Vocal production for Billie Eilish by Finneas

A sneak peek from Finneas' 'Inside The Track" series in which he shares some of the vocal production secrets behind Billie Eilish's single "Therefore I Am"

We're thrilled to release our first video series with the multiple Grammy-winning artist, songwriter and producer, Finneas O'Connell! This instalment focuses on the creation of 'Therefore I Am' - the 2020 single by his superstar sister, Billie Eilish. Finneas uncovers how he co-wrote the song, recorded Billie's vocals, produced the record and prepared the stems for mixing by Rob Kinelski. With the multi-track production session open in Logic Pro, he revisits the process of programming drum grooves, layering percussion, forming bass lines and creatively mangling samples. He explains his workflow in detail, such as his philosophy of mixing as he produces, capturing impulsive vocal harmonies and creating a rough master for reference. Furthermore, O'Connell reveals his revered vocal chains and elaborates on the duo's unique chemistry and workflow!

[attikrecords--]

He's gotta come out with a reverb plug-in called Finneas and Verb

[emmetkowler]

"And then Billie had a different idea and it was way better anyway" is about all you need to know about how to be a good producer

[sjaakverkade]

Finneas is very good, but I think he should give Ferb more credits

[g_zaya]

Billie: sneezes*
Finneas: I thought it was cool so I just threw it in the recording

[_sunchildd]

i when he breaks down billie’s songs. whenever i listen to them after he does this.. i pick up on the tinyyyy background things. it’s dope af.

[MurphyKargesBass]

I could watch anything with Finneas. No ego at all. Just honest and simple and humble

[LuMartinelli]

I hope everyone here appreciate how incredibly invaluable is to have one of today's top producers to open up the session of such a succesful hit and just show it all to us. Back in the day aspiring producers would kill and could only dream to have access to information like this. Put it to good use! Is a good time to be producin'.

[thechannelitrollwith]

Just getting into her music, but it's pretty obvious that a huge portion of the sound is his. Sibling melding their creativity can create some really cool stuff and as a duo they hit gold. Love this

[rexo]

Title: Vocal production
Finneas: Continues to explain the entire instrumental.
*We liked that*

[carl_anderson]

It's surprising how open-doors he and Billie are about their recording secrets. There wa a time when some producers would kill you if you dared to leak their recordign sessions. Of course, knowing the ingredients of one dish doesn't make you a chef.

[DixieWreck]

5:25 “and then we added this bass sweep”
my phone speaker:

[kickinitwithjess]

Finneas just gives off this vibe that he's just your average guy who happens to work in audio production (obviously so talented at what he does)

[itscxo]

This guy is underrated cmon, he needs more credit!

[foolishdonut]

2:58 woah even without the music, that sounds so good. I love harmonies

[DodaGarcia]

I think it's the sweetest thing how even he fangirls over Billie

[Niaemma]

I never understand what he’s talking about but it’s so interesting to see him breakdown how he makes the songs. Everytime he’s just like we thought of this and I’m like how???

[ChrisPunsalanTV]

What a crazy time we're living in. It's amazing how we get to see what's going on under the hood in such great detail.

[marzadky]

I actually like how many times you say, that says a lot about both your creativity and relationship. Its amazing.

[AidanDillon]

It’s pretty crazy how simple his songs seem but then you start peeling the layers back and they’re

[inkmask]

I can’t get enough watching the magic behind their music, how can a brother and sister duo be so talented lol they’re unstoppable