Black Hole Sun: Inside the Song with Michael Beinhorn - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2019
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I sat down with the wonderful Michael Beinhorn to talk about his involvement with perhaps thee most iconic rock song of the ’90s. Everything from the drum sounds, guitar sounds, vocals, and songwriting is unbelievable! The track, of course, is “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden, which Michael produced and engineered.
Throughout his career, Michael has worked with artists like Herbie Hancock, The Violent Femmes, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soul Asylum, Hole, Ozzy Osbourne, Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson, Social Distortion, Korn, Golden Palominos, and Mew.
The albums he’s been involved with have a combined worldwide sales of more than 45 million! He is also one of a select few producers to have two albums debut in Billboard’s Top Ten in the same week: Marilyn Manson’s Mechanical Animals (#1) and Hole’s Celebrity Skin (#9). This achievement earned him a 1998 GRAMMY nomination for Producer of the Year.
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I would’ve never imagined in a million years to hear how one of the most memorable and iconic songs in music history was composed, recorded and produced. This is bloody marvellous content.
TREMENDOUS!!!
Thanks ever so much Joshua!! You Rock!!
wesley wild thanks ever so much!
Alexander Stemkowski thank you so much!!
Yes! Exactly. I dropped everything and paid attention and enjoyed every idea they discussed. Crazy Chris broke 5 microphones with his voice during the recording of this song.
It’s cool to see the original producer of this song still get so excited 30 years later!
Yes! Indeed
5 years later, I'm here to say Thank You for this!! Loved every second of this interview!
Thanks ever so much
This is the first proper celebration of Soundgarden since Chris' death. What better way of understanding the man than pulling apart his compositional side and the whole ocean of sound wrapped around him being the band - and now a fifth member in my eyes - Michael.
Thanks a million times Warren!
Wow!! That means so much MusicMusicMusic!!
Couldn't agree more MusicMusicMusic!!
Jason Voorhees 0-100 real quick
Chris says on another youtube video that he wrote the whole song in his head while driving home one night. He recorded some of it into a tape recorder before going to bed, and the rest is history. So it was this guy who unleashed that song into his head :) A very inspiring story. Thanks for all this free culture, Produce Like A Pro. Our brains are growing through our hearts
@@JockJaimeRadfordBromley beautiful!
That whole talk about Tension and Release in songwriting and how Chris wrote the song was absolutely fucking brilliant.
I agree. It’s so interesting to have an expert explain something I’ve always felt listening to this song but never realized and even if I did, wouldn’t have been able to explain it.
How genius was Soundgarden to come up with music like this
Agreed!! Incredible now i know why i was always a sucker for this
Hi Friends, I recently had a chance to sit down with the amazingly talented Michael Beinhorn and all I have to say is that it was a rather exciting chat! We talked about his involvement with perhaps THE most iconic rock song of the ’90s. Everything from the drum sounds, guitar sounds, vocals, and songwriting is unbelievable! The track, of course, is "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden, which Michael produced and engineered. Having the chance to meet with Michael and break down one of the most recognised rock songs ever made was nothing short of incredible.
Thanks @Meep! Yes, I'm a huge fan of Michael's!
Awesome video! I love this series anyways, but this is one of my favorite songs with one of my favorite sounds. Thank you so much for making this possible!
And again a lesson in how good the source tones are before the mix... tracking is and will always be the most important stage of any mix. Again: Thank you!
Hi@@chrismonaut thanks ever so much my friend!! Yes, Michael did us a fantastic job in sharing this amazing information with us!
will you invite Owen Morris? @@Producelikeapro
thank you warren, this is great!! there's some soundgarden isos around but hearing it from michael is just so much better!!! and of course you ask all the right questions! any chance of getting in touch with brendan o'brien for an 'inside the song' of some of his work?
"I'm not used to someone presenting me with a song where I listen to it, I don't want to pay attention to anything else and when I'm done with it, I feel different than I felt when I started, I almost feel refreshed AND I wanna go back and hear it again."
This.
Jeff Buckley’s Grace also makes me feel this way 😍🎶👌🏻
I wish I had multi-track versions of my whole Audio library.
As a bass player I really enjoyed hearing the isolated bass. As I was listening, I was thinking that it was odd that I never noticed how the bass line just kept sinking lower and lower without resolving. Then it hit me, duh, the song has black hole in the title. This was a tremendous gift. Thank you Warren and Michael!
Wonderful! I loved it as well! Thanks ever so much my friend!
