Production
12 to 12
sombr
Song : 12 to 12
Duration:1h46 Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese
Description
Discover a new-school approach to record-making, where fans pick the artist's repertoire, and songs are recorded and released faster than ever. Recently nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, sombr heads into the studio with co-producer Tony Berg and mixer Shawn Everett for a look at the making of his ultra-viral hit single ‘12 to 12’.
sombr walks through an early, unreleased version of the song, isolating the chords, melodies, and equipment that inspired it. Together with Tony Berg, he explores how the track evolved in the studio, using a combination of modern and vintage tools to create the ‘sombr’ sound. Tony underlines the important role that traditional studios can play in today’s music landscape, expanding on his takeover of the historic Sound City Studios, as well as the importance of new production tools and social platforms.
Shawn Everett joins in remotely from his own studio in LA, where he breaks down the unconventional mixing process for the song. Learn how he is using AI-powered tools to enhance his creativity in the studio and watch him deconstruct his signature techniques for tonal balance, transient enhancement, and mix bus processing.
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07 minSong overview, songwriting, demo, workflow
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05 minVocals, recording
Neumann TLM 103 -
12 minDAWs, drums, vocals, session musicians, recording chains, gear
Neumann U48, Neve 1079, Urei 1176LN, Neumann TLM 103, Universal Audio Apollo Twin, RCA 44A, Sony C48, AKG C24, Shure SM58, Empirical Labs EL-8 Distressor, AKG D19, Beyerdynamic Opus 65, Lauten Audio Tom Mic, Shure SM57, Teletronix LA-2A -
06 minBass, guitars, keyboards
Tonecraft 363 Tube DI, Telefunken V72, Telefunken V76, Ridge Farm Gas Cooker, Yamaha CP80 -
06 minPiano, guitar, harmony, chords, amplifiers
Coles 4038, Kay Guitar Amplifier -
08 minLead vocals, backing vocals
Valhalla VintageVerb, Logic Pro Channel EQ, Logic Pro Compressor -
05 minMix preparation, engineers, collaboration
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10 minCareer journey, relationships, studios, workflow, inspiration, routines
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13 minMixing, collaboration, referencing, critical listening, aesthetics, AI tools, stem separation
Moises -
09 minMixing, drums, stems, EQ matching, transients,
Fabfilter Pro-Q3 -
09 minMixing, bass, guitar,
Shure Level Loc, PSP VintageWarmer -
08 minMixing, master bus, dynamics, compression, limiting, saturation
UAD Studer A800, Waves Q10 EQ, PSP Vintage Warmer, Waves LinMB, UAD Precision Multiband, Sonnox Oxford Limiter, Waves L3 Ultramaximizer, PSP VintageWarmer2 -
02 min
Five-Day Seminar in Paris
Join producer and A&R veteran Tony Berg for a five-day production seminar in Paris from November 23 to 27, 2026.
Tony produced Phoebe Bridgers' Stranger in the Alps and Punisher, records that defined a generation of American songwriting and earned four Grammy nominations. At Rue Boyer Studios, he will work through his process from song and arrangement to casting, tracking, and performance, and show how a record takes shape, decision by decision.
In addition to his work with Phoebe Bridgers, Tony has produced for boygenius, Fiona Apple, Andrew Bird, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, Edie Brickell, the Replacements, Sarah McLachlan, Molly Tuttle, and sombr.
Over four decades he has moved between the studio and the label side, signing Beck, At the Drive-In, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as an A&R executive at Geffen, and mentoring a generation of producers and engineers including Shawn Everett, Blake Mills, and Ethan Gruska. He works today out of Sound City Studios in Van Nuys.
This is not a session about a single sound or genre. Over five days, Tony will focus on production as judgment: serving the song, choosing the right players and instruments, creating a room where performances happen, and knowing which take is the one. Designed for working producers, engineers, and artist-producers across all genres, the seminar shows how those decisions carry into any studio and any budget.
About Tony Berg
"Tony Berg is an American record producer, musician, and A&R executive based in Los Angeles. Born in 1954, he began his career as a musical director at the Mark Taper Forum and later as a guitarist for the American debut of The Rocky Horror Show. He began producing records in the 1980s from his home studio, Zeitgeist, where he gained a reputation for his work with Michael Penn, Aimee Mann, Edie Brickell, the Replacements, and Andrew Bird. In the 1990s he worked as an A&R executive at Geffen Records,...
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07 min
Song overview, songwriting, demo, workflow
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05 min
Vocals, recording
Neumann TLM 103 -
12 min
DAWs, drums, vocals, session musicians, recording chains, gear
Neumann U48, Neve 1079, Urei 1176LN, Neumann TLM 103, Universal Audio Apollo Twin, RCA 44A, Sony C48, AKG C24, Shure SM58, Empirical Labs EL-8 Distressor, AKG D19, Beyerdynamic Opus 65, Lauten Audio Tom Mic, Shure SM57, Teletronix LA-2A -
06 min
Bass, guitars, keyboards
Tonecraft 363 Tube DI, Telefunken V72, Telefunken V76, Ridge Farm Gas Cooker, Yamaha CP80 -
06 min
Piano, guitar, harmony, chords, amplifiers
Coles 4038, Kay Guitar Amplifier -
08 min
Lead vocals, backing vocals
Valhalla VintageVerb, Logic Pro Channel EQ, Logic Pro Compressor -
05 min
Mix preparation, engineers, collaboration
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10 min
Career journey, relationships, studios, workflow, inspiration, routines
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13 min
Mixing, collaboration, referencing, critical listening, aesthetics, AI tools, stem separation
Moises -
09 min
Mixing, drums, stems, EQ matching, transients,
Fabfilter Pro-Q3 -
09 min
Mixing, bass, guitar,
Shure Level Loc, PSP VintageWarmer -
08 min
Mixing, master bus, dynamics, compression, limiting, saturation
UAD Studer A800, Waves Q10 EQ, PSP Vintage Warmer, Waves LinMB, UAD Precision Multiband, Sonnox Oxford Limiter, Waves L3 Ultramaximizer, PSP VintageWarmer2 -
02 min