Scott Middleton has been playing guitar and writing music for over 26 years. As a founding member and guitarist of the Toronto-based punk metal band Cancer Bats, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the band's sound and success. In 2003, Scott attended the Toronto Audio Recording Academy with the goal of becoming a producer at a young age. His first recording project after graduation was Cancer Bats' debut release, which quickly secured the band a record deal.

Throughout the band's six studio albums—selling thousands of copies worldwide—Scott contributed as a co-producer and occasional engineer, refining his skills in both songwriting and production. Since 2014, he has dedicated himself to helping other artists elevate their music through his expertise in songwriting, creative production, and a keen ear for tone.

Passionate about crafting impactful heavy records and bringing artists' musical visions to life, Scott has been operating out of his own studio, High Wattage Cottage, since February 2022. Located on the Bay of Quinte, just east of Toronto, this bespoke studio destination provides an inspiring space for artists to create and record.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Infusing energy into your recordings
• Making authentic/emotionally charged music
• Working with producers like Eric Ratz and Ross Robinson
• Making musicians connect with their music
• Creating a correlation between lyrics, their meanings, and the music
• Balancing the vision of the producer vs artist
• Looking for the boring part in a song during production
• The challenges of producing you own music
• Getting outside feedback on your work
• Analyzing your songs for the sake of making them better

To learn more about Scott Middleton, visit: https://www.scottmiddletonproducer.com/

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Will Benoit is an American composer, producer, and audio engineer. He has been obsessed with songwriting and audio production since a bandmate left a four-track tape machine in his basement during high school. In 2010, Benoit founded The Radar Studio, a solar-powered recording facility in CT where he produces music for film, television, albums, concerts, and advertising.

In 2002, Benoit earned a BA in Visual and Media Arts from Emerson College with a concentration in Audio Production. Both during and after college he worked for several record labels including Century Media and Hydra Head Records before co-founding his own indie label Radar Recordings in 2003.

Since 2018, Will has been the singer, guitarist, and recording engineer for the critically acclaimed band SOM. Prior to starting that project he toured extensively across the globe and released six albums with Constants. His production discography includes work with notable artists like Ellie Goulding (Polydor Rec.), Caspian (Triple Crown Rec.), and Junius (Prosthetic Rec.). His personal output can be heard under the moniker Living Phantoms.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Working on audio for different mediums (bands, film, tv, advertising, video games)
• Letting go of perfection
• Getting out of your own way
• Overanalyzing your work
• Knowing when you’re done a production
• Staying organized with your files/folders
• Learning to be critical of your own music
• His band, SOM’s new record
• Getting heavy, clear guitar tones
• Blending guitar layers
• Tips for getting reverb and delay to fit better inside a mix

To learn more about Will Benoit, visit: https://www.willbenoit.com/ and https://theradarstudio.com/

Music Library Report: https://musiclibraryreport.com/

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Chris Baseford is a Canadian producer, engineer, & mixer that has worked with top artists like Nickelback, Shinedown, Rob Zombie, Tommy Lee/Motley Crue, Avril Lavigne and several world-renowned producers and songwriters. Before going freelance, he worked for Sony Music and The Chop Shop Studios.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• How to dial in guitar tones that give you wider mixes
• Double-tracking vs quad-tracking guitars: which is best?
• Stacking guitars: how to decide on which tones to use
• Should you bother mixing for mono?
• Using drum samples: How to make your snares sound huge
• Chris’ new amp sim plugin: The ML Sound Lab CB4

To learn more about Chris, visit: http://www.chrisbaseford.com/

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Graham Walsh is a Juno Award and Polaris Prize nominated composer and producer from Toronto, Canada.  As a co-founding member of the experimental/electronic group Holy Fuck, Graham is known for consistently pushing the boundaries of music. He has carved a niche for himself as a masterful creator, producer, and performer, and his journey through the world of music has been a tapestry of innovation and inspiration.  As a producer, he has lent his expertise and distinct production style to many acclaimed albums for artists such as Alvvays, Debby Friday, METZ, Preoccupations, July Talk, Bully, Born Ruffians, Hannah Georgas, and Lights among others. He often composes music for film and TV, including the Blumhouse-produced documentary "Pharma Bro", and along with his band mates in Holy Fck, he has remixed songs for Radiohead, M.I.A., Tegan & Sara, Royksopp, and Bloc Party.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Learning on your own vs. having a mentor
• Finding your first clients
• What you can do to help give yourself perspective as you work
• Playing it safe when mixing vs. leaning into experimentation
• Knowing when to stop experimenting
• Why you shouldn’t worry about how recordings will translate to live performances
• Being a musical director for artists after an album is done
• Embracing imperfections
• Using saturation tastefully
• Graham’s go-to tools for saturation
• Why you should never mix in solo
• Writing music with his band, Holy Fuck

To learn more about Graham Walsh, visit: https://www.grahamcwalsh.com/

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With over a decade of experience, Carlos Mas is a Grammy and 2x Latin Grammy nominated, Juno Award winner, and Billboard charting Engineer, Mixer, and Producer. His portfolio includes collaborations with renowned artists such as: Roger Waters, Mötley Crüe, YUNGBLUD, MGK, Stormzy, Brent Faiyaz, Jessie Reyez, Summer Walker, Chase & Status, Gordon Raphael, Mahalia, Kojey Radical, Hybrid Minds, NAMES, Gran Radio Riviera, Famasloop, Gustavo Casas y los que buscan, Rafa Pino, Orbital and Tendai.

