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Master Your Mix Podcast

Master Your Mix Podcast

Mike Indovina

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Mike Cervantes: Running an Efficient Mastering Business

Season 1 · Episode 221

mercredi 23 octobre 2024 • Duration 01:16:42

Mike Cervantes is a Grammy-nominated, Juno award-winning multi-platinum mastering engineer with over 30 Billboard #1 songs and 9 Dove Award wins.

At his studio The Foxboro, he has worked with select artists such as Kane Brown, Walker Hayes, Julia Michaels, Alan Walker, Lauren Daigle, Toby Mac, Flo Rida, Josh Ross, Brandon Lake, Mitchell Tenpenny, Russell Dickerson, Tyler Hubbard, Phil Wickham, Skillet, Lecrae, Yung Gravy, Avril Lavigne, Maverick City Music, Underoath, Misterwives, Against The Current, CeCe Winans, and many many more.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Taking the entrepreneurial journey
  • Working for Scott Hull of Masterdisk
  • Deciding to stop working at one of the biggest mastering studios
  • Building your clientele
  • Using social media to sell your services
  • Why your gear doesn’t attract clients
  • The benefits of switching from an analog to digital workflow
  • Managing your time when you’re working on hundreds of projects
  • Using Zapier to help streamline your business processes and save money
  • Mastering fast
  • Knowing the needs of your clients

To learn more about Mike Cervantes, visit: https://www.thefoxboro.com/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

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Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


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Tyler Smyth: Creating “Moments” in Your Music

Season 1 · Episode 220

mercredi 16 octobre 2024 • Duration 01:35:32

Tyler Smyth has dedicated his life to music. As a music producer, Tyler has landed multiple #1 singles in the rock category, both on the Billboard charts and on terrestrial rock radio. He was named as the first ever #1 Hard Rock Producer on the charts debut, holding the #1, #2, and #5 spots simultaneously with his productions from Falling in Reverse & I Prevail and has since held the #1 spot 39 times and counting. In 2019, he received two Grammy nominations (Best Rock Album & Best Metal Performance) for the 2019 Grammy awards as the sole Producer of I Prevail’s album TRAUMA. I Prevail’s follow-up album, TRUE POWER, debuted as the Spotify #2 album in the US, #4 album worldwide. Falling in Reverse's brand new album POPULAR MONSTER debuted as the Spotify #2 album worldwide and includes multiple RIAA gold and 2x platinum certifications for songs like “Popular Monster”, “Voices in My Head”, “ZOMBIFIED” and more. 

As the frontman of Dangerkids, guitarist of Let’s Get It, and several other signed acts — Tyler has performed over 1000 shows around the world in his lifetime. He serves as a special guest mentor at Musician’s Institute for 4 years running, and has contributed to several internet publications & podcasts on the topics of music production, performing, touring, creating a fanbase, and more.

His producer credits include Falling in Reverse, I Prevail, Lights, Skillet, NASA, SEGA, and more.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Following your passions
  • Thinking outside of the box with songwriting
  • Creating “moments” with your music
  • Working with bands like I Prevail and Falling In Reverse
  • Using automation in your mixes to create excitement
  • The quest for perfection
  • The “white noise” trick for setting up your mix levels
  • Assigning a mission statement to each song
  • The reason song names matter

To learn more about Tyler Smyth, visit: https://tylersmyth.com/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions? 

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books: 



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Marcela Rada: The Role of Education in Audio

Season 1 · Episode 211

mercredi 14 août 2024 • Duration 44:10

Marcela is a talented and accomplished audio engineer with experience both in the studio and the classroom teaching university-level students the skills of becoming professional audio engineers and music producers. She has worked across music genres recording, editing, mixing, and mastering audio for independent artists. Marcela also has experience in and a passion for creating immersive audio environments using software and speaker configurations that can be utilized in both live rooms and on recordings.

