Secret Sonics

Darrick Atwater is a music producer, sound designer, audio engineer, and artist based out of Atlanta, GA, USA. In his returning episode on the podcast, we chat about surviving the pandemic, going deep on sound design, wavetable synthesis 101, and so much more. The two of us also get real and talk about dealing with burnout, anxiety, and maintaining a sense of self-worth in this crazy industry. Che...

Andrew Maury is a record producer and mixing engineer based out of Brooklyn, NY, USA. Andrew shares his journey from working FOH for Ra Ra Riot to mixing for acts such as Shawn Mendes and Lizzo. We go deep on his mindset when it comes to mixing, advantages of proper monitoring, avoiding burnout, moving into the box, and so much more! Check it out! You can learn more about Andrew at  http://andrewm...

Pete Lyman is a mastering engineer and the owner of Infrasonic Mastering based out of Nashville, TN, USA. Pete shares his journey from being a "punk-rock kid" to mastering some of today's top records. He goes deep on his approach to mastering, running a mastering house, vinyl cutting, loudness and gain-staging, moving to Nashville, and so much more! Check it out! You can learn more about Pete at h...

Anh Le, AKA ÊMIA, is a music producer and artist based out of Brooklyn, NY, USA! In this episode, Anh shared her journey; from writing songs to self-producing her own music as well as for others. We talk about her approach to songwriting and production as well as how she's managed to get placed on Spotify playlists, advice for up and coming artists and so much more! Check it out! You can learn mor...

Duane Lundy is a music producer and mixing engineer based out of Lexington, KY, USA! In this episode, Duane shared his journey; from tennis player and coach to jumping deep into music production. He talks about how he taught himself production, how he strives to nurture the artists he works with in order create a comfortable space to create in, his approach to tracking and mixing, working with leg...

William Bowser is a mixing engineer and the co-owner of Quality Touch Studios, LLC based out of La Plata, MD, USA! This episode originally aired on October 18th, 2020. You can find out more about William at https://qualitytouchstudios.com/about You can find William on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/william_bowser_qts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/williambowserqts You can l...

Phil Barnes is a multi-genre record producer, songwriter, and recording artist based out of Nashville, TN, USA! This episode originally aired on April 26th, 2020! You can learn more about Phil at  https://www.philbarnesmusic.com/ You can follow Phil on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philbarnesmusic/ Original Show Notes - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/26/secr...

Omer Karni is an acoustician and studio designer/builder. He is the owner of Omer K Acoustic Design based out of Tel Aviv, Israel! In this episode, Omer shared his story - from audio engineer to acoustic designer. He shares how he built his business, how he learned about acoustics by trial and error, his approach to treating a room so that mixes translate, working for companies such as Waves Audio...

Joe Montague is a drummer and self-proclaimed Ringo fanatic who specializes in 60's style drum recordings. Joe is also the host of "That 60's Recording Podcast" and is based out of Northern England, UK!  In this episode, Joe shared his story - from playing in bands and Beatlemania tribute shows to recording drums from his own studio for artists around the world. We go deep on his approach to acous...

Sean Mercer is a music producer, musician, and audio/mixing engineer based out of Baltimore, MD, USA!  In this episode, Sean shared his story - how he transitioned from playing in local bands to recording and producing their music as well for a host of other artists spanning many genres. We go deep on his approach to producing and mixing, particularly his approach to drums. We also talk about his...

Austin Hull is a music producer, mixing engineer, and artist based out of Orlando, FL, USA! Austin is the founder and owner of Make Pop Music. In this episode, Austin shared his story - how he transitioned from playing in metal bands to producing pop music, how he started the Make Pop Music Facebook group and built a career in production. We go deep on his approach to producing and mixing, how he...

Sophie Ackroyd is a music producer and songwriter based out of London, England, UK! In this episode, Sophie shared her journey - from working a day job at the BBC to managing a London recording studio to writing and producing for artists. We talked about her approach to artist development, production, communication and even touched on slowing down and practicing self-care during the pandemic. Chec...

Chris Graham is a mastering engineer and the owner of Chris Graham Mastering in Columbus, OH, USA! He's also the founder of Bounce Butler and the co-host of the Six Figure Home Studio Podcast. In this episode, Chris shared his journey from musician to mastering engineer and his unique approach to building his business. We talked about how he's able to master using a laptop and headphones, why outb...

