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EP16 | Special Guest Josh Newell

Luck is the meeting place of preparation and opportunity. Nobody knows that better than Josh Newell, who is regarded for his genre spanning work with artists such as Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, Cynic, Intronaut, Celine Dion, and more.

On this episode we discuss how Josh Newell has managed to work his way to the top LA production circles, the difference between producing pop and metal, what it takes to maintain a long career, as well as many of his favorite mixing techniques.

If you want to work in big studios, on various different genres, for lots of different producers, this episode is for you:

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“If someone sings better upside-down, figure out a way to fuckin’ hang them upside down!” – Joey Sturgis

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

How to build intentional relationships
How to spot and seize great opportunities
The power of word of mouth
How he became Linkin Park’s go-to engineer
Josh’s take on Andy Wallace’s mixing style
How to find “the hook”

Links:

Josh Newell’s website
NRG Studios
CreativeLIVE audio courses

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EP14 | Clutch Drum Editing w John Douglass

John Douglass shares how he mastered drum editing and quit his day job.

What are the #1 and #2 skills and traits that will get and keep you employment as an audio engineer?

1 – You must be reliable
2 – You must be an amazing editor

John Douglass has worked his way up from being a kid with a laptop in a bedroom to working with some of the biggest artists in pop and metal. And he did it by becoming the best at crucial things that nobody else wants to do, like drum editing. If you want to up your drum editing game and turn audio into a full time career, this episode is for you.

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John Douglass is an accomplished engineer/mixer/producer, having packed an impressive number and variety of credits into his five years as an audio professional.In the studio, he has worked with metal artists such as Battlecross, Cryptopsy, The Contortionist, Assassins, and Hypno5e in addition to pop artists such as Katy Perry, Nelly, TI, and Rick Ross.

In addition to being an amazing engineer he has also been an editor for Eyal Levi, Joey Sturgis, Will Putney, Andrew Wade, Jason Suecof, and Mark Lewis. He is an encyclopedia of engineering knowledge and a ninja of workflow.

In this episode you will learn about:

– Drum editing
– Finding and keeping work as an audio engineer
– Locking phase during edits
– Using Quick Keys and batch commands for an efficient workflow
– Transient alignment

EP13 | Standing Out From The Crowd w Finn Mckenty

Finn Mckenty (CreativeLIVE, The Punk Rock MBA) joins us to discuss the inner workings of songwriting, creation of a unique point of view and effective marketing for bands and producers in the fast-paced, highly competitive creative world of today.

To say that today’s recording market is oversaturated would be an understatement. It’s more important than ever for producers to adopt effective and engaging ways to promote themselves. However, most think that self promotion equals salsey spamming and that couldn’t be further from the truth. Hit play to find out the right way to promote yourself.

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“At the end of the day there are no secrets, just attention to detail and a lot of hard work. That’s the difference between the pros and the beginners.” – Finn McKenty

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

Product market fit
How to get an internship
Developing your unique voice or sound
The importance of high standards and how to maintain them
Standing out in a crowded market
The difference between part writing and songwriting
What attention to detail really means
What the pros share that amateurs don’t

TT3 | Joey Sturgis Mastering Tips and Tricks

Joey Sturgis shares his In The Box mastering tips and tricks.

Out of the three of us, Joey Sturgis has done the most mastering and in fact, he’s never had one of his mixes mastered by an outside engineer. He’s totally self taught and responsible for several chart toping masters. In this episode he shares some of his most effective mastering techniques.

Joey dives into his process, and how goes about getting the last 5 to 10% out of the track, using tools such as saturation, harmonic exciters, processors like Waves MaxxBass and spatial treatment.

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“Having your mix unmastered is kind of like having a product on the shelf that doesn’t look like it was put together by a designer” – Joey Sturgis

In This Episode You’ll Learn about:

Joey’s goto mastering plugins
Multi-band compression
The loudness war
Dithering
Saturation in mastering
Best uses for Izotope Ozone
Enhancing the low end for small speakers
Limiting vs clipping
Mid-Side processing

EP12 | Interview w Bob Katz

Joey, Eyal, and Joel are joined by mastering legend Bob Katz for some rousing discussion about the current state of recording and what it actually takes to create professional sounding mixes and masters.

It’s really common for people to want presets and templates, however mastering is always a case of figuring out what specific situations require. You can’t just slap the same plugins with the same settings on everything. You must diagnose each situation individually, and then apply the correct processing.

Learn about what it takes to master at the very highest levels of the game from a true legend and innovator, Bob Katz.

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“It’s like putting salt and pepper on your food before you taste it.” – Bob Katz

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Bob’s minimum specs for a monitoring setup
– The truth about mastering for iTunes
– Bob’s approach towards M/S processing
– Stem mastering
– The use of saturation in multiple genres
– The NS10 phenomenon

Luck is the meeting place of preparation and opportunity. Nobody knows that better than Josh Newell, who is regarded for his genre spanning work with artists such as Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, Cynic, Intronaut, Celine Dion, and more.

Links:

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John Douglass shares how he mastered drum editing and quit his day job.

In this episode you will learn about:

Links:

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Finn Mckenty (CreativeLIVE, The Punk Rock MBA) joins us to discuss the inner workings of songwriting, creation of a unique point of view and effective marketing for bands and producers in the fast-paced, highly competitive creative world of today.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

Links:

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Joey Sturgis shares his In The Box mastering tips and tricks.

In This Episode You’ll Learn about:

Links:

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Joey, Eyal, and Joel are joined by mastering legend Bob Katz for some rousing discussion about the current state of recording and what it actually takes to create professional sounding mixes and masters.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

Links:

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