James Petralli

In the article James is quoted saying: * “I got a SP-404, one of those Roland samplers, when we were touring Corsicana Lemonade [2013],” James recalls. “We’d hook it up to the car stereo and I’d ask for a song from each guy in the band, and then I’d take little samples from each song to try and make something in the course of an hour and then play it back for the guys. So with Shanalala, I was just getting to know what that machine could do. So I kind of dumped a bunch of drum samples from this iPhone app into the machine, and I can’t even remember what songs I had in, but the whole process started with a mashup/remix-y kind of approach.*

In this short video posted on the White Denim Instagram account on September 3rd 2023, James tells us about recording with this analog tape recorder in the 90’s. He shows the very Tascam they did the recordings with.

In this still of an Instagram reel, posted on September 21st 2023 we see James playing guitar in his home studio. The Collins mixer is in the background.

In a video published on October 4, 2023, by Jacco Slothouber on YouTube, James Petralli is shown using the Maestro Echoplex EP-4 while working with a flute.

In this recording of an Instagram White Denim video posted by James on October 5th 2023 we see the Hybrid Audio Production System at about 0:11.

In a YouTube short by Jacco Slothouber, James Petralli is seen using the Premier 90 Reverberation unit during a White Denim session, visible at the 0:12 mark.

In this recording of an Instagram White Denim video posted by James on October 5th 2023 we see the Analog Delay and Multi Flanger at about 0:18

In this screenshot of a video James posted today on the White Denim Instagram account we see the Tascam 112B Tapedeck.

In this screenshot of a video James posted today on the White Denim Instagram account we see part of this obscure digital Delay from the 70s in the right upper corner.

In this Instagram video James uploaded yesterday we see the Power Controller in the lower right.

In this screenshot of a video James posted today on the White Denim Instagram account we see this Akai sampler.

On October 20th 2023 James posted a video of the studio on the White Denim Instagram account. In this screenshot we can see the Sitral as the centerpiece of James' studio.

Today James posted this on the White Denim Instagram account.

On the White Denim Instagram account James Petralli posted a video where this piece of equipment is clearly visible.

On December 2nd 2023 James posted this photo of a setup on the White Denim Instagram account. We see the drum computer underneath the Boss RE-20 Space Echo.

In a video shared by Jacco Slothouber on YouTube, James Petralli is seen using the Roland SP-404SX sampler.

In this video posted on the White Denim Instagram account on 29 November 2022 James Petralli is creating some nice tunes. The Yamaha mixer is seen on the left on top of the Telefunken Pre Amps rack.

On January 14th 2023 James Petralli posted this video on the White Denim Instagram account and we can see this vintage analog drum machine in the center.

In this (screenshot of a) video posted on the White Denim Instagram account on the 15th of December 2022 James Petralli is seen working on some music that was later used in the song Earth to. The H3000 SE (grey finish) Harmonizer is visible on top in the rack.

On January 9th 2024 James Petralli posted this photo on the White Denim Instagram account.

In this short posted by James Petralli on the White Denim Instagram account we see the LXP-5 on the right.

James Petralli is confirmed to use the Manley Nu Mu Stereo Limiter Compressor, as evidenced in a photograph posted on the White Denim Instagram account. The image clearly displays the compressor situated beneath a Tascam Tape recorder, directly linking Petralli to the specified gear.

In a video on the White Denim Instagram account, singer and guitarist James Petralli discusses his vocal chain and specifically mentions using the Collins 26U.

In a video posted on the White Denim Instagram account on July 21, 2024, James Petralli is seen in his home studio. In the background, to the left of James, you can clearly see the Raytheon RL-10. The photo is a still from the video currently on Instagram.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9qkP_HPFQp/?igsh=MTV6YTcwM2NpMzVyag==

In the official music video for White Denim's song "Light On," a collage of numerous clips and shorts by James Petralli, there is a clear view upper left, at 0:33 of James Petralli kneeling in front of the Gates Level Devil Model M5546 Tube Broadcast Limiter / Expander.

In the official music video for White Denim's song "Light On," a collage of numerous clips and shorts by James Petralli, at 1:40 we see part of the studio in the lower left corner and behind the drum tom we see different pieces of studio equipment, including the Ibanez HD1000 Harmonics/Delay, recognizable by its six colorful buttons and seven black knobs.

In the official music video for White Denim's song "Light On," at the 1:40 mark, a part of the studio is visible in the lower left corner, and behind the drum tom, various pieces of studio equipment can be seen, including the DigiTech DSP-128 Plus, identifiable by its four arrow buttons and three black knobs.

In a screenshot from a video posted by James Petralli on the White Denim Instagram account, the Maestro Rhythm King MRK 2 drum machine is visible in the lower left corner.

In an Instagram reel on the White Denim Music account, James Petralli discusses the making of the song "Look Good" and mentions, "That's me, the cowbell, going through an AMS Delay." This statement confirms his use of the specific gear.

In the video titled "White Denim Flash Bare AZZ Breakout" on the official White Denim YouTube channel, James Petralli's studio is shown, and the Ibanez AD202 can be clearly seen on the lower shelf in the middle of the image.