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Compositional Worlds
of
The
Michael Whalen
2022 Live Concert at
EMEAPP in Philadelphia
How does that idea fit within
your own playing?
People always ask me why I don't play
on more of other people's stuff. The reason
is that people will call and say, " Hey,
do you wanna play on this? " And I'm
like, " What do you want? Do you want
Michael Whalen, or do you want someone
who plays the piano? If you want a
pianist, I can think of 30 other people who
play the piano better than I do. But if you
want me to be me, I'm the guy. "
I think it's very important to be in a situation
where the people working together
have mutual respect for each other and
what they bring to the table musically.
You also need to let yourself be willing
to be shocked and surprised by whatever
this person will bring to your project-
something that is over and above whatever
you think you are going to get.
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I think it's interesting how you
conceptually balance your roles of
composer, player and producer,
even within a single project.
I've worked with many great people in
the studio and watched many great producers.
The best producers always create
an environment for people to do their best
performances as an authentic expression
of themselves, not as something that reflects
on the producer but on the artist.
Then, as an artist and composer, going
back to something like Our April Tigers,
even though it's my record, it's five players
with a composer mindset who made
the record possible. As the artist, when I
hear it, it's not 100% me with some session
players. It's not five people who each
gave 20% to the record. There is one hundred
percent of me on this record, along
with four other really amazing people,
and there is one hundred percent of each
of them on this record, too.
While that album was done entirely remotely,
I'm seriously considering making
another record like that in 2026, but this
time with the five of us in a room together
-ECM Style.
I can't wait to hear that! Let's
talk gear. What DAW do you
compose and record in?
I am a Logic guy. For a long time, especially
in the pre-DAW era, I was a Synclavier
guy, but eventually, after the company
folded, there just weren't enough spare
parts to keep them running.
In the early 2000s, I switched to Pro Tools
as a sequencer, which was...I did that for
a little while, and I could not get out of that
fast enough. Then, when I was teaching at
the City College of New York, the school
was using Logic (pre-Apple). So I played

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Focal Lensys Professional Headphones
Plugin Outlet: Toontrack EZmix 3
The Compositional Worlds of Michael Whalen
IK Multimedia ARC Studio
Plugin Outlet: KIT Plugins BB F66/67 Compressor
Studio 101— Audio Repair
Arturia AudioFuse X8 IN & X8 OUT
Plugin Outlet: Black Rooster Audio OmniTec-436C & VTC-2
Lauten Audio Rim Mount
Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby Creating a Vibe
Shure SM4 Home Studio Microphone
Readers’ Tracks
Plugin Outlet: Imaginando BAM
PhantomFocus Master Engineer Series eChair™ - Raven Chrome
On-Stage SMS7500, MS7550 & MY230
RECORDING Field Notes Everything but the Gear
MCAudioLab LUNA
Barefoot Sound Footprint03
Plugin Outlet: Strymon Echo Plugin Bundle
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RECORDING November 2024 - Arturia AudioFuse X8 IN & X8 OUT
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RECORDING November 2024 - Plugin Outlet: Black Rooster Audio OmniTec-436C & VTC-2
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RECORDING November 2024 - Lauten Audio Rim Mount
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RECORDING November 2024 - Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby Creating a Vibe
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RECORDING November 2024 - Shure SM4 Home Studio Microphone
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RECORDING November 2024 - Readers’ Tracks
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RECORDING November 2024 - Plugin Outlet: Imaginando BAM
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RECORDING November 2024 - PhantomFocus Master Engineer Series eChair™ - Raven Chrome
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RECORDING November 2024 - On-Stage SMS7500, MS7550 & MY230
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RECORDING November 2024 - RECORDING Field Notes Everything but the Gear
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RECORDING November 2024 - MCAudioLab LUNA
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RECORDING November 2024 - Barefoot Sound Footprint03
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RECORDING November 2024 - Plugin Outlet: Strymon Echo Plugin Bundle
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