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Master Your Mix Podcast

Mike Indovina

300 episodes

Helping musicians, engineers and producers create professional recordings and mixes from home so you can showcase your talents in the best way possible and grow your career.

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  1. Ed Donnelly: Capturing Authenticity

    · 1 h 02 min · S1 E324

    Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer, record producer, and activist from Pioneertown, CA. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, Gladys Knight, Willie Nelson, Smashing…

  2. Neal Cappellino: Know What You're Solving For

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E323

    Originally from Rochester, NY, producer/engineer Neal Cappellino is the owner of The Doghouse Studio in Nashville, TN. A lifelong musician, he completed his formal education with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from…

  3. Damian Taylor: Structure, Self-Doubt, and Finishing Music

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E322

    Damian Taylor is a Grammy-nominated producer, mixer, programmer and songwriter who spent six years as Björk's personal engineer and programmer, working on Volta and Biophilia and touring the world with her on stage.…

  4. Peter Craft: Intentionality is Everything

    · 1 h 15 min · S1 E321

    Peter Craft is the owner and chief engineer of Boxer Lodge, a destination recording studio in the hills above Napa Valley. A former software engineer and patent-holding tech architect, Craft left that career to build…

  5. Chris Collier: Earning Creative Freedom

    · 1 h 20 min · S1 E320

    Chris Collier is a producer, mixer, mastering engineer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Las Vegas, operating as CMC21 Productions. Across nearly three decades in hard rock and metal, he's engineered and produced for…

  6. Tim Dolbear: Building a Remote Mixing Business

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E319

    Tim Dolbear is an award-winning mixing and mastering engineer with more than 25 years of professional experience and the owner of Eclectica Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, which he founded in 1999. He specializes in…

  7. Howard Bilerman: Not Letting Production Hide the Song

    · 1 h 24 min · S1 E318

    Howard Bilerman is a Grammy-nominated musician, sound engineer & record producer who has been recording bands for over 30 years. As co-owner & head engineer of the hotel2tango recording studio in Montreal, Bilerman has…

  8. Eric Stenman: Having an “always mixing” approach to production

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E317

    Eric Stenman is an LA-based producer, mixer, and engineer whose four-decade credit list runs from Deftones, Thrice, and Weezer to Daniel Caesar's Grammy-nominated Freudian and every AWOLNATION album since 2011's…

  9. Jon Estes: Working to make the song succeed

    · 1 h 19 min · S1 E316

    Jon Estes is a Nashville producer, mixing engineer, and multi-instrumentalist who works roughly 200 sessions a year, often as bassist, engineer, and producer on the same record. He's played on Kesha's Grammy-nominated…

  10. Craig Parker Adams: Adapting to every client

    · 1 h 33 min · S1 E315

    Craig Parker Adams is a Los Angeles-based recording and mixing engineer, producer, and guitarist with over 25 years of studio experience at his Hollywood-based Winslow Ct. Studio. He's contributed to 8 Grammy-nominated…

  11. Howie Beck: The Advantages of Working with Limitations

    · 1 h 15 min · S1 E314

    Howie Beck is a Toronto-based mixer and producer whose credits include Feist, Barenaked Ladies, Ron Sexsmith, Walk Off The Earth, and Charlotte Day Wilson, whose breakout single "Work" he mixed and co-produced. Before…

  12. Brendan Dekora: Understanding an Artist’s Vision

    · 57 min · S1 E313

    Brendan Dekora is a Los Angeles-based mixing engineer and producer whose two-decade climb through top studios like EastWest culminated in a full-time engineering post for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, earning him a…

  13. Steven Lee Tracy: Mixing Fast To Stay Objective

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E312

    Steven Lee Tracy is the owner, producer, and mixing engineer at Saint Cecilia Studios in Tucson, Arizona. Before he was behind the board, he was on stage: a decade as guitarist and songwriter in Seattle indie-rock band…

  14. Joe Caithness: Mastering for Video Game Soundtracks

    · 1 h 24 min · S1 E311

    Joe Caithness is a mastering, transfer, and restoration engineer based in Nottingham, UK, with over 18 years of experience and more than 1,500 completed projects to his name. He's become the go-to engineer for video…

  15. Bruno Barcella: The Analog Sound in a Digital Mix

    · 56 min · S1 E310

    Bruno "Brown" Barcella is a recording, mixing, and production engineer based in northern Italy. He got his start behind a drum kit, touring the US and Europe with bands like Miss Chain & The Broken Heels before…

  16. Toby Lloyd: The Studio As A Therapeutic Space

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E309

    Toby Lloyd is a Music Producer, Studio Owner, Mixing Engineer, Artist, and Film Score Mixer from New Zealand who has worked with artists such as Shapeshifter, Nightmares on Wax, Hollie Smith, Blindspott, and Stan…

