Sean McLaughlin is a producer, engineer, mixer and assistant professor in the Music Production and Engineering Major at Berklee. He started his studio, 37’ Productions, as a means for musicians to achieve high quality, label-ready recordings routinely unavailable to unsigned artists. Sean has worked with notable producers Andy Johns, Jimbo Barton, Carmen Rizzo, and artists Rush, Elliott Smith, Marilyn Manson, Death Row Records, and many others. In 2013, 2018 and 2019, Sean had the honor of being...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Val Garay is a legendary Producer/Engineer with a career spanning almost 4 decades when he started as a young singer/songwriter in the late 60’s. He’s garnered over 100 gold & platinum records with total record sales over 125,000,000 worldwide. He’s been Nominated for Grammy’s on 9 different occasions and won for the “Record of the Year & Song of the Year” with Bette Davis Eyes in 1981 and an Emmy Nomination for Neil Diamond’s TV Special, “Glad You’re Here With Me Tonight”. He’s worked w...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Geoff Daking got his start as a drummer in the band, Blues Magoos. Over time, he transitioned from performing music to working in the studio, where he worked with tons of great artists including Meatloaf on his “Bat Out Of Hell” album. In 1994, Geoff started a company, Daking Audio, where he built a line of amazing, affordable mic preamps, EQs, compressors, and consoles designed to achieve pro-quality sound out of a home studio. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: How to get a job in a studio w...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Josh Newell is a Los Angeles based engineer, mixer, and producer known for his work with a wide range of artists, including Linkin Park, Intronaut, Nas, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion P.O.D, and many more. He has gained a reputation for being a master with Pro Tools and being very thorough with his work. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Mastering your DAW Striking a balance between being thorough vs. being fast Pro Tools certification - Is it worth it/necessary? How to get in with bands that you...
Dec 22, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Jaimeson Durr is a San Francisco Bay Area recording engineer, mixer and producer that works on a variety of music genres from local legends like, Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Chickenfoot, The Circle, The Dead, Dan the Automator as well as many other new promising artists. For the past 14 years Jaimeson has been primarily working out of his own studio Wally’s Hyde Out (formally Studio C) in the legendary Hyde Street Recording Studio complex where many well known artists recorded including Santana, ...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Scott Michael Smith is an American audio engineer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. Smith has worked with John Mayer, Fink, Colbie Caillat, Katy Perry, Carole King, Weezer and many more. Smith has worked extensively in film and television music as well. Some of Smith's score work includes The Handmaid's Tale, It Chapter 2, The Invisible Man, Mank and the Academy Award-winning film The Revenant. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Recording and mixing ...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Hans DeKline is a Grammy-winning, Los Angeles mastering engineer. Since 2005, he has mastered thousands of songs & albums by artists such as U2, Pixies, Touche Amore, mewithoutYou, Burna Boy, Veruca Salt, Lisa Loeb, Mark Isham, James Fearnley (the Pogues), Letters to Cleo, UMI, Candiria, Ritchie Ramone, and so many more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Setting your expectations for having your song mastered Whether or not you need to know how to mix before you can become a mastering eng...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Chris Shaw is a four time Grammy Award winning American producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Beginning his career at Greene Street Recording, he quickly worked his way from his start as an NYU intern, to assistant engineer, to a position as a staff engineer working with influential hip-hop artists such as Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Run-DMC, and LL Cool J. He went independent shortly after and has since made records with Weezer, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Ween, Jeff Buckley, Soul Asylum, Sher...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 69
After signing his first record label deal at the tender age of 17, as a guitarist and writer with legendary thrash metal band MACE, Dave Hillis set his sights on the production and engineering side of the music business, where he was engineer for legendary producer Rick Parashar, at London Bridge Studios, Seattle. It was there that he engineered for grunge pioneers Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Candlebox, to name a few. Now living in Pittsburgh, Dave works as a producer and engineer at the Vaul...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Scott Evans is a recording engineer based out of Oakland, California, where he runs Antisleep Audio. He has worked with artists such as Thrice, Puig Destroyer, The Loyalists, Neurosis, and many more. He is also a member of the band, Kowloon Walled City. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: What is a macro? How macros can help you save time in the studio Scott’s most time-saving scripts How macros can expand the functionality of your software Tools to assist with virtual/remote mixing Mix revisions - h...