Category: Season 3 – July

Beau Burchell (Saosin) is taking over for this episode to provide all the answers to your audio questions.

Want Beau to answer your questions? Send them to [email protected] with the subject line “Dear Beau.” The more detailed the better!

“Sometimes the key to a great guitar sound is actually a cool drum sound that supports it. Or sometimes the key to making a muddy guitar sound great is maybe letting the bass take a back seat.” – Beau Burchell

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Constructing a building for your studio
– Beau’s interface recommendations
– Axe FX tone tips
– Beau’s approach to vocal tracking
– And much, much more

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Juan “Punchy” Gonzalez has tons of amazing insight from his time as a live audio engineer, tour manager, and overall renaissance man, and we’re stoked to have him on board to share some of it.

There are some guys in various parts of the audio industry that just exude expertise. Punchy is one of those guys. From keeping your band safe, to sounding great on stage, to maintaining a reputation as someone that individuals in the industry want to work with, and on and on. He’s got enough nuggets of wisdom to fill fifty podcast episodes.

“Those who have their shit together prevail.” – Eyal Levi

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Union venues
– Taking a musical approach to live sound engineering
– Punchy’s basics for dialing in a room
– Tour managing, and staying on top of the specifics of your touring situation
– Band time management
– Touring in foreign markets
– And much, much more

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Nail The Mix is our online mixing school that gives you REAL multi-tracks from REAL bands, plus a mixing class from the producer who recorded it. Past guests include Periphery, Chelsea Grin, Machine Head and State Champs. Join now for instant access!

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Periphery drum god and entrepreneur, Matt Halpern, joins us for this episode to talk about successfully navigating the precariously shifting music industry.

Matt’s approach to entrepreneurship is inspiring. A lot of people are paralyzed out of attempting new things due to fear of failure, but Matt’s problem solving approach to things means failure is just another opportunity to learn. We talk about the importance of taking risks, where the industry is heading, how to make smart entrepreneurial decisions, and a whole lot more.

“I like taking risk. I like the opportunity to fail, because there’s always something to learn from that.” – Matt Halpern

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Where the industry is going
– Embracing the possibility of failure
– Matt’s advice for keeping up energy while playing and avoiding wrist pain
– Time management and “sprinting” effectively
– Productivity as leisure
– What to keep in mind when starting your own company
– And much, much more

Links:

Matt’s podcast, Chocolate Croissants
URM Podcast episode 71 with Nolly
URM Podcast episode 90 with Misha Mansoor
URM Podcast episode 13 with Finn Mckenty
The wrist exercise ball Matt recommended on this episode

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Nail The Mix is our online mixing school that gives you REAL multi-tracks from REAL bands, plus a mixing class from the producer who recorded it. Past guests include Periphery, Chelsea Grin, Machine Head and State Champs. Join now for instant access!

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