Hey Warren! This was such a blast, and I had so much fun chatting with you about all sorts of stuff. Especially all the F1 stuff that got cut haha! Thank you so much for having me!
It's not as fun when you're in a bad that works in the exact opposite way. Do I really miss playing in that band? Of course. But I have way more creative freedom now.
Brilliant interview! I am on the same page regarding compromise. I’d rather fail commercially and love what I make than be successful & not like my own music. ❤️🎶🤘🏼🎸
Misha just looks so happy doing what he's doing. He talks so passionately about writing and producing music. And he seems to light up when he talks about his guitars and Horizon Devices pedals. Like, he's having so much fun with it. I wish my job brought me half as much joy.
I like around 1:03:00 when he is talking about 'just write something else' I can't remember who said it, but it was something like "don't record it to remember it and go back, if you can't just remember it yourself the next day, it wasn't any good" Totally on board with that.
Man i was so obsessed with this mans music back in the day. I was a total Bulb ripoff for sure, as were many others as well. The forums overflooded with ”how do you get that Bulb snare sound??” 😁 I remember OMNOM as well 👌 great chat guys
So therapeutical to hear that Misha has the same kind of ”compose it->record it-> practice it” mentality that I’m famillar with. Makes you really go for the music that’s coming from the inside rather than from what you are used to play with your fingers. Thanks for this inspiring video!!
Misha could totally do a podcast about cars, watches, song writing, and guitar and itd be so popular. As niche as that sounds, i think a lot of peeps would dig it.
Thanks Warren and team, i really enjoyed this. Misha is one of the musicians i watch every interview with, his attitude, knowledge, personality and wisdom is very inspirational! Misha dude you are Cool.
Bizzarre... I literally was listening to 'Periphery' earlier today... one of those 'if you like that, you also might like this' moments... luuurve karma!! 🤘😎🤘
That's awesome I write vocal patterns the same way. I make noises while we jam and find arrangements. The band writes the lyrics together but the amount of silibols is layed down to how I play guitar and sing. Saves alot of time and very smart imo. When we go to track vocals stuff kinda falls in place.
Years ago he used to post Periphery tracks and some solo stuff on the Seymour Duncan Users Group forum before they hit it big. It's really cool to see someone from the forum doing so well.
Thank you, Warren and Misha, for letting us listen in on your conversation. Looking forward to the djentrification of Warren's studio! I share Misha's love for Nobuo Uematsu, and in addition to his great work on Final Fantasy VII, I also want to mention Lost Odyssey. For anyone curious, check out the track "Neverending Journey" from the Lost Odyssey soundtrack. It starts out as a Peruvian pan-pipe kind of thing, then it turns into a metal shred-fest halfway through. Sounds bonkers, but it works!
2 Journeymen enjoying each others knowledge, experience and expertise..... glorious. Thanks for a very enjoyable hour with the boys. I love it when geniuses love others geniousness.
If you could get Gary Holt from Slayer and Exodus I would die. He has been in two of the most iconic thrash bands for like 40 years and he's a super cool guy. I'm sure he has an insane amount of knowledge and stories to share.
What an absolute joy that must have been talking with Misha in person. It was an absolute joy to watch your interview. MIsha is hard core impressive!! (You and your team are too, Warren!) Thanks for the video!
Dang!! 'Download' is on my doorstep... maybe soon!! AND Alan Holdsworth... I do have a friend who's actually pretty successful and well known in the biz... Holdsworth is his hero... what a guitarist!!
OK, last comment for the evening... you can tell I had some time to myself for a change! Thank you warren for a splendid interview, and Misha... thank you sir, so interesting and what a nice guy... peace and out! 🤘😎🤘
28:30 That’s why you don’t want to do a whole album of that type of music right away. You’d want to start with one song in an album being totally different. Then the next album has two or three. And then you have the big different album. Or at least something like that unless you have such a massive, or specific, audience that it just doesn’t matter. If you condition your audience you can do a lot. This is like some of the very good early non-hip hop radio stations that played hip hop songs. They’d have a process for introducing those types of songs. It wouldn’t just be “hip hop hour with XX” right out of the gate. They would start playing hip hop songs in the D block and slowly move the songs into more “premier” places and with greater frequency. There were processes that allowed for a substantial amount of creativity within a structure that allowed the audience to get what they want too. I feel like this should be a lot on producers. To help guide the band like this if they want to do more out there/different things
That was a nice listen. It's very interesting to hear their music creation process is very different. Not the typical advice or perspective I've usually seen on the internet, but an approach that feels like what most hobby players like myself experience. Thank you for video.
