Behind the Beat w/ Mike Gazzo (Steve Aoki, Billie Eilish)

Behind the Beat w/ Mike Gazzo (Steve Aoki, Billie Eilish)

Gazzo is a writer/producer who has co-written records with Steve Aoki, Backstreet Boys, Nicky Jam, BTS, Kiiara, Desiigner, Chase Rice, American Authors, Pusha T, etc. He is best known for his remix of “Best Day of My Life” which collected 50 Mil streams and helped the record go double platinum. He’s also done remix work for Fall Out Boy, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Billie Eilish, AJR, and countless others. Listed below are just a few examples of the labels Gazzo has worked with,

OUTLINE OF CLASS:

1. Behind the vocals to CADE & Desiigner “Home To You [pitched reverbs; chops in designer’s vox]
2. Behind the beat/vocals to Aoki/BTS “Waste It On Me” [attention to detail with vocals]
3. Behind the beat/vocals to Aidan Alexander-Guts [vocal processing & simplicity of a track]
4. Behind the beat Aoki/Nicky Jam “Jaleo”
5. Behind the beat/vocals of some unreleased tracks
6. How to fill the frequency spectrum for a full sounding song
7. Percussion Fundamentals (why having a strong percussive section in a song is important)
8. Guitar and Bass processing
9. Gazzo and his DAW workflow
10. How Being “Correct” isn’t always what’s best