Show notes
Dave Fortman (Producer / Guitarist ‘Ugly Kid Joe’) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory to talk about his incredible career as a producer, producing bands like Evanescence, Slipknot, and more. We cover his early influences while growing up in a musical household, and his decision to move to Los Angeles at only 22 years old. Getting the gig with Ugly Kid Joe, Dave walks us through his journey from the recording booth to behind the mixing board, with all the insanity in-between. All this and more, join us in checking out the Incredible Dave Fortman, prepare to be 2020-d.Check out Dave Fortman!:IG: @fortmandavehttps://www.davefortman.com/Check out Dave's newest release!"Long Road" Ugly Kid Joe (https://youtu.be/FGq80hCco0U)Some songs that Dave produced referenced in this episode:Bring Me To Life - Evanescence (https://youtu.be/3YxaaGgTQYM)Happy? - Mudvayne (https://youtu.be/anbrb2u9GYI)Snuff - Slipknot (https://youtu.be/LXEKuttVRIo)00:00 - Intro04:30 - A Family of Musicians07:30 - Moving to California at 2211:00 - Legendary Bands Opened for Dave11:45 - Meeting Ugly Kid Joe13:52 - Getting into Audio21:00 - Songwriting is the key to my Producing27:20 - Meeting Evanescence Changed Everything35:12 - Working with Amy Lee42:30 - The Work is Either Gonna Come or it's not45:22 - The Mudvayne gig52:10 - Slipknot was the Biggest Mountain to Climb59:20 - OutroFOLLOW 2020'd:Official Site: https://2020-d.com/Facebook: facebook.com/yougot2020dInstagram: instagram.com/yougot2020dWATCH + LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE: https://lnk.to/yougot2020d#slipknot #evanescence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