Speaking of Nobuo Uematsu, checkout one of his band "The Black Mages". They play Final Fantasy music in Progressive Metal (the original composition are already Prog Rock to begin with anyway).
Such incredible insights on this video about songwriting. Valuable advice that I will surely apply to my work as a musician and producer. Great to see Misha here on the channel. He's a beast.
This will sound very self indulgent but i can recognize so many of my own writing ‘quirks’ in misha’s explanation on the writing process. I have felt very strongly about that passion for the crafted sensation rather than the performance in my own music but have gotten quite insecure about it over time as a lot of fellow musician keep hammering on the performance. (Looking at you SMG ;) ) but hearing Misha owning it felt great to hear. Thanks! Also Periphery rules. Cheers
They don't jam because they don't write music, they write math. Seriously though, Periphery was hands down the best show I've ever been too. They're absolutely amazing live
47:03 "10 - 52 in standard" ? The question is not always gauge, it's also scale length. You need 10s on a standard Gibson scale to match the 9s on a Strat scale. And it's not just tuning stability that can be completely ignored with the evertune (althoug there is still intonation issue), the sound of it is also distinctive, especially when you HAVE to put more force in to make it sound. It's just different.
I like that he doesn't care about originality. He just makes music he loves, and originality comes as a byproduct. I feel like a lot of people get lost in a journey to be the most original and quirky musician and don't give themselves time to enjoy themselves and learn, and let originality come on its own, and their music suffers in the end. Quite the bootstrap, eh?
Just putting it out there; Kalium strings. If they ever team up with Elixir, I can't imagine how this combo could be beat in any way shape or form. I've been using custom string gauges with single strings as much as I can, and the fact that Elixir sells them individually too is a real treat. Just make sure you understand your headstock design first before knowing what strings you want to slap on to it. I could guess very much that Horizon strings are better than average, but with so many string manufacturers out there, I just can't see how anyone could ever possibly pass up either Elixir or Kalium. If you think Elixir are overpriced, you have to try them to see it. When your strings sound exactly like on day 1 but a YEAR later, then you know what you paid for. Especially Elixir on BASS. If you complain about your bass player not changing strings enough, gift them with a set of Elixirs. For your own sake. Will always sound crisp.
Absolutely progressive rock let's you play the field and be innovative and different by dipping into and mixing the genres... Genesis to Dream Theatre and everything/anything in between!! 👍
Being a now 40yold music addict and metalhead, I can't help but to distance myself from someone referring to their/the audience as "the kids".Even from a pure marketing (and financial) point of view, its wrong . Otherwise, a superb and very interesting interview.
While I understand your point off it were literal, I would remind you that legacy artists say the same thing, so when Mick Jagger says 'the kids will love it' it's just a comical euphemism for the audience! The Rolling Stones Audience are Baby Boomers probably average around 65-75!
Nice Fenderlikey... I never knew that Jackson was owned by Fender... I have a Jackson AND a Fender HSS Strat, Affinity only but does the job of giving me the jingle that the Jackson doesn't have!
I think that if you LOVE your own music, there's something not right... self criticism and doubt is what makes you either give up or forge on... I'm not a great musician, and riddled with self doubt, but I keep on bashing at the wall... a significant birthday coming up next year... am aiming to complete the mission! 👍
It's inspiring seeing someone from such a similar background as me absolutely killing it. Although, I did have the N64 growing up, so I guess I'm more like a poor man's Pokemon Stadium and not necessarily in a good way. lol
Great chat. Guitar strings question. Misha mentioned the mixed gauges in the horizon set. Does Misha or yourself know how well these work on a PRS fixed bridge/saddle, as they are designed for standard sets to give perfect intonation without adjustment (and they do work really well). So has anyone tried these on a PRS? Also side note Audio Assault have just put out an IR mixer that looks interesting.
Demonitis! the curse of a songwriter, if you work alone on your music it can be almost impossible to exorcise - But hey! It would be a cool bandname...;-)
Yeah, it for sure is a real threat too. I'm solo and I've got like the stage 2 of it - whenever I scrap a part, the next thing I compose in its place would sound pretty similar in nature, slightly better sometimes, and I can't trust it.
Misha, if you don’t love the cab sim on the apex, a pedal you sell with a company you own, you should probably do a V2 and change it to something you do love? Just a thought
it's been coming up a lot lately, the "i don't want to fight my guitar" thing. unless i'm a gauge or two higher than normal, it is WILDLY uncomfortable. 11-56 or so or i pull strings off the neck