  17. Justin Cortelyou: From Intern to Directing Paul McCartney

    · 1 h 19 min · S1 E308

    Justin Cortelyou is a Grammy-award nominated, multi-platinum mixing engineer/producer. Justin started his career working with Chuck Ainlay at Soundstage Studios in Nashville before moving to Los Angeles to work with…

  18. Sam Moses: How to Know What a Mix Needs Before Listening

    · 1 h 30 min · S1 E307

    Sam Moses is a Nashville-based mastering engineer and owner of Moses Mastering, with roughly 15 years in the business. He describes his work in short as helping artists "finish their record and bring peace of mind that…

  19. Dave McNair: Reinventing His Career, Again and Again

    · 1 h 29 min · S1 E306

    Dave McNair is a mastering engineer, producer, and recording engineer with over four decades in the music industry and more than 900 credits spanning rock, blues, country, pop, and world music. Originally from Corpus…

  20. Greg Gordon: Putting the Groove First

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E305

    Greg hails from Detroit’s vibrant rock scene. He’s lived in New York and Los Angeles. In 2015, he relocated to Pittsburgh, producing and mixing at his Wood Hollow studio, and recording and exploring ATMOS mixing at The…

  21. Austin Seltzer: Breaking the Loudness Rules

    · 1 h 28 min · S1 E304

    Austin Seltzer is a multi-platinum mixing and mastering engineer whose work bridges the gap between modern pop polish and emotionally impactful, dynamic sound. After getting his start in electronic ghost production,…

  22. Chris Athens: Creating Traction With Your Career (Revisited)

    · 1 h 30 min · S1 E303

    Chris Athens is a mastering engineer with over 30 years in the industry. Formerly working at Sony Music Studios and Sterling Sound, he has founded his own studio, Chris Athens Masters in Austin Texas. Chris has…

  23. Jason Perry: Making Records Without Musical Theory

    · 49 min · S1 E302

    Jason Perry is a UK-based record producer, mixer, and songwriter known for shaping the sound of modern rock and alternative music. He first made his mark as the frontman of the band A, before transitioning behind the…

  24. Brian Howes: The "Swedish Math" Behind Hit Songs

    · 1 h 02 min · S1 E301

    Brian Howes is a Canadian producer, songwriter, and former recording artist known for crafting commercially successful rock and pop records with a strong emphasis on melody, structure, and radio appeal. After beginning…

  25. David Trumfio: The Future of Studio Ownership

    · 1 h 31 min · S1 E300

    Dave Trumfio doesn’t just make records, he builds the rooms where records come alive. A Los Angeles–based producer, mixer, engineer, and musician, Trumfio has quietly shaped decades of indie and alternative music, with…

  26. Mike Schuppan: Why Great Engineers Don't Chase Perfection

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E299

    Mike Schuppan is a Los Angeles–based mix engineer, recording engineer, and producer with over 20 years of experience working across alternative, pop, electronic, and experimental music. Originally from Nashville, he…

  27. Sonny DiPerri: Why the Best Engineers Get Out of the Way

    · 1 h 19 min · S1 E298

    As a producer, engineer, and mixer, Sonny DiPerri has worked alongside artists such as Nothing, She’s Green, Julie, Narrowhead, Wisp, DIIV, Animal Collective, Late Night Drive Home, These New Puritans, Deradoorian,…

  28. Justin Gray: Breaking Into the Songwriting Industry

    · 59 min · S1 E297

    Justin Gray is a Canadian born/ LA based Songwriter, Producer & Composer. The breadth of credits & accolades during his 20+ year career has him considered among an elite group of creators in the music and entertainment…

  29. Dave Fortman: Focusing on the Song Above All Else

    · 1 h 28 min · S1 E296

    Dave Fortman is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician, recognized for his role as guitarist in the hard rock band Ugly Kid Joe and for producing and mixing albums for prominent acts in the rock and…

  30. Bobbi Giel: Knowing Your Gear

    · 1 h 06 min · S1 E295

    Bobbi Giel is a mastering engineer based in Nashville, Tennessee. She relocated to Nashville in October 2017 and spent four years at Georgetown Masters, where she trained under Chief Mastering Engineer Andrew…

  31. Barrett Jones: Getting Mix-Ready Sounds During Tracking

    · 53 min · S1 E294

    Barrett Jones is a veteran producer, engineer, Musician and studio owner whose work helped shape the sound of modern alternative rock. A native of Arlington, Virginia, Jones founded Laundry Room Studio in 1984 —…

  32. Monte Vallier: Being Creative as a Differentiator

    · 1 h 03 min · S1 E293

    Monte Vallier is a San Francisco–based producer, mixer, and audio engineer known for his adventurous approach to sound and his ability to bring out the character and identity of the artists he works with. His career…

