Category: Season 3 – May

Joel Wanasek has the answers you need to make sure you stay #nosmalltime.

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

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“Anybody that says you can’t do this for a living is full of shit. Because if I can do it, and I’m a guy that came up from cornfields… I built and broke a career from a basement literally surrounded by cornfields. If I can do it there, you can do it too.” – Joel Wanasek

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Why you need to take care of your health
– What Joel does for inspiration and fun
– Dealing with tuning artifacts in tracks you’ve been sent
– Making your career goals a reality on your terms
– Balancing learning and doing
– And much, much more

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It’s been a long time coming; we’ve got John Browne on the podcast and we’re going all in on guitar tone and production philosophies.

Browne needs no introduction, his guitar playing is legendary, his picking hand spoken of in hushed voices in guitar forums everywhere. Ok… people don’t actually talk in guitar forums. We all get the point though: Browne is a guitar wielding badass. Not only is his playing insane, but his production chops are second to none. And he was kind enough to share some of how he does it so you don’t end up with productions that make your playing sound like a Lil Wayne solo.

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“Monitors are not meant for enjoyment, they’re meant for problem solving and working.” – Eyal Levi

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– The early days of djent
– Finding your own style rather than just repeating what’s already been done
– Reamping issues
– Fitting guitar into the bigger picture of a mix
– Monitor selection
– What to do if playing your instrument is causing pain
– And much, much more

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On this episode, producer/songwriter Erik Ron (Attila, Issues, Like Moths to Flames) shares his experiences rising through the ranks of the audio industry, and discusses the importance of navigating it with grace.

We were really caught off guard by the twists and turns of Erik’s career story. It’s important to remember that career paths almost never look like what we think they’re going to when we set out on them. Going with the flow, learning from mistakes (both yours and other people’s), maintaining professionalism in the face of roadblocks, and so many other lessons that you need to hear are crystal clear in what Erik discusses in this episode.

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“If you open up to be someone that people can confide in you’re going to get a lot farther along.” – Erik Ron

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Practicing your craft as an engineer
– Balancing attention to detail and speed
– How Erik got to where he is today
– Leading by example
– Maintaining relationships, even when things don’t go according to plan
– And much, much more

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Doc Coyle (Vagus Nerve, Bad Wolves, God Forbid) is one of those rare musicians that truly has great ideas about how to approach building a career in the industry, and we’re stoked to have him on board to expound about how he does it.

The music industry is complicated. We all know this. The landscape is constantly shifting and it takes a lot of effort and skill to stay on top of things. Doc has put in the effort, continues to put in the effort, and he’s become more than just a musician at this point; he’s carved out a space for himself as a fixture in the world of heavy music. Everyone with eyes toward a long term career stands to learn from the philosophies he shares in this episode.

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“The heavy music community is very small, everyone knows everyone, and if you do bad business it gets around.” – Doc Coyle

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Doc’s philosophies on maintaining an engaging career
– Strategies for social media
– Modern touring realities
– Insight into the label perspective
– The importance of criticism
– And much, much more

Links:

The Ex Man Podcast
Doc’s Official Facebook Page
Doc’s Twitter
Doc’s Instagram

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We’ve got Beau Burchell here to provide insight into how he’s worked to build and maintain dual careers as guitarist for Saosin and a kickass producer.

Having Beau on board to mix Saosin’s “The Silver String” for Nail the Mix this month is going to be amazing. And we’re equally excited to have him on the show with us to dive deep talking about his path in the industry as both a musician and producer.

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“Every record that you work on, the better the record does the better that is for you, because no one cares about a rad record you did that no one heard.” – Beau Burchell

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Balancing being a musician with a career in audio production
– How to deal with miscommunications and plain old dumb moments that people have during recording
– Why sometimes you have to put yourself in check
– What to look for from people you get mix input form
– Details about Beau’s tracking and mixing workflow
– And much, much more

Links:

Beau’s studio
Saosin
Nail the Mix for May, with Beau mixing Saosin’s “The Silver String
EP2 | Musical Translator, which is mentioned in our discussion

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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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