TOOLBOX
MASTERING YOUR CRAFT WITH PAUL ALLEN MORRIS
As we all anxiously await our return to normality on May 17th, it’s strange to think that it’s been nearly a whole year since Toolbox came to fruition; for the past 12 months, we’ve made it our mission to provide you with the best tools and advice from industry professionals, assisting you at home in honing your skills during one of the strangest times of our lives. In an edition that feels almost full circle, we called up Liverpool-based producer and musician Paul Allen Morris to gain a different perspective on recording and releasing a single, as well as nabbing some budgetfriendly software alternatives that’ll make your pursuit of
a career in production that little bit easier. With 10 years of production experience under his belt, and a hand in the record label and secret location event Keep It Cryptic, there really is no one better to reach out to for this month’s edition. EXPLAIN THE PROCESS FROM RECORDING TO RELEASE, JUST SO OUR BUDDING PRODUCERS HAVE A BIT OF A BETTER IDEA It’s entirely dependent on the way I’ve chosen to write the song. Once an idea is complete and all the parts are fully written I aim to have it released in 2 months; 12
this gives me one month to record, produce and master before I send it through distributors to Spotify and other streaming platforms. Ideally, you want to allow a month between the upload and release date to allow your distributor to hit the right playlist algorithms. "I’M A BIG BELIEVER IN BUDGET EQUIPMENTYOU ABSOLUTELY DO NOT NEED TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE GOOD MUSIC." I always start with drums. I
