Master Your Mix Podcast

• John Paterno: The Importance of Trust and Exploration

  John Paterno is a Grammy-winning producer, mixer, composer, engineer, mastering engineer, teacher, and musician who has worked with a diverse range of artists including Gov’t Mule, Robbie Williams, Steve Gadd Band, Soraya, Michael Landau, Band of Other Brothers, Robben Ford, Eros Ramazzotti, the Thrills, Tim McGraw, Bonnie Raitt, and Badly Drawn Boy, in his 30-plus-year career. Paterno moved to Los Angeles two weeks after graduating from the University of Miami's music engineering (MUE) program. A short period of freelance assisting concluded with a staff position at Sunset Sound/Sound Factory in Hollywood, where for five years he was exposed to many great engineers, producers, and artists. After breaking out of assisting, he worked with a wide range of producers, including Mitchell Froom, Joe Chiccarelli, Byron Gallimore, Celso Valli, and Stephen Duffy. He won a Latin Grammy for his work with artist/producer Soraya.Paterno has produced or co-produced projects for Gov’t Mule, Michael Landau, Andrew Synowiec, the Black Mollys, Mitchell Froom, Lustra, Robbie Williams, the Lilac Time, and many other artists. He has also co-written songs with artists and written pieces for TV and film.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:Lessons learned from working with Tchad BlakeThe importance of focusWhy you don’t want people to feel like they’re in a recording studioHow to gain the trust of musiciansWhy cell phones need to be banned from the studioCoaching musicians to understand the difference between timing and grooveWhy you should always do preproduction before entering the studioGetting great drum soundsWhen to avoid using compressionHow Seinfeld and mixing have a lot in commonTo learn more about John Paterno, visit: https://www.musicdafoz.com/Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Want additional help with your music productions?For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Check out our Sponsors:Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Subscribe to the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourMix Have questions you’d...

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• Anthony Gravino: The Illusions We Create in the Studio

  Anthony Gravino is a Grammy-nominated producer, recording, mixing and mastering engineer with over 20 years of experience as a professional engineer and musician, who has worked on hundreds of albums in various capacities. Some of the artists he has worked with include Peter Erskine, Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Nate Smith, Marquis Hill, Davy Knowles, Ari Hest, Tobin Sprout.His private studio, High Cross Sound, is equipped with an exceptional collection of classic recording equipment and instruments with a focus on comfort, flexibility and high quality sound. Anthony is passionate about creating compelling music with exceptional sonics and is always striving to serve the song in the moment.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:Building a studio out of a barnOwning a studio in the middle of nowhereHow to find remote clientsMixing fast: How to set your sessions up for speedThe benefits of mixing using channel strip pluginsGetting your mixes to feel wideFocusing on performance vs. gearThe illusions we create with music in the studioAchieving controlled bass tonesWhy you shouldn’t always worry about low-endHow to keep objective when working on your own musicWhy the “car test” isn’t necessaryTo learn more about Anthony Gravino, visit: https://anthonygravino.com/Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Want additional help with your music productions?For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Check out our Sponsors:Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Subscribe to the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourMix Have questions you’d like answered on the show?Send them to [email protected] leave a rating and review:https://masteryourmix.com/review/ Thanks for listening!

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• Steve Pardo: The Ins and Outs of Gaming Audio

