Category: Season 5 – June

Xiao’an Li is a professional composer who creates music for games and advertising.

ON THIS EPISODE:

2:04 – Being a professional composer 

9:17 – The downside to contracts 

18:09 – Building a network

30:27 – Creators with good social skills are outliers

41:24 – Getting into game audio

51:55 – Composing can be a lonely experience

1:01:27 – Programming drums

1:09:34 – Asian Game Audio Summit

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Jesse Cannon is a producer, mixer, mastering engineer, author, YouTuber, and podcast producer. He’s worked with The Cure, Misfits, Saves the Day, and countless others. The New Abnormal is his current podcast endeavor and you can catch him on his Musformation YouTube channel where he’s teaching musicians how to grow their fan base from 0 to 10,000 fans.

ON THIS EPISODE:

2:12 – Health talk

9:03 – YouTube and online learning

18:43 – How bands get signed to labels today

27:18 – Jesse’s podcast work and networking techniques

39:40 – Reactivity vs. proactivity vs. outreach

1:00:42 – Knowing the business side of things

1:17:55 – Self-help books and continued learning

1:25:27 – Engagement on social media

1:37:36 – Podcast studios and prepping for episodes 

1:52:57 – Advice for starting a podcast

Jesse’s YouTube Channel

Jesse’s Website

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Samus Paulicelli is a drummer / educator / content creator who has played with Goatwhore, Devin Townsend, Decrepit Birth, Abigail Williams and more. He’s regarded as one of the top drummers in metal and has a YouTube channel with over 200k subscribers. 

ON THIS EPISODE:

2:28 – Touring and playing in Goatwhore

7:59 – Dialing in drum triggers

18:37 – Why Samus stopped touring

36:13 – What streaming and creating videos entails

50:57 – How Samus learned to record

58:28 – Brand deals

1:02:36 – Sick ass drum tones and how to get them

1:11:47 – How studying translates into playing

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Jay Ruston is a producer/mixer who has worked with Amon Amarth, Diana Ross, Anthrax, Avatar, Steel Panther, The Damned Things, Stone Sour, and many other great acts. He trained under the legendary Jack Richardson and is part of a long tradition of top-tier, chart-dominating Canadian audio engineers.

ON THIS EPISODE:

2:01 – Mixing during Coronavirus

10:36 – Why are Canadians so good at audio?!

20:21 – What Jay looks for in an assistant

29:52 – Working with certain bands and knowing when to say no

42:10 – Avatar’s bass tone on Hail the Apocalypse

49:20 – Less is more

1:00:28 – Knowing when to get out of the way 

1:09:22 – Some studio people just didn’t adapt, but Jay did

1:14:30 – Jay’s drum sounds and vocals

1:22:57 – Gear and plug-ins aren’t always the answer

1:31:54 – Getting a low end that’s thick but clear

1:38:49 – Tips for musicians going into a studio

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