Production

Slow Burn

Kacey Musgraves

Song : Slow Burn

Duration:02 min / 42 min Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese

Description

Explore the colorful world of Kacey Musgraves as we dive into the writing and production of her genre-bending hit single, ‘Slow Burn’. In his debut series, Ian Fitchuk breaks down the creative process behind the song and reveals how to craft innovative musical arrangements using live instrumentation.

Ian begins by revisiting his early years in Nashville, sharing the story of how he first met Kacey and co-producer Daniel Tashian. Together, this small team set out to expand her sound by incorporating influences outside of traditional country and Americana. Ian walks through the instruments and techniques they used in the studio, explaining how they layered live drums, acoustic guitar, and banjo with more adventurous textures like vocoders, synthesizers and orchestral strings.

After wrapping up the recordings in Nashville, the team took the album to Los Angeles to work with Grammy award-winning mixer Shawn Everett. Ian opens up about this collaboration and the impact Shawn’s approach had on the record’s sound. Finally, Ian reflects on the album’s impact on his life, career, and the music industry as a whole. He discusses the growing influence of country music on the world stage and shares valuable insight on how to establish a sustainable and successful career in music.

About Ian Fitchuk

Ian Fitchuk is a Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He is a beloved figure in the Nashville music scene, known as much for his skill as his warm, open-minded, and infinitely likable personality. Ian moved to Nashville in 2000 to study jazz piano at Belmont University but was quickly recruited by a local jam band to go out on the road. The opportunity to see the country and get paid playing music was all the encouragement Ian needed. A subsequent studio...

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