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Benny Grotto is an award-winning music producer, mixer, and recording engineer, and a co-owner of the famed Mad Oak Studios in Boston, MA. He is known for his works with Aerosmith, Ben Folds, The Dresden Dolls, and Weird Al Yankovic. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Tips for getting your drummer, guitarist, and singer to get the best performance How to coach musicians who are over-performers How to make sure an entire band plays tight with each other How to quickly build your reputation as a...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Steven Gillis is a session drummer, turned producer who runs Transient Sound in Chicago. His clients range from singer/songwriters to jazz, metal and punk bands, R&B, Gospel and Hip Hop artists and everything in between. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Steven’s approach to pre-production to ensure that the songs he’s recording sound polished before he even hits record Why following modern trends in music might not be a good thing Reamping vocals and drums Using Melodyne for purposes oth...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 65
Mike Exeter is a record producer and engineer best known for his work with artists such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth, and so many others. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: The importance of diversifying your audio skills Why your technical skills aren’t the thing that sets you apart The lessons Mike learned from working alongside Rick Rubin What it’s like to work with Black Sabbath Mike’s unusual technique for recording toms Tips for getting the perfect mic position when re...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Sean O'Keefe is a record producer, mixer, and engineer based in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his work with Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights, Plain White T's, and Beach Bunny. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Sean’s unique approach to using reference tracks to help create killer sounds quickly Working with Fall Out Boy How to dial guitar tones that sound big, wide, and clear The secret to getting your bass to cut through your mix What instruments should sound like in solo vs in the ...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Matt Wallace is an American record producer. Best known for his work with David Baerwald, Faith No More, Maroon 5, O.A.R., The Replacements, and Train. Wallace has produced most of Faith No More's most iconic recordings, including We Care a Lot, their debut album on Mordam Records. He produced and mixed their breakthrough album, The Real Thing, which featured the hit song, "Epic." He produced Angel Dust, named the #1 most influential album of all time by Kerrang! . In 2015, he joined the band ag...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Caesar Edmunds is an award-winning mixer, engineer, mixer & record producer based in London. He has worked with artists such as Foals, Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, The Killers, St Vincent, Ride, Beach House, HMLTD, Palace, The Amazons, FEET, Two Door Cinema Club and Circa Waves. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Mixing in Dolby Atmos Getting mixes to translate How to use multiple sets of monitors to feel confident in your mix moves Using reverb in your mixes: How to find the right ...
Sep 29, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Alan Evans is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer, producer, vocalist and writer. He is the owner of Iron Wax Studios. He is also a founding member of the bands Soulive and Ae3 as well as co-owner of Vintage League Music. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: How to get a vintage sound with modern equipment Why “tube saturation” isn’t the sound to chase after (and what’s more important to pay attention to) Simplifying your signal chain How to use room bleed to your advantage Using minimal...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Chris Baseford is a Canadian producer, engineer, & mixer that has worked with top artists like Nickelback, Shinedown, Rob Zombie, Tommy Lee/Motley Crue, Avril Lavigne and several world-renowned producers and songwriters. Before going freelance, he worked for Sony Music and The Chop Shop Studios. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: How to dial in guitar tones that give you wider mixes Double-tracking vs quad-tracking guitars: which is best? Stacking guitars: how to decide on which tones to u...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Alex Crescioni is an audio engineer, music producer, and mixer based in Los Angeles. where he operates Stygian Sound studio in the legendary Sound City complex. He has collaborated with Meegs Rascon, Richard Patrick, Tim Palmer, Chris Collier, Sin Quirin, Diego "Ashes" Ibarra, Mike Wells, and Bill Metoyer. He also worked with artists on Nuclear Blast Records, Napalm Records, Wind-Up Records, Craft Recordings, Cleopatra Records and many more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Doing more of wha...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Jason LaRocca is a former singer/guitarist of acclaimed punk band, The Briggs. He became a full-fledged producer and recording engineer at the age of 18. Today, he specializes in working on music for film, television, and video games. He has worked on major motion pictures as “Bad Boys for Life,” “Paddington”, “Aquaman”, “The Accountant”, “Coming to America 2”, “Godzilla: King of Monsters”, Blumhouse horror hit “Ma”, and the 2018 Oscar-winning documentary “Icarus”. He also mixed the music for th...