He was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, where his love for music blossomed amidst the rich cultural tapestry of his hometown. From an early age, he was captivated by sounds and rhythms, setting the stage for his future in the music industry.

Seeking to expand his horizons, Carlos moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he worked under the legendary record producer Tweety Gonzalez at El Pie Recording Studios. This experience was instrumental in shaping his skills and deepening his understanding of music production.

In 2015, Carlos relocated to Atlanta, USA, where he joined Jim Z’ Zumpano at ZAC Recording. His time in Atlanta marked a significant turning point in his career, allowing him to further refine his craft.

As a guitarist and synthesizer player, Carlos toured with the band Famasloop. His contributions in the studio with them earned him a Latin Grammy nomination in 2015.

In 2017, Carlos made another pivotal move to London, UK, where he established himself as an engineer at Strongroom Studios. This role has enabled him to collaborate with a diverse range of artists.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Staying focused and strong throughout your career, even when things get challenging
• Establishing the “sound” of a record
• Why reference tracks aren’t always the most helpful thing to use
• The Brian Eno card trick for music production
• Dealing with the egos of artists
• Working with Mötley Crüe and Bob Rock
• Top-down vs bottom-up mixing
• A breakdown of his master buss chain
• Using high ratios on your master buss compressor
• What to listen for when working with saturation tools
• How to make bass stand out on small speakers

To learn more about Carlos Mas, visit: https://www.carlos-mas.com/

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Eric Valentine’s journey into music started with a $50 drum set from a garage sale and drum lessons at age nine. By 12, he was experimenting with home recordings, and by high school, he had a 4-track recorder and was recording local musicians. At 17, he and a friend launched a 16-track studio in a garage, advertising $10 per hour for recording sessions—marking the start of his professional career.

His big break came when his band, T-Ride, signed with Hollywood Records under the condition that he produce and engineer their album. Instead of renting an expensive studio, he upgraded their own space, investing in high-end gear. Though the band didn’t achieve major success, it led Eric to focus on producing local artists. Over the next few years, he worked with rapper Paris, recorded Joe Satriani, and ultimately helped launch the careers of Smash Mouth and Third Eye Blind. He co-produced Third Eye Blind’s debut album and took a DIY approach with Smash Mouth, finishing their album before they even had a deal—leading to their signing with Interscope just days after mastering.

With multiple hit records under his belt, Eric relocated from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, closing his legendary “H.O.S.” Studios to establish Barefoot Recording. There, he produced major albums for Queens of the Stone Age, Good Charlotte, Taking Back Sunday, Maroon 5, Slash, and Gwen Stefani, accumulating nearly 65 million album sales worldwide. In 2010, he expanded into recording equipment design, launching Undertone Audio to create high-end studio gear, including a Class A console with a revolutionary EQ.

Most recently, Eric moved his studio setup to Vermont, where he spent four years building a state-of-the-art 10,000-square-foot recording facility. Now settled in, he’s focusing on his latest passion: The Audionaut Institute, an educational platform where audio enthusiasts can explore the art of recording and production.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Learning on your own vs. having a mentor
• Working with Queens Of The Stone Age, Good Charlotte, and Third Eye Blind
• Establishing the vision of a project
• How he gets big, natural-sounding drums
• Using minimal micing techniques
• How to tune drums to the key of a song
• The beauty of imperfection
• Arranging your tracks so they practically EQ themselves
• Making extreme mix moves
• Creating movement, energy, and width in a mix
• Tips for getting the low-end right
• His delay trick for controlling low-end headroom

To learn more about Eric visit: https://www.audionautinstitute.com/mrwev

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Robin Schmidt played the drums from the age of 9, the guitar from the age of 12 and was recording 8-track demos at the age of 14. During his youth, he played in a big band, a jazz quartet, pop, rock, ska and even death metal bands while recording anyone and anything, from Britpop to Ukranian Fusion Jazz, from Armenian Folk Music to German Krautrock.

He left school to take up the job of resident engineer at Studio-22 in Germany, before studying at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Here his passion for mastering developed. He began mastering recordings for fellow students, but soon progressed to working with national and international clients.

Fast forward to 2003, when Robin Schmidt set up 24-96 Mastering. Since then he has put the finishing touches on thousands of recordings across every genre, for major and indie labels all over the world.

