Production Expert Podcast
Practical advice for working audio professionals - mix engineers, music producers, post-production specialists and studio owners. Every episode covers real workflow decisions, craft technique, industry analysis and the tools that actually matter in professional sessions. Hosted by the Production Expert team, with guests including credited engineers, producers and industry specialists. Topics include mixing, music production, post-production, immersive audio, Atmos, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Studio One, DAW workflow, compression, EQ, session management, and the business of professional audio.
Episodes
349 episodes
Smash Hit- Recording Adele's 'Hello' & Tony Visconti/Toontrack's 'Drumopolis' at Metropolis.
"Behind some of the world's greatest hits lies a great question: does constraint breed genius? In this Podcast Edition, Drummer Steven Gilchrist (Graham Coxon, The Damned, and Boney M) and Grammy winning engineer Liam Nolan (Rihanna, Stormzy, t...
Women In Audio: Why The Numbers Are Falling, With Nana Ayebi-Kwakye
The number of women working as audio engineers and music producers is falling, not rising. Ashea is joined by British-Ghanaian producer, rapper and author Nana Ayebi-Kwakye to discuss why the gap is widening, where the signs of hope are, and th...
Not Just For Guitarists! The Fender Studio Rebrand & The Future Of DAWs (With Fender/PreSonus)
In this edition Ashea is joined by Arnd Kaiser, product designer & strategist at Fender Musical Instruments and Tony Carridi, global revenue and go-to-market executive at Fender/PreSonus where they discuss the new Fender studio re-brand.&nb...
How Well Do You Really Know Your Guitars/Synths? Quiz Time
In this episode Ashea is joined by Arnd Kaiser and Tony Cariddi of Presonus/Fender for a tense guitar and synth quiz designed to really test your abilities. If you fail it's worth thinking long and hard about your career choice because you're l...
The Lord Of The Strings- Emmy Winning Composers Discuss Composing For Film & TV (Part 2)
In this episode Ashea is joined by Emmy award winning composer Stephen Gallagher and Co-Founder, Creative Director and Head Composer at
The Lord Of The Strings- Emmy Winning Composers Discuss Composing For Film & TV (Part 1)
In this episode Ashea is joined by Emmy award winning composer Stephen Gallagher and Co-Founder, Creative Director and Head Composer at
Ahhh, Don’t Freak Out But You’re Probably As Fickle As This Title.. And Here’s Why!
In this episode Ashea sits down for a virtual lunch with Richard Hilton (Nile Rodgers & Chic) & Steve DeMott (Tribe Collective) where they discuss the fickle lives of creatives, telling stories, working with emotions and the importance ...
How Well Do You Really Know Your Compressors? Quiz Time
Today on the Production Expert Podcast, Ashea puts Richard Hilton and Steve De -Mott's compression trivia knowledge to the test.So how did you do you? Let us know.About Our Guests:Steve DeMott: Producer, engin...
99 Problems But Instant Coffee Aint One: Andrew Scheps On, Life, Workflow & Mixing In Stereo & Atmos (Part 2)
In this episode Ashea chats with mixing royalty Andrew Scheps ,where they delve into all things Immersive and Spatial, with practical, real world tips and tricks on the art of the mix, future technology, how not to be a 'dick' and other secrets...
99 Problems But Instant Coffee Aint One: Andrew Scheps On Life, Workflow & Mixing In Stereo & Atmos (Part 1)
In this episode Ashea chats with Andrew Scheps about mixing in both stereo & Atmos, workflow, life in the UK, 'Impostor Syndrome' despite being a 3x Grammy award winner, dealing with not so fun clients, what the future holds for mixers and ...
The Science Of Listening With Professor Hyunkook Lee of APL (Part Two).
In this week’s episode, Ashea is joined by Hyunkook Lee (Professor of Psychoacoustics and APL founder), Emre Ramazanoglu and Mark Gittins, for part two of The Science Of Listening, where they discuss Psychoaco...
The Science Of Listening With Professor Hyunkook Lee of APL (Part One).
To start off the new year in style Ashea is joined by Hyunkook Lee (Professor of Psychoacoustics and APL founder), Emre Ramazanoglu and Mark Gittins, where they discuss Psychoacoustics, mixing in Dolby Atmos a...
The Windmill Lane Experience
In this edition Ashea is joined by Tony Perrey Director of Audio and co owner of Windmill Lane Recording Studios. Where they discuss the allure of Windmill Lane Studios and why so many legend...
Creating A 'Now' Moment With Sync DNA
In this edition Ashea is joined by Mat Pataki and Andreas Pohl from remote collaboration platform Sync DNA. Where they discuss how, Sync DNA is helping audio professionals and artists get in the zone without being in the room together aka...
What's The Score? With Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher
In this podcast episode Russ Hughes talks film scoring with Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher (Lord Of The Rings).Learn More About Stephen Gallagher Here:https://bio.site/StephenGallagherLearn More About Mark Willsher H...
Production In Paradise- With Sonic Summit
In this episode Ashea is joined by Shane Lavin, founder of Sonic Summit, where they discuss the power that paradise can have on our creative abilities.Learn more about Sonic Summits here:https://linktr.ee/sonic_s...
Let's Get Immersed: With Grammy Winning Immersive Mixer & Producer Justin Gray (Part 2)
In this 2 part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Grey about his new fully immersive album Immersed.Experience the album and learn more about Justin here:https:...
Let's Get Immersed: With Grammy Winning Immersive Mixer & Producer Justin Gray
In this two part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Gray about his new fully immersive album Immersed.Experience the album and learn more about Justin here:https://justing...
Building A Hybrid Console With SSL X Rack Summing, Plus Yuzu Keycaps And Studio Chairs
James Richmond and the Production Expert team discuss building a hybrid analogue summing using cascading SSL X Rack chassis and used modules, plus Luke Goddard on the PreSonus StudioLive Series III SE. The conversation moves through Yuzu custom...
Podcast Short: Self Mastering Doesn't Have To Mean Solo Mastering
In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Luke Goddard about the importance of getting a second opinion, even when ‘solo mastering’.Read The Article Here:
September is arriving.. Is Your Recording Studio Fail Proof? (You may be surprised at this checklist!)
In this edition Ashea and Julian are joined by James Richmond (former SSL) & Production Experts Luke Goddard where they walk through Julians checklist from his blog article:
Podcast Short: Drowning In Ideas
In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes about the dangers of saying yes to everything. Read Along With The Article:https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/drowning-in-id...
Preserving Musical History with UAD A-Type
In this edition, Julian & Ashea are joined by Will Shanks and James Santiago of Universal Audio, where they discuss UA’s impact on bringing hardware magic to the digital age.About Our Guests:Will Shanks: Senior Product ...