People & Music Industry (Sound On Sound)
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| 08 May 2024 | Alan Moulder - Mixer/Producer and Engineer | 00:33:02 | |
Alan Moulder, 2024 recipient of the Icon Of The Year Award from the Music Producers Guild, talks to Kevin Paul about his early years at Trident Studios and finding his specialist areas, plus tips on how aspiring producers and engineers can get started in the industry today. Chapters Alan Moulder Biog
In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 27 Oct 2020 | Arturia - 20 Years Of Software & Hardware Development | 00:40:08 | |
Music Software and Hardware Development - Arturia President and co-founder Frédéric Brun looks back over the French company's 20-year history and describes the development of instruments such as the ambitious Origin, the best-selling MiniBrute and the mighty MatrixBrute and PolyBrute. Chapters Arturia Biog Launched in 1999 by college friends Frédéric Brun and Gilles Pommereuil, the company initially started out by developing software that could accurately emulate retro analogue synths. In 2003 they started to work with some of the major manufacturers, turning out softsynth versions of classic Moog, Roland, Yamaha and Sequential Circuits synths. In 2012 they launched their first hardware range with the MiniBrute, later followed by the MicroBrute, MatrixBrute and PolyBrute. 20 years after launch, the company continues to grow and their product line now includes a wide range of softsynths, apps, controllers, audio interfaces and hardware synths. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 17 Apr 2023 | Mikko Gordon - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:08:02 | |
Mikko Gordon is a Grammy nominated mixing engineer and record producer based in London. This year he's nominated by the Music Producers Guild for Recording Engineer Of The Year and Album Of The Year along with Nigel Godrich for The Smile: ‘A Light for Attracting Attention’. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Mikko Gordon Biog Over the course of his career, Mikko Gordon had the opportunity to work with many inspirational and talented bands and artists such as Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), Arcade Fire, Idles, Gaz Coombes(Supergrass), Colouring and Island and sees his role as creatively facilitating them to hone their ideas into finished recordings. He's also worked with and been mentored by Radiohead Producer Nigel Godrich. Mikko works out of his own studio, Hackney Road Studios, in Hoxton and lectures in music production at Goldsmiths, University of London where he designed the Goldsmiths Music Studios. Run by the music department, the studio operates as both an educational and commercial facility. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 01 Dec 2023 | Gareth Jones - Producer Engineer | 00:46:00 | |
In the first part of the brand new Kevin Paul MixBus Series, Kevin chats to producer engineer Gareth Jones about his impressive career at Mute Records and Hansa Studios in Berlin, working with bands such as Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Erasure and Goldfrapp. Chapters Gareth Jones Biog Trained at the BBC, Jones launched his career during the New Wave era, mixing early singles for Madness and John Foxx. Moving to Berlin in 1983, he worked at the legendary Hansa Studios for 10 years recording and mixing Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wim Wenders soundtracks and more. More recently Jones has remixed tracks for Erasure and Goldfrapp among others. His production room is now located at Strongroom Studio in London. A Logic Pro guru, Modular Synth geek, Ableton Live enthusiast, and a JAMES assessor, Jones was a frequent lecturer for the Red Bull Music Academy and has appeared at Moog Fest. His own musical projects include ElectroGenetic, Nous Alpha, Spiritual Friendship, Sunroof and QUINQUIS Kevin Paul Biog In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 04 May 2022 | Genelec - Developments In Immersive Audio | 00:25:32 | |
Aki Mäkivirta, R&D Director at Genelec, talks to Sam Inglis about the latest developments in immersive audio, from calibrating your system using their GLM software to personalising your headphone monitoring experience with Aural ID technology. Chapters Founded in Finland by childhood friends Ilpo Martikainen and Topi Partanen, the company’s first monitor, the S30, instantly became the blueprint for Genelec’s future direction. Its active design delivered consistent performance, total reliability, and the ability to adapt to the acoustic environment it was operating in. Genelec’s growing range of Smart Active Monitors work closely with GLM calibration software, allowing each monitor to be completely optimised for the room, producing mixes that translate consistently to the outside world - from stereo to immersive. For headphone users, Genelec’s latest Aural ID software development delivers a more truthful, reliable and completely personalised listening experience, allowing the user to switch between monitors and headphones seamlessly. Aki Mäkivirta Biog
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| 04 Mar 2025 | Malcolm Toft - Trident Mixers | 00:51:04 | |
Malcolm Toft gives a fascinating insight into his career, from building his first mixing desk at age 17, being part of the team at the launch of the iconic Trident Studios, where he recorded Elton John, Queen and David Bowie, to setting up his own recording studio in Devon where he continues to design and manufacture music equipment. Chapters Malcolm Toft Biog In 1973 he founded renowned console manufacturer Trident Audio Developments, which became a leading company in the recording industry supplying top recording studios across the world. His consoles are still widely used and are highly regarded for their depth of sound and warmth. In recent years Malcolm has designed and built a range of replacement energy-efficient power supplies for SSL and Neve consoles under his Mpower systems brand. Paul White Biog He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual. Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too! http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/
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| 04 Apr 2023 | Francine Perry - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:12:42 | |
Francine Perry is an artist, producer and mix engineer. In this interview she talks with SOS's Sam Inglis about her career so far and being nominated in the Rising Star category for her work with Beth Orton, Erasure and HAAi while based at Mute Studio. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Francine Perry Biog Francine Perry is an artist producer/mixer based in London. She was in-house engineer at Mute Studio working on projects including Erasure, Desire Marea, Visionist/Louis Carnell and KÁRYYN. More recently Francine has set up a studio with HAAi and is working on her own production and mix projects. Her more recent projects include Beth Orton’ album ‘Weather Alive’ (engineer and synths), HAAi’s album Baby We’re Ascending (mix and additional production) and Keeley Forsyth’s album Limbs (mix). In 2018 she received the Oram Award which celebrates innovation in music, sound and related technology and she also co-founded the Omnii collective which aimed to inspire women, trans and non-binary sound enthusiasts to operate in all aspects of audio production. Francine works in many different capacities including live set up / musical directing (HAAi, Romy, Elkka), live performance of her artist tracks (La Leif and ORKA), production, mixing, co-writing and additional production. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 04 May 2023 | Peter Wade - Revalver | 00:14:28 | |
Peter Wade talks to Paul White about his route into the industry, from starting out as an electronics engineer through to running his own valve amp repair company, Revalver. Chapters Peter Wade Biog Moving into the computer industry, he worked on “DEC” Mainframe Computers, large company Intranets and Operating Systems. He gained a Masters degree in Interactive Multimedia Production from Huddersfield University in 2000. Peter then worked as AMS Neve’s London Engineer with clients including Abbey Road, Air, Pinewood and the BBC. He has now moved full circle, from cutting edge network and computer technology back to valve equipment. He runs his own business in West Yorkshire, UK “Revalver,” specialising in repairs and modifications to valve guitar amplifiers. When not in his workshop, Peter can usually be found in his home studio playing guitar, keyboards and drums - to his own satisfaction! Paul White Biog Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1970s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too! http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/ Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 30 Jun 2023 | EastWest - ComposerCloud+ | 00:38:07 | |
Doug Rogers is President of EastWest, the Soundsonline website and owner of EastWest Studios. Here he chats to Sam Inglis about what it takes to develop their award winning sample library releases and how you can access everything via their subscription service, ComposerCloud+. 00:00 - Introduction Doug Rogers Biog Music producer and EastWest founder Doug Rogers is the recipient of many industry awards, including "Recording Engineer of the Year". The Art of Digital Music named him one of "56 Visionary Artists and Insiders". In 1988 he founded EastWest, a sampled instruments library who have to date received over 120 international industry awards. The early releases were co-produced with Bob Clearmountain and in 1991, Rogers released the first collection to include MIDI driven drum loops. The first multi-velocity sampled piano collection, Ultimate Piano Collection, was released in 1995, followed by GigaSampler in 1997, a collaboration with Nemesys that pioneered the use of streaming from hard drives. In 2003 he co-produced with Nick Phoenix the first surround sound virtual orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, engineered by 11-time Grammy nominated classical recording engineer Keith Johnson, and recorded in a state of the art concert hall and followed that release with Symphonic Choirs. This and its predecessor, Voices of the Apocalypse, were the first music software products to enable users to type in words for the choirs to sing. This was followed in 2007 with EastWest/Quantum Leap Pianos, that was also produced in surround sound. In 2005 Rogers established a software development division for EastWest and released the first 64-bit virtual instruments that became the new standard. More recent releases have featured top engineers and co-producers, including Shawn Murphy for the Hollywood Orchestra series, David Fridmann for The Dark Side and Fab Four with Beatle's engineer Ken Scott. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 05 Apr 2022 | LEWITT Audio - Behind The Brand | 00:32:48 | |
LEWITT Audio Founder Roman Perschon (CEO) and Moritz Lochner (COO / Head of Product Management) chat to Hugh Robjohns about their approach to developing, innovating and engineering their range of home, studio and live microphones. Chapters Roman Perschon, the CEO of LEWITT, studied Electronics and has been in the audio industry for 20 years. Twelve years ago, he founded LEWITT to push microphone design forward. Today, the brand is primarily oriented towards the user's needs.
