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In this episode, Bernard Butler joins Kevin Paul to discuss his early steps into music production and how he approaches working with new artists and bands. He shares insights on touring, adding value as a producer and songwriting partner, collaborating with engineers and why staying creative, not formulaic, remains central to his work.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Butler, Blake & Grant
02:08 - Self-Organising A Touring Schedule
04:35 - Getting Started In Music Production
06:57 - Approach To Working With New Artists
13:39 - Persuading Bands To Try Fresh Ideas
15:03 - Adding Value As A Producer
17:02 - Working With Engineers Who Capture Performances
21:59 - Songwriting Process, Inspiration And Jamming
28:06 - BB & The King Radio Show
30:20 - Following Your Passion And Being Unique
34:49 - Current Studio Projects And Tours
36:39 - Keeping The Production Process Creative, Not Formulaic

Bernard Butler Biog
Bernard Butler is an acclaimed English musician, songwriter and producer, recognised as one of Britain’s most influential guitarists. A founding member of Suede, he co-wrote and played on the band’s early classics, including The Drowners, Metal Mickey and their Mercury Prize-winning debut, before his ambitious work on Dog Man Star cemented his reputation.

After leaving Suede, he formed the celebrated partnership McAlmont & Butler, releasing Yes, You Do and later the album Bring It Back. His two solo records for Creation were followed by a prolific production career, shaping releases for The Libertines, Duffy, Tricky, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Paloma Faith, The Cribs and many others. His collaboration with Duffy on Rockferry earned a Grammy and multiple Brit Awards.

Butler has appeared as guitarist on projects for Aimee Mann, Neneh Cherry, Bryan Ferry and Bert Jansch, and continues to work across songwriting, scoring, teaching and radio. Recent highlights include his Mercury-shortlisted album with Jessie Buckley (For All Our Days That Tear The Heart) and his 2023 solo release Good Grief on 355 Recordings. He also continues to tour regularly.

https://bernardbutler.com/
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Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul is a London-based mixer, engineer and producer whose career began at Soho Studios in 1991 before moving to Konk Studios, working with producers such as Bob Clearmountain, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton. After engineering the Depeche Mode archive, he joined Mute Records as Head Engineer, mixing landmark projects including Goldfrapp’s Felt Mountain, David Bowie’s Hours, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ No More Shall We Part, as well as multiple 5.1 releases.

Going freelance in 2004, he remixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave catalogues for SACD/DVD and has since mixed over 100 artists for the iTunes Festivals, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, The xx, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Oasis, Calvin Harris and many more.

Kevin continues to work across music and film, teaches mixing and surround at the University of Westminster, and regularly records, mixes and produces projects for international artists.

http://www.kevin-paul.com/

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Bernard Butler - Musician and Producer | Podcast

Here we go - Best of the Year Part One!

Leon Thomas - HOW FAST
El Michels Affair, Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Take My Hand
Little Simz - Free
Ragz Originale - mad ova u
John Glacier, Sampha - Ocean Steppin'
Jim Legxacy - tiger driver '91
Clipse, Tyler, The Creator, Pusha T, Malice - P.O.V.
Westside Gunn - GORO
2 Chainz, Larry June, and The Alchemist ‧ - Life Is Beautiful
Tyler The Creator - Mother
Yukimi - Break Me Down
Saya Gray - LIE DOWN..
Bon Iver, Dijon, Flock of Dimes - Day One
Dijon - FIRE!
Mother Soki - Rivet Gun
Chanel Beads - The Coward Forgets His Nightmare
Sassy 009, Blood Orange - Tell Me
Junior Mesa - patchecho003
Léa Sen - lvl 6 - VIDEO GAMES
Andrew Aged - Crown for you
Jonah Yano - Homerun 2021
Pino Palladino, Blake Mills - Contour
A. K. Paul - Watchin’ U
CARI - Luvhiii
Leon Vynehall, POiSON ANNA - Mirror's Edge
Ikonika - Listen To Your Heart
DJ Koze - Buschtaxi
Thakzin, Osaze, Lyrik Shoxen, MÖRDA - Water
Atmos Blaq - Shimova
Rema - Charm (Kwamzy 3 Step Remix)
Mad One - UltraFunkula
Lauren Duffus - Riser Brummm
FKA twigs - Sticky
Blawan - BouQ
Joe James, Joy Orbison - bastard
Goldie, James Davidson, and Rufige Kru - Goldikus (feat. Cleveland Watkiss)

2025-12-10 - Benji B - Best of the Year 2025 Pt. 1

Berlin on Tuesday at Kater for Miras birthday. No words are needed. Anyone who was there knows what went on. ♥️

ROBAG WRUHME DJ SET @ KATER  / BERLIN 1. DEZEMBER 2025

Lyrical frequency - Stephan crown (Original mix)

Steady Evening

TOP 40 BEST OF Tracks IT'S JUST MUZIK 2025.

