MixWithTheMasters Inside the Track #93 Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin [TUTORiAL]

After years of hard work, Lizzo and her team felt that the second album was finally complete. But something kept producers Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin in the studio working on a promising idea for one more single. The bet paid off, leading to the creation of the album's Grammy-winning song, “About Damn Time”.

Part 1
16 min
A&R process, musical conception, writing chords, demo process

Part 2
13 min
Tracking process, live instrumentation, bass, drums

Part 3
24 min
Key changes, additional parts, challenges, vocal production

Part 4
17 min
Finding the chorus, finishing the track, mixing process

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