Moritz Lochner, COO and Head of Product Management at LEWITT, studied Audio Engineering and gained experience in the studio, live, and broadcast. He joined LEWITT in 2015 and quickly evolved to a leading personality within the company. Hugh Robjohns Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 29 Oct 2024 | Genelec UNIO | 00:34:58 | |
Genelec's new UNIO PRM (Personal Reference Monitoring) solution ensures reliable and consistent monitoring across multiple environments. In conversation with Sam Inglis, R&D Director Aki Mäkivirta and Regional Business Development Manager Andy Bensley explain how UNIO integrates existing technologies such as SAM (Smart Active Monitoring), GLM loudspeaker manager software and Aural ID binaural headphone monitoring with the new 9320A reference controller and Genelec's first ever pair of headphones. Chapters Genelec Biog Founded in Finland by childhood friends Ilpo Martikainen and Topi Partanen, the company’s first monitor, the S30, instantly became the blueprint for Genelec’s future direction. Its active design delivered consistent performance, total reliability, and the ability to adapt to the acoustic environment it was operating in. The following decades have seen a string of technically innovative Genelec releases, from the now-legendary 1031A nearfield model to the latest coaxial point source models from The Ones family. Genelec’s growing range of Smart Active Monitors work closely with GLM calibration software, allowing each monitor to be completely optimised for the room, producing mixes that translate consistently to the outside world. Aki Mäkivirta joined Genelec in 1995. He originally worked for the Nokia Research Centre and teamed up with Ari Varla of Genelec during a joint venture between the two companies, where Mäkivirta demonstrated how to replace analogue filters with digital processing using the 1031A nearfield monitor. As a result, Mäkivirta joined Genelec to pioneer the creation of the original 8200 series of Smart Active Monitors, before becoming R&D Director in 2013. 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. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 22 Dec 2021 | Focusrite: Scarlett Interfaces - Behind The Brand | 00:56:08 | |
It's 10 years since Focusrite launched their best-selling Scarlett range of audio interfaces, now into its third generation. CEO Tim Carroll and Will Hoult, Head Of Product at Focusrite and Novation talk to Sam Inglis about what's behind the success of the Scarletts, the principles of interface design, how the company has negotiated the pandemic and the silicon shortage, and Focusrite's vision for a greener future in this Behind The Brand interview. Chapters Focusrite Biog Novation Electronic Music Systems Limited was acquired in 2004 and extended the Focusrite range and customer base into the electronic dance music segment of the market. Since then Focusrite has continued to innovate, with the introduction of Launchpad in 2009 and the Scarlett USB Audio Interface range in 2010, one of the top selling product lines for home studio recording. In 2019, Focusrite acquired ADAM Audio and Martin Audio, adding professional studio monitoring and touring speaker systems to the range. Optimal Audio was launched in 2021, an initiative from Martin Audio which aims to make the world of commercial audio installation less complex. Optimal Audio manufacture high-quality loudspeakers, amplifiers and controllers for commercial audio applications. Focusrite also acquired Sequential, the respected American synthesizer manufacturer led by legendary electronic instrument designer and Grammy winner Dave Smith. The acquisition brings the total number of Focusrite Group brands to eight.
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| 12 May 2020 | SOS Podcast Trailer | 00:02:41 | |
Introducing the Sound On Sound Podcasts. Yes, that’s podcasts, because we’re launching three dedicated channels each with their own series of episodes to keep you entertained throughout each month. You’ll hear interviews, features, discussion, opinion and occasional demos of the gear we’re reviewing from many of the SOS magazine staff and our expert Freelance team. The People & Music Industry channel will feature the great and good in engineering, production and manufacturing. You should also hop over to our other channels and subscribe there for even more shows. The Recording & Mixing channel takes the practical approach and will keep you inspired with expert hints and tips. The Electronic Music channel is for everyone interested in synths, samplers and the world of electronic music. We launch our first two shows on May 21st so subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. All shows are mastered to the highest quality the podcast channel will support and are in stereo. Check out our website page for further details www.soundonsound.com/podcasts | |||
| 02 Jul 2020 | Steve Levine - Getting Started In The Music Industry | 00:23:13 | |
First steps for a graduate - recent graduate Felipe Gutierrez chats to record producer Steve Levine at his Liverpool studio about careers in the music industry, how to encourage good performances from your artists, and utilising whatever tech you have available in the recording process. Chapters Steve Levine Biog Since then Steve has worked with a wide spectrum of artistes and composed a number of film scores. Artist collaborations include Honeyz, China Crisis, Gary Moore, Ziggy Marley, Louise, The Creatures, Lemmy & Motorhead, David Grant, Westworld, Mis-teeq, 911. He also produced and composed the score for the action video game Hyperbrawl. In his career, Steve has collected a number of prestigious awards including BPI Producer of the Year, Musicweek Top Singles Producer and a Grammy for his work with Deniece Williams. Plus a Sony Radio Award. Steve has also appeared on many radio and TV programs, and is a regular guest on BBC’s 6 Music. His radio production company Magnum Opus Broadcasting produces several shows for the BBC; in particular The Record Producers, a radio documentary series for BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music for which Steve received a Sony Radio Award for the 'Best Specialist Contributor'. This acclaimed documentary series focuses on the art of record production from the producer's perspective. Along with his radio and TV work, Steve is currently busy producing exciting new bands for his new label Hubris Records. Steve is a Director of PRS For Music, a member of the MU, PPL and The Music Producer’s Guild, as well as a LIPA Companion (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts). Felipe Gutierrez Biog He carried out his course with a strong focus on music production and music for the moving image. During his placement year, Felipe worked at Warner Music as a marketing intern, but ever since graduating he has been working as a freelance sound engineer and composer. Some of the highlights of his career so far include working on Ben Frost’s score of the second and third seasons of Netflix’s hit series Dark, over at Soundgas Studios alongside Tony Miln and Ben Hirst; working with Yusuf Islam Foundation (founded by Yusuf / Cat Stevens) on a variety of projects. He has also worked as an assistant engineer for Kit Downes, as a recording and live sound engineer for the RIOT Ensemble, and has worked for American bassist and label-owner, Michael Janisch from Whirlwind Recordings. In addition to this, he is a writer and composer for The Nerve , a music library based in the UK. Currently Felipe lives in London and has started to get more involved in the studio circuit, working as a runner at RAK Studios. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 01 Oct 2024 | Augmented Instruments Laboratory - Andrew McPherson | 00:31:06 | |
Andrew McPherson is a composer and Professor of Design Engineering and Music in the Dyson School of Design Engineering, based at Imperial College. Here he talks to Nick Rothwell about the Augmented Instruments Laboratory, a music technology research team that he leads, whose ongoing projects include the Magnetic Resonator Piano and the Bela open-source platform. Chapters Andrew McPherson Biog
Nick Rothwell Biog Nick Rothwell - Project Cassiel - https://cassiel.com
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| 03 Oct 2022 | Bernt Malmqvist - Pearl Milab | 00:24:42 | |
Bernt Malmqvist is one of the last remaining links to the golden age of microphone design. Having joined the Swedish manufacturer Pearl as a precision mechanic in 1954, he rose to become Production Manager, product designer and eventually the owner of the company. He talks to Sam Inglis about his extraordinary career and the unique design approach he learned from founder Rune Rosander. Chapters Pearl is perhaps best known for its unique rectangular microphone capsules, originally developed by the company’s founder Rune Rosander in the 1950s. Today, the brand offers a wide selection of condenser microphones based on rectangular capsules and also a range of MS-stereo and surround microphones. Pearl’s microphones have been particularly embraced by the world of classical music and can be found in opera houses and with symphony orchestras all over the world. In 2017, Pearl was acquired by its previous sister company Milab Microphones and today both Pearl and Milab microphones are built side-by-side in the same workshop in Åstorp in southern Sweden.
