Will Pugh: Cartel, Record Production & Solo Projects

This week we welcome songwriter, producer and vocalist of Cartel, Will Pugh to the show! As the main songwriter in Cartel, Will Pugh has written records that have sold over 500,000 copies and he has two Top 40 hits to his name. In addition to his work with Cartel, Will has also worked on records for Hydra Melody, TEAM* and The Delta as a producer and engineer.

Highlights:

Will listens to a lot of music that “would make your mom wince”

We hear how playing with New Found Glory was a big highlight for Will and the rest of Cartel

Will thinks Amy Lee (of Evanescence) could sing the phone book and it would sound great

Will tells us how Kevin (Cartel’s drummer) once dropped an F-bomb in front of Jon Bon Jovi’s 8 year old child

We hear about Cartel’s experience in recording an album as part of MTV’s Band In A Bubble project

We talk about the fear of documenting the recording process and how it can influence the recording of the music itself

Will tells us how he differentiates songs for Cartel vs songs for his solo project

Because Will has so many influences, it can be hard to pin down a direction for his first solo record

We talk about how self-producing can be dangerous, especially for a solo project

When you’ve got too much choice, it can be difficult to narrow things down!

With a new baby on the way, we think Will needs to get this EP out as he’s going to have a lot more to write about soon!

We talk about the impact of Seinfeld on modern society

Will does a semi-convincing British accent in our 20 questions section

We hear the story behind Will’s Twitter and Instagram username

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