Category Archives for "Production"
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Dreamliner Tour Bus CEO Rich Thomson On My Latest Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Rich Thomson, the founder and CEO of Dreamliner Luxury Coaches, a leading provider of tour buses and logistics in the United States. Rich’s journey in the industry began in 2020 with just 12 coaches, and he has since expanded Dreamliner to an impressive fleet […]
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New Music Gear Monday: ToneWoodAmp 2 Acoustic Guitar Processor
As anyone who’s serious about playing acoustic guitar knows, no matter how good the guitar, it can sound rather bland in certain environments. As a result, players have resorted to bringing a small amp and a pedalboard to a gig in order to inject more life into the sound. You might want to rethink that […]
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Science Says That Music Is Simpler Than It Used To Be
If you’ve ever said to yourself, “Music just isn’t as good as it used to be,” it could be that you’re either really old and stuck in the past, or you’re noticing a change in music but didn’t know how to express it. It’s a known fact that our musical discovery begins to stagnate after […]
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Engineer, Mixer, And Podcaster Matt Boudreau On My Latest Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with engineer, mixer, and podcaster Matt Boudreau. Matt’s musical journey began in the late ’80s as a band member and drummer, eventually transitioning into the world of audio recording in 1994. Since then, he’s developed expertise in Stereo and Dolby Atmos mixing, with credits including Alanis Morissette, Death […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Waves IDX Intelligent Dynamics Processor Plugin
What if there was a plugin that would do all the compression and EQing for you without much effort on your part? I think most engineers would be into that, but until now it’s been pretty much a dream. Even the newest AI signal processors mostly concentrate on one process at a time. Waves new […]
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Let’s Hear It For The Studio Microphone – Now 100 Years Old
It’s very easy to take microphone technology for granted, but it’s been with us since the 1860s or so. The initial invention by Emile Berliner, Thomas Edison, and David Edward Hughes was based on a carbon element that was fragile and really didn’t have much fidelity. It took around another 60 years until there was […]
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Sidney Swift’s Journey From Celeb Producer To Tech Entrepreneur On My Latest Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and music tech entrepreneur Sidney Swift. Sidney is a 10x platinum producer with major credits like Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Sabrina Carpenter, and many more. In 2019, he started Defient to bridge the gap between music, pop culture, and next-gen technologies. This […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Hit Factory HitVerb Reverb Plugin
If you’re in any way familiar with the recording industry, you know the name of the Hit Factory Recording Studios. Originally based on of New York City, the company eventually built studios around the world that have hosted legendary artists like The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, and too many […]
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The 5 Principles Of Vocal Recording
As you can imagine, I get a lot of questions about recording and mixing. In fact, during a recent workshop I received 236 questions over three days. I couldn’t possibly answer them all during the Q&A, so I’m answering them now in a series of YouTube videos. The latest one is dedicated to recording, where […]
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The Unknown Life Of A Music Attorney With Mimi Camara On My Latest Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with music attorney Mimi Camara. With a background in business and legal affairs at major labels like Atlantic, Warner Brothers, and Encore Records, Mimi has transitioned to focus on helping independent artists navigate the complexities of the music industry while building sustainable careers. We kicked off our conversation […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Triton Audio Inline Opto Kompressor
Every now and then you see a piece of gear where you go, “Brilliant! Why didn’t anyone think of that before!” Such is the case with the Triton Audio inline JFET Opto Kompressor, a quick and easy way to get smooth compression while you’re recording. Kompressor is made to be connected inline between your microphone […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Korneff Audio Level-Loc Plugin
It’s amazing to me that some gear that we disregarded back way back when has come back to become the secret weapon of mixers today. One such example is the Shure M62 Level Loc that first introduced in 1967. This FET limiter was meant for PA systems or broadcast situations of the day, and while […]
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Television Composer Richard Tozzoli On My Latest Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with Grammy-nominated producer/mixer/composer, Richard Tozzoli. Rich may be the most prolific television composer anywhere, as his work has appeared in an astounding 1800 TV series, 20,000 episodes, in 40 countries. His unique style has been featured on CBS Sports, NBC Olympics, Counting Cars, Pawn Stars, Duck Dynasty, Trading […]
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Will Quantum Physics Finally Revolutionize Loudspeakers?
Of every technology that we use in audio, the ones that haven’t changed in over a hundred years involve capturing a signal and reproducing it. Loudspeakers especially have seen fantastic improvements during that time but the method of moving air is still more or less the same. With new discoveries in the realm of quantum […]
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Breaking Sonic Barriers With The Mutantrumpet Inventor Ben Neill On My Latest Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with enowned musician, composer, and inventor of the groundbreaking Mutantrumpet Ben Neill. Ben’s Mutantrumpet is a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument that combines 3 trumpets and a trombone into one. It then incorporates interactive computer technologies that produces a sound that blurs the lines between acoustic and electronic music. Ben […]
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