Speaks Volumes is a podcast hosted by mastering engineers Mat Leffler-Schulman and Elaine Rasnake. The podcast was created by Dan Coutant and Mat Leffler-Schulman. We talk about supporting our fellow engineers, work/life balance, and maintaining good mental health in a stressful and competitive industry.
For more information on Mat, Elaine, and Dan: https://matlefflerschulman.com - https://daughterboardaudio.com - https://srmastering.com
Speaks Volumes is a podcast hosted by mastering engineers Mat Leffler-Schulman and Elaine Rasnake. The podcast was created by Dan Coutant and Mat Leffler-Schulman. We talk about supporting our fellow engineers, work/life balance, and maintaining good mental health in a stressful and competitive industry.
For more information on Mat, Elaine, and Dan: https://matlefflerschulman.com - https://daughterboardaudio.com - https://srmastering.com
Our guest today is Jonathan Wyner - a mastering engineer and educator based out of Boston, Massachusetts. He is the chief engineer at M-Works Studios in Somerville and teaches at Berkeley College of Music. In 2021 he was president of AES, The Audio Engineering Society. He’s worked with Jean-Claude Risset, James Taylor, David Bowie, Aimee Mann, and Miles Davis, among many others.
We talk with Jonathan about transferring and mastering reels of David Bowie records, spawning creativity in a world of limitless possibilities, AI and getting beyond the lowest common denominator, conversations and expectations with mixing engineers, deconstructing what loudness actually is, and caring about yourself and your craft.
This episode’s music is brought to you by nxtime from New York City produced by Mike Rogers. For more information on nxtime, point your web electrons to https://nxtimemusic.com
For more information about Jonathan:
https://college.berklee.edu/faculty/jonathan-wyner