Recording Workshop with Greg Koch
Greg Koch and Shawn Dealey
May 30-31, 2025 -10am to 5pm
895.00

About This Event

Experience an exciting two-day workshop recording fiercely creative guitarist Greg Koch and his band, the Koch-Marshall Trio. Hosted by Sweetwater Studios’ Shawn Dealey, we will cover the entire production process from start to finish with this inspiring group of musicians.

Learn how to:

  • Track a live band and get amazing sounds in the studio
  • Capture performances and fine-tune into a mix-ready production
  • Mix for professional-sounding results in Pro Tools
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Recording Workshop with Greg Koch
May 30-31, 2025 -10am to 5pm
from 10am to 5pm
| 895.00

About this Event

Experience an exciting two-day workshop recording fiercely creative guitarist Greg Koch and his band, the Koch-Marshall Trio. Hosted by Sweetwater Studios’ Shawn Dealey, we will cover the entire production process from start to finish with this inspiring group of musicians.

Learn how to:

  • Track a live band and get amazing sounds in the studio
  • Capture performances and fine-tune into a mix-ready production
  • Mix for professional-sounding results in Pro Tools

What You'll Learn

Day 1 – Friday, May 30, 2025 – Tracking Day

You’ll learn:

  • The basics of tracking a session
  • Setting up a tracking session
  • Choosing mics and positioning them for the best sound
  • EQing instrument sounds in the studio
  • Choosing the right outboard gear and where to patch it in
  • Setting up headphone mixes
  • Keeping musicians inspired
  • Tracking a session with Shawn and the band
  • Auditioning different mics and processing chains
  • Overdubbing instruments, multiple takes, and more

Day 2 – Saturday, May 31, 2025 – Mixing Day

You’ll learn:

  • Comping, editing, and mixing to yield professional-sounding results
  • Comping tracks — how to choose and assemble the best takes
  • Editing and finessing tracks with Pro Tools and third-party plug-ins
  • Prepping tracks for the mix session
  • How and when to use compression, EQ, and effects
  • Setting up a mix, including routing and grouping in your DAW
  • Fine-tuning instruments with EQ and compression
  • Employing automation to enhance the mixing process
  • Connecting outboard gear across your mix bus
  • Getting the most out of bus compression/processing
  • Making the final tweaks — how to decide when the mix is done
  • Deciding whether you need professional mastering
  • Knowing what mixes and mix versions you need to send to mastering
Greg Koch

Meet Your Instructor

Greg Koch is a guitar player’s guitarist known for his blues-infused, stylistically diverse compositions and electrifying guitar performances. With a prolific career spanning over 20 records, Koch has carved out a unique niche in the music world, blending elements of blues, rock, and jazz into his signature sound. His latest album, Blues, released on Devon Allman’s Create Records, showcases his artistry with standout collaborations, including “Can’t Be Satisfied” featuring Larry McCray and “Can’t Lose What You Never Had” with Jimmy Hall and the Memphis Horns.

Shawn Dealey

featuring...

Shawn Dealey

Equally comfortable mixing in an arena or a recording studio, Shawn Dealey has spent the last 20 years developing his craft as an in-demand recording engineer, mixer, and producer. Working with artists such as Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul, KEN mode, Bootsy Collins, We Came as Romans, Robben Ford, and countless others, Shawn’s passionate approach to the art of recording, along with his hunger for new techniques, keeps him at the top of his game and can help you excel at yours.

Classes fill up fast.
Reserve your spot today!

Questions? Call us at (800) 386-6434, or email us at studio@Sweetwater.com

About Sweetwater Studios Workshops & Masterclasses

Many of the world’s greatest engineers and producers were coached by mentors in the moment, and they learned the trades and tackled new techniques in live studio sessions. Sweetwater Studios workshops and masterclasses give us a chance to carry on that tradition and to impart our industry knowledge in a real-world setting that’s informative, exciting, and accessible to anyone who’s passionate about making great recordings.

We’re honored to host incredible performers from a wide variety of genres, to employ professional instructors with years of experience and lengthy lists of credits, and to invite you to this hands-on and ears-on learning opportunity in our world-class, multi-studio facility.

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