Production Expert Podcast

In this 2 part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Grey about his new fully immersive album Immersed.

Experience the album and learn more about Justin here:

https://justingraysound.com/immersed/

In this two part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Gray about his new fully immersive album Immersed.

Experience the album and learn more about Justin here:

https://justingraysound.com/immersed/

Talking Points:

In this edition Ashea & Julian are joined by Oxford based producer/engineer & former SSL James Richmond and Production Exoert’s Luke Goddard, where they discuss  the things they’re loving in the world of audio right now.

About Our Guests:

James is a producer/engineer based in Oxfordshire, UK.

Luke Goddard is one of Production Experts very own. You can see his videos and read his articles on the blog.

Finds Of The Week:

Ashea:New Studio Chair (Inexpensive and comfy) 

Luke...

In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Luke Goddard about the importance of getting a second opinion, even when ‘solo mastering’.

Read The Article Here:

https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/self-mastering-doesnt-have-to-mean-solo-mastering

In this edition Ashea and Julian are joined by James Richmond (former SSL) & Production Experts Luke Goddard where they walk through Julians checklist from his blog article: Is Your Studio Resilient ?

About Our Guests:

James Richmons is a producer/engineer based in Oxfordshire, UK.

Production Expert’s very own Luke Goddard. Yes that one!

In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes about the dangers of saying yes to everything. 

Read Along With The Article:

https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/drowning-in-ideas-how-audio-pros-can-learn-to-say-no

In this edition, Julian & Ashea are joined by Will Shanks and James Santiago of Universal Audio, where they discuss UA’s impact on bringing hardware magic to the digital age.

About Our Guests:

Will Shanks: Senior Product Designer / Professional Plugins

James Santiago: Senior Product Designer / Guitar Products

Talking Points:

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Christian Luther of Playfair Audio, where they discuss tips, tricks and gear to assist mix engineers and producers with their creativity.

About Our Guest: Christian Luther:
Christian is the founder of Playfair Audio and a seasoned audio software developer from Hannover, Germany. With a background in electrical engineering and years of experience at companies like Kemper Amps and Sennheiser, he’s spent his career building tools that make audio production more intuitive. Through Playfair Audio, he focuses on solving the technical challenges so...

In this edition Ashea chats to Alex West (music manager, radio presenter for BBC, KM FM and Reprezents Radio in London) about the pros and cons of being Neurodivergent (ADHD and Autistic) while working in the music industry. 

In this episode Ashea and Julian are joined by Auribus CEO Juan Elias and CFO Neal Gustafson where they discuss how AI software is changing the industry, possibly like we've never encountered before. Is it time to embrace change in an ethical way?

Talking Points:

Finds of the week:
Ju...

In this podcast short we bring you an informal yet very informative casual chat between Nathaniel Reichman and Mark Donahue of sound mirror on the mysteries of Direct Stream Digital.

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Thomas Lund from Genelec and Stephen Wheatley from HearAngel where they discuss the importance of safe listening levels and how to protect our most valuable asset that we have as audio and music professionals... Our Ears.

About our guests:

Thomas is convenor of the EU working group to prevent hearing loss in music listening and gaming; and researcher at Finnish monitoring company, Genelec. Out of a medical background, Thomas has worked in Danish healthcare, and contributed to international standardisation on sound.

Stephen: Stephen’s co...

In this podcast episode, Ashea has a candid chat with  Artist, Producer, Singer/Rapper, youth mentor and Big Brother UK 2024 runner up Marcello Spooks, about tough beginnings inspiring creativity, being under immense public scrutiny and whether, being 'delulu' the 'solulu' to making your best  work. 

Listen To Marcellos New Music Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y7BLmHCX9A

Keep Up With Marcello's Delusion:
https://www.instagram.com/marcellospooks?igsh=MTducHRocGY2Z2QwcQ==

In this edition Ashea and Julian are joined by Source Elements technical co-founder and CEO Rebekah Wilson and principal inventor and co-founder, Robert Marshall, where they deep dive into the beginnings, the middle and the future of Source Elements, and why it's at the forefront of seamless, stress free remote recording.

