The Savvy Producer | Productivity and Efficiency in Music Production

Struggling with self-doubt in the music industry? In this episode, I share some practical strategies to help you crush imposter syndrome and feel more confident in your work.

Whether you're a producer, mixer, or mastering engineer, these tips will help you stay grounded and focused on your growth.

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When we think about being more efficient in the studio we often jump to creating complex automation systems, making macros and learning new keyboard shortcuts. This is all great, but sometimes, it can cause more problems than it solves and might not get to the heart of the issue. In this episode I explore why I believe that simplicity is the real key to being efficient and gaining back more time for creativity, freedom and rest.

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As it's the new year, I thought I'd share the best piece of advice I've ever heard when it comes to achieving your goals in life and business! This simple saying has brought me so much growth over the past 5 years in mastering, so I thought it deserved an episode!

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This week I have a wonderful interview with Kayla Pichichero.

Kayla Pichichero is a music producer from Long Island, NY currently living in LA. With a unique background in vocal harmony, Kayla produces intricate songs that emphasize lush vocals, ear-catchy rhythms, and unconventional sound design. Kayla regularly writes and produces indie pop, alternative, and singer-songwriter music with and for artists from LA to NY. Her collaborations have made a big splash, receiving recognition all the way from the big screen in Times Square to Rolling Stone India.

We chatted about our approach to content, running an efficient and inspiring production session and why community is always better than competition.

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We're coming up to December which is typically a slower month for most people in audio, so I thought this was the perfect time to share three things I do when business is slower, to make sure that I'm making the most of the extra time available and making sure the calendar is filling up moving forwards.

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This week I have a fantastic interview to share with Lucas Fournier!

Lucas is a multi-instrumentalist music producer from Toronto, Canada. Currently working remotely from his home studio in Tiny, Ontario, he specializes in producing and arranging emotional indie tracks for artists all around the world, often featuring lush emotive strings, atmosphere, and vocal layers.

We chatted about how Lucas is leveraging YouTube to build his client base, avoiding nightmare clients and how he tackles the challenges of remote production projects.

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As well as being a good excuse to ramble on about studio stuff, this podcast is all about sharing my experiences, observations, mistakes made and lessons learned throughout my years as a freelance studio pro.

I've definitely made my fair share of mistakes since I started doing this, so I thought I'd share three of the biggest ones I've made on my journey so that you can identify them, avoid them or overcome them yourself!

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We love talking about what DAW we use and what plugins are popular right now, but what about the other pieces of software that allow a studio to run efficiently day to day?

In this episode, I wanted to share 4 pieces of software that help me to run my mastering business as efficiently as possible and let me put as much energy as possible into being creative.

I think every studio could benefit from implementing these four pieces of software, or at least similar alternatives.

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Let's talk about Spike AI then...

Spike Stent caused quite a stir amongst the community this week when he announced his new AI Mixing tool. The comments were full of anger and fear from mixers around world, but is it really going to replace you?

As a mastering engineer, who's job has been put into question by AI tools and all-in-one master buss processors for the past few years now, I wanted to share my opinion and delve into some of the pros and cons of a world with AI Mixing.

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