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Mike Watts is a New York based producer, engineer, and mixer who operates VuDu Studios. He has worked with tons of great artists in the indie/punk scene such as As Tall As Lions, Glassjaw, The Deerhunter, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and so many more. Not only is he a great engineer, but he also has put a lot of focus into business and marketing which allowed him to completely start over after abandoning a successful job in the catering industry in order to focus on music. As you’ll hear in this i...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Marc Urselli is an audio engineer, producer, and mixer based out of New York City where he is the studio manager at EastSide Sound. He has worked with artists such as U2, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Sting, and so many more. In his time, he has been nominated for seven Grammy awards and has won three. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: How to work your way into the industry as a professional engineer The role of a producer vs. composer/arranger How to prepare for the studio so that you w...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Ken Andrews is a producer and mixing engineer who has worked with artists such as Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, Beck, and many more. Not only is he an amazing engineer, but he is best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, bassist and co-songwriter of the alternative rock band Failure. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Striking the balance of vibe vs technical perfection Working with Jimmy Eat World How to make a mix feel full when you only have a single guitar performance How to use...
Aug 11, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Jack Shirley is a record producer, engineer, and musician from the Bay Area best known for his work with artists such as Deafheaven, Jeff Rosenstock, Loma Prieta, and more. He is the owner of The Atomic Garden Studio, located in Oakland, California, where he approaches his productions with a very DIY attitude, combined with a love of analog gear. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: How to use saturation in your mixes and find the perfect between having too much vs. not enough Why Jack prefers t...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Julian Emery is a composer and producer best known for his work with artists such as Nothing But Thieves, Lissie, Simple Plan, Gavin DeGraw, and more. His career started as a session guitarist, but eventually led to him becoming a hit songwriter. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Having a producer’s ear and learning to listen for things that serve the song The power of persistence when it comes to making it in the music industry How Tony Robbins can teach you to become a pro engineer How to h...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Brian McTernan is a record producer most known for his work in the hardcore and punk scenes where he has worked with artists such as Thrice, Circa Survive, Hot Water Music, Bane, and many more out of his studio, Salad Days, in Baltimore. He’s also a guitar player and singer who has performed with his own bands, Battery and Be Well. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: How the process of trial and error will make you a better engineer Why leaving things raw can create better results than perfect ...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Kevin Churko is a Canadian engineer, producer, and songwriter best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Disturbed, Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, Shania Twain, and countless others. Between growing up in a musical family and having had the opportunity to work under famed producer Mutt Lange, Kevin has dedicated his life to working in music and has emerged as one of the top producers/engineers in the world. He has been nominated for eight Juno Awards and has won four times...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Fredrik Nordstrom is a producer, engineer, and mixer based out of Sweden, where he owns and operates Studio Fredman. He has worked with many of the leading melodic death metal and power metal bands, including At The Gates, Arch Enemy, In Flames, and Opeth. He is considered by many in the metal community to be one of the top producers in the genre as well as a central figure of the Gothenburg style. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: “Pro” gear vs “cheap” gear – How much of a difference does it...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Tim O’Sullivan is an engineer, and producer who has worked with many amazing artists including Leonard Cohen, Karen O, Rayland Baxter, Billy Corgan, SWMRS, Fidlar and so many more. He has had quite a career in audio so far; having worked at Undertone Audio where he was responsible for wiring consoles and cables, to becoming the studio manager at Eric Valentine’s Barefoot Recording studio. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: The odd technique used to record drums with Queens Of The Stone Age Usi...
Oct 14, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Lance Prenc is a producer and engineer from Australia who is known for his work in the metalcore genre. Having worked with bands like Alpha Wolf and Dealer, he has very quickly established himself in the scene as an engineer who pays great attention to detail in order to get amazing results. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: The importance of a good DI when recording guitar Creating consistency with your takes How to mix low-tuned guitars Applying live sound techniques to in-studio work Using...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 47
