Peter Dyer is an LA-based keyboardist, producer, and sound designer. He has toured extensively with artists like Mariah Carey, Adam Lambert, Aloe Blacc, & St. Vincent, as a keyboardist, musical director, and sound designer. He is currently in the house band for American Idol on ABC. Notable cowrites include Avicii’s #1 hit “Wake Me Up”, "Shame On Me", & Flo Rida’s “Wobble” & “Can’t Believe It”. He also works as a sound designer and consultant for Sequential, Novation Music, Strymon Effects, Moog Music, & Pioneer DJ, and has scored commercials for B.M.W., Chevrolet, and WWE.

PETER DYER LINKS:

Website: https://www.peterdyer.net/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgfrmrO0pxm920zbVZw7mrQ

https://www.instagram.com/peterjdyer/

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:00:16) Audio equipment tech issues, SM7B and Cloudlifter

(00:01:22) Sleep problems

(00:07:21) Stress management

(00:21:01) Benefits of exercise and diet, lifestyle changes, stoic philosophy

(00:25:55) Change takes time

(00:30:01) Pandemic, stress, insomnia

(00:45:01) Adversity and change

(01:00:01) Seizing opportunities

(01:11:04) Creativity and artistic sensibility as an instrumentalist

(01:17:11) Teamwork and social skills in professional music settings

(01:30:01) Managing emotions and the ego, humility

(01:34:14) Significance of Social Connections

(01:37:30) Managing Expectations

(01:39:15) Personal Background and Inspirations

(01:45:05) Synths, Moving, Musician's Institute, networking, Van Hunt

(01:46:23) Time at the Musicians Institute (MI), audition for Mariah Carey, stage fright

(02:00:05) Humility and observation as skills

(02:04:05) Career choices, honesty in musical preferences

(02:09:02) Emulation, crossing boundaries, parental influence

(02:15:04) Learning music theory by singing in a choir

(02:17:08) Software vs hardware

(02:19:06) Favourite synths

(02:23:50) Music tech

(02:30:03) General public understanding of an audio engineer

(02:35:46) Collaboration with Strymon and Sequential

(02:40:17) Creative retention

(02:45:00) Purity of creation

(02:47:03) Definition of an artist

(02:52:04) Message sent to everyone's smartphone