Progressions: Success in the Music Industry

Brendan Dekora is an engineer and mixer with credits with artists such as Trent Reznor, Foo Fighters, Steven Wilson, and Muse.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• What You Need to Know as a Freelance Engineer to Align with your Clients
• Why β€œVibe” is More Important than Skills
• How Authentic Content can be One of Your Best Tools
• Tips for Remote Mixing and Collaboration
• How to Navigate Moving into the Co-Production Role
• Drum Tuning and How to Get Great Drum Sounds
• How Being in a Major Music City Can Shape Your Career

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Guest: Brendan Dekora

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

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Sam Fischmann is a cofounder of the audio plugin company Musik Hack. As a software developer and musician he is passionate about demystifying the mastering process and making it accessible to everybody by creating tools that enable musicians to focus more on the creative and less on the technical.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• The Truth Behind Loudness Standards
• Where the -14LUFS Target Came From
• Developing and Trusting Your Own Taste
• How Machine Learning Can Help Us Build Better Audio Tools
• The Ethics of AI Audio Tools
• Growth through mistakes
• Separating Creative Instincts from Technical Instincts
• Owning the Role That You Are Best at, Even If It’s Not The One You Want

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Guest: Sam Fischmann

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

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Travis discusses the myths that people believe about big credits and how you should actually think of them.

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Nick Broste is Chicago based audio engineer and musician who specializes in recording bands in ensembles in both studio and live settings. The spirit of removing the obstacles of artistic expression for artists is the driving force for Nick’s approach to recording and always puts the music first.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• How the Role of the Engineer Changes When There is No Producer
• The Best Way to Record a Vocalist that is Playing Acoustic Guitar
• Microphone Polar Patterns and How They Shape the Sound of Bleed
• Tips for Recording Brass and Woodwinds
• The Importance of Talking About Budgets
• Bringing Value Outside Your Technical Skills
• When Songwriting Credit Should Be Given to Session Musicians

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Guest: Nick Broste

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

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Travis talks about the year he spent NOT buying plug-ins and how the recording studio culture fuels the audio tech industry into trying to sell engineers everything.

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Marc Matthews is a music producer, mastering engineer and the host of the Inside the Mix Podcast.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• How Social Media and Content Can Be Networking
• The Value of Having a Strong Core Group of β€œMusic Friends”
• Making What You Are Passionate About
• Is the Cost of Higher Education Worth it for Music?
• How Releasing Something Helps You Relate to Artists
• The Importance of Being a Life Long Learner
• Whether AI Mastering Tools Encourage Engineers to Ignore Their Own Sonic Tastes

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Guest: Marc Matthews

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

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Travis discusses why he quit every staff engineering gig he had and how to know that you're ready to go freelance as a recording engineer, mixer, or producer.

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Host: Travis Ference

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In this episode, you'll learn about:

• Is Our Musical Taste Nature or Nurture
• Practicing Minimalism in Process
• How to Discover Your Sonic Preferences
• Is Our Musical Tastes Nature or Nurture
• How to Discover Your Sonic Preferences
• Why A-B Tests are a Sales Psy-Op
• How We Are Too Concerned with the Process of Making Records vs The Outcome
• How to Find Your Sound in the World of Internet Opinions
• What’s Worth Worrying About

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πŸ”— Links: https://linktr.ee/harperjames

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Guest: Harper James

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

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In this episode Travis breaks down the five productivity tips that help him find work life balance and still deliver on a high level for his clients.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• The Importance of Planning
• How to Beat Task Overwhelm
• The Secret to Operating at Your Highest Level
• Why Your Calendar Is Your Super Power
• Deep Work

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Guest: N/A

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Travis Ference

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