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| 22 Dec 2023 | ROLI - Inventing the ROLI Seaboard | 00:35:48 | |
Roland Lamb talks to Nick Rothwell about the inspiration behind the ROLI Seaboard, the challenges faced when creating a new type of instrument and the three product ranges from ROLI, the Seaboard, Block System and LUMI. Chapters Roland Lamb Biog Nick Rothwell Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 03 Dec 2020 | Mix Engineer - Dean James Barratt | 00:21:57 | |
Dean James Barratt is a sought-after Mix Engineer based out of The Dairy Studios in London. His recent credits include Shy FX, Joy Crookes, Ray Black, James Vickery, Rag n Bone Man, Craig David, Jess Glynne, and lots more. Dean talks to Sam Inglis about his personal road to becoming a freelance Mix Engineer, what he thinks defines that role, tips on making it, and what he thinks keeps clients coming back for more. Chapters Dean James Barratt Biog Dean has a strong love of reggae and dub breaks and has been a part of the club and bass music scene, mixing for the likes of Skream, Benga, MistaJam and Ministry of Sound. Film & TV credits include work on Human Planet, Midnights Children, Blindsight and The Namesake. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 03 Jun 2021 | Kali Audio - Behind The Brand | 00:21:28 | |
Paul White chats to Nate Baglyos and Charles Sprinkle of California-based speaker manufacturers Kali Audio, on their debut product range and the introduction of their 3-way studio monitors. Chapters Kali Audio Biog Based in California with each of their product ranges being named after a town or city in the region, Kali Audio brings together a wealth of engineering experience and a passion for creating high quality studio monitors at a lower price point.
He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual. Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too! Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 07 Mar 2024 | Guy Massey - Engineer Producer | 00:39:04 | |
Guy Massey talks about his training at Abbey Road, how this gave him the confidence and experience to become freelance and how he enjoys blending new technology with traditional recording spaces. Chapters Guy Massey Biog A move to Guildford to do a Diploma in Recording at The University of Surrey resulted in a placement at Abbey Road Studios in 1995, where he remained for 10 years, working with many great artists, engineers and producers. This experience gave him the confidence to go freelance in 2005 and set up his own room in North London in 2010. Recent credits include the Kylie Minogue albums Tension including the song Padam Padam (which earned him a Grammy), Turin Brakes, the Score for Los Frikis, Lady Blackbird for Black Acid Soul, Rita Ora and The Divine Comedy. Kevin Paul Biog In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 24 Mar 2023 | Will Purton - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:21:28 | |
Will Purton is a London-based recording engineer, mixer and producer, and an in-house engineer at RAK Studios. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Will Purton Biog After almost a decade spent working in studios, 2021 and ’22 saw a number of high profile releases which Will recorded, the biggest being Liam Gallagher’s C’mon You Know which debuted at Number 1 in the album charts. Chelsea Carmichael’s The River Doesn’t Like Strangers and Con & Kwake’s Eyes In The Tower have both been making waves in the jazz world too, marking the start of a continuing collaboration between Will and producer Shabaka Hutchings for his Native Rebel Recordings label. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 12 Apr 2023 | Manon Grandjean - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:14:42 | |
Manon Grandjean is a freelance Mix Engineer who has previously won three Music Producers Guild awards. In 2023 she's nominated for Mix Engineer Of The Year for her work with artists Flo, Fyfe & Iskra Strings and Milk & Bone. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Manon Grandjean Biog Manon Grandjean is a French award-winning engineer and mixer based in London. Manon has been building up her career in the music industry for the past 13 years, working initially freelance in renowned studios across London, and then for multi award winning songwriter/producer Fraser T Smith. During their 5 year partnership, Manon has worked on Brit winning and chart topping albums such as Stormzy’s 'Gang Signs & Prayer' and Dave’s 'Psychodrama'. In 2017, Manon received the award for MPG Breakthrough Engineer Of The Year at the prestigious Music Producer Guild awards, and went on to receive the award for MPG Engineer Of The Year in 2018. Since 2020, Manon is freelance mixing and mastering in her studio at The Qube in London, working with a wide range of artists across genres such as AJ Tracey, Nao, Flo, Cat Burns, Fredo.. and had the honour to receive the award for MPG Mix Engineer of The Year in 2022. So far Manon has been involved in 6 UK number 1s and 17 top 10s. https://www.manongrandjean.com/ Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 01 Sep 2022 | McDSP - Analog Processing Box | 00:35:26 | |
McDSP founder Colin McDowell chats to Sam Inglis about his career at the cutting edge of plug-in development. Colin explains his approach to plug-in design, and talks about the revolutionary Analog Processing Box — a plug-in co-processor that employs configurable analogue circuitry rather than DSP. Chapters McDSP technology can be found in pro audio plug-ins for popular digital audio workstations including Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, and Avid live sound systems. McDSP audio algorithms are also used by companies such as Audiokinetic, Bioware and Microsoft, and in consumer products like the LouderLogic iOS audio player. In 2019 McDSP introduced the world's first programmable analogue processor, the APB-16. The McDSP Analog Processing Box (APB) combines the flexibility of software plug-in control with the fidelity of premium analogue processing. Options include compressors, mastering limiters, transient enhancement devices, multi-channel and multi-band applications.
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| 06 Jan 2022 | Dolby Atmos - Immersive Audio | 00:25:34 | |
David Gould, Director of Audio Content Solutions at Dolby Labs, chats to Hugh Robjohns about creating content in Dolby Atmos. Although used extensively in film, Dolby Atmos is now becoming a popular format for musicians. David and Hugh discuss how you can incorporate this technology in your own studio. Chapters In his role at Dolby, David is responsible for creating products and solutions that will enable and inspire the music and audio post production community to create content in the Dolby Atmos format. Prior to joining Dolby in early 2012, David was a Senior Product Manager at Avid Technology, where he was responsible for Pro Tools software. David started his career in London as a recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios, specialising in orchestral film scoring; he joined Avid in 2005 where he held various positions in technical sales before moving into product management. Dolby Atmos https://professional.dolby.com/music/create-music-in-dolby-atmos/ Hugh Robjohns Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 03 Sep 2020 | Dom Morley - Recording & Mixing Vocals | 00:46:30 | |
Dom Morley is a Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer who has worked with Amy Winehouse, Adele, Sting, Mark Ronson and many more big names. In this episode, he goes into detail with SOS's Sam Inglis about the art and craft of recording and mixing vocals. Chapters Dom Morley Biog Dom is involved in sound design, providing all the sounds for the 'Dirty Modular' Kontakt instrument (Samplephonics), Stranger Synths, Modular Synthwave and the Roland CR-78 Synth Explorer (Loopmasters).
Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 04 Aug 2023 | Audio Engineering Society 75th Anniversary | 00:30:11 | |
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Audio Engineering Society, President Bruce Olson talks to Hugh Robjohns about their history, their role in developing standards across the industry and entrance requirements for new members. Chapters Bruce Olson Biog As the President of the Audio Engineering Society, Chairman of the AES Standards Committee, and having served as the Chairman of AES SC-05-05, Vice-Chairman of AES TC-EMC, AES Governor, President of his local ASA chapter, Chairman of his local AES chapter, Bruce is actively involved in the latest technology in audio and acoustics. As the Founder and President of AFMG Services North America LLC, his invaluable knowledge and over 20 years of involvement with AFMG make him the number-one expert for AFMG programs on the American continent. Mr. Olson continues as an active musician and is a member of the Bend In The River Big Band. He is a member of AES, ASA, IEEE, SMPTE, Syn-Aud-Con, and has been an invited speaker for sessions, workshops, and seminars for the AES, AIA, ASA, InfoComm, NAMM, NSCA, Syn-Aud-Con, and USITT. https://aes2.org/ Hugh Robjohns Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 14 Jan 2025 | Native Instruments - Behind The Brand | 00:34:58 | |
Simon Cross, Chief Product Officer at Native Instruments, chats to Sam Inglis ahead of NAMM 2025, going into detail on the company history, philosophy and offering hints of future product releases at Native Instruments. Chapters Native Instruments Biog In June 2023, iZotope, Brainworx and Plugin Alliance became part of the Native Instruments family, providing them with increased engineering capabilities across integrated software and hardware, AI and machine learning, cloud and more. Today, Native Instruments have offices in Berlin, Langenfeld, London, Paris, Boston, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Shenzhen. https://www.native-instruments.com Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 02 Dec 2021 | Earthworks Audio | 00:30:26 | |
Daniel Blackmer, CTO at Earthworks Audio, chats to Sam Inglis about the company's distinctive approach to microphone design — and explains how a quest to improve loudspeaker quality convinced Daniel's father, David Blackmer, of the need for mics with better phase linearity and impulse response. Chapters Earthworks Audio Biog David Blackmer’s goal when starting Earthworks was to make the best sounding speakers on the planet. When the journey began, he used measurement tools that were accepted to be the world standard. After the first few steps he realised that the measurements he was getting were not as good as he believed they could be. He analyzed these tools carefully and realised that new standards would be necessary if he were to even come close to achieving the results he knew were possible. The first tool he designed to this new standard was an omnidirectional microphone. This led to the manufacture the OM1. David now thought that he could get back to designing his “dream” loudspeaker. His colleagues, however, persuaded him to design other microphones and preamplifiers. These products would soon set a new world standard for realism in the art of recording music. While the years passed and these new microphones and preamplifiers were being manufactured, David constantly worked on his goal of designing the best sounding loudspeaker for true audiophiles. He died in 2002 leaving the company in the hands of his family. While they no longer make the loudspeakers, the principles that David first envisioned when the journey began can still be seen in their microphones. Precision engineered and hand assembled, Earthworks microphones represent the pinnacle of technology and art in microphone design. Each microphone is hand-tuned and tested to ensure the purest and most realistic capture of your sound, be it live on stage, recording in the studio or out in the field.
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| 01 Nov 2024 | Matt Lawrence - Mixer, Producer And Engineer | 00:32:20 | |
Grammy Award-winning producer Matt Lawrence gives us a fun insight into his early years in the industry as an assistant producer, and offers a valuable selection of tips and ideas for launching a successful studio career today. Chapters #SSL #Neve Matt Lawrence Biog Starting out at Van Morrison’s studio in Bath, Matt worked on no less than seven of his studio albums, as well as with other artists such as Annie Lenox, Paul Weller and Stereophonics. Following a move to London’s Metropolis Studios, Matt rose through the ranks to Chief Engineer, working with acts such as U2, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Joe Cocker and Garbage, as well as more leftfield artists such as Bjork, DJ Shadow, Goldie and Jeff Beck. Honing his skills working alongside such a variety of high calibre producers and mixers has given Matt an almost unrivalled education and experience in making records. Names such as Sir George Martin, Gus Dudgeon, Marius DeVries, Butch Vig, Steve Osborne, Ben Hillier, Guy Sigsworth, Alan Moulder, Gary Langan, Nellee Hooper, Michael Kamen, Bill Price, Norman Cook, Mark Ronson, Justin Timberlake, Timberland and Will.i.am have all had a direct influence on his career. Although Matt’s work has already contributed to many hit records internationally, he also enjoys working with new and up and coming artists from an early stage in their careers. Matt’s vast background in immersive and surround sound mixing allowed an easy transition into Dolby Atmos, where he has mixed albums for a wide range of clients, such as Lumineers, Mumford & Sons to NSG. Matt has also established himself as a ‘go-to’ for Live broadcast mix supervision, where during the busy festival season (namely Glastonbury, Reading and R1BW) he works alongside the artist and the BBC to ensure that the performances stand out as timeless concert classics. The ever-increasing client list who’s benefited include a wide range of artists such as George Ezra, Arctic Monkeys, Declan McKenna, Confidence Man to The Last Dinner Party. Matt’s production and mix work continues apace with current productions for Finnegan Tui and Olivier Martin and mixes for Jack Garratt and Flowerovlove. Kevin Paul Biog In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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| 01 Mar 2022 | CEDAR Audio - Real-time Audio Restoration | 00:46:10 | |
CEDAR Audio has led the world in audio restoration and noise suppression for over three decades. Hugh Robjohns talks to their Managing Director, Gordon Reid about their technologies. Chapters CEDAR Audio Biog CEDAR Audio is committed to furthering the science and art of noise suppression, audio restoration and speech enhancement in all of their forms, and actively pursues research into each of them. The company pioneered real-time audio restoration, spectral editing, zero-latency dialogue noise suppression, and many other processes that are now industry standards. It has worked closely with the world’s most famous studios, record companies and bands to ensure that they obtain the highest audio quality, not just from vintage material but also from audio recorded today that suffers from some sort of noise problem. If you enjoy a trip to the cinema, you're almost certainly listening to sound that has been perfected using CEDAR and, from the newsrooms of major broadcasters to reality TV, to studio-based shows, to sporting events such as the Olympics, the World Cup and Premier League football, CEDAR is the standard for noise suppression. The company is also proud to include many of the world's archives and libraries as well as law enforcement agencies and security organisations as customers and friends. Gordon Reid Biog Gordon Reid is the Managing Director of CEDAR Audio and has helped guide the company to an Emmy®, an Academy Award®, two Cinema Audio Society Awards and numerous other accolades. He is widely known in the fields of audio restoration, noise suppression for post and broadcast, audio forensics and speech enhancement, and he co-founded AudioTelligence, which develops technologies for applications ranging from hearing assistance to advanced surveillance systems.