Marcela has taught music production and audio engineering at Algonquin College, Interlochen Centre for the Arts, Berklee College of Music, and the University of Lethbridge. She is passionate about using the latest audio and video technology to create innovative and immersive projects and is constantly expanding her knowledge through academic research.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Do you need schooling to get jobs in the music industry?
  • Approaching education as an investment
  • Work/life balance
  • How to strengthen your audio skills
  • Why you should experiment within different areas of the audio industry
  • The future of audio education
  • Embracing AI in music production
  • Creating standards for immersive audio

To learn more about Marcela Rada, visit: https://marcelarada.com/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions? 

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books: 



Check out our Sponsors:

Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K


Subscribe to the show: 


 

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Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com


Please leave a rating and review:

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Mat Leffler-Schulman: Focusing on the Big Picture With Audio

Season 1 · Episode 121

mercredi 23 novembre 2022 • Duration 01:07:23

Mat is a producer, mixing, and mastering engineer, and co-owner of Mobtown Studios in Baltimore.

Mat has spent the better part of his life fascinated by recording and manipulating sound. Known as a “musician’s producer”, he’s a drummer, is analog synth-obsessed and takes great pride in his collection of theremins, vocoders and vintage tube gear. 

He’s worked with an eclectic and diverse range of artists, including Future Islands (Thrill Jockey / 4AD), Waka Flocka Flame (Warner Bros.), Sun Club (ATO), Mark degli Antoni (David Byrne/Soul Coughing) and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. 

Mat earned a BS from the renowned Music Recording program at Middle Tennessee State University in Nashville. His career spans 20 years, including stints at Warner Bros. Records and DC101.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Using analog vs. digital gear for mastering
  • How working with limitations will improve your audio skills
  • Mixing and mastering on headphones
  • The secret to mixes that translate
  • What to listen for with reference tracks
  • Battling imposter syndrome
  • Avoiding debt while starting a studio
  • Niching down your services and genres
  • Creating intake forms to help give you direction and to reduce revisions
  • Knowing when to take a minimalist approach with your work
  • Mastering software vs traditional DAWs
  • Mastering to specific levels: Does it matter how loud your masters are?
  • Do you need expensive monitors/cables to hear mixes properly?

To learn more about Mat Leffler-Schulman, visit: https://matlefflerschulman.com/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions?

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:



Check out our Sponsors:

Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K


Subscribe to the show:


 

Have questions you’d like answered on the show?

Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com


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John Congleton: Making Records That Feel Authentic

Season 1 · Episode 120

mercredi 16 novembre 2022 • Duration 01:08:27

John Congleton is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, engineer, mixer, writer and musician who has worked with artists such as St. Vincent, Wallows, Everything Everything, Bully, Angel Olsen, Future Islands, The Decemberists, Goldfrapp, Sharon Van Etten and many, many more.

In addition to his production work, Congleton has fronted the alternative rock band the Paper Chase, and writes music for a newer project entitled the Nighty Nite. He has also written music for various other projects, including MTV's Jackass, the Discovery Channel, Friday Night Lights, Evil Lives Here, and several Halloween sound effects/music CDs.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Working with Steve Albini
  • Making recordings sound exactly how it sounds in the room
  • Getting sounds at the source vs. fixing/manipulating them in post
  • Using headphone mixes to help guide musicians to get the right performances
  • What to do when you can’t get the sound you’re after
  • Balancing the needs of a producer vs. the artist
  • Recording fat snare sounds
  • Reamping drums
  • Analog vs digital recording
  • Fighting the urge to be a control freak while recording vs. keeping things simple
  • Getting punchy kick drums without relying on top-end

To learn more about John Congleton, visit: https://www.nextwavemanagement.com/john-congleton/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions?

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:



Check out our Sponsors:

Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K


Subscribe to the show:


 

Have questions you’d like answered on the show?