About Our Guests:

Robert Marshall: Principal inventor and co-founder, overseas product development concepts and sales & support teams. He is the recording /mixing engineer for SUM1 in Chicago and works daily with our remote tools around the world in that capacity. He...

In this edition, Julian and Ashea are joined by Grammy winning producer/engineer and extremely tired touring musician William Wittman and  engineer/producer & indie label owner Steve DeMott, where they discuss the latest things they love and perhaps don't love so much in audio right now.

In this podcast short Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes discussing the genius creative work behind the Netflix show Adolescence.

Click here to follow along with the article:

In this podcast short Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, discussing the disastrous predictions about the audio and music tech industry that have yet to come true. 

Read The Article Here:
https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/three-music-technology-predictions-that-never-came-true

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Korey Pereira, Mike Thorne and Reid Caulfield, where the guests unpack what they believe helped them develop such successful careers so far, along with sharing some no-nonsense advice about what they would do differently if they were to build an audio business from scratch in 2025. 

About Our Guests:

Korey Pereira is a Dialogue Editor and Sound Supervisor for film and television< >

Mike Thorne is a studio owner in Kent- Rimshot productions: https://www.rimshotstudio.co.uk/

Reid Caulfield is an L...

In this podcast short, Julian explains why, unlike some audio pros (who use different DAWs for different tasks such as writing vs mixing) he only uses Pro Tools. 

Link to the Article:
https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/why-i-only-use-pro-tools-as-my-daw-of-choice

In this edition, Julian & Ashea are joined by sound designer, re-recording and score mixer Roger Guerin and Production Expert founder Russ Hughes, where they delve into the past and present of sampling for TV & Film, and discuss industry tips for professional and aspiring sound designers & producers.

Talking Points:

Finds of the week:
Julian: UAD Polymax For Free For Pro Tools Customers Via Inner Circle
Ashea: Warp- Baby Audio X...

In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, where he delves into his experience with depression and anxiety. Creative people are more likely to experience mental health issues, partly due to the immense pressure we are often put under, so it´s important to take time for ourselves to reflect and be attentive to our mental and physical health. The holidays can be a good time to do this.

If you are affected or know someone who is struggling with the issues mentioned in this podcast short, please know that you a...

In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, where he delves into his experience with depression and anxiety. Creative people are more likely to experience mental health issues, partly due to the immense pressure we are often put under, so it´s important to take time for ourselves to reflect and be attentive to our mental and physical health. The holidays can be a good time to do this.

If you are affected or know someone who is struggling with the issues mentioned in this podcast short, please know that you are not alone a...

In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, on the perils the instant success trend plaguing the audio industry right now, and what we as professionals can do to address it. 

Welcome to the Production Expert podcast. In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by President of the AES Leslie Gaston Bird & audio engineer Ephie De Angelis, where they discuss their journeys into the world of audio and music production. 

Talking Points:

Learn more about AES here:
https://aes2.org

In this Podcast Short Julian explains his reasons for nominating 5 skills which he thinks every engineer would benefit from learning, and 3 which, while very worthwhile, don't make the list.

The original article can be found here and the article by Damien Kearns referenced in the podcast can be found here.

Welcome to the Production Expert podcast. In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Andy Bensley & Marcel Schechter of Genelec. Where they discuss why a great listening environment is the best time saver, and how to get the best setup for our individual needs.

About Our Guests:
Andy Bensley: joined Genelec as Regional Business Development Manager in 2019. Based in the UK, Andy has huge experience in analysing and tuning the in-room performance of loudspeaker systems in a wide range of studios — from the smallest bedroom to the largest post-production studio.

Marcel Schechter: joined Ge...

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by producer & mega musician Mark Thompson, where they discuss new tips, tricks, and things they generally love (or hate) right now.

