#159: Crimson Child on Organic Sound Processing & Writing A Genre-Bending Album

The EDM Prodcast

Our courses → https://edmprod.com/courses This week, Crimson Child sat down to chat for the EDM Prodcast. Yashar aka Crimson Child is an experimental bass music producer who has garnered the attention of industry staples in the past few years. His recent LP, Eleventh Hour, came out on Space Yacht this year, and in this interview, we dive into the process behind it and how he had most of the album done before it was even signed to a label. The sound design in the album is a particular highlight, so we cover some of his go-to techniques for achieving a gritty, cinematic feel in electronic music. We also talk about his future plans, including focusing on a potential techno alias and how working in different genres can help your creative process. Links: Eleventh Hour LP → https://shop.spaceyacht.net/products/crimson-child-eleventh-hour-lp 'I Won't Let You Fall' VIP Mix → https://open.spotify.com/track/3EKldHvRqW3WI6x03FYVVN?si=b4c74816a169489e Kontakt → https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-6/ Connect with Crimson Child: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crimsonchildmusic/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrimsonChildmusic Twitter → https://twitter.com/crimsonchild__ Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HfDytr1a4fQhrC2J29K6v?si=go7WqfmyTd-A7TWjNkyeoA Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/officialcrimsonchild Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:18 Interview start 3:17 Musical background 6:35 Going full time into music 8:01 How one song can change everything 9:02 Having a 'throwaway' alias earlier on 11:09 Evolving as a producer 12:45 Switching to Ableton Live through a mentor 15:19 Deciding on the Crimson Child sound 16:21 Learning from other genres 18:38 'I Won't Let You Fall' VIP Mix and its success 21:37 Networking and relationships for opportunities 24:01 Have value to add and something to say 26:15 Learn from everything early on 27:49 How mentoring and courses helped him grow 30:58 Vocal manipulation 33:03 Working with session musicians 35:22 Your favourite techniques 37:36 Recording live percussion and programming drums 40:42 Eleventh Hour LP on Space Yacht 42:57 How the album got signed through a livestream 45:31 Pursue unlikely opportunities and having things ready to go 47:24 The album art 49:20 His favourite track from the LP 51:15 Why do you like it? 52:32 The sum of the parts 52:57 Moving to Spain 56:13 If you have a time machine, what would you go back and change? 01:01:10 Where can people find you online? EDMProd: Website → https://edmprod.com Instagram → https://instagram.com/edmprodgram Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/EDMPsite Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/edmprod Spotify → https://sptfy.com/edmprod Aden Russell (Artsea): Instagram → https://instagram.com/iamartsea Facebook → https://facebook.com/iamartsea Spotify → https://sptfy.com/iamartsea Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/iamartsea