Funny how similar it is to the bassline from Portishead - Half Day Closing
And thank you Ben
I keep discovering I'm not done crying over the loss of Chris Cornell. Absolutely amazing.
washthesandout I hear you 100%!
This makes his passing real to me now. What a terrible loss.
washthesandout
Oh yes me too! I hear his voice or see his face it hurts all over again. I have never been so deeply hurt over any person I did not even know. It is sort of like I am also missing what he’d be writing and singing today. I was around for Jimi, Janis, Jim but Chris and Layne Stanley were just such a loss.
Its amazing how much you remember while recording. The details come back to you.
This is great - Awesome work
None of us ever will be.
Never thought this would be possible, but this song gets even bigger, when you deconstruct it.
JoyBoy thanks ever so much for sharing that! I agree! True masterpiece!!
After Michael mentioned Chris going after the sounds of The Beatles and Cream, it's so apparent the influence Jack Bruce has had on his singing style. I absolutely love hearing about artists influences and making those ties, so thank you for sharing that Michael!
I’m a huge fan of Jack Bruce! I listen to Out Of The Storm ALL the time!! Masterpiece
Saw them on this tour.
Kim Thayil does not get recognized enough.
I was surprised to hear only "individual recording " tracks. But once it was mixed? Wow!
There are good Producers, and great Producers. This man is in the latter category.
Soundgarden was the diamond.
He cut and polished them to brilliance.
True, though I believe Kim only played the solos on Superunknown, Chris did all the rhythm guitars.
90’s was a great age of drumming,Cameron,Grohl,Chamberlin,so many more,the singers also,iconic and the guitarists had great tones,90’s alternative scene was tremendous,great songwriting.
90's were a golden age of music...specifically 1991 to 1996
Another great drummer from that scene was Sean Kinney in Alice In Chains. If he got enough space to hit the snare on the upbeat, and it would sound cool, he would do it
@@andrewpearson1903 Forgot about Kinney,Perkins from Janes Addiction,another one.
Love hearing talented humble people, and this is two of them in the same room.
Thanks ever so much my friend!! You Rock!
DO THE WHOLE ALBUM!
That would be my fucking dream
Oh, yes. We are all only now realising the genius of Kim Thayil. Avoidance of cliche, fantastic attack and articulation, mind-bending scales... The solo on Spoonman is a thrill ride!
And this was a "HIT", oh how times have changed.
nfijef i think it would still be a hit today. There's just not many songwriters around that are this good these days. Also the video for the track is one of the best music videos ever.
yeah, the times fucking suck now.
@@beyondthegong Still plenty of amazing music being made and released. You don't find it on the commercial radio, my dude ;)
@@tuathadedannan4486 That's absolute bullshit! There are just as many, if not more talented songwriters around today. You just need to look outside the trashy top 40 chart hits circle. Also, there is no "best" in music. It's subjective.
@@tuathadedannan4486 what planet are you on? theres 0 chance of this being a commercial hit in todays environment
23:49 - "they're along with the ride for you, it's not like you have to create the ride for them" is 1000% the reason why producers exist. The extra brain in the room, with enough musical knowledge to drive a musician in a direction. Like Sir George Martin with the Beatles. Excellent video!!!
I can barely remember what I did last week, knowing nothing about production this guy's memory seems absolutely amazing.
How many of these have you got coming up? They're absolutely brilliant. Thank you!
Aw shucks! I'm asking Producers and Engineers who did these tracks to share their knowledge with us!
Thanks ever so much@SW627!
One of the best series on RUclips I’ve ever seen. 🤘🏻
Yeah, makes it in a special way comprehensible, what might be happening when great talent teams up with top-notch engineering and production. This series is absolutely inspiring.
@@doctorjoyboylove I come at the process of making music from the other end, as I'm a recording artist. It's really enjoyable watching engineers and producers talking about the process of making music, and getting the results they get. Each video is giving a great insight into how records are made. Can't wait for more!
It took me a while to get into rock music, growing up in a family that listened to soul, hip hop, r&b, and jazz primarily. I was just starting to discover how much I like rock music when I played the first rockband game, and thus I heard this song for the first time I could remember. I was blown away by the composition of this song, that "tension" existing throughout the entire track, how powerful the vocal is, everything about it really.
I aspire to be a producer/engineer myself. To be able to watch this interview with the man who produced one of my favorite rock songs, hear the individual elements, learn the genius that went into recording and mixing this masterpiece, is exactly what I needed to see today! I loved this! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this for us! I look forward to seeing more!
If you like this song, the tension, the composition, check out some Alice in Chains! They're from the same era and town.