  33. Brian Rajaratnam: Engineering Great Vocals

    · 1 h 09 min · S1 E292

    Brian Rajaratnam is an American audio engineer best known for his Grammy-winning work on Flowers by Miley Cyrus. He won a Grammy Award at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for his contributions to the global hit,…

  34. Nathan Yarborough: Engineering for Heavy Music

    · 1 h 01 min · S1 E291

    Nathan Yarborough is a Grammy-nominated recording engineer based in Nashville, TN. His credits include albums from Deftones, Korn, Code Orange, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, and Halestorm. Nathan began his career as a…

  35. Jason Livermore: Recording Punk Music (Revisited)

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E290

    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…

  36. Ryan Ellery: Creating Comfort in the Studio

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E289

    Ryan Ellery is a recording and mixing engineer based in Oakland, California, known for her work in the emo, punk, indie, and hardcore scenes. With over a decade of experience and credits on well over 100 releases, Ryan…

  37. Dan Malsch: Making Mixes With Clarity

    · 1 h 18 min · S1 E288

    Dan Malsch is a highly respected mixer and audio engineer with over two decades of experience helping artists bring their creative vision to life. Known for his meticulous attention to detail and deep musical…

  38. Ryan Ordway: Writing Songs for Sync

    · 1 h 02 min · S1 E287

    Ryan Ordway is a multifaceted artist, songwriter, producer, and audio engineer with over two decades of experience in recording, mixing, music licensing, session playing, and commercial studio management. Having…

  39. Duncan Ferguson: Investing in the Future of Audio

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E286

    Duncan Ferguson is a Nashville-based mastering engineer and educator, best known as the founder of The Voltage Exchange, a mastering studio specializing in high-quality masters for digital, CD, and vinyl releases. With…

  40. Pete Lyman: The Art of Commitment

    · 1 h 07 min · S1 E285

    Pete Lyman is a GRAMMY-nominated mastering engineer, and owner of Infrasonic. Pete’s digital and vinyl mastering career spans thousands of titles over the last two decades. He has mastered Grammy-award winning and…

  41. Kevin Antreassian: Making Music Work

    · 1 h 28 min · S1 E284

    Kevin Antreassian is an American musician, producer, engineer, and studio owner based in New Jersey. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Audio Engineering from William Paterson University and is the founder and operator of…

  42. Shane Slack: Understanding the Impact of Proper Phase

    · 1 h 09 min · S1 E283

    Shane Slack is an Emmy-nominated mastering and post-production engineer, and the owner of Mono Theory, Inc., a Florida-based studio specializing in mastering, sound design, and Foley for music, television, and film.…

  43. Aaron Rubin: Working on Blink-182's "One More Time" (Revisited)

    · 1 h 20 min · S1 E282

    Aaron Rubin is a mix engineer, producer, writer, manager and musician who has worked with some big names in the industry including Ilan Rubin, Angels & Airwaves, Frank Turner and Blink-182. Aaron has worn many hats in…

  44. Kris Crummett: Using Automation for Exciting Mixes

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E281

    Kris Crummett is a record producer and mastering engineer known for his amazing work in the metalcore, post-hardcore, and rock scenes. He has worked with artists such as Dance Gavin Dance, Sleeping With Sirens, Issues,…

  45. Jeff Kolhede: Making Mixes That Are “Perfectly Imperfect”

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E280

    Jeff Kolhede is a producer, audio engineer, and artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Having participated in multiple Grammy-nominated records, he operates primarily out of 25th Street Recording, the SF Bay…

  46. Angel Marcloid: Rules Meant to be Followed & Broken

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E279

    Angel Marcloid is a fearless, genre-melting musician, producer, and mixing/mastering engineer based outside Chicago, IL. She creates under a broad constellation of aliases, with Fire-Toolz as her flagship solo project…

  47. Kurt Ballou: Executing Your Vision

    · 1 h 22 min · S1 E278

    Kurt Ballou is an American musician, producer, and recording engineer best known as the guitarist and founding member of the influential hardcore band Converge. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, he is also the owner and…

  48. Mark Lewis: Where Does Great Guitar Tone Come From?

    · 1 h 07 min · S1 E277

    Mark Lewis is a Nashville-based record producer, engineer, and mixer best known for shaping the sound of modern heavy metal and hard rock. He cut his teeth under producer Jason Suecof at Audiohammer Studios in Orlando.…

  49. Jack Emblem: The Importance of Contrast

    · 1 h 03 min · S1 E276

    Jack Emblem is a GRAMMY-nominated mix engineer known for his versatility and ability to elevate every project he touches. Working seamlessly across all genres, Jack has established himself as a go-to mixer in today’s…

  50. Scott Wiley: Asking “How Does it Sound?”

    · 1 h 24 min · S1 E275

    Scott Wiley is a music producer, engineer, musician, and owner of June Audio Recording Studio with over 2.1 billion streams. Scott studied music recording at USC and got to learn from some of the best producers and…

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