Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What’s it like watching 100,000 fans sing the songs you wrote? From One Direction to Sabrina Carpenter, Julian Bunetta has been behind some of your favorite hits. On this episode of Ctrl-B, he breaks down the role of a music producer, how to serve a song, and when it’s ok to use loops.
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00:00 Intro
01:29 The influence of spaces on songwriting
03:58 Growing up in a musical family
06:00 Favorite drummers
07:52 How Hip Hop influences Julian's sound
09:33 Losing an artist
10:21 First publishing deal
11:23 Learning how to write songs
12:06 Working on X-Factor
15:33 The pressure of quick success
17:24 Connecting with One Direction
19:26 Writing all the hits from Midnight Memories in 5 days
21:15 Fake success?
22:42 "I can hold my piss longer than anyone"
24:05 Getting into the publishing business
28:25 Connecting with Sabrina Carpenter
29:35 Writing Sabrina Carpenter's Nonsense
31:34 The Espresso loop
33:35 A producer's job
35:20 Loops vs Instruments
38:26 Writing Country songs
39:50 What to do when there's no inspiration
40:50 How "Night Changes" (One Direction) was written
42:42 "You have to let the song tell you what it wants"
45:15 The importance of collaboration
46:31 Recording songs on tour with One Direction
47:10 How "Olivia" (One Direction) was written in 30 minutes
49:36 How "Story of My Life" (One Direction) was written
51:17 Outro
#musicproducer #artistinterview #podcast #samples #espresso #musicinterview #musicproduction #interview
What’s it like watching 100,000 fans sing the songs you wrote? From One Direction to Sabrina Carpenter, Julian Bunetta has been behind some of your favorite hits. On this episode of Ctrl-B, he breaks down the role of a music producer, how to serve a song, and when it’s ok to use loops.
Ctrl+B is a series of conversations for people who live and breathe music culture - powered by Splice. Hosted by: @dontgodcj
Join Splice's Discord community: discord.com/invite/splice
00:00 Intro
01:29 The influence of spaces on songwriting
03:58 Growing up in a musical family
06:00 Favorite drummers
07:52 How Hip Hop influences Julian's sound
09:33 Losing an artist
10:21 First publishing deal
11:23 Learning how to write songs
12:06 Working on X-Factor
15:33 The pressure of quick success
17:24 Connecting with One Direction
19:26 Writing all the hits from Midnight Memories in 5 days
21:15 Fake success?
22:42 "I can hold my piss longer than anyone"
24:05 Getting into the publishing business
28:25 Connecting with Sabrina Carpenter
29:35 Writing Sabrina Carpenter's Nonsense
31:34 The Espresso loop
33:35 A producer's job
35:20 Loops vs Instruments
38:26 Writing Country songs
39:50 What to do when there's no inspiration
40:50 How "Night Changes" (One Direction) was written
42:42 "You have to let the song tell you what it wants"
45:15 The importance of collaboration
46:31 Recording songs on tour with One Direction
47:10 How "Olivia" (One Direction) was written in 30 minutes
49:36 How "Story of My Life" (One Direction) was written
51:17 Outro
#musicproducer #artistinterview #podcast #samples #espresso #musicinterview #musicproduction #interview
