In the season finale of “Greg & Simon Record the World,” our plucky guides leave the bustle of the city to return to Sindian in rural Senegal and the newly outfitted studio to record two rappers, two choirs, and a band with surprising ties to Simon's past.

Is this 5th episode of “Simon & Greg Record the World,” the pair find a bar with no real roof to speak of in which to record the young and very talented Asukatendeng Family. They discover a mixing board from the legendary manufacturer “Mixer.” (That's a joke. No one knows where the thing came from. Plus it didn't work.)

In episode 4 of “Simon & Greg Record the World,” the boys get lost. But only for a little while. At Black N White Studios in Ziguichor, they record five tracks of a full band in French and three young rappers. Download the stems of the song here: https://www.puremix.net/blog/simon-greg-record-the-world-s01e04.html

Check out any music gear site and one thing becomes very obvious, very quickly - there's always something new, something bigger, something better, something that promises to make your mixes sound louder, clearer, and more compelling than anything you've done before. In this episode, the guys end up learning that with a few pieces of quality gear, a little creative room setup and mic placement, and knowing how it all fits together is really all you need to get a great sounding recording.

Simon & Greg Record The World. In this Puremix video series, watch as they build a home recording studio setup. They use everyday items at hand and very minimal gear. They are using Lauten Audio microphones, Focal headphones, and a UA Twin interface. My name is Greg and his name is Simon. We are record producers from Montreal, Canada. In January 2018, we spent a month in Senegal to record amazing musicians and build a studio from scratch. Little did we know what we were getting into...

What starts as a concrete room with no windows becomes—with a lot of creativity, cooperation, and good old fashioned elbow grease—a studio in a remote village in Senegal.