In this week’s edition Ashea is joined by Dallas Taylor from Defacto Sound & Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast, where they discuss the sound design process behind some of the world's most famous brands. Talking Points: Working to a brief: What is your process for capturing the mood and creating an experience that complements the visual storytelling? Sound choice, inspiration, foley etc. What makes a sound instantly recognizable, e.g Netflix. What is the process like getting to that point? Optimising workflow: Tools, gear, deadlines.  Emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities facing ..read more

In this week’s edition Julian and  Ashea joined by Anna Bulakh of Respeecher, where they discuss the importance of ethics in AI and how to proceed with caution. Talking Points: What are some of the current threats AI poses in society/the audio and music industry today? Synthetic media, voice cloning software and other tools are still in their early stages but are incredibly powerful tools that can all be really useful if used wisely, however there needs to be ethical principles in place.  The dangers of Deepfakes Provenance. Please tell us about Respeecher, what this tool offers an ..read more

In this week's edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Steve DeMott, where they discuss the music industry Gatekeepers of today, who are they and are they worse? Talking Points: Social Media age and the “democratization” of the industry. Labels vs the new A.I/Digital gatekeepers Youtube, Google and artist revenue Finds of the week:Julian: High Strung/Nashville Strings Ashea: MCenter Steve: Pulsar 1178  ..read more

In this week’s edition Julian and  Ashea are joined by Reid Caulfield, where they discuss a recent article from the LA Times and ask ‘Is AI coming for our jobs, and should we be worried?’ Talking Points: LA Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/.../ai-artificial-intelligence... From the article: "In the music and sound-recording industry, the tasks most likely to  be affected by AI are voice generation and cloning, music generation and  recording and lyrics composition,  followed by mastering, mixing and  tools programming, according to the study. More than 50% of su ..read more

In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Oliver Thomas and Maurice Patist from PMC. Talking Points: PMC & its history - background of company Relationship with UGM/Dolby PMC and suitability for Immersive - any particular features which you think make them particularly suitable? How does an ATL differ from a ported or band pass cabinet in performance? PMC and DSP, Network Control What, if anything, can you share about future developments at PMC? Finds of the week:Julian: Focusrite Vocaster Two Ashea: Crumple Pop Plosive Remover Maurice: Voyage Audio Spatial Mic, Julia Holter ..read more

Talking Points: In this episode Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes & Lexie Morgan of HHB London and formerly iZotope, to give three different perspectives on the recent UK government report about the obstacles women are met with while pursuing a career in the music industry. Summary of the UK Government report: The Report: Production Expert Article: Let’s briefly discuss how we feel about this report and how our experiences correspond with the data from the report. Sexual Harassment & Safety Issues:What safety & other measures do studios and workplaces need to put into place? What des ..read more

In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Eli Krantzberg where they discuss some of the stand out gear and plugins from NAMM 2024. Talking Points:Wolff Audio Console Heritage Audio i73 SSL 360 Blue Cat Audio Yamaha- Seq track Raven MTi2 Beyerdynamic -DT-770-pro ACE Studio - AI vocal synthesizer Finds Of The Week: Julian: Kii SEVEN Ashea: Solodome Eli: The red plastic water flask my wife got me for NAMM ..read more

In this week's edition Julian & Ashea are joined by audio engineer and current student James Watts, where they discuss ​​whether music education is adapting to meet the evolving needs of students and the industry. Talking Points: How much emphasis is placed on the following? Hands on experience, using hardware, navigating a mixing desk and traditional studio setups. A.I and one knob plugins: How granular are you taught to get with plugins?: Career Goals & Prospects: Training for commercial studio vs freelancer. The role of entrepreneurship, how the industry,networking and career adva ..read more

In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by  Steve DeMott where they discuss the importance and power of saying 'no' in a music production environment.  Talking Points: ‘The Power of No’ in music production, recording & mixing.  Expanding on William Wittmans article: Finds of the week:Julian: PMC 6-2 Ashea: Sketch Casette 2 Steve: Zoom H6 field recorder ..read more

 In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by James Richmond where they discuss some of the stand out developments of last year ..read more