Production
End of the World
Miley Cyrus
Song : End of the World
Duration:1h41 Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese
Description
Test the boundaries of pop music with Shawn Everett, Jonathan Rado, and Ian Gold. The three studio mavericks revisit their work on Miley Cyrus’s genre-bending single, ‘End of the World.’ Discover their maximalist approach to record-making and learn how they drew inspiration from fashion, film, and rave culture.
In this series, Jonathan and Shawn walk through the development of the song from early demo to final production. They discuss the complexities of the recording process, sharing insights into tracking a live band, recording on tape, and building unique effect chains using guitar amps and analog hardware. Detailed notes from engineer Ian Gold offer an additional layer of technical insight, as he details the precise recording chains used by the studio team.
Shawn also deconstructs his multidisciplinary approach to mixing and mastering, examining how these roles intersect with his creative process. Learn more about his experimental mix bus and mastering techniques, as well as his approach to building seamless song transitions that carry the listener through the entire album.
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13 minMeeting the artist, inspiration, creative process, song demo
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12 minRecording studio, musicians, live tracking, tape layback, drums
AKG D12, Neumann FET47, Shure SM57, AKG 451, AKG C414, Beyerdynamic M201, Neumann KM84 -
06 minDrums, tape mechanics, reamping, effects
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10 minDrums, bass, tempo mapping, quantization, groove
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14 minBass, guitars, synths, keyboards, vocals, arrangement, creative effects, processing
EMS Synthi AKS, Neumann U47, Telefunken ELA M 251E, Neumann U67, Neve 1081, Universal Audio 1176LN, Sony C-800G -
14 minProduction, arrangement, structure, transitions, guitars, vocals, room mics, automation
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10 minReferencing, critical listening, mix bus, headroom, transients, latency
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08 minMix bus, routing, gain staging
UAD Ampex ATR-102, UAD SSL Compressor, PSP VintageWarmer, Oxford Inflator, Waves L3 Ultramaximizer, Fabfilter Pro-Q3 -
08 minMastering, sonics, critical listening, workflow, advice
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02 min
About Shawn Everett
Shawn Everett is a Canadian engineer and producer who has won multiple Grammy and Juno awards for his work with Alabama Shakes, Kacey Musgraves, The War on Drugs, and others. After graduating high school, Everett was accepted as a Work-Study participant in the Audio program in Music & Sound at The Banff Centre, Alberta. He took the opportunity to immerse himself in unconventional audio practices over the following four years, experimenting in the campus studios and working on sonic installations. Everett...
About Jonathan Rado
Jonathan Rado is an American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with Miley Cyrus, The Killers, Weyes Blood, Father John Misty, and others. Raised in Westlake Village, California, Rado co-founded the indie rock duo Foxygen with classmate Sam France in 2005. The pair's home-recorded albums, including We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic and Hang, earned them a devoted following. He has also released three solo albums: Law and Order, Born to Run, and...
About Ian Gold
Ian Gold is an engineer, mixer, and producer known for his work with Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Bon Iver, and Tyler Childers. Gold works closely with Shawn Everett, and served as mixing assistant on Black Pumas' Chronicles of a Diamond, which Everett mixed. On Miley Cyrus's Something Beautiful, Gold engineered and assisted on the mix of the entire album. His role also extended into production and writing: he co-produced "Every Girl You've Ever Loved", co-wrote "Reborn", and contributed programming, keyboards,...
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13 min
Meeting the artist, inspiration, creative process, song demo
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12 min
Recording studio, musicians, live tracking, tape layback, drums
AKG D12, Neumann FET47, Shure SM57, AKG 451, AKG C414, Beyerdynamic M201, Neumann KM84 -
06 min
Drums, tape mechanics, reamping, effects
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10 min
Drums, bass, tempo mapping, quantization, groove
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14 min
Bass, guitars, synths, keyboards, vocals, arrangement, creative effects, processing
EMS Synthi AKS, Neumann U47, Telefunken ELA M 251E, Neumann U67, Neve 1081, Universal Audio 1176LN, Sony C-800G -
14 min
Production, arrangement, structure, transitions, guitars, vocals, room mics, automation
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10 min
Referencing, critical listening, mix bus, headroom, transients, latency
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08 min
Mix bus, routing, gain staging
UAD Ampex ATR-102, UAD SSL Compressor, PSP VintageWarmer, Oxford Inflator, Waves L3 Ultramaximizer, Fabfilter Pro-Q3 -
08 min
Mastering, sonics, critical listening, workflow, advice
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02 min