SonicScoop Podcast

Throw out your textbooks! Ariel Borujow stops by the SonicScoop Podcast to talk all about how the music business really works in the internet age, and offers some tested tips for improving your career whether you're a producer, artist or engineer. Thanks to Soundtoys Sonarworks and Gear Club for sponsoring this podcast. Find out more about Ariel at https://arielborujow.com

Ben H. Allen joins Justin Colletti to talk about ways of breaking the mold when producing music, and coming up with memorable, trailblazing sounds. Ben has worked recently with critically-acclaimed artists including Deerhunter, Animal Collective, Belle and Sebastian, Washed Out, and Gnarls Barkley, after an early career engineering for major hip hop all stars like Puff Daddy, Mase and and Notorious B.I.G. Thanks to Soundtoys, Eventide and Sonarworks for sponsoring this podcast.

Is audio school really worth it? Can you get a "job" out of music school? Is a degree actually going to help you break into a creative field? Justin Colletti dives deep into this topic for prospective students, career changers and those in the job market. Thanks to Soundtoys, Gear Club and Sonarworks for sponsoring this podcast.

In this week's podcast, Justin Colletti is joined by Dean Olivet, a musician and educator who has compiled data on the biggest songs in history to help discover what goes into making hit records that capture music fans' imaginations. Thanks to Soundtoys, Eventide and Sonarworks for sponsoring. Find Dean's original analysis here: https://flypaper.soundfly.com/produce/we-analyzed-every-dang-song-that-cracked-the-billboard-top-5-in-2018/ 

Aka "The Independent Musician’s Guide to Not Going Broke" In this episode of the SonicScoop podcast, Justin Colletti talks about mastering your money and finances in a creative field so that you can continue having the freedom you need to do your best work. Thanks to Soundtoys, Eventide and Sonarworks for sponsoring this podcast. Find the article that inspired this episode at https://sonicscoop.com/2013/09/26/the-independent-musicians-guide-to-not-going-broke/

In this week's podcast, veteran mixer Mike Major [At The Drive In, Coheed and Cambria] joins Justin Colletti to talk about enhancing drum sounds in the mix. He breaks down his process & workflow, offering a repeatable framework for getting the most out of real drum kits every time. Thanks to Soundtoys, Gear Club and Sonarworks for sponsoring this podcast. Article mentioned in podcast: https://sonicscoop.com/2017/01/31/advanced-drum-mixing-time-aligning-drum-tracks-better-phase-coherence/

The prolific producer, engineer and session musician, Eyal Levi of Unstoppable Recording Machine, joins Justin Colletti to talk all about advancing your career in audio or music by making networking work for you, and discusses strategies for landing new clients. Thanks to Sonarworks, Soundtoys and Gear Club for sponsoring this podcast. Check them out at: http://Sonarworks.com http://Soundtoys.com http://Gear-Club.net See more from Eyal at http://urm.academy

Are you about to send your music in for mastering? Veteran GRAMMY-nominated mastering engineer Joe Lambert joins Justin Colletti on this week's podcast to answer some of the most common questions mastering engineers get, and to give some tips on avoiding the biggest mistakes artists and mixers make. Thanks to Sonarworks, Soundtoys and Eventide for sponsoring. Reach Joe at http://joelambertmastering.com Check out Justin's course at http://MasteringDemystified for more.

How do you go about setting the release time on a compressor? How hot should I mix and how high should I set my output levels for mastering? Are EPs a viable alternative to albums? All that and a whole lot more in this first Q&A episode of the new SonicScoop podcast with Justin Colletti.

Can you get better at audio in 30 minutes or less? Justin Colletti thinks you can. Glean some production wisdom from these 3 breakthrough tips that will give you better frameworks for mixing. Thanks to our sponsors: http://Gear-Club.net http://Focusrite.com http://Soundtoys.com For more on this theme, try: http://mixingbreakthroughs.com http://masteringdemystified.com

Ready to record a full length album? How much should you budget? Justin Colletti explores. Thanks to Eventide, Soundtys and Novation for sponsoring this podcast. For more on this subject see: https://sonicscoop.com/2016/05/21/how-long-is-this-gonna-take-the-time-and-cost-of-recording-a-full-length-album/ https://sonicscoop.com/2016/06/09/time-cost-making-album-case-study-nirvana/ https://sonicscoop.com/2012/08/16/producers-weigh-in-on-kickstarter-recording-budgets/

Just what do mastering engineers really DO, anyway? Justin Colletti dives deep into this topic in the second episode of our new podcast series. Thanks to Soundtoys, Novation and MasteringDemystified.com for sponsoring this episode. For more on this topic, you can find the two articles mentioned in the podcast below: https://sonicscoop.com/2014/10/09/is-the-mastering-engineer-still-necessary https://sonicscoop.com/2018/05/16/im-not-afraid-landr-auto-mastering-software/

Producers, engineers, freelancers: How much should you charge?? Justin Colletti dives deep into this topic in the very first episode in SonicScoop's new weekly podcast/videocast series. Questions? Requests? Email us at podcast@sonicscoop.com Many thanks to our sponsors, Soundtoys, Focusrite and GIK Acoustics. For show notes, visit SonicScoop.com