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| 27 Jan 2022 | IRCAM - The Electronic Music Institute | 00:31:44 | |
Back in 1996 Hugues Vinet of the IRCAM electronic music institute in Paris, was interviewed by Paul Tingen for an article in Sound On Sound magazine. Now the two are back together discussing the musical and technical innovations of the past 25 years. Chapters Hugues Vinet Biog Hugues previously worked at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales of National Institute of Audiovisual in Paris, where he managed the research and designed the first versions of the award-winning real-time audio processing product, GRM Tools. He has coordinated many collaborative R&D projects, including recently H2020 VERTIGO in charge of the STARTS Residencies program managing 45 residencies of artists with technological research projects throughout Europe. Hugues is currently in charge of the artistic residencies program of the MediaFutures project. He also curates the Vertigo Forum art-science yearly symposium at Centre Pompidou, and participates in various experts bodies in the fields of audio, music, multimedia, information technology and innovation. Main Ircam site - https://www.ircam.fr Music Credits:
He is also the author of a book, Miles Beyond: the Electric Explorations of Miles Davis, 1967-1991 (Billboard Books), a producer, and a guitarist with one album to his name. Paul maintains two web sites: www.tingen.org and www.miles-beyond.com, and an Instagram page: @paultingenmusic Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 | Daniel Moyler - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:15:14 | |
Daniel Moyler is a freelance mix engineer who was awarded Engineer Of The Year at the MPG 2020 Awards and won a 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album Future Nostalgia. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in the Breakthrough Producer Of The Year category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Daniel Moyler Biog Daniel started out at Trevor Horn's SARM Studios learning his trade under the world-class engineers and producers that came through the door. He went on to work with mix engineer Ruadhri Cushnan assisting on records by Ed Sheeran, Half Moon Run and Foy Vance as well as the Grammy Album of the Year ‘Babel’ by Mumford and Sons. After that he worked at Miloco Studios with artists including Rudimental, FKA Twigs and Bjork. Daniel became the ‘go to’ engineer for producers such as Matt Hales, Cam Blackwood and Joel Pott and worked records for a wide range of artists including Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Lianne La Havas, Tom Walker and Freya Ridings. Earning him a 2020 MPG Award for Engineer of the Year and 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album 'Future Nostalgia'. More recently he moved into a new studio and has focussed on production and mixing having had releases with George Ezra, Olivia Dean, Kawala, Biig Piig, Banners, Seafret, Venbee and Jack Savoretti. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 24 Apr 2023 | Ricky Damian - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:18:52 | |
Ricky Damian is a Grammy Award-winning Engineer/Producer who’s worked with artists such as Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Adele, Dua Lipa, Yebba, Jorja Smith and Sampha. Ricky has been nominated for Breakthrough Producer Of The Year at the Music Producer Guild Awards 2023. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Ricky Damian Biog Born in Treviso, Italy and already a musician from age 6, Ricky Damian’s career started at age 15, when he began assisting at the biggest studio in town, learning to use analog gear and tape machines while producing his own projects on the side. At the age of 19, he moved to London to further pursue his career in music production and while attending SAE Institute he started working for legacy producer Mark Ronson as his in-house engineer, working very closely on hundreds of projects across over 8 years. Professional of choice for artists like Sam Smith, Jorja Smith, Yebba, Sampha, Damon Albarn, Ezra Collective, Ibeyi and many others, Ricky’s multifaceted skillset allowed him to accumulate an incredibly diverse discography, multiple Grammy Nominations, a Grammy win and several Platinum certifications. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 02 Aug 2024 | Danny Briottet - Music Producer and DJ | 00:45:02 | |
Music Producer and DJ Danny Briottet gives a fascinating insight into his formative years, including the global musical influences that shaped his career, being part of Rhythm Riders and organising warehouse parties across West London. Chapters Kevin Briottet Biog Danny’s production and remix credits include Depeche Mode, Cypress Hill, Grace Jones, Aswad, Radiohead, Moby and Orbital, together with a wealth of World Music artists such as Esma Redzepova (Macedonia), Amina Anabi (Tunisia) and Cheick Tidiane (Mali). Danny Briottet continues to DJ globally playing his unique mix of dub-influenced sounds from bass and breaks, through dubbed-out deep house and downtempo electronica, and hosts The ElectroScope Show on London’s Soho Radio, mashing up electronic music from the 70s to the present. Danny’s new full-length artist album is due for release next year. https://www.dannybriottet.com/ Kevin Paul Biog In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 04 Oct 2023 | Xylo Aria - Music Production for Women | 00:36:50 | |
Xylo Aria talks to Caro C about her personal journey as a music artist and how it gave her the incentive to create Music Production for Women (MPW), providing online music industry training for female musicians across the globe and the opportunity to interact in forums and at events. Chapters Xylo Aria Biog Caro C Biog Twitter: @carocsound FB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/ Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 08 Oct 2024 | Universal Audio | 00:45:10 | |
Universal Audio - Behind The Brand Chapters
#ApolloInterface #Sonarworks #x16D Universal Audio Biog Universal Audio was re-founded in 1999 by Bill's sons, James Putnam, a skilled audio engineer and Bill Putnam Jr, who earned a degree in Electrical Engineering. Their two main goals were to faithfully reproduce classic analogue recording equipment in the tradition of their father and to design new digital recording tools with the sound and spirit of vintage analogue technology. Their award-winning products include the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform and the Apollo audio interface, first introduced in 2012. Universal Audio is headquartered near Silicon Valley in Scotts Valley, California. A few miles away in Santa Cruz is the Universal Audio Custom Shop, where their classic analog gear is still hand-built, one unit at a time. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 04 Apr 2025 | Steve Dub - Producer and Mixer | 00:54:46 | |
In this chat, Steve Dub shares insights into his workflow as a producer, discussing his ongoing work with The Chemical Brothers, his love of experimentation and how he adapts his methods to mixing in the box. Chapters Steve Dub Biog Kevin Paul Biog In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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| 04 Jun 2020 | Austrian Audio - Martin Seidl | 00:30:11 | |
Martin Seidl, Founder and CEO of Microphone & Headphone manufacturer Austrian Audio, chats to Sam Inglis about the company origins, current products and future technological developments, plus why their core range of products will remain analogue at heart. Chapters Austrian Audio Martin Seidl Biog Martin is the former VP of AKG Acoustics, Microphones and Headphones and Director for JBL’s European loudspeaker business. He’s been in the pro audio industry for all his professional life, and Austrian Audio is his latest brainchild. Following the closure of the AKG offices in Vienna, he set out to create something new, challenging, and respectful to the AKG heritage. In 2017, he asked his former AKG team of engineers to join him to produce products embodying the sound and engineering excellence. Austrian Audio started with a core team of 22 former AKG personnel from management, acoustics, electronics, test and measurement, mechanical design, RF/wireless, and software and firmware.
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| 20 May 2024 | Arturia - 25 Years Of Software Synthesis | 00:41:22 | |
President and co-founder of Arturia, Frédéric Brun, talks to Sam Inglis about the company's eventful history, taking in highlights such as the innovative MiniBrute, the epic PolyBrute and the company's first stage keyboard, the new AstroLab. Chapters Arturia Biog Launched in 1999 by college friends Frédéric Brun and Gilles Pommereuil, the company initially started out by developing software that could accurately emulate retro analogue synths. In 2003 they started to work with some of the major manufacturers, turning out virtual versions of classic Moog, Roland, Yamaha and Sequential Circuits synths. In 2012 they launched their first analogue synth, the MiniBrute, later followed by the MicroBrute, MatrixBrute and PolyBrute. Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, the company continues to grow and their product line now includes a wide range of soft synths, apps, controllers, audio interfaces and hardware synths. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 05 Jan 2024 | Danton Supple - Producer Engineer | 01:05:54 | |
In this episode Kevin Paul talks to Record Producer and Mixer, Danton Supple who gives a fascinating insight into learning his trade at Sarm and Westside Studios during the 1980s and how he approaches the different roles of Recording Engineer, Producer and Mix Engineer. Chapters Danton Supple Biog Having trained as a recording engineer at the legendary Sarm Studios under producers Trevor Horn, Steve Lipson and Julian Mendelsohn he moved to Westside Studios to work with Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. Going freelance in 1994 he worked with producers Phil Spector, Steve Lillywhite, Gil Norton, Mike Hedges, Steve Osborne, Flood, Ken Nelson, Paul Oakenfold, Brian Eno, Hugh Jones, Chris Hughes, Mark Saunders and Ian Stanley. He moved into production and mixing soon after with projects including Amy MacDonald, Soulsavers, Coldplay, Ian Brown, Morrissey, Oceansize, Starsailor, Lucie Silvas, The Devlins, Kylie Minogue, Patti Smith, Electric Soft Parade and The Doves. Recent projects include Alabama 3, Skinny Living, The Horn, Autoheart, Canadian band Around Joshua, Glowie, Deco, Oh Baby and Waiting For Smith. Danton is now based at RAK Studios (https://rakstudios.co.uk), St Johns Wood, London
In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 04 Feb 2021 | Abbey Road Studios Spatial Audio Forum | 00:28:24 | |
Mirek Stiles is head of Audio Products at Abbey Road Studios and is on the board of the Abbey Road Red incubator project. Here he chats to Hugh Robjohns about his side project, the Spatial Audio Forum and how everyone can get involved in creating 3D audio environments using basic recording equipment. Chapters
Today, Mirek runs the studio’s Audio Products department leading development of a range of software and hardware releases based on Abbey Road’s historic recording IP with partners Waves Audio and Chandler Limited. Mirek also sits on the board and acts as an advisor on the Abbey Road Red incubation programme and is currently exploring and experimenting with Spatial Audio over headphones, ambisonics, spatial microphone arrays and game engine workflow. Recent projects include collaborations with film and video game composer Stephen Barton (Jedi: Fallen Order), joint research with the University of York and University of Huddersfield and chairing the Abbey Road Spatial Audio Forum, bringing together members from gaming, broadcast, VR, music production and film. Mirek’s expertise spans over 20 years within the studios, from analogue and vintage recording workflows through to the latest immersive medias including 6 Degrees of Freedom Virtual Reality and Dolby ATMOS capturing and rendering options.
Hugh Robjohns Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 06 Sep 2024 | Caesar Edmunds - Mix Engineer, Producer | 00:28:04 | |
Mix Engineer and Producer Caesar Edmunds talks to Kevin Paul about his route into the industry via formal education at LIPA, before gaining work experience with Alan Moulder at Battery Studios which earned him a permanent position as an Assistant Engineer. He now works out of his own Dolby Atmos approved studio in London. Chapters Caesar Edmunds Biog Caesar has worked with artists such as Beach House, Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, The Killers, St Vincent, Ozzy Osbourne, Foals, Code Orange, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Wet Leg, Ride, Suede, Two Door Cinema Club, The Last Dinner Party and Hinds. https://www.caesaredmunds.com/ Kevin Paul Biog In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 06 Apr 2023 | Cecil (Adam) Bartlett - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:10:58 | |
Cecil (Adam) Bartlett is a London-based producer. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Breakthrough Producer Of The Year award for his work on 'Here Is Everything' by The Big Moon. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Cecil (Adam) Bartlett Biog Hailing from West Yorkshire and now based in London, producer Cecil has spent the last decade engineering for producers such as Flood, Catherine Marks and Rich Costey on records including, PJ Harvey’s 'The Hope Six Demolition Project' and EOB's ‘Earth’ the debut solo album by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien. He has been involved in both Grammy and Mercury Prize nominated records as well as music for television and theatre including BBC’s ‘Peaky Blinders’ and PJ Harvey’s score for Ivo van Hove’s production of ‘All About Eve’. In recent years Cecil has taken his wealth of talent and experience and turned his hand to production, developing exciting new acts such as Props as well as working with more established bands like The Big Moon on their recent album ‘Here is Everything’, scoring them their first top ten. Cecil is a nominee for Breakthrough Producer of the Year at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2023. https://cecilisntmyname.co.uk/
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| 05 Apr 2024 | Tim Bran - Music Producer | 00:58:52 | |
Producer and Engineer Tim Bran talks us through his early career at Island Records, being invited to tour as a session musician, recording London Grammar and setting up his own collaborative tech and studio projects. Chapters 01:22 - The Early Days At Island Records 04:58 - Musical Taste 06:33 - Informative Years In The Bunker 08:10 - Being Invited To Tour 10:40 - Rez Rocket Surfer - A Virtual Band 15:47 - Developing Artist Management Skills 21:17 - Being Diplomatic In A Team 24:20 - Taking Chances And Being Creative 31:42 - Collaborative Projects And Learning New Techniques Tim Bran Biog He co-produced London Grammar’s debut album If You Wait with his production partner Roy Kerr as MyRiot and has worked with artists such as Birdy, Paul McCartney, Rae Morris, La Roux, KT Tunstall, Halsey, The Verve, Imelda May and Primal Scream. Recently his work includes Haevn, Abby Sage, Axel Flovent and Wild Rivers. Today, Tim Bran continues to make waves in the music scene, working with both established and up-and-coming artists. With each project, he brings a fresh perspective and a dedication to pushing musical boundaries, ensuring that his influence on the industry remains as vibrant as ever.
Kevin Paul Biog In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 11 Feb 2025 | Dave McCracken - Music Producer | 00:30:27 | |
Dave McCracken talks to Kevin Paul about his impressive career as a songwriter and Producer, from his early years at Sarm Studios with Trevor Horn, where he worked with Ian Brown and Depeche Mode, before being signed to Roc Nation, where he recorded with various Hip Hop artists and co-wrote two tracks that were recorded by Beyoncé. Chapters Dave McCracken Biog Later he was signed to Roc Nation as a producer, where he worked with various Hip Hop artists. His songwriting collaboration with Amanda Ghost resulted in two songs being placed on the Beyoncé album "I Am... Sasha Fierce". He has also worked with Kanye West, Mr Hudson, Depeche Mode, Seal, Chrissie Hynde, Hugo, Ohland, Swimdeep, Sports Team, Pip Blom and Sebastian Schub. More recently Dave has started to assist in the development of new, upcoming bands. https://www.instagram.com/mccracken23/
In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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| 01 Sep 2021 | 20 Years Of The AMS Neve 88R Series Console | 00:40:20 | |
In the 20 years since its introduction, AMS Neve’s 88R has proved that there is still a market for top-flight, large-format analogue consoles. In this episode, Robin Porter tells Sam Inglis how Neve built upon their design heritage to create what might be the ultimate analogue mixer and how they’ve adapted its state-of-the-art technology to bring to market a range of desirable project-studio equipment. Chapters AMS Neve Biog Historically, AMS Neve is the fusion of two distinct companies – Neve, which was founded in 1961 by British electronics design engineer Rupert Neve, and AMS, which was founded in 1976 by electronics engineer Mark Crabtree. After undergoing various ownership and management changes, it became wholly owned by Double Oscar® winner Mark, who has run the combined company since 1992. With a reputation for innovation, attention to detail and for creating the world’s finest sounding, longest-lasting analogue and digital consoles, AMS Neve stands at the pinnacle of professional audio design and engineering. Its products consistently top the desirability list among discerning artists, producers and facility owners and for more than 50 years it has driven significant technological advancements in the audio field.