Talking Points:

Finds Of The Week:
Julian: Krotos Ambience generator
Ashea: Waves Center
Mark: Orla Gartland

Russ wonders if all this modern recording technology is actually damaging our creativity rather than enabling us?

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Luke Steven Ramsay and Luke Goddard, where they break down songs from the 80s until now and ask, what makes a hit?

Talking Points:

Ashea´s Tracks:
Back Bone- Chase & Status & Stormzy  

Charlie XCX Sympathy Is A Knife 

Luke R´s Tracks :

The 1975 - Oh Caroline 

Sam Fender - Spit of You 

Luke G...

In this podcast short Russ Hughes says; "You are going to come up against all sorts of problems when recording and mixing. Occam’s Razor is an indispensable tool we ignore at our peril."

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Luke Goddard and Paul Maunder, where they discuss tried and tested production rules and ask, does anyone care about that anymore and if so, why?

Talking Points:

Finds of the week:<...

In this podcast short Russ Hughes explores how audio professionals can get ahead in marketing. "I remember being on Zoom call with some of the most respected names in music production some time ago. I was talking about marketing strategies to help them get new clients and to grow their businesses. As we went through the Q&A time and the session drew to a close one of them said; “What we really want is for you to do this for us!” They weren’t joking, they all knew how important marketing is, but all hate the thought of doing...

In this edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Miles Fulwider,  Producer, Engineer & Educator working extensively in Immersive formats and CEO of ADK Microphones. where they discuss how to take the simplistic, ‘less is more’ approach by capturing the best sound at source.  

Talking Points:

In this edition Julian is joined by William Wittman & Steve DeMott, where they discuss transparency vs colour.

Talking Points:

Recommended by Steve: Q2 Audio

Finds of the week:

Julian: New IEMs
William: youtube channel : Sorted Food  
Steve: Netflix DocuSeries - Rise of Empires: Ottoman 

In this edition Julian & Ashea are joined by David Barber,  President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors. Reid Caulfield, sound editor, mixer & audio consultant in Los Angeles & Alex Gregson, head of audio & Post Production mentor at 344 Audio, where they discuss how to adapt to the shifting goal posts in Post Production.

Talking Points:

In this edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Justin Webster of The Cargo Cult and Mixing Engineer Paul Maunder, where they discuss ways in which we can apply tools used in Post Production to improve our immersive music mixes.

Talking Points:

Finds of the week:
Julian: Brunost
As...

In this edition, Julian & Ashea are joined by Noam Levinberg of Safari Pedals & Mark Gittins from Sensound, where they discuss how to break free from outdated schools of thought during the production and mixing process.

Talking Points:

In this edition  Julian and  Ashea  are joined by Grammy Award-winning Producer, Engineer & Musician Chris Shaw & Multi-Platinum Engineer Bainz , where they discuss ways in which we can streamline our workflow to help stay in the creative zone. 

Talking Points:
What are some repetitive & time consuming tasks in our production/mixing workflows and what can we do to cut back on them and stay creative?

Finds of the week:
Julian: The Sopranos
Ashea: Sonicbox Studios
Bainz: VLC Mixwave Audio Channel Strip
Chris: Lean into frustration when mixing

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Eli Krantzberg, where they discuss the newly released Logic 11.

Talking Points:

New Logic Session Players

Global Track and Region Chords

Stem Splitter

ChromaGlow

Dolby Atmos Enhancements

Sound & Producer Packs

Pitch Source Parameter

Logic Pro for iPad 2

Eli's Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCNPNC0eRBI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92n-Nc-5kX0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Mark Gittins, where they discuss some of the secrets behind a successful immersive mix.

Talking Points:

Mixing the new Judas Priest album

How does your approach differ when mixing in Atmos vs stereo?

Important things to consider

Maintaining the feel of the stereo mix

Workflow

Rooms, headphones ,monitors, home setups and tips for mixers getting started with immersive mixing.

Finds of the week:
Ju...