  With over 16 years supporting award-winning games and culturally-recognized franchises, Steve Pardo composes and directs emotional and expansive music and audio for linear and interactive media. He is co-founder of game music & audio production house SkewSound, Composer/Music Manager at ProbablyMonsters, founder/game developer at The Pardo Brothers, and an active saxophone/woodwind recording and performing artist in Nashville, TN. With a background in jazz, and a professional career that began at legendary music-game studio Harmonix Music Systems, Steve brings his professional background in generative audio to his love for rich and inventive soundtracks for games.In addition to his creative and audio direction contributions to the world’s most recognizable music gaming titles, such as Rock Band VR, Dance Central, Fantasia: Music Evolved, and Fortnite Festival, Steve has composed the interactive soundtrack for games such as Cypher 007, Moonbreaker, Gigantic, Signs of the Sojourner, Farthest Frontier, Grim Dawn, Chariot, Fated, Beat Sports, and The Magic Circle, and has scored music for networks such as Netflix, Adult Swim, and IFC. He has collaborated on generative and/or AI-driven projects for partners such as Mastercard, Warner Music, Youtube, Tribeca Film Festival, Lollapalooza, and Universal Music Group. As a game developer, Steve released the music-album-platformer DOS and is developing the VR comedy-simulator game SAXOPHONE. Steve studied at the University of Miami, FL, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Studio Music and Jazz, and master’s degree in Studio Jazz Writing.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:How to get into the gaming music industryThe different jobs available in gaming musicUnderstanding how audio is programmed for gamesThe revision processInteractive vs. generative music systemsAI’s role in game audio productionWhen and where to use real vs programmed instrumentsFile organizationTo learn more about Steve Pardo, visit: https://www.stevepardo.com/Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Want additional help with your music productions?For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Check out our Sponsors:Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Subscribe to the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify:

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• Craig Alvin: Balancing Power, Frequency & Time

  Craig Alvin is an award-winning audio engineer based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. With a career spanning three decades, Alvin has worked with a roster of well-known artists spanning various genres. His recording credits include Hanson, Little Big Town, Amy Grant, Vanessa Carlton, Will Hoge, Andrew Belle, Brittany Howard and many more. Alvin won two Grammys for his engineering on Kacey Musgraves‘ Golden Hour album in 2019, and has contributed to Musgraves’ follow-up albums Star-Crossed and Deeper Well. Alvin's extensive work has earned him a stellar reputation around the country for his unfailing ability to capture compelling sounds live in-studio and his sonic aptitude as a mix engineer. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:Why you should go to garage salesHow to never have to change your plugin/outboard gear settings, but still get a great mixThe importance of clip gainWhy it’s ok to suck at mixingThe journey of becoming a good mix engineerWhy compression is much more than a tool just for dynamic rangeUsing automation to create dynamicsThe only three things engineers have control of in a mixUsing automation with effectsMixing over multiple daysLeaning into experimentation to help differentiate artistsTo learn more about Craig Alvin, visit: https://www.craigalvin.com/Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Want additional help with your music productions?For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Check out our Sponsors:Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Subscribe to the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourMix Have questions you’d like answered on the show?Send them to [email protected] leave a rating and review:https://masteryourmix.com/review/ Thanks for listening!

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• David Glasser: Catalog Restoration & Mastering Workflows

  David Glasser is the founder and chief engineer of Airshow Mastering in Boulder, CO. He is a 3 time Grammy nominee and two-time Grammy winner, and has mastered around 100 Grammy-nominated and winning projects. Recent projects and clients include Grateful Dead (Blues ForAllah 50th Anniversary, Enjoying the Ride box set), Jim Lauderdale, Sturgill Simpson, Del McCoury, The Third Mind, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Darrell Scott, Terrell Stafford, Otis Taylor. He got his start at the Boston Symphony Transcription Trust, duplicating tapes and recording at Boston Symphony Hall, followed by 8 years at National Public Radio in Washington, DC, recording jazz and classical concerts. He started mastering in 1990, and in 1997, built a multi-room mastering facility in Boulder, CO. In 2016, he built his current studio, located in thefoothills above Boulder.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:From working in radio to masteringKeeping your mastering chain simpleAudio restoration/archival workWorking with the Grateful DeadUsing the Plangent system to clean up old recordingsUnderstanding tape noiseHow to prevent clicks, pops, and hiss before masteringThe challenges of mastering live albumsWhat does “loud” really mean in masteringBeing organized as a mastering engineerTo learn more about David Glasser, visit: https://airshowmastering.com/Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Want additional help with your music productions?For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Check out our Sponsors:Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Subscribe to the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourMix Have questions you’d like answered on the show?Send them to [email protected] leave a rating and review:https://masteryourmix.com/review/...

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