Robin has been nominated for a Grammy, has mastered gold and platinum selling records, Albums of the Year as credited by IFPI and the UK Music Producers Guild, as well as Number 1 hits in several countries. More importantly, Robin is deeply passionate about sound and takes pride in investing every possible effort to serve the music, and the client, with a perfect master.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• How to communicate with musicians
• The pros and cons of working on improving someone else’s “sound”
• Robin’s mastering signal chain
• What to pay attention to so that your mixes have more impact
• Automating EQs and limiters throughout a project
• Mastering records for The 1975
• Ensuring consistency throughout a record
• The challenges of mastering singles before the rest of the album
• Mix decisions that make for better mastering
• why mastering engineers shouldn’t ask for a non-limited version of mixes
• Balancing client expectations vs what is better technically

To learn more about Robin Schmidt, visit: https://www.24-96.com/

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Tim Palmer is a renowned producer and mixer who has worked with an extensive roster of iconic artists, ranging from Robert Plant, David Bowie, and Tears for Fears to Ozzy Osbourne, The Goo Goo Dolls, and U2. With the recent success of The Psychedelic Furs’ latest album, which he mixed, Tim has achieved the remarkable milestone of contributing to UK Top Ten albums across five decades.

Tim’s career includes mixing Pearl Jam’s Ten, one of the top 50 best-selling albums of all time. This landmark record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2021. In 2001, Tim was nominated for a Grammy for his mixing work on U2’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind, an album that won the Grammy for Best Rock Album. Tim also mixed the Grammy-winning tracks Stuck in a Moment and Elevation from the same release.

Currently based in Austin, Texas, Tim continues to collaborate with prominent artists such as Tears for Fears, Jason Mraz, Blue October, The Polyphonic Spree, H.I.M., and The Psychedelic Furs. In 2014, he mixed Map to the Treasure by Billy Childs, an album that earned three Grammy nominations.

In recent years, Tim has contributed to projects with Grammy-winning producer Larry Klein, mixing works by Kandace Springs, Lang Lang, Lizz Wright, Luciana Souza, and two multi-artist jazz albums honoring Charlie Parker and Jacques Brel. Additionally, he co-produced Ville Valo’s (VV) latest album, which debuted at #4 in Germany, and mixed The Tipping Point by Tears for Fears, which reached #8 on the Billboard 200.

Beyond the studio, Tim has served two terms as a Recording Academy Trustee and sits on the advisory board of Sonic Guild (formerly Black Fret), an Austin-based nonprofit that supports local musicians as artists deserving of patronage. Over four years, Sonic Guild has provided more than $3.5 million in grants and performance payments to Austin’s vibrant music community.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Learning the good and bad traits of other producers/engineers
• Being open to working in all genres
• Finding the beauty in production details
• The flow of an album
• Staying on top of musical/production trends
• Mixing Pearl Jam’s “Ten”
• The challenges of doing remixes/remasters of classic records
• Adding elements in the mixing stage
• Not being afraid to edit tracks
• Getting snares to crack and cut through mixes
• Adding cymbal samples
• Preserving imperfections

To learn more about Tim Palmer, visit https://timpalmer.com/

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Gavin Lurssen has been a mastering engineer since 1991. He is a thirteen-time Grammy nominee and four-time Grammy winner. Artists whose albums he has mastered include Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne, the Foo Fighters, Ben Harper, Queens of the Stone Age, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Eric Clapton, Sara Bareilles, and Chvrches, to name just a few. Soundtracks include Game of Thrones, Jack Ryan, The Mandalorian, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, The Flash and Westworld. He is a graduate of The Berklee College of Music in Boston and is a recipient of their Distinguished Alumni Award.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Working with Doug Sax
• Setting expectations with clients about what they want vs. what they need
• Why loudness doesn’t matter in mastering
• How streaming services alter your music
• The ways that saturation can make your masters sound better
• Clipping vs saturation
• Why the order of your signal chain matters
• How de-essers can be used for more than just correcting sibilance
• The Lurssen Mastering Console plugin
• Having clean signal chains
• How gainstaging impacts everything in your signal chain

To learn more about Gavin Lurssen, visit: https://lurssenmastering.com/

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Michael Beinhorn co-founded the New York musical collective Material in 1979 with Bill Laswell. Since then, he has collaborated with and produced a diverse range of recording artists including The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Soul Asylum, Hole, Aerosmith, Herbie Hancock, Brian Eno, Ozzy Osbourne, Marilyn Manson, Social Distortion, Korn and Mew. 

Michael’s combined worldwide record sales currently total over 45 million. He has received numerous Grammy nominations, including "Producer Of The Year" in 1998. He is one of the only music producers in history to have 2 separate recordings debut in the Billboard Top Ten in the same week (Marilyn Manson- Mechanical Animals- #1; Celebrity Skin- Hole- #9). 

In 2015, Michael wrote a book called "Unlocking Creativity", which outlines his philosophy regarding the creative process. In 2019, he started the world’s first completely remote service for music production and artist development. In this capacity, Michael has worked with artists such as Rivers Cuomo/Weezer on their last 8 recordings, as well as Cuco and Matt Nathanson.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• What is music production?
• Pushing back against an artist
• Helping artists discover their true selves
• Being objective with your music
• Creating a vision for a project before you even start recording
• The blurred lines of songwriting and production
• The art of making records feel good
• Why playing in time might not be the right move
• Editing tracks for feeling
• Why you shouldn’t rely on editing

To learn more about Michael Beinhorn, visit: https://michaelbeinhorn.com/

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