@@GrindstoneMusic Them Bones is another favorite of mine. Love Alice in Chains!
@@JReaLBiz86 Great song. I love their heavy stuff like Dirt and Facelift. But where they really shine to me is their acoustic stuff. Check out Jar of Flies and Unplugged if you haven't already!
Check out the band Green River.
Blew out 5 mics, epic.
The vocal work on this album is a clinic for making a great rock album. The number of different ways Chris used his voice is amazing, and I think this album was by far his best vocal performance.
Don't forget about Cornell's solo album, Euphoria Morning. That has amazing songwriting and vocal performances, which I argue can rival SuperUnknown.
Temple of the Dog had some fantastic performances as well.
It was so cool to hear Michael talk about leaving Chris alone to cut his own vocal tracks... We do the same with our singer, Todd... Just leave him alone with his mic and notebooks! 👊
$15,000 in vocal mics to spill the soul.... No one sings like you anymore... thank you Awesome 👏 interview, I learned a lot.
Nohl Takahashi yes, what a truly amazing singer!!
This has to be one of the most enjoyable interviews I've ever listened to. The decision to leave the room and let Chris record his own vocals because he felt that that would yield the best result epitomises the role of Producer. Great decision-making all around. Thanks for this.
Hearing michael talk about composition was very inspiring. You can tell this guy is passionate about music to a level that a regular person will never understand
-- agreed 100%! Very inspired
:-D "regular person"
-- Couldn’t agree more. I could listen to him talk about music all day.
My primary states watching this were 1) sheer awe & child-like fascination and 2) broken-hearted sobbing.
Mind Blown. One of my favorite rock songs/albums of all time.
Thanks ever so much!! Yes and yes! Agreed 100% my friend!!
This is quickly becoming my favourite music show on RUclips.
Great work! Keep it up!
Thanks ever so much Dan!!
This song takes me straight back to my adolescence in Australia, I was either 14 or 15 when I first heard this on the radio and for a teenager the melancholia really stood out amongst the usual pop and rock of that era, it was definitely a unique song with that watery 60s sounding guitar. This song was the emo sequel to Here Comes the Sun from the Beatles.
These videos are amazing. Its so awesome hearing all the tiny details in these songs which you might not be conscious of, but they completely impact the way you hear the song. I love how excited Beinhorn is to talk about the artistic merit of these songs and seeing his enthusiasm when recalling all the nerdy technical specifics of recording the music. Absolutely fantastic content.
Great vid! As an owner of the Fender Vibratone 'Leslie,' I can tell you that it comes with a pigtail (crossover) that separates the frequencies; hi/lo goes back to the amp, while the mids go to the leslie speaker. That's why the mids are so sweet when recording it. Also--the speaker is actually stationary; there is a Styrofoam bit that spins, and it only has one opening, which creates that Doppler effect. The cab has openings on the sides/top for miking in stereo...SRV did it the same way for 'Cold Shot.' This tune is haunting, and you did it justice...fantastic!
That was enlightening. Thank you. I was already wondering how a speaker can rotate endlessly when it is likely that it is wired ;-). Same with a Leslie. It is never the speaker that rotates, but some horn or styrofoam...
My favorite part was hearing how Chris broke 5 U87’s. Amazing video.... Cheers Warren!
5 x $2k mics......
Incredible vocal performance by The Man... RIP!
Thank you for a great interview, filled with insight👍
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.... I HAVE TEARS OF JOY! thank you
In tears, incredibly special. Picked up my first guitar because of that song, never thought I would hear the elements that way, let alone by the man who put it together. Thankyou!
One of the best videos I have ever watched on RUclips since it's existence.. Thanks!
I had goosebumps 3 or 4 times during this!! Soundgarden and this song in particular is the soundtrack of my formative years! Thanks so, so much for doing this. So inspirational
This is pure gold. Amazing details from something already amazing by itself. Please do more of these song dissection analysis. The bleed on some tracks makes me shiver.
This song is a classic and is so interesting to learn about the process of creation! It's so cool to hear all the details isolated! Thanks!
98 percent of what is discussed here is completely foreign to me, but to hear professionals discuss their craft is fascinating. And it's an amazing song. I'm bringing on your videos!
Thanks ever so much
@@Producelikeapro Oops. Binging.
I could watch these all day, week, month, and year. Thanks, Warren!
Utterly joyous! Thank you so very much for this.
This is an amazing insight, Warren. Thanks to you and Michael for taking the time to do it.
best thing in music is rawness and damn Michael Beinhorn gets that
One of my favourite sounding records. Thanks a bunch.
