Episode 1

In 1971, Aerosmith was in the early stages of crafting their soon-to-be iconic debut songs in Joe Perry's basement. During the band's early rehearsals, they would roll a two-track recorder given to Joe by his parents to capture ideas. 

Decades later, producer Steve Berkowitz learned of these tapes and tracked down the earliest generation they could find. Enter Michael Brauer, who had just done a similar enhancement project for the band "Looker". Having refined the process, Michael suggested that Steve send the files over for him to revive.

 

See how Michael Brauer:

 

• Explains the backstory of the Aerosmith Basement Tapes
• Breaks down the process of separating stems from the original two-track
• Enhances the drums with samples
• Discusses the importance of making a great-sounding basement tape, instead of trying to make it sound like a record
• Explains how he created multiple mixes of different levels of enhancement

Join Michael Brauer and Fernando Reyes as they explain their process step by step for restoring the classic Aerosmith basement tapes.