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Frederic Archambault: Succeeding in the Music Business

Season 1 · Episode 119

mercredi 9 novembre 2022 • Duration 01:22:41

Frederic Archambault is a Producer, Mixer, Songwriter, Musician and Engineer from Los Angeles, CA. He is best known for his work with Avenged Sevenfold lending his hand to production on their albums City Of Evil and Waking The Fallen. He has also worked with the likes of Atreyu, Deftones, Panic! At The Disco. He produces most of his projects at his home studio in Los Angeles called Studio 5A.  

Most recently, Fred has completed production and mixing the music for the NBC TV Broadcast Last Call with Carson Daly. In the 7 years at Carson Daly he has worked on 100’s of artists from Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, M-83 and Weezer to name a few.  In that span of time it is estimated that he has mixed over 1500 songs for network broadcast. At the 2015 Pensado Awards, Fred won two awards: Excellence In Live or Front Of House Sound and Outstanding Achievement in Sound for Visual Medium for Last Call with Carson Daly. 

Currently, Fred is the Manager for Audio Mastering operations for the Content Management Team at NBCUniversal. He oversees and supports a team responsible for global audio operations for all things TV and film.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Collecting hard vs. soft assets as an engineer: What they are and why you need them
  • The importance of consistency
  • Diversifying your skills
  • The future of immersive audio for music
  • Is audio fidelity really important?
  • How to set up a guitar to capture the perfect tone
  • Tuning tricks that ensure you have tight-sounding tracks
  • Micing tips for guitars
  • Fred’s white noise trick for achieving perfect phase
  • Combining multiple amps
  • How to use a DI to help make editing easier
  • The importance of the headphone mix
  • Getting polished vocals
  • How to create awesome vocal stacks
  • Working on broadcast productions
  • Mixing live performances

To learn more about Frederic Archambault, visit: https://www.fredarchambault.com/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions?

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:



Check out our Sponsors:

Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K


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Taylor Larson: Creating Energetic Rock Drums

Season 1 · Episode 118

mercredi 2 novembre 2022 • Duration 01:06:25

Taylor Larson is a record producer, mixer, and audio engineer who has worked with artists such as Asking Alexandria, Periphery, From First to Last, I See Stars, Veil of Maya, Within Temptation, The Dangerous Summer, Conditions, and Sky Eats Airplane. He is also the guitarist of The Evening.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Making sacrifices to work in audio
  • Using reference tracks to make you a better engineer
  • How to create energy in a mix
  • Recording drums that hit hard
  • The secret tip John Feldmann uses for recording drums that sound big
  • Breaking the “rules” of audio
  • Creating sustain for your drums
  • A simple trick for getting ghost notes to be clearly heard
  • Why dynamics aren’t always important

To learn more about Taylor Larson’s company, MixWave, visit: https://www.mixwave.net/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions?

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:



Check out our Sponsors:

Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K


Subscribe to the show:


 

Have questions you’d like answered on the show?

Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com


Please leave a rating and review:

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Mike Kalajian: Building Systems to Improve Your Audio Skills

Season 1 · Episode 117

mercredi 26 octobre 2022 • Duration 01:11:11

Mike Kalajian is the owner and chief engineer of Rogue Planet Mastering in New York’s Hudson Valley, where he’s worked with artists including All Time Low, Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada, Saves The Day and Emmure among many others.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Balancing your focus between the big picture and little details
  • Determining the value of your time
  • Transitioning from being a mixer to mastering
  • The importance of having consistency in your process
  • Optimizing your systems to work faster
  • Mike’s go-to tool for project management
  • Incorporating social impact into your business
  • Building a mastering studio
  • Picking monitors for mastering
  • Using speaker calibration software

To learn more about Mike Kalajian, visit: https://www.rogueplanetmastering.com/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions?

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:



Check out our Sponsors:

Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K


Subscribe to the show:


 

Have questions you’d like answered on the show?

Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com


Please leave a rating and review:

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Dave Schiffman: How to Rise up the Ranks as an Engineer

Season 1 · Episode 116

mercredi 19 octobre 2022 • Duration 01:28:13

Grammy Winner and Multi–Platinum selling producer, mixer, and engineer came up the ranks as Rick Rubin’s engineer. Together they produced monster hits such as Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Californication’, System Of A Down’s ‘Toxicity’, which reached # 1 on Billboard, certified double platinum, and earned multiple awards and nominations. They also produced ‘Hypnotize’ which once again hit Billboard #1 and led the band to be the first-ever rock outfit to have two #1 LPs in one year.

Dave’s production and mixes have topped the charts recently with The Strumbellas Hope from which the single ‘Spirits’ hit #1 on the Billboard Alternative charts, took home the Juno Award for Single of the Year (2016), received an iHeart Radio’s Best New Artist nomination, and won Much Music’s Best Alternative Video. 

Dave produced Pup’s 2019 ‘Morbid Stuff’ which debuted #1 on multiple Billboard charts including Rock, Heatseekers, Alternative, and Independent Albums – it also landed at #14 on Billboard top 200 charts. The album went on to be shortlisted for the prestigious Canadian Juno Award for Album of The Year. 

Dave has also worked on Smashing Pumpkins’ latest album CYR, The Killers’ critically acclaimed LP Imploding The Mirage, Grammy Award-winning album Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend, and Haim’s Days Are Gone, which reached #2 on both the Billboard top Rock and Alternative charts.


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Adapting to the different ways different studios work
  • Navigating subjectivity and understanding the “right way” to do things
  • Being proactive and creating opportunities for yourself
  • Overcoming imposter syndrome to take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves
  • Deciphering the vocabulary people use in the studio
  • Recording Chris Cornel’s vocals
  • Stories from working with System Of A Down and Jimmy Eat World
  • How to dial in the right amount of drive with guitars
  • Getting heavy guitar tones that still have clarity
  • Double-tracking vs multi-amping
  • How to make a living as an engineer
  • Why there is a massive opportunity for engineers who understand ATMOS
  • Dave’s predictions on the future of ATMOS

To learn more about Dave Schiffman, visit: http://daveschiffmanmusic.com/

Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions?

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:



Check out our Sponsors:

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Jason Livermore: Recording Punk Music

Season 1 · Episode 115

mercredi 12 octobre 2022 • Duration 01:04:06

Jason Livermore received his first snare drum at the age of three. Years later, Jason took up bass and guitar, but returned to drums because he liked them better. In junior high Jason discovered punk rock. His first vinyl purchase was the infamous, “Milo Goes to College”. He played in various bands throughout high school and college, recording some of these himself. After college, he decided that recording was probably going to be cooler than selling beer for Miller, his job at the time. 

Upon hearing that ALL was opening the Blasting Room in 1994, he moved to Fort Collins to land the job of a lifetime. Jason has been working at the studio ever since and in 2015 he became co-owner alongside Bill Stevenson. He has worked on about 95% of the albums that have come out of the studio. Jason has also played drums for Wretch Like Me, Drag the River, Bill The Welder, Soul City Missionaries, and The Virginia Sisters.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

  • Finding trust in yourself that you know what you are doing
  • Mixing punk drums
  • How a drummer’s technique will change your approach to micing and tuning
  • How to tune drums
  • To polish your tracks or keep them raw? How to know when to edit
  • Creating tempo maps
  • How a particular type of guitar bridge cut his recording time in half
  • Choosing string gauges for getting the most clarity with your guitars
  • How to set up multi-amp blends
  • Using phase alignment tools

To learn more about Jason Livermore, visit: https://theblastingroom.com/


Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?

Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:

https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/

 

Want additional help with your music productions?

For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/


Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:



Check out our Sponsors:

Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K


Subscribe to the show:


 

Have questions you’d like answered on the show?

Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com


Please leave a rating and review:

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