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How to Make a Song Like Justin Bieber - Pop Production Techniques and Gear

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Learn to create pop music in the style of Justin Bieber's album tracks including Daisies, Devotion, Walking Away, Yukon, and Things You Do through this comprehensive music production tutorial. Explore advanced guitar and pedal setups, drum programming and processing techniques, bass tracking and processing, and sophisticated keyboard arrangements inspired by producers like Dijon, Mk.Gee, Carter Lang, and Eddie Benjamin. Master verse construction with guitar work, drum patterns, hi-hats and brushes, plus discover unique key tricks and bass processing methods. Dive into prechorus development featuring guitar ideas, specialized tools, E-bow pad techniques, piano arrangements, and live clap recording. Study chorus production including drum programming, guitar licks, comprehensive guitar layering, bass and keyboard integration. Develop vocal mixing skills covering verse vocals, effects and sends, room vocal techniques, prechorus vocals, and chorus vocal stacking with effects processing. Complete your track with tape processing and master chain techniques while working with professional-grade equipment including various microphones, compressors, keyboards, guitars, preamps, and effects pedals throughout the entire production process.

Syllabus

Intro 0:00
Giveaway 0:45
Guitar and Pedal Setup 1:30
Verse Guitar 2:45
Verse Drums 5:12
Drum Processing 5:34
Verse Hats and Brushes 8:30
The Coolest Key Trick I've Ever Shown On This Channel 8:56
Verse Keys 9:53
Tracking Bass 13:03
Processing The Bass 13:43
Prechorus Guitar Idea 14:50
Sick Little Tool 15:03
Prechorus Guitars 16:18
E Bow Pad 17:09
Prechorus Piano and Keys 19:02
Tracking Live Claps 19:53
Chorus Drums 20:20
Chorus Guitar Lick 21:35
All Chorus Guitars 22:18
Chorus Bass and Keys 23:35
Verse Vocal Mix 25:32
Vocal Effects and Sends 27:15
Room Vocal Trick 29:03
Prechorus Vocal 30:05
Chorus Vocal Stacks and Effects 30:35
Tape Processing and Master Chain 32:25
Final Listen 33:56
Outro 35:25

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