Flowers by Miley Cyrus: studio, gear and credits

Flowers by Miley Cyrus: produced by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Flowers
Artist: Miley Cyrus
Genre / Style: Dance-pop / Disco-pop / Funk-pop
Date(s) Recorded: Early to Mid 2022
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Columbia Records (Sony Music) / G010004958189G
Release Date: January 12, 2023
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson
Mixing Engineer(s): Mark "Spike" Stent (Mixer), Matt Wolach (Assistant Mixer)
Musicians & Session Performers:

Miley Cyrus - Lead & Backing Vocals
Kid Harpoon - Bass, Drum Machine, Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion
Tyler Johnson - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar
Michael Pollack - Electric Piano (Wurlitzer)
Doug Showalter - Keyboards

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Ridgemont High (Los Angeles, CA) and NightBird Recording Studios (West Hollywood, CA) (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: The Mix Suite (Los Angeles, CA)
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic (SSL) 4000 G-Series Custom (Mix Suite LA) / ITB Hybrid
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Avid Pro Tools Ultimate, 24-bit / 48kHz (Digital Tracking)
Studio Monitors: ATC SCM45A Pro, Yamaha NS-10M (Stent's mix room); Barefoot MicroMain27 (Tracking rooms)
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Neve 1073 Preamps, UREI 1176LN (Rev E), Tube-Tech CL 1B, SSL G-Master Buss Compressor, Bricasti M7 Reverb, EMT 140 Plate (Virtual/Hardware)

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals (Miley Cyrus), Bass Guitar (Kid Harpoon), Drum Machine & Percussion (Kid Harpoon), Wurlitzer Electric Piano (Michael Pollack), Synthesizers & Keyboards (Tyler Johnson / Doug Showalter), Electric Guitars (Kid Harpoon / Tyler Johnson), Keyboards / Additional Keys (Doug Showalter).

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