So inspiring to hear the back story to an iconic song. Thank you! Please keep these "inside the song" features coming!
Everything about this is amazing. And what a superb guest to have in Mr Beinhorn. Amazing. Again, I say: AMAZING!
This is amazing, thank you Warren and thank you Michael for doing this. So cool to hear the inside scoop on one of the most iconic albums/songs of the 90s. I was lucky to get to chat w Michael for a bit at NAMM, years ago. What a gracious guy. I'm inspired by this video! Cheers!
Every one of these I’m probably going to watch a dozen times, when all is said and done. Wonderful.
These episodes have taken the channel to a whole new level. Thank you Warren!
I love how big Warren’s smile is! I would be the same way. Very cool!
This was priceless on so many levels I'm not sure I deserve how rich and revealing this about someone I respect so much. Thanks a million
I've watched this entire video before, and I'm watching it again now after BHS came on on the radio just now. I love it, thanks for making this.
Warren & Michael Beinhorn; thank you so much for sharing!
I’ve probably watched this video half a dozen times already. This is such an epic in depth look at a truly great song. Michael’s passion for the recording process is unmistakable and it’s so interesting to hear a detailed account along with some of his very distinct philosophies on music and recording.
The thing that blows me away about this song is that all the main instrumentation sounds HUGE. The drums, bass, and guitars soloed are enormous and with the vocals it’s amazing that nothing gets overshadowed in the mix which is due in large part to the arrangement.
Thank you Warren, these insights into the recording process of handpicked songs are fascinating to me, keep up the great work!
Only just discovered this channel, great stuff. Superunknown was the soundtrack to my 20's and introduced me to Soundgarden.
Chris was one of those rare talents that elevated rock beyond what 99% of other artists could do.
I keep coming back to this video. Everything about the process and especially how Chris worked is really great, but the way he talks about that demo is so inspiring that I get choked up every time.
This song is insane, thank you so much. Sure I'm not the only one being emotional watching it.
This song ... I remember when I first heard it ... instantly iconic, deep and fascinating ... amazing performances and the melodics? Truly inspired and to hear that he didn't know if it would sound like a Soundgarden song … the mentorship and support of the producer and the trust and creativity he showed to the band was incredible.
Still can't believe he's gone... He was such a brilliant human being. Feels like just yesterday I was a mere 6 feet from him watching SG at the Paramount in downtown Seattle. RIP Chris. 💔
Yes, what an amazing talent! R.I.P Chris!!
Was that the show that J.P. Patches emceed? I was at that one.
@@jfseal38 Nah, I wish... This was in like 2014-15ish.
Goosebumps, tears, laughs, amazement! I loved this, Warren.. much love !
I absolutely love watching your interviews Warren. Totally inspiring.
One of the top 10 rock songs of all time imho. Amazing to hear the stories that went along with it. Thank you so much guys.
Cornell is one of the best song writers of our generation. This whole album shows us this fact.
This is so great. Please do more with Michael - he's amazing!
Yes! Michael is truly amazing!!
Black Hole Sun is one of my favorite songs ever, this is so cool
What an awesomely engaging conversation from two gentlemen that clearly have passion for and recognition of musical genius! I thoroughly enjoyed this...thank you for sharing!
Perhaps the best video on production Ive seen....what a spectacular song.
Wow! Thank you Dada Drew! That's very kind of you!
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this interview, thank you.
Thanks ever so much!!
Thank you so much Warren for bringing this new series to us! This is as good as it gets. What a wonderful and respectful way of paying tribute to the great artists who made our musical journey so exciting! I remember the very first time I heard that song on the radio, wondering what had just hit me...
This is an unvaluable document. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Absolutely marvelous post. Loving every minute of it. Learning so much. Thank you, Warren.
Jon Montoya thanks ever so much!!
Love using my Dual Rectifier patch. Used to have a JMP back in the day biased to AC/DC sound thru a 4x12 HiWatt. Never thought of blending a Rectifier with a JMP simultaneously for tracking. Fascinating clarity on Black Hole Sun that cannot be separated. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Warren, this and the Al Schmitt interview have got to be my favorite interviews I've ever heard you do! I love Michael's musical analysis of the song. So insightful! So often we tend to focus on the "technical" side of things, but here you are crediting the musicians over and over and enjoying the music for the music sake. So cool!
MIchael's passion when talking about the tension in Chris' composition was sublime. Thank you so much for this.
