In this episode John makes multiple trips to Brain Yard Studios to catch up with Mystery Jets frontman Blaine Harrison and producer Matt Twaites to talk about how they recorded and produced the album A Billion Heartbeats.  Recorded in the room where the album was conceived, Blaine and Matt give us full access to the Mystery Jets creative process, from tales of protests, marches and relief work, to their quest not sound too much like the Backstreet Boys. We get to hear an array of demos and phone recordings including the sound of Matt’s unborn son’s heartbeat which was crafted into a drum loop.  Listen to find out what how Blaine ended up in an Icelandic Spa with Bjork, what images he looks at to get the best vocal take and who he turns to when struggling with lyrics.   Songs discussed: Screwdriver, Wrong Side of the Tracks, A Billion Heartbeats   Listen to 'A Billion Heartbeats' here. 'A Billion Heartbeats' - Mystery Jets, Caroline International   Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective    GEAR MENTIONS AKG C414 Digitech Space Station Fender Amps Gamechanger Audio Plasma Distortion Pedal Marshall Amps Mellotron Moog Roland Juno 106 Boss RC-300 Loop Station Selmer Amps Sequential Pro One  Sequential OB6 Shure SM57 Zoom Recorders Logic Pro   SUBMIT A JINGLE For all of the details on sending in a jingle email [email protected]   Submit your Tape Notes jingle and we'll play our favourites each week on the podcast. Jingles can be in any style, can feature the Tape Notes theme, lyrics, or none of those things - be as creative as you'd like (as long as they're between 5-15 seconds).   HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions):  Donate     Follow us on Social Media to keep up to date with the latest episodes and submit questions: Instagram Facebook Twitter   Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk