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Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Travis Ference
156 episodes
5 days ago
Conversations exploring creativity, productivity, and career growth in the music industry. Join in each week as Travis sits down with some of the industry’s best and brightest to discuss the mindsets and strategies that they use in their careers every day.
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Conversations exploring creativity, productivity, and career growth in the music industry. Join in each week as Travis sits down with some of the industry’s best and brightest to discuss the mindsets and strategies that they use in their careers every day.
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Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Michael J. Morgan - The 9 Systems That Transformed 147+ Mix Engineers' Businesses

Michael J. Morgan is a career coach for mix engineers who has guided numerous Grammy-winning and nominated professionals, including Jon Castelli, Eric Dubowski, and Rauiri O'Flaherty.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • Why talented engineers stay stuck (hint: it's not about talent)
  • The internal narratives sabotaging your career without you knowing
  • The role of a coach for a mixer and producer
  • The unsexy systems that separate pros from everyone else
  • Why calendars matter more than connections
  • How to climb out when you've hit rock bottom

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2 months ago
40 minutes 16 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Did Streaming Kill the Artist to Save the Music Business? | Ari Herstand

Ari Herstand is a Los Angeles–based musician, author of the best‑selling "How to Make It in the New Music Business", and host of the Webby‑award winning podcast "The New Music Business," where he empowers artists to build successful DIY careers in the modern music industry. Recognized by Forbes as “the poster child of DIY music,” he also founded the artist‑advocacy education platform Ari’s Take.In this episode, you'll learn about:- The history of streaming platforms- How streaming has changed music consumption- "Owned" vs "Borrowed" audiences- How to lay the ground work for a long successful career as an artist- The potential implications of AI generated music*** CONNECT WITH ARI:🌐 Website: https://aristake.com/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/🎵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArisTakeCONNECT:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotify

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2 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 4 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
The Studio Burned Down | What's Next?

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9 months ago
29 minutes 31 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Howard Benson - Defining Modern Rock Production

Howard Benson is a Grammy winning rock producer who has made records with My Chemical Romance, Three Days Grace, Daughtry, All American Rejects, POD, and Hoobastank.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • Why having hits is a "numbers game"
  • How producer royalties have changed over the past three decades
  • How DAWs are hurting artists
  • Disguising pop music as rock music
  • The Howard Benson vocal chain
  • How to find harmony parts, even if you don't sing
  • Cowriting in Rock
  • AI's role in modern songwriting and production

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🌐 Website: https://judgeandjuryrecords.com/

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10 months ago
50 minutes 44 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Mat Leffler-Schulman - What Makes a Mix Great: Insights from a Mastering Engineer

Mat Leffler-Schulman is a mastering engineer who's worked with artists such as Jon Batiste, Blondie, Mary J Blige, Beach House, and many more.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • The Value of Working with a Human Mastering Engineer
  • The Ethics of Using Stem Splitting to Alter a Mix in Mastering
  • The Various Roles AI Could Play for Music Production Pros
  • How to Address "Width" in a Master
  • The Business Side of a Mastering Studio
  • An Analog One Stop Shop Mastering Unit
  • How to Setup a Project for Success with Communication
  • Staking Multiple Limiters for Louder, Cleaner Masters
  • Learning to Work with Synesthesia

Enjoyed this Episode? Dig deeper on mastering with my interview with Sam Fischmann

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11 months ago
50 minutes 5 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Is Mix Tip YouTube Sabotaging Your Potential?

Travis shares how mixing and recording knowledge is shared today versus when he started and explains why the abundance of information can be both empowering and limiting.

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11 months ago
8 minutes 46 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Andrew Scheps - A Conversation About the Future of Audio and The Skills You Need to Be a Mix Engineer

Andrew Scheps is a Grammy winning engineer and mixer who has worked with Adele, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, and many more. We chat about the future of audio recording, the implications of AI, the mindsets you need to succeed, and the skills every engineer must have.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • How AI Will Integrate into Mixing and Recording
  • What Engineering and Mixing Will Look Like in 5 Years
  • Atmos Lovers vs Atmos Haters
  • Navigating the Ebbs and Flows of a Career in Audio
  • Parallel Compression Tips
  • Learning the Fundamentals So You Can Break the Rules
  • Limiting Beliefs that Hold Your Career Back

Enjoyed this one? Check out my interview with Tony Hoffer

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🌐 Website: https://www.bouncefactory.net/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ascheps

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1 year ago
58 minutes 51 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Is Mixing Dead? - A Pro Mixer's Opinion on The Future of AI in Mixing

Following the announcement of Spike AI, Travis discusses his thoughts on the inevitability of the us of AI in mixing and how it might affect the careers of future generations of engineers and mixers.