I really like this video format. I love the intimate views, the background. Awesome!
Thanks ever so much my friend!
As i say...you do a Very,Very good Job😶👍
Absolutely fascinating. I highly recommend Michael's book "Unlocking Creativity"!
Big River Records agreed 100%!
Amazing to hear those wild guitar and vocal parts soloed -- and those drums in the intro. Marvelously done.
I will remember this eternally, thanks for sharing
Loving this! Every song you've done has been amazing!
Thanks ever so much my friend!!
AMAZING! Thank you Michael and Warren!
Darlene Sheffield thanks ever so much!
As always brilliant! Thank you ever so much!
Thank you for this! Soundgarden was an extremely important band in my development as a guitar player. Odd time signatures, open tunings, unorthodox use of chromatics etc. I had no idea Chris struggled in this way with self esteem artistically. You've managed to humanize him in a way I've never heard. The technical lessons on the episode are equally amazing. Instant sub and like, please please continue!
Loved this. Thanks so much ☺ amazing hearing isolates parts so many years later and the process. The Vocals are so good
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it
I was never a huge Soundgarden fan, but that song is and was great. And the "clean" sound is so unique, that even if you dial in something like this, you drop it, because it instantly sounds like "Black hole sun".
Thanks for the reconstruction.
I agree! It's a huge song!! Truly beautiful writing, performance and production!!
I've found that I only like songs in the groups Chris played in that he had done all or most of the writing on. I can tell almost immediately when I hear a Soundgarden song that Chris had very little input into, it doesnt have "it " just the emotional connection that Chris' songs have
This is amazing and magical to listen to. Can't believe how well constructed this song is. Thank you so much Warren for putting this out.
Superunknown is my favorite album from the 90's Seattle scene. This video was incredible to watch. Thank you Warren and Michael for taking the time to sit down and share all of this amazing information about the song, record and the band itself. Truly a gift to hear all of this history.
I've never had a body tingle seeing a notification before!! The production, the band and song on this is so good it brings a tears to my eyes when i hear it. Loving all these interviews.
Thanks ever so much! That's truly wonderful to hear my friend!! I cried too! I remember the day I heard this...wow!! What a song! Chris was the last great singers!
What! I want another hour, at least. Brilliant, mesmerizing.
These videos really makes you appreciate the songs even more when you realize just how much thought and effort went in to produce them.
Every time I look up at our black hole sun this song always plays in my head There has never been a song that speaks to my soul with such deep meaning like this one Chris is a rare gem that I will forever cherish. The production of this song is phenomenal i remember when the album came out its been my favorite still to this day.
Producing: conflict engagement not avoidance! Glad to hear he fought for the sound he wanted. The best album by this group. Clean and hairy.....what a concept. Great interview. Thanks to everyone for this post.
Thanks ever so much Robert!!
Great, great, great. Chris Cornell was an amazing musician and one of the all time greatest rock vocalists. It is such a thrill to hear this song presented in this fashion. Thank you Warren!
WOW!
Thank you both for this in-depth peek into what the recording process was like for this phenomenal song. I enjoyed every second of that discussion. Thank you!
I can't get enough of these videos. Bravo!
This segment is purely outstanding! I love it!
Thanks ever so much my friend!!
As evidenced by these "Inside the Song" episodes it's absolutely essential to delve into these incredible songs retrospectively and to hear the passion, emotion and artistic vision at play in the creation of masterpieces like "Black Hole Sun." We all need to hear and remember the ideological and philosophical approaches of artists like Soundgarden and producers like Michael Beinhorn as they craft the most iconic songs of all time. What was in Chris Cornell's head when he wrote the song? What was the vision in the mind of Michael Beinhorn as he collaborated with the band and captured such artistic genius at work? A collision of preparation, experience, chance and love. The decision to let Chris engineer his own vocal alone is so trusting and full of faith. Honestly, Michael is gifted beyond his musical acumen existing with a level of responsibility and devotion to what could be our most human form of expression. I'm grateful for him. Thanks for doing this, Warren. Rock on!
Probably my favorite interview that I've seen thus far from you Warren and Michael is incredibly candid and insightful, what an incredible track to analyze really
Agree, Michael really is THE man! Every time I hang with him I learn so much!!
Just amazing.
This right here...is why I am grateful for the Internet and RUclips. What a wonderful, inspirational, insightful, emotional and informative look into art that transcends above everything. Thank you so much for these interviews. Please keep going. I absolutely loved this video. Kudos.
A-m-a-z-i-n-g ! Thank you all so much for this!