What's That Sound? – Details, episodes & analysis

Stu Watts chats with Stephen Mowat, who is an ARIA award winning, multi disciplinary, multi genre loving music person. He has worked as a DJ, producer, recording engineer and songwriter all over the world for around 15 years. Extended stints in NYC, Nashville, as well as his hometown of Melbourne, have informed his love of all forms of music. From hip hop to soul to rock and beyond. Mowat is currently based out of The Aviary Studios in Abbotsford, Melbourne. Some of his recent work includes tracks with Jessica Mauboy, Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird, Budjerah, WILSN, Kaitlin Keegan and more.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:52 About Stephen Mowat 00:03:22 What Stephen grew up listening to 00:04:40 Listening for production elements 00:05:41 Learning music and production 00:07:55 Did you have any mentors? 00:08:36 Memories of early sessions 00:11:18 How sessions look these days, working with new clients 00:17:12 Expectations of the music industry, finances 00:19:26 Client acquisition, networking and fee structures 00:26:26 NYC and Nashville scenes compared to Australia 00:31:25 Donate to the podcast! 00:31:49 Key takeaways from working overseas 00:33:50 Finding the identity of each song 00:38:35 Knowing when you're on the right path in a production or mix 00:41:35 Managing your finances and scheduling ahead 00:43:37 Approach to marketing 00:45:31 Landing a publishing deal 00:46:59 How to maintain relationships in the music industry 00:49:11 What's coming in the near future 00:51:41 Stephen's best pieces of advice 00:58:36 Conclusion/Outro

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Stu Watts chats with Joe Carra, who is the chief mastering engineer and owner of Crystal Mastering. With over 3 decades of experience, Joe has mastered for cassette, vinyl, CD, and in recent times, embraced the immersive audio of Dolby Atmos. In 2020 Joe received a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album, for the Teskey Brothers ‘Run Home Slow’ album.

Joe has mastered various ARIA award winning albums and in 2023, was recognised with a nomination in the MPEG Awards for 'Mastering Engineer of the Year’.

Having mastered successful releases on the ARIA & American Billboard charts, Joe’s clients include Pond, The Slingers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Courtney Barnett, Amyl & The Sniffers, Genesis Owusu, The Murlocs, San Cisco, Babe Rainbow, Bliss N Eso, The Waifs and many more.

In addition to his regular mastering duties, Joe shares his knowledge as a guest lecturer at colleges such as SAE, JMC, RMIT, and Box Hill Institute. Through these engagements, he imparts his deep understanding of the intricacies of mastering to aspiring students.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:34 About Joe Carra 00:03:34 Attending university 00:04:56 Learning instruments 00:07:25 What music Joe grew up listening to 00:08:30 What university was like and learning synthesis 00:15:07 Searching for a job 00:18:01 First job at Dex Audio 00:22:41 Tape Op & Assistant work at Newmarket Studios 00:25:55 The early years of CD Mastering 00:30:21 Joe's early Mastering experience & why loudness was so important 00:39:24 Learning In-The-Box Mastering during COVID 00:44:36 Donate to the podcast! 00:45:00 The beginning of Crystal Mastering 00:51:43 Moving Crystal Mastering to Thornbury 00:56:03 High-calibre engineers & artists vs. Amateur engineers 01:00:02 The creative aspect of being a mastering engineer 01:04:41 The importance of great relationships & collaboration 01:07:54 Misinformation on Instagram Reels and TikTok 01:09:15 Continuing with in-person consulting & collaboration 01:14:45 Joe's best pieces of advice 01:23:27 Conclusion/Outro

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Stu Watts chats with Becki Whitton, who is an engineer, songwriter and producer working out of Melbourne’s Carriage Studio. Her approach in the studio balances focus and ease, and centres on a thirst to find the most powerful expression of a song’s emotional core. Becki has received ARIA, AWMA, MPEG and Music Victoria Award nominations for her sound work, and managed sound for Girls Rock! Camp ACT from 2016-2022. In her solo electronic choral project Aphir, Becki has been hailed as part of ‘Australia’s new wave of female electronic innovators’ and has performed around Australia and internationally including performances at Music Tech Fest (Berlin), Denmark Arts (WA), and Falls Festival. Since 2016, Becki has released music through experimental label Provenance Records, founded by Stuart Buchanan (New Weird Australia) and, following Buchanan’s departure from the label, turned Provenance into an artist cooperative in 2021. Throughout 2020 - 2021 Becki embraced the challenges of pandemic lockdown through live-streaming on Twitch - first producing, recording, and mixing her 2020 LP, Republic of Paradise on livestream, and then pursuing marathon-length vocal improvisations on Twitch throughout 2021, culminating in a 12-hour performance on Boxing Day that year. Becki has been actively involved in the left-field music community through the creation of The Wettest 100 - an alternative to Triple J’s Hottest 100 which was voted on Instagram and which celebrated 100 Australian tracks (narrowed down from 185 nominations) which sit outside the genre-world of the Hottest 100 countdown. Becki’s sixth LP, ‘The Halo Is Shapeless’, was released under her Aphir moniker in May 2023.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:09 About Becki Whitton

