Joel Little

In an interview in May 2020, Joel Little said, “We recorded ‘Royals’ on a Rode K2 that I got on TradeMe for $600.” The song 'Royals' was recorded in Golden Age studio, in New Zealand in 2012. It is likely (although not verified) that the entire Love Club EP and Pure Heroine album was recorded with the Rode K2. Note: TradeMe is an online sales site based in New Zealand.

In this September 2013 video, Joel Little is seen with Focal Twin6 monitors in his Auckland, New Zealand studio. The Focal Twin speakers can be seen from about 0:20 in the video. Joel Little was also a speaker at the NZMPS Seminar in Auckland, New Zealand, November 2019. In this video, from 38:40 you can hear him refer to his "Focal Twin speakers, that I have in every studio", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_axnEv1plk

In this YouTube interview from April 2020, Joel Little can be seen using a Native Instruments Maschine Studio in his studio at the beginning of the video and again from about 1:40. This video was part of an interview with the Recording Academy which can also be found on the grammy.com site.

In this YouTube video from Sep 2013, Joel Little is using the Empirical Labs EL8X Distressor, rack mounted to the left of his keyboard and monitor speakers, in his Golden Age studio in Auckland, New Zealand. In some parts of the video e.g. 1:35, we can see the model number "EL8X" written in Yellow on the right hand side of the front panel, while the regular "EL8" model, would have the model number written in white.

In this YouTube video from Sep 2013, Joel Little can be seen with the API 3124 + 4-Channel Microphone Preamp, rack mounted just to the left of his keyboard and studio monitors, in his Golden Age studio in New Zealand. In some parts of the video, it is possible to compare the model number on the right hand side of the front panel with high resolution API preamp pictures on other sites and confirm that it is the API 3124+ preamp used here.

In this Music Business Worldwide article and photo from November 2019, we can see producer/songwriter Joel Little in his studio with the Moog One in the background. In another source, an interview on Youtube published in June 2020, we can also see the Moog One in what appears to be his home studio, from around 0:14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpEkOkfdCMM

In this YouTube video from Sep 2013, producer Joel Little can be seen with an RME Fireface UFX audio interface, rack mounted (at the top of the rack) just to the left of his keyboard and studio monitors, in his Golden Age studio in New Zealand. The RME Fireface UFX audio interface can be seen from about 0:20 in the video.

In this YouTube interview from April 2020, Joel Little can be seen with the Roland Juno-60 in his studio in the upper left of the screen from around 0:05 and later we see a close up view from about 1:52. This video was part of an interview with the Recording Academy which can also be found on the grammy.com site.

In this YouTube video from Sep 2013, Joel Little can be seen with the Minimoog Model D in his Golden Age studio in New Zealand in several places in the video, including 2:28 and 3:08. The Minimoog Model D also appears to be present in a later video from April 2020, where it can be seen very briefly at the top of a rack of keyboards from 1:53 in this Recording Academy video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U55zUOck-GE

In the documentary "Miss Americana" by Taylor Swift, Joel Little can be seen using Avid Pro Tools at timestamps 9:37 and more clearly at 54:15. (Couldn't find a better picture because you can't screenshot from Netflix but you can see it better in the actual Movie.)