{"id":4636,"date":"2012-11-20T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluesguitarunleashed.com\/?p=4636"},"modified":"2012-11-20T01:00:40","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T06:00:40","slug":"the-recording-process-with-derek-trucks-and-susan-tedeschi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluesguitarunleashed.com\/blog\/the-recording-process-with-derek-trucks-and-susan-tedeschi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Recording Process With Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks are purists when it comes to creating music. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tedeschi Trucks Band is one of the hottest bands in blues music today, and in my opinion, they are one of the best because they continually strive to stay true to the music. Derek is a monster guitar player and arranger, while Susan is a stellar guitar player and vocalist, and the band they have together is definitely top notch. Together, they released a few videos talking about their own recording process and how technology has been applied, for better and for worse, to the recording scene. I wanted to share some of these videos with you so you can catch a glimpse into the recording process with Derek and Susan. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!<\/p>\n

Derek and Susan teamed up with Musician’s Friend after their album, Revelator, won a Grammy award to talk about their home recording studio in Florida. Check out the video at http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UO9eF44ExQk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Derek and Susan were also interviewed by USA Today while on tour with B.B. King about their opinions of the role of technology in the recording process. See the full article at http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/columnist\/talkingyourtech\/2012\/10\/16\/tedeschi-trucks-on-talking-your-tech\/1628063\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the road, the blues purists take a hands-off approach to tech. They won’t allow digital devices on stage when they perform, but love them at home \u2014 where they use tech to dramatically speed up the recording process.<\/p>\n

We met the duo on a recent stop in Los Angeles, when they performed with B.B. King at the Hollywood Bowl. (Trucks also performs and records with the Allman Brothers.) The Tedeschi Trucks Band will perform in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday and Wilmington, N.C., on Friday.<\/p>\n

No laptops on stage<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tedeschi: <\/strong>“In this digital age, a lot of bands play along with tracks, but we don’t. We’re just a natural band.”<\/p>\n

Trucks:<\/strong> “A lot of times people will use (the laptop) to re-create their records. Extra background vocals, sound effects, all sorts of things. Sometimes it’s lip synching. All sorts of things go on. …You can use auto-tune so you don’t have to be good. Those are things that are fully off limits for what we do.”<\/p>\n