00:03:23 Becki's music journey

00:08:27 Learning by assisting Andrei Eremin

00:10:13 Mindset and approach in her own sessions

00:13:44 A key moment that led her to understanding the artist's vision

00:16:22 Capturing the essence of the artist

00:20:25 Having a supportive community

00:21:58 The difficulty of knowing the right way to learn

00:23:12 Keeping open communication with the artist

00:24:15 Becki's solo project "Aphir"

00:29:00 What fuels Becki's creativity

00:31:46 PayPal donation link

00:32:10 Collaborating with others

00:33:48 Stu attempts to describe Becki's work

00:35:46 How Becki faces challenges with her ego

00:39:40 Not taking mix notes personally

00:43:20 What is Becki's meaning of a "good mix"

00:45:59 Becki's favourite tools

00:52:46 The Wettest 100

00:59:58 Becki's advice for Producers, Engineers and Artists

01:02:23 Where you can find Becki online

01:03:01 Conclusion/Outro

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Stu Watts chats with Greg Rietwyk, who is a songwriter, guitarist, producer and mix engineer from Melbourne, Australia. With a keen ear for honest, raw and organic productions, Greg has become a fixture in the Australian garage and indie rock scenes. Working with notable acts such as The Pretty Littles, Mid City, Bec Stevens, Money Boys & Neighbourhood Youth, as well as songwriting, production and mixing for his own band Press Club, who have released three critically acclaimed self-produced LP’s - their last effort “Endless Motion” landing at #15 on Double J’s 50 best albums of 2023. Greg has freelanced out of many of the best Melbourne studios including Woodstock, The Aviary, Sing Sing & Tender Trap. He is currently working out of Wrangler Studios in West Footscray, which has recently been converted from a DIY all ages punk venue to a studio with multiple mix spaces, iso booths and space to comfortably track bands live. Over his past 15 years in the industry Greg has toured both nationally and internationally, and played some of the biggest festivals in Europe, and Australia. Drawing on his experiences and network in the music industry Greg hopes to educate and inspire the next generation of young musicians.

Topics discussed include:

• Focusing on making the recording session fun for the client
• Breakdown of his recording & mixing processes with a focus on recording bands live
• The challenge of finding the next client
• ...and more

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This bonus episode focuses on the different ways you can go about building a full time freelance audio career, hosted by Stu Watts and features guests MixedbyTrae (mixing engineer) and Riverine (producer/mixing engineer/artist).

Key points in this episode:

• Building relationships
• Outreach techniques
• Marketing systems and running ads
• ...and more

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Another bonus episode which will allow host Stu Watts and his guest to dive deeper on a specific topic. This episode unpacks what today's mastering engineer looks like, and features guest Nicholas Di Lorenzo who is a mixing and mastering engineer, and the owner of Panorama Mixing & Mastering.

Key points in this episode:

• Comparing the landscape of the music industry today vs 10+ years ago
• How online educational content can skew general knowledge
• The availability of plugins
• Is AI a problem for mastering engineers?

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Stu Watts chats with Dylan Ollivierre, who is an award-winning songwriter, producer, and musician based in Perth, Western Australia. Dylan’s story began when his parents met on Bob Dylan’s yacht. They named the son after him and a life in music was soon to follow. Ever since then, Dylan has been inspired to create records that will stand the test of time. Launching the Money War, the band he shares with wife Carmen Ollivierre, successfully worked as a CV to gain further music production work. Then working as a touring musician for over a decade allowed Dylan to experience both sides of the studio glass. Notable credits so far include grentperez, Meg Mac, Great Gable, Jae Laffer (The Panics), Joan and the Giants, Siobhan Cotchin, Tia Gostelow, and Holy Holy, Highlights of Dylan’s career include placing #2 on the ARIA chart, two feature albums and a dozen playlist additions on Triple J, over 20 million streams, nomination for the Australian Music Prize, 10 plus WAM Song of the Year wins, and signing to Mirror Music/ BMF on a worldwide publishing deal. Neil Finn of Crowed House declared that Dylan ‘is a great songwriter’. Dylan is currently collaborating with Jae Laffer (The Panics), Joan and the Giants, EDIE, Bri Clark, and Matt Gresham.