He has been instrumental in the design of many of Neve’s most iconic products including the 88 Series of consoles, the Genesys and Genesys Black consoles and the recently released 8424 summing mixer. The projects he is most proud of include designing the Aux module for Sir George Martin’s Air Monserrat console, on which he was also Test engineer, and the design of the 88R console and SP2 scoring system, which is used on 80% of all film music recorded today. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 02 Nov 2021 | Sound From Mars With DPA Microphones | 00:23:10 | |
In this Behind The Brand interview, René Mørch of DPA Microphones chats to Sam Inglis about DPA's involvement in the NASA Mars 2020 mission and the challenges involved in capturing audio on another planet for the first time. Chapters DPA Microphones Biog DPA mics became popular across a number of sectors, including the theatre market, who needed a solution that, while still capturing clear sound, was flexible and easily concealable. DPA also collaborated with the Danish hearing aid manufacturer Muphone, who were looking to create better sound in smaller units. DPA minimised the capsule size into a miniature package that was so clear sounding and yet unobtrusive, it could support creative expression on the stage and work began on creating headset versions of the miniature mics. After years of shared success, DPA and Muphone merged in 2005. Since 2015, DPA has intensified its focus on new product development and has increased its investment into research, creating concealable miniatures, flexible headsets and top-of-the line vocal microphones. CORE by DPA was introduced in 2017 in the miniature lavalier and headset capsules. This preamplifier technology minimises distortion and expands dynamic range. Each microphone is assembled by hand at DPA's factory in Denmark. During the process, which can take up to 200 steps, each one is calibrated up to 15 times before final approval. https://www.dpamicrophones.com/
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| 06 Jul 2021 | Remixing The Beach Boys - Mark Linett | 00:26:30 | |
The career of LA producer and engineer Mark Linett spans everything from live mixing for Frank Zappa to engineering for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Randy Newman. We talked to him about his studio, the gear of past and present, and his extensive work remixing and remastering classic Beach Boys records. Chapters 00:30 - Mark's studio 06:29 - Beginning work with the Beach Boys 08:09 - Making the early Beach Boys records 24:56 - AudioSourceRE
Returning to studio work in L.A., Mark was able to build some good connections at Amigo Studios, working with Paul Simon, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael McDonald and Eric Clapton. When Amigo closed, Mark went freelance, working out of his own home studio which he named Your Place Or Mine. While Mark has worked with artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, his most well-known collaboration is with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. He has spent two decades remixing their back catalogue and working on previously unreleased material. The Smile Sessions won a Grammy Award for Best Historical Album. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 06 Apr 2021 | Genelec: Active Monitor Development | 00:43:32 | |
Siamäk Naghian and Andy Bensley of Genelec chat to Sam Inglis about the 43 year history of the company, the development of new technology and future sustainability. Chapters Genelec Biog Founded in Finland by childhood friends Ilpo Martikainen and Topi Partanen, the company’s first monitor, the S30, instantly became the blueprint for Genelec’s future direction. Its active design delivered consistent performance, total reliability, and the ability to adapt to the acoustic environment it was operating in. The following decades have seen a string of technically innovative Genelec releases, from the now-legendary 1031A nearfield model to the latest coaxial point source models from The Ones family. Genelec’s growing range of Smart Active Monitors work closely with GLM calibration software, allowing each monitor to be completely optimised for the room, producing mixes that translate consistently to the outside world. Siamäk Naghian travelled from his native Iran to settle in Finland in the 1980s and continue his studies. After graduating, he went on to hold senior positions at telecommunications giant Nokia before joining Genelec in 2005 as R&D Director. Siamäk has been Genelec’s Managing Director since 2011. 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. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 05 Jan 2021 | Pro-Audio Careers | 00:22:20 | |
Richard Wear of Interfacio talks about the opportunities that exist within the pro-audio industry and how to improve your chances at finding a career within this field. Chapters *This interview was recorded pre-covid and therefore the answers are reflective of this. Richard Wear Biog
Richard graduated from Warwick University, England in 1986 with a BSc Hons in Engineering Science. But as a musician with a strong interest in music recording and production he was drawn naturally into a career in sales and marketing in the professional audio business, initially selling high value and bleeding edge audio and production technology to recording and post-production studios, broadcasters and the location sound industry. During this time Richard worked closely in a product management role with engineering teams in Japan, the United States and United Kingdom and lead sales, marketing and distribution activities worldwide with a particular focus on North America, Europe and APAC.
Through his work building and managing the Interfacio business Richard is continuously engaged with a wide variety of industry leading brands, manufacturers and partner companies across the broadcast, music, lighting, professional and consumer audio sectors as they progress their strategic product development, marketing and global sales objectives.
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| 03 Aug 2021 | Antelope Audio - Beyond DSP | 00:56:54 | |
Antelope Audio founder Igor Levin chats to Sam Inglis about their distinctive approach to audio interface design. We find out how Antelope’s innovative use of FPGA technology has enabled them to deliver impressive signal processing power, providing a platform for an ambitious catalogue of vintage studio hardware emulations and virtual microphones. Chapters Antelope Audio Biog Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 24 Nov 2020 | ADAM Audio - 20 Years of Innovation | 00:34:02 | |
ADAM Audio - Behind The Brand. After a crisis year in 2015, ADAM Audio have come back bigger, better and stronger, with a new US business model and three compelling ranges of studio monitors. Adam Sheppard of ADAM chats to Sam Inglis about the distinctive technology at the heart of ADAM's loudspeakers and explains how they've achieved so much in a mere five years! Chapters ADAM Audio Biog Since mid-2019, ADAM Audio has been part of Focusrite plc which houses five additional, highly respected pro audio brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, Ampify, and Martin Audio. As a member of a rapidly growing global family, we seek opportunities and innovations to really make an impact and play a significant role in the way that music is created today – and tomorrow.
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| 04 Mar 2021 | 50 Years Of Eventide | 00:29:02 | |
Tony Agnello and Richard Factor chat to Sam Inglis about the 50 year history of Eventide, from their groundbreaking use of digital technology in the early ’70s to the modern challenges of adapting their algorithms for plug-ins and stompboxes. Chapters Eventide Biog Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 10 Jan 2025 | Apogee Electronics - Behind The Brand | 00:47:06 | |
Betty Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Apogee Electronics, along with renowned engineer Bob Clearmountain, chat with Sam Inglis during a recent visit to London to talk about the 40-year history of Apogee and to give a teaser of their first product releases in five years which debut at NAMM 2025. Chapters Apogee Biog Apogee continues to innovate with technologies and products for the home recording market, starting with Duet and Ensemble interfaces, followed by MiC and JAM, the first pro products for iOS recording. More recently they have introduced the Symphony Desktop interface and HypeMiC to their range. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 05 Jul 2024 | Daniel Miller - Mute Records | 00:41:48 | |
Daniel Miller, founder and chairman of Mute Records, talks to Kevin Paul about his entry into the music industry, the origins of the label and of his enduring love of modular synthesis. Chapters Daniel Miller Biog Miller's early interest were electronics and synthesizers and he studied for a Diploma in Film and TV at Guildford School of Art (1969-72). After college, he worked as an assistant editor and editor in TV and advertising, before travelling and DJing across Europe. In 1976 he returned home and with a Korg 700S keyboard and a TEAC four-track recorder, made The Normal’s first single. He set up Mute to release the single in 1978 and the initial plan was for a minimum pressing of 500, but Rough Trade offered to distribute the single nationally, persuading Miller to press 2,000 copies. Called ‘TVOD’, it was backed with ‘Warm Leatherette’ and this electro-pop classic was later covered by Grace Jones on her epochal 1980 album of the same name.
In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 03 Aug 2020 | Cranborne Audio - Behind The Brand | 00:26:52 | |
Behind The Brand - Cranborne Audio. SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns chats to the Managing Director of Cranborne Audio, Sean Karpowicz about how and why he started this innovative British pro-audio manufacturer, the many business and technical challenges involved along the way, and his company's approach to product design and manufacture. Chapters https://www.cranborne-audio.com/ Sean Karpowicz Biog Sean, Ed, Elliott, and Andy founded Cranborne Audio as an antidote to various trends they observed in the Professional Audio industry that they felt negatively affected product quality and innovation. Vowing to do things the "right way" and never allowing "good enough" to be good enough - Cranborne Audio released their first product in October 2018 - their Camden 500 preamp and saturation module - to critical acclaim. Cranborne Audio has since released a handful more products - all very innovative and unique with high-performance analogue and digital designs, whilst offering outstanding value and quality including their latest product - Camden EC2.
