CEO Morning Show Ep 30
Interview with Legendary Producer, Composer & Engineer Anthony Kilhoffer. His come up story is very insightful for any music producer, mixing engineer or aspiring artist looking to get in the industry. He told us about his early days interning at recording studios and eventually becoming an assistant engineer which led him to working with Kanye West, Mike Dean, Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, Madonna & more.
He is also very well known for discovering Travis Scott and becoming his first manager and leading him into the door of the music business where he got his first deal, booking agent & more.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:58 Merch Drop weekend
01:10 Episode Overview: Anthony Kilhoffer
09:41 Anthony joins the show
10:40 Anthony’ come up story: Growing up on 80s rock, moving to Chicago after college and interning at a Studio, 90s hip-hop influence, early MPC techniques, waiting tables, linking with R.Kelly’s music director, getting into music with no music knowledge
25:28 Anthony’s struggle story: Living in a studio attic, car breaking down, riding the bus, staying at friends houses
28:08 Anthony’s thoughts and options while moving to LA, having a job while chasing your dream
31:14 Credits other than R.Kelly while Anthony was moving to LA, studio sessions now compared to back in the day
36:10 What life was like for Anthony when he moved to LA and first opportunities, spending years being a fly on the wall, forming relationship with A&R vs artists
44:38 Starting to work with Kanye
50:12 Difference between producing big records compared to simpler records, current music culture56:13 Getting Michael Jackson credit, wearing multiple hats in the studio, stepping up mixes
01:05:25 What the next progression in music looks like
01:10:45 Working on Dark Twisted Fantasy: Working 12 hour days for 3 months
01:17:23 Favorite records that Anthony has worked on
01:22:14 How Anthony connected with Travis Scott
01:25:51 What made Anthony want to manage Travis Scott, workflow managing and mixing sessions, taking a backseat in studio sessions, not working on “Jesus is King” album
01:37:33 What’s inspiring and driving Anthony currently
01:39:15 Importance of pulling up to studios and being attentive in studios, entitlement attitude and producers being lazy
01:47:01 How 1st Gen label came about
01:50:05 Q&A with Meek: What about an Artist intrigues Anthony
02:01:47 Q&A: How to get mixing and consultations services from Anthony
02:03:26 One actionable step producers and artists can take
02:04:45 Outro
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