Justin Perkins is a mastering engineer and the owner of Mystery Room Mastering in Milwaukee, WI, USA! In this episode, Justin shared his journey; from recording bands in high school to working in recording studios to niching down into mastering. We go deep on his approach to mastering, including his unique method to quality assurance, how he uses Reaper, outboard gear, RX, and Wavelab to do the wo...

Taylor Hahn a record producer, recording/mixing engineer, and the owner of Hahn Audio in Denver, CO, USA! In this episode, Taylor shared his journey; from quitting his day job to building recording studios and making records. We go deep on his approach to mixing, tracking electric guitars, why he believes in analog summing, why he only books out one project at a time, communication with bands and...

Vance Powell is a 6-time Grammy-winning record producer and audio/mixing engineer based out of Sputnik Sound in Nashville, TN, USA! In this episode, Vance shared his journey; from working front of house to producing and mixing Grammy-winning records for artists such as Jars of Clay, The Raconteurs, Jack White, Chris Stapleton, and many many more. We got deep on his approach to mixing and why analo...

Caleb Parker is an audio/mixing engineer and music producer based out of Highland Park, CA, USA! In this episode, Caleb shared his journey from being a guitarist to managing the sound for Scary Pockets and mixing for acts such as Vulfpeck and Pomplamoose. We got deep on his approach to live-tracking bands, mixing, and so much more! Check it out! You can find out more about Caleb at  http://www.wil...

Ruby Smith is a music producer, audio/mixing engineer, and artist based out of Berlin, Germany! In this episode, Ruby shared her journey moving to London from Australia and later to Berlin, working in large studios and working as a freelance producer and engineer. We discussed her solo artist project and how she works with other artists, her approach to mixing, why she loves analog reverb, why com...

Daniel Grimmett is a consultant based out of Charlotte, NC, USA, who helps freelance music producers build a long-term career in the highly competitive, internet-driven music industry! In this episode, Daniel shared his journey from musician to music producer to eventually becoming a business consultant. He shared with me how he helps producers grow their businesses; using the internet to network,...

Mat Leffler-Schulman is a mastering engineer based out of Baltimore, MD, USA! In this episode, Mat shared his journey; quitting his government job in DC to open a recording studio in Baltimore. He told me about taking his family abroad for a year while niching down into mastering as well as his approach to mastering records and his favorite speakers. We even got nerdy about our favorite microphone...

Joe Costable is a mixing engineer based out of NY, USA! In this episode, Joe shared his journey niching down into mixing as well as his approach to mixing; including communication with artists, why he doesn't reference while mixing, why stems are built into his template and so much more! He also shared wisdom on how to treat a room, what it takes to succeed in this field, and did an elaborate "Sau...

Ed Boyer is an arranger, producer, and audio/mixing engineer for a cappella music based out of Connecticut, USA! In this episode, check out Ed's journey; from recording his collegiate a cappella group to mixing for films such as Pitch Perfect and for groups such as Pentatonix. Ed shared his approach to mixing a cappella, industry wisdom he's acquired over the years, and so much more! Check it out!...

Alex Sterling is an audio engineer, music producer, studio owner, and entrepreneur based out of NYC, NY, USA! In this episode, check out Alex's journey; from building relationships to building studios, recording philharmonic orchestras, his approach to mixing and mastering, monitoring, going to Mix With the Masters, his new exciting business venture and so much more! Check it out! You can find out...

Matt Boudreau is an audio/mixing/mastering engineer based out of the Bay Area, California, USA, and the host of the Working Class Audio podcast! In this episode, check out Matt's journey; how he moved his studio into his home and formed the Working Class Audio podcast, how he niched into mixing and later mastering, how he's prepping to mix on the road in the future, implementing Billy Decker's mix...

Elisa Pangsaeng is a music producer, audio/mixing/mastering engineer based out of Vancouver, BC, Canada! In this episode, check out Elisa's journey; how she got involved in music production and later mastering, her approach to mastering, what to look for in monitors, why she doesn’t usually reference while mixing and mastering, how mastering has improved other aspects of the production process for...