination. All of it is to stay away from the vulnerability and the fear of failing. if you really try.

  • @danieloberhoff1
    @danieloberhoff1 Год назад

    yesyesyes :)

  • @Rustik1722
    @Rustik1722 Год назад

    I know longer leave comments on RUclips comments. So many of this space is people simping for channels or mob mentality. Actual comments or criticisms aren’t welcome for a particular of channels. This channel is a great channel however.

  • @Obscurity202
    @Obscurity202 6 месяцев назад

    Tldr?

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  6 месяцев назад

      Wouldn’t that be TLDL in this case?
      -Justin

    • @Obscurity202
      @Obscurity202 6 месяцев назад

      @@SonicScoop something like that. Anyway I love Mr Veenie Weenie he makes great art

  • @isajoha9962
    @isajoha9962 Год назад

    Yeah, the trap of focusing mostly on production, instead of on the art. Is kind of why don't you become a music tech instead of an artist. Hard to ever get any artistic flow with that approach, it becomes more mechanical using pre defined patterns of thinking with focus on self judgement with all the producers in the whole worlds weight on your shoulders. Kind of like using 4 hours on the snare sound instead of making use of the outburst of your musical DNA. 🤓

    • @isajoha9962
      @isajoha9962 Год назад

      I mean you need to balance production and artistry to get the best workflow to create your musical goals, from the "studio" viewpoint.

    • @isajoha9962
      @isajoha9962 Год назад

      Never forget the entertainment value of the RUclips videos. Even if the messages might not be 100% in a video, it can balance up the whole experience. 😊 Actually the same for music, if production is less cool, the entertainment experience might tilt the total experience of encountering it.

  • @elevan2760
    @elevan2760 Год назад

    I think what Carneage demonstrated with his video is that he doesn't make his own tunes...

    • @SonicScoop
      @SonicScoop  Год назад +1

      Who is Carneage, and what video are you referring to?
      -Justin

  • @redstrat1234
    @redstrat1234 Год назад +1

    Really - does EVERY sentence have to have a 'like' 'like', every 'like' 3 'like' seconds ? - jesus christ. Entertaining informative video completely fucked up by people still channelling their inner 'like' 12 year old. Still, I managed 18 minutes before calling time on this. At least it warns me I'll get the same on their channels so, that's a time saver.

    • @miggyshiggy
      @miggyshiggy Год назад +2

      People like you are strange lol

  • @mariusle3385
    @mariusle3385 Год назад +2

    I mean are u making music or are u making youtube, musicians just make music instead of talking about making music. But then the question is what do we want to make, like he said its 2 different things
    Why do we make youtube videos, what psychological effect does it have what needs do you get from the response of million peoples, how is it connected to the needs/brain. Does it strength self worth etc. Is this a problem of the actual technology state and that our brain is linked to technology, should we use less technology, are we addicted etc. Dopamin release etc.
    Do we have to much time thinking about this stuff instead of actual doing things, are we overwhelmed by all this input we get nowadays..

  • @JH-bf6qy
    @JH-bf6qy Год назад

    If you can't do, teach...