Production
Runaway, All of the Lights
Kanye West
Song : Runaway, All of the Lights
Duration:1h26 Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese
Description
Fifteen years after the release of Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, two key contributors reveal the production and mixing secrets behind the album. Watch Jeff Bhasker and Anthony Kilhoffer resurrect the multitracks for ‘All Of The Lights’ and ‘Runaway’, offering a one-in-a-lifetime look at the record that defined modern hip-hop.
Kilhoffer kicks off this 10-part series with a breakdown of the album’s multi-platinum single, ‘Runaway’. He breaks down Ye’s approach to vocals, sampling, and sound design, as well as the powerful mixing techniques he used to tie it all together. Dig deep into his Auto-Tune and distortion presets and learn how they shaped the album’s distinctive sonic signature.
Jeff Bhasker steps in to unpack the musical and compositional aspects of Kanye’s creative process. Watch him rebuild the symphonic arrangement for ‘All Of The Lights’, with a special focus on the song’s legendary vocal features. Jeff shares the lessons he learned during his tenure as Ye’s musical director, exploring how collaboration as a tool to break through creative boundaries.
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06 minProject overview, arrangement, sampling, piano, drums,
MPC, SSL 9000, Korg Triton,
Waves REQ -
04 min808, bass, piano, bells, vocal chops
Korg Triton, Moog Voyager, SSL 9000J -
06 minStrings, cello, vocal solo, sound design, distortion, amp simulation
Avid Pultec EQP-1A, Avid Reverb One, Auto-Tune Hybrid, Dyn3 Expander/Gate, Avid SansAmp PSA-1, Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 -
07 minLead vocal, tracking, tuning, processing, effects
Kanye West,
Auto-Tune Pro, Waves C1 Gate, Avid SansAmp PSA-1, McDSP Filter Bank E606 EQ, Avid ff d2 6-band, Avid D-Verb, Avid Space, Soundtoys Echoboy,
Telefunken ELA M 251, Neve 1073, Tube-Tech CL-1B, Sony C-800G, -
07 minBackground vocals, effects, reverb, delay, imaging
Avid Space, Avid Reverb One, Waves Doubler2, Avid Mod Delay III, Soundtoys Echoboy, Waves RDeEssser, Waves SSL EQ, Waves RVox, Avid ReVibe II, Waves H-Comp, Avid EQ3 7-Band, Waves DeEsser, McDSP Filter Bank E606 EQ,
Tony Williams, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie -
10 minMix bus, limiting, equalization, vocals, instrumental, mastering, philosophy
Pusha T,
Avid EQ3 7-Band, Massey L2007, Waves REQ, Waves RComp -
10 minProfessional journey, early career, synthesizers, songwriting, orchestration, drums, bass, horns
Antares Auto-Tune,
Roland JV80, Roland Juno 106, Moog Minimoog Voyager -
12 minVocals, harmonies, piano, collaboration, production workflow
Tony Williams, Ryan Leslie, Elton John, Rihanna, Anthony Kilhoffer -
06 minChallenges, artistic journey, vocal hooks, lyrics, philosophy
The-Dream, Kid Cudi, Fergie, Rihanna, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Elly Jackson, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Elton John -
11 minGenre blending, complexity, minimalism, artistic journey, editing, refinement
Woodkid -
02 min
About Jeff Bhasker
Jeff Bhasker is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He was awarded the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2016 and nominated in 2013. Bhasker was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and raised in Socorro, New Mexico. He played in the jazz band at Socorro High School, where he graduated in 1993, and then studied jazz piano and arranging at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. His RIAA multi-platinum selling records include Kanye...
About Anthony Kilhoffer
4x Grammy Winning Producer, songwriter and Mixer/ Engineer Anthony Kilhoffer is a key developer of music's current landscape. Born and raised in Chicago, Kilhoffer's career took off when he linked up with Kanye West to work on "The College Dropout," a Grammy Award-winning album and staple within hip-hop history. This collaboration was the first of many between Kilhoffer and West, as Anthony went on to aid in the creation of "Late Registration," "Graduation," "808s & Heartbreak," "My Beautiful Dark...
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06 min
Project overview, arrangement, sampling, piano, drums,
MPC, SSL 9000, Korg Triton,
Waves REQ -
04 min
808, bass, piano, bells, vocal chops
Korg Triton, Moog Voyager, SSL 9000J -
06 min
Strings, cello, vocal solo, sound design, distortion, amp simulation
Avid Pultec EQP-1A, Avid Reverb One, Auto-Tune Hybrid, Dyn3 Expander/Gate, Avid SansAmp PSA-1, Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 -
07 min
Lead vocal, tracking, tuning, processing, effects
Kanye West,
Auto-Tune Pro, Waves C1 Gate, Avid SansAmp PSA-1, McDSP Filter Bank E606 EQ, Avid ff d2 6-band, Avid D-Verb, Avid Space, Soundtoys Echoboy,
Telefunken ELA M 251, Neve 1073, Tube-Tech CL-1B, Sony C-800G, -
07 min
Background vocals, effects, reverb, delay, imaging
Avid Space, Avid Reverb One, Waves Doubler2, Avid Mod Delay III, Soundtoys Echoboy, Waves RDeEssser, Waves SSL EQ, Waves RVox, Avid ReVibe II, Waves H-Comp, Avid EQ3 7-Band, Waves DeEsser, McDSP Filter Bank E606 EQ,
Tony Williams, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie -
10 min
Mix bus, limiting, equalization, vocals, instrumental, mastering, philosophy
Pusha T,
Avid EQ3 7-Band, Massey L2007, Waves REQ, Waves RComp -
10 min
Professional journey, early career, synthesizers, songwriting, orchestration, drums, bass, horns
Antares Auto-Tune,
Roland JV80, Roland Juno 106, Moog Minimoog Voyager -
12 min
Vocals, harmonies, piano, collaboration, production workflow
Tony Williams, Ryan Leslie, Elton John, Rihanna, Anthony Kilhoffer -
06 min
Challenges, artistic journey, vocal hooks, lyrics, philosophy
The-Dream, Kid Cudi, Fergie, Rihanna, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Elly Jackson, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Elton John -
11 min
Genre blending, complexity, minimalism, artistic journey, editing, refinement
Woodkid -
02 min