Vocal Recording Masterclass with Trevor Horn (The Buggles, Paul McCartney, Seal, Pet Shop Boys)

Trevor Horn sat down with our music production and vocal performance degree students at our campus in Orsman Road London as he hosted a masterclass full of valuable insights and wisdom he’s gained from producing and recording vocals for a diverse range of artists such as ABC, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Rod Stewart, and Tina Turner. Trevor Horn’s Book & Socials: Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:48 Trevor Horn’s biography 2:51 PREPARATION 4:46 Microphones and lyric sheets 5:57 Working with vocalists 7:51 The story behind Rod Stewart’s ’Downtown Train’ 9:53 Count-ins for singers 11:59 Picking the right key for vocalist and song 16:09 Microphone choice and placement in a vocal session 18:44 PRODUCTION/RECORDING YOUR SINGER 26:18 Most aging rockstars are great bluffers 27:19 How to prepare for a better vocal comp 28:15 How to approach out-of-tune singers 32:44 What to try at the end of a vocal recording session 34:43 POST PRODUCTION 36:43: How the ideal comp should be 39:21 Producing vocals for John Legend 41:17 Q&A Follow Point Blank: Website: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: TikTok: @pointblankmusicschool Find out more about our degrees and courses: London: Los Angeles: Online: Point Blank is an award-winning music school with courses in London, Los Angeles, Ibiza, China, Mumbai and Online. Voted ’Best Music Production & DJ School’ by DJ Mag, you can learn music production, sound engineering, DJing and much more via our online courses or in our state-of-the-art studios: #musicproduction #vocalrecording #pointblankmusicschool