1. DJ KOZE - Buschtaxi [pampa]
2. WEVAL - Dopamine (on acid) [technicolour]
3. MONFORT - La musique [cod3 qr]
4. EVERYTHING IS RECORDED - Porcupine tattoo (dj koze remix) [xl recordings]
5. FRED AGAIN feat. BEAM, PARISI & JPEGMAFIA - OG Dub [atlantic]
6. LOPEZHOUSE - Scorpio rising (jonathan kaspar remix) [kompakt]
7. SKATMAN - Man in the mirror [cod3 qr]
8. MEERA (NO) - No title yet [crib records]
9. JIMI JULES & BLACK COFFEE - Trippy yeah [innervisions]
10. DCLVIII OFC - Little by little [cod3 qr]
11. TAL FUSSMAN - I feel [rekids]
12. LAURENT GARNIER - Back where i belong (solaris mix) [cod3 qr]
13. LEAFAR LEGOV - Higher power [giegling]
14. TAME IMPALA - End of summer [columbia]
15. DJ KOZE feat. MARLEY WATERS - Bruschcutter [pampa]
16. IVORY (IT) - Push me [exit strategy]
17. PATRICE BAUMEL - Nat [cocoon]
18. HOVR - Everyone is free (to wear sunscreen) [hmwl]
19. MODESELEKTOR - Mega mega mega [!k7]
20. DANNY PARTON - Blow [jolene]
21. JONATHAN KASPAR - Yah [cocoon]
22. TRIKK & MEUTE - Raiva [innervisions]
23. DCLVIII OFC & ALEX MENDES - Astral drift [yucatec]
24. REZNIK, GOOD GUY MIKESH & KEINEMUSIK - One and only (club mix) [keinemusik]
25. ECHONOMIST feat. OVEOUS - The story behind [exit strategy]
26. UNKNOWN ARTIST - A ghost of a chance with you (la huida) [noon tomidnight]
27. AJNA (BE) & SAMER SOLTAN - Champion [magnifik]
28. APE DRUMS & JAMIIE - 111 [vod]
29. LOOD & MASTERS AT WORK - Shout-n-out (rocco rodamaal dj dub tool) [maw rec]
30. ÂME & TRIKK feat. JENS KUROSS - Don't waste my time [innervisions]
31. BICEP feat. ELIZA - Chroma 008 Tangz [chroma]
32. JULES WELLS & DCLVIII OFC - Heritage [cod3 qr]
33. ASKAR & PIPPI CIEZ - 2004 [diynamic]
34. SHIFFER feat. PAUL BRENNING - Stranded (mano le tough remix) [ocultismo]
35. HAAI - Voices [domino]
36. VOLTAIRE - Unity [cod3 qr]
37. MARC BEDIKIAN - Qui peut le plus [cod3 qr]
38. ODEE X - X-ray [rekids ltd]
39. ODARA (BE) & ADAM (BE) - Something special [go deeva records]
40. MARSCHALL JEFFERSON & STEVE MAC aka SLEEZY D - In the night [nu groove] 

TOP 10 BEST OF Albums IT'S JUST MUZIK 2025 :

1. FRED AGAIN - USB002 [atlantic]
2. WEVAL - Chorophobia [technicolour]
3. HAAI - Humanise [domino]
4. DJ KOZE - Music can hear us [pampa]
5. SOULWAX - All systems are lying [deewee]
6. VERSES GT - Verses gt [luckyme]
7. BICEP - Chroma 000 [chroma]
8. VOLTAIRE - Echoes [cod3 qr]
9. SCRATCH MASSIVE - Nox anima [bordel]
10. DOMINIK EULBERG - Lepidoptera [!k7]

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