Topics discussed include:

• Taking the time to figure out how to make music work within your life
• Different approaches to getting the most out of the artist
• Having difficult conversations that can lead to better outcomes
• ...and more

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Stu Watts chats with Award-winning producer Anna Laverty, who has built an exceptional and ever-growing show reel of credits, which has solidified her reputation as one of Australia’s finest creative talents. Having cut her teeth under the tutelage of award-winning producers Paul Epworth (Adele, Primal Scream, Foster The People) and Ben Hillier (Blur, U2, Elbow) at London’s famed Miloco Studios, working on releases by the likes of Florence and The Machine, Bloc Party, Depeche Mode and Pete Doherty, Anna brought her talents and experience back to Australia and has become one of the go-to producers in the nation’s music scene. Her impressive body of work and reputation saw her picked out to feature on the successful 2019 ABC television series ‘The Recording Studio’ as a featured engineer. In early 2020, Anna worked alongside legendary American songwriter, Amanda Palmer. Originally slated as a single four-hour session, the chemistry and outcomes were so strong, the two went on to record an entire album called ‘Forty-Five Degrees’, which featured performances from Missy Higgins, Montaigne and Clare Bowditch. Ever busy, Anna has in recent time produced albums by Camp Cope, Stella Donnelly, Pinch Points, Screamfeeder and a live album for Courtney Barnett at the Royal Exhibition Buildings. In addition to her production talents, Anna is an adept songwriter having recently written with Kav Temperley, Stella Donnelly, Jade McInally and Dallas Woods among others. Anna generously shares her experience and expertise with budding songwriters and producers in Australia as an APRA AMCOS ambassador, at APRA ‘Songmakers’ sessions, as a mentor for the ‘Girls Rock’ program and has spoken at music conferences around the world including The Great Escape (UK), Bigsound (QLD), Going Global (NZ), The Melbourne Sessions (VIC), Guinness Amplify (KL) and InTune (NT).

Topics discussed include:

• Being an Assistant Engineer for around 10 years, and some of the skills obtained from that period
• The importance of listening and artist comfort in the studio
• Music Producers and Engineers Guild of Australia and the findings of the inaugural survey report
• ...and more

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Stu Watts chats with Shaun Fuller, who is a musician, sound engineer and musical director from Melbourne, Australia.

Beginning his career as a guitarist for bands such as Brighter at Night and Harbours, Shaun gained interest in studio work after recording with producer Malcom Besley, going on to work as his assistant on Platinum and Gold selling records for Northeast Party House, City Calm Down and many others.

In addition Shaun worked as an in-house engineer at Debasement studios and Ginger Studios where he worked on the vocal session for “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber.

Shaun’s transition to work as a live sound engineer began with mixing FOH for friends Storm The Sky on regular Australian tours between studio work. His work with STS quickly developed a passion for live sound which led Shaun to extensive international touring working for artists such as The Amity Affliction, Blusher, Mallrat, Allday, Senses Fail (USA), The Plot In You (USA), Crown the Empire (USA) Ocean Grove, Polaris, Hellions and many others.

Through out his touring work Shaun takes on varying roles such as mixing Front Of House and Monitors, Playback and Musical Direction, Production and Tour Management and Session Musician as a guitar, bass and keys player.

Shaun presently tours regularly with The Amity Affliction, Blusher and Ocean Grove as well performing as the vocalist for Alt-Rock band Commoner and the session player/playback engineer for Lakelend and Wayside.

Topics discussed include:

• The benefit of saying "yes" to opportunities
• Regularly evaluating your happiness level
• The ability to stay calm, slow down and make efficient, smart decisions
• ...and more

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Stu Watts chats with Josh Beattie, who is an indie-pop songwriter and producer based on the Gold Coast. Known for blending the mainstream with the obscure in a colourful sonic fashion, he's worked with artists in Germany, the US, the UK, Taiwan, Kenya, and of course at home in Australia. Josh started his career as a sound editor composer for film & television- especially psychological thrillers- and ended up bringing these cinematic sensibilities as a core member of QMA-winning chill-pop outfit Standby Empire; eventually taking on production duties for Standby and a myriad of other exciting acts. Having helped artists create at Bignote Productions, Qsound Audio, and Hunting Ground Studios, Josh’s shift to full-time pop production saw the construction of his own studio in the hinterland of Mount Tamborine, where he’s worked as a songwriter, producer, mix engineer and multi-instrumentalist. Since then, Josh’s ties to Queensland music scene have taken him outside the studio too. Recently, he was a guest judge for the Listen Up Songwriting Prize, music supervised the Feature Film “Canvas”, and helped put together the very first Sounds Dangerous Festival in Burleigh Heads, whose guests included Saint Lane, Stingin’ Rogers, and Bootleg Rascal.

Topics discussed include:

• The steps taken to improve efficiency and implementing systems
• His unique and "chaotic" approach to production
• Why comparing yourself to others is problematic
• ...and more

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