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1 year ago
15 minutes 6 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Brendan Dekora - Finding the Right Studio Clients and Building a Freelance Mixing Career

Brendan Dekora is an engineer and mixer with credits with artists such as Trent Reznor, Foo Fighters, Steven Wilson, and Muse.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • What You Need to Know as a Freelance Engineer to Align with your Clients
  • Why “Vibe” is More Important than Skills
  • How Authentic Content can be One of Your Best Tools
  • Tips for Remote Mixing and Collaboration
  • How to Navigate Moving into the Co-Production Role
  • Drum Tuning and How to Get Great Drum Sounds
  • How Being in a Major Music City Can Shape Your Career

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🌐 Website: https://www.brendandekora.com/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendandekora/

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1 year ago
45 minutes 52 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Sam Fischmann - The TRUTH About Mastering in Modern Music Production (AKA: It's OK To Master Your Own Music)

Sam Fischmann is a cofounder of the audio plugin company Musik Hack. As a software developer and musician he is passionate about demystifying the mastering process and making it accessible to everybody by creating tools that enable musicians to focus more on the creative and less on the technical.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • The Truth Behind Loudness Standards
  • Where the -14LUFS Target Came From
  • Developing and Trusting Your Own Taste
  • How Machine Learning Can Help Us Build Better Audio Tools
  • The Ethics of AI Audio Tools
  • Growth through mistakes
  • Separating Creative Instincts from Technical Instincts
  • Owning the Role That You Are Best at, Even If It’s Not The One You Want

Connect with Sam:

🌐 Website: https://www.musikhack.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musikhack_

🎵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@musikhackllc

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1 year ago
55 minutes 10 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Why Big Credits Won't Change Your Life

Travis discusses the myths that people believe about big credits and how you should actually think of them.

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1 year ago
6 minutes 42 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Nick Broste - Get Work and Stay Relevant as a Recording Engineer in 2024

Nick Broste is Chicago based audio engineer and musician who specializes in recording bands in ensembles in both studio and live settings. The spirit of removing the obstacles of artistic expression for artists is the driving force for Nick’s approach to recording and always puts the music first.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • How the Role of the Engineer Changes When There is No Producer
  • The Best Way to Record a Vocalist that is Playing Acoustic Guitar
  • Microphone Polar Patterns and How They Shape the Sound of Bleed
  • Tips for Recording Brass and Woodwinds
  • The Importance of Talking About Budgets
  • Bringing Value Outside Your Technical Skills
  • When Songwriting Credit Should Be Given to Session Musicians

Connect with Nick

🌐 Website: https://www.nickbroste.com/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nbroste/

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1 year ago
1 hour 6 minutes 41 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Is the Audio Tech Industry a Scam?

Travis talks about the year he spent NOT buying plug-ins and how the recording studio culture fuels the audio tech industry into trying to sell engineers everything.

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1 year ago
8 minutes 37 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Why Music Producers & Engineers Should Make Content | with Marc Matthews

Marc Matthews is a music producer, mastering engineer and the host of the Inside the Mix Podcast.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • How Social Media and Content Can Be Networking
  • The Value of Having a Strong Core Group of “Music Friends”
  • Making What You Are Passionate About
  • Is the Cost of Higher Education Worth it for Music?
  • How Releasing Something Helps You Relate to Artists
  • The Importance of Being a Life Long Learner
  • Whether AI Mastering Tools Encourage Engineers to Ignore Their Own Sonic Tastes

Connect with Marc Matthews

🌐 Website: https://www.synthmusicmastering.com/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidethemixpodcast/

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Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

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1 year ago
58 minutes 34 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
3 Signs You NEED to Be Freelance

Travis discusses why he quit every staff engineering gig he had and how to know that you're ready to go freelance as a recording engineer, mixer, or producer.

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1 year ago
9 minutes 17 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Harper James - Is the “How” of Production Killing the “Why”?

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • Is Our Musical Taste Nature or Nurture
  • Practicing Minimalism in Process
  • How to Discover Your Sonic Preferences
  • Is Our Musical Tastes Nature or Nurture
  • How to Discover Your Sonic Preferences
  • Why A-B Tests are a Sales Psy-Op
  • How We Are Too Concerned with the Process of Making Records vs The Outcome
  • How to Find Your Sound in the World of Internet Opinions
  • What’s Worth Worrying About

Connect with Harper James:

🌐 Website: https://www.harperjamesmusic.com/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harperjamesx

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🔗 Links: https://linktr.ee/harperjames

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Guest: Harper James

Host: Travis Ference

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1 year ago
1 hour 32 minutes 24 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
5 Habits that Will Put You Ahead of 99% of the Music Industry

In this episode Travis breaks down the five productivity tips that help him find work life balance and still deliver on a high level for his clients.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

  • The Importance of Planning
  • How to Beat Task Overwhelm
  • The Secret to Operating at Your Highest Level
  • Why