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| 04 May 2021 | Extinct Audio Microphones - Stewart Tavener | 00:20:32 | |
Stewart Tavener from Extinct Audio and Xaudia chats to Drew Stephenson about the origins of his companies and how he became a ribbon microphone specialist with his own range of products. Chapters Stewart Tavener Biog On learning the basics, Stewart started to look for other microphones to fix. Up until the 1970s the UK had some excellent audio manufacturers including Reslo, Grampian, Film Industries, STC and Lustraphone, but these companies had not been able to compete with new products from AKG and Shure. With no spare parts available these old ribbon mics were available for little cost and Stewart purchased as many as he could. This hobby eventually became a full time job in 2007, when he set up Xaudia to repair microphones for other owners. Over the next few years, he repaired and upgraded ribbon mics every day and estimates having worked on 400 to 500 microphones each year for ten years. In 2017, Adam Watson came on board and together they launched their own range of microphones under the Extinct Audio brand. These new microphones would be redesigned from scratch and manufactured locally. Most of the parts are made in the workshop in York, or by an engineering partner in Manchester, while the packaging is created by another UK company. All of the assembly for Extinct Audio microphones is carried out in-house. https://www.extinctaudio.co.uk/ Drew Stephenson Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 01 Oct 2020 | Music and Recording Technology Courses - Mark Mynett | 00:11:52 | |
Mark Mynett, Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at Huddersfield University, talks about selecting the right course and the vital importance of real-world experience and networking in order to develop a successful music industry career. Chapters Mark Mynett Biog Sam Inglis Biog This podcast was originally recorded for SOS by Paul MacDonald. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 21 Apr 2023 | The Anchoress (Catherine Anne Davies) - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | 00:14:08 | |
Catherine Anne Davies, also known as The Anchoress, is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. She in nominated in the category of Self Producing Artist at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2023. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Chapters Catherine Anne Davies Biog Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress) is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Wales. From her early roots as a classically-trained flautist to her current obsession with vintage synthesizers, Davies has spent much of the last five years developing her writing and engineering skills, winning a PRS Writer/Producer award in 2019. She has previously collaborated with the London Philharmonic, Nitin Sawhney, Liam Howe (Jessie Ware, Marina), Paul Statham (Kylie, Dido) and has supported Manic Street Preachers, as well as duetting on their song ‘Dylan & Caitlin’. Catherine joined the line-up of Simple Minds in 2014, appearing on the Big Music (2015) and Walk Between Worlds (2018) albums before departing in 2019. She released her debut solo album 'Confessions of a Romance Novelist' in 2016, a collaborative album 'In Memory of My Feelings' with Bernard Butlerin 2020 and her second solo release, 'The Art Of Losing', in 2021. The latter features guest performances from James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers) and Sterling Campbell (David Bowie, Duran Duran) and reached the #1 spot on iTunes. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 21 May 2020 | AMS Neve - Mark Crabtree | 00:26:22 | |
Mark Crabtree of AMS Neve chats with Sam Inglis about how two of the biggest names in UK audio technology came together, and how they are using their unique expertise in analogue and digital audio to develop the next wave of studio products. Chapters AMS Neve Website See SOS website for photos https://www.soundonsound.com/music-business/ams-neve-mark-crabtree-podcast Mark Crabtree Biog After graduating from Cambridge with an Engineering degree and from Manchester with a Masters’ Degree in Digital Electronics, Mark worked as Engineering Manager at Lucas Aerospace. However, in his spare time he was combining his love of music (he plays piano, guitar and violin) with his electronics knowledge to invent digital sound-enhancing devices. This resulted in the formation of AMS Neve in 1975, a company that sold its first product to Sir Paul McCartney and is still designing and making innovative audio products in Mark’s hometown of Burnley, Lancashire. Awarded an OBE in 2014 for Services to Advanced Manufacturing and Creative Industries, Mark is also the recipient of two Scientific and Technical Oscars®, an Emmy™ and a Grammy™, while AMS Neve has three Queen’s Awards for Export to its credit. Sam Inglis Biog Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 14 Nov 2022 | Novation - 30th Anniversary | 00:49:28 | |
This year marks the 30th birthday of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of synths, samplers and hardware controllers. In this podcast, Novation Product Specialist Chris Calcutt looks back over three decades of innovation and explores the key products, technologies and partnerships behind a British music technology success story. Chapters 30 years later, while still creating grooveboxes, controllers and synths, Novation is now part of The Focusrite Group, along with ADAM Audio, Focusrite and Sequential. Chris Calcutt Biog As a kid, Chris would play with synthesizers and a four-track on the living room floor and has since gone on to work with Novation, collaborating closely with the product developers, designing and building new and innovative electronic instruments. Chris is responsible for representing multiple brands under Novation's parent company, The Focusrite Group, working with their European distribution partners to deliver training, product presentations, and live performances both online and at in-store events. Chris also produces and performs live as -CALC- and is an active member of the experimental electronic music scene in Brighton, UK.
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| 03 Dec 2024 | Louis Austin - Engineer Producer | 00:29:44 | |
Engineer and Producer Louis Austin tells Paul White about his early days in the industry, where he developed his recording skills working with Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Sweet and Judas Priest. Louis became an expert is capturing drum and guitar sounds and shares some useful tips on miking instruments and capturing room ambience. Chapters "Often you went to a studio where you had to adapt the studio to suit your needs, whereas on the mobile you had all the technology with you and you just use what rooms you fancied. Little living room for an intimate vocal, you know, it's all there, basically". Louis Austin Biog A close co-operation with Deep Purple’s singer Ian Gillan resulted in Kingsway Recorders, a studio in London that recorded artists such as Steve Hackett, David Coverdale, Sweet and Ian Gillan's own musical projects. Austin later built a mobile recording studio called Fleetwood Mobile, the largest and best equipped in its day and in 1988 launched the retailer Home Service, selling bespoke studio packages. He later diversified into marketing and handled the international sales & marketing for AD Systéme. In the 90’s he worked for various audio companies as a PR specialist, including spending 15 years at Genelec. Paul White Biog He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual. Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too! http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/
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| 17 Aug 2020 | Ross Orton Producer - Creating A Drum-Centric Studio | 00:27:24 | |
Ross Orton talks to Nigel Humberstone about his transition from playing drums with Add N to (X), Fat Truckers and Jarvis Cocker into the world of production, remixing and songwriting. His steel city stories include working with Arctic Monkeys & Working Men’s Club, amassing mic pre-amps, favourite microphones and setting up his ‘drum centric’ studio in Sheffield. Chapters 00:47 - Transition from drummer into recording 03:00 - Favourite mic Beyer M380 03:47 - Production 04:19 - Layering electronic drum sounds 05:51 - McCall Sound Studios 08:38 - Outside toilets 09:09 - Clap master 10:15 - Any old console 10:54 - Mic pre-amps 13:24 - Default drum mic set up 16:11 - Never record in the hole! 18:03 - And compress at will 20:42 - Production & development tricks 21:10 - ‘Make em a reyt good coffee' 25:31 - 'Drum-centric’ studio
From a background playing drums with Add N to (X), electro trio Fat Truckers and Jarvis Cocker, Orton's songwriting, production and mixing credits include Arctic Monkeys' 2013 album AM, the Mercury Music Prize-nominated Arular by M.I.A., The Fall, Toddla T, Roots Manuva, The Kills, Tinchy Stryder, Ladyhawke, Drenge and Working Men’s Club. Nigel Humberstone Biog Alongside a passion for sound design and binaural field recordings, Nigel has developed ITN's Optical Music Series, a continuing series of new scores for classic silent films. Nigel is also co-founder and Music Director of Sensoria Music & Film Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||
| 01 Feb 2024 | Catherine Marks - Producer And Mix Engineer | 00:39:06 | |
Catherine Marks talks to Kevin Paul about her traditional route into the industry as an assistant to Flood and Alan Moulder, plus her tips for how to approach a mix and get the best out of a track. Chapters Catherine Marks Biog Catherine produced and mixed Wolf Alice’s GRAMMY nominated ‘Moaning Lisa Smile’, mixed GRAMMY award-winning album ‘MASSEDUCTION’ by St. Vincent, and has produced/mixed six Top 10 UK Albums, including ‘therecord’ with supergroup boygenius in 2023, which achieved UK #1 album status and was nominated for 7 GRAMMYs. Cementing herself as a global leader in production, Catherine’s credits include: Wolf Alice, Foals, Manchester Orchestra, boygenius, The Killers, St.Vincent, Oscar Lang, The Wombats, Palace, The Mysterines, Frank Turner, Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes, Alanis Morissette and The Amazons. https://www.catherinejmarks.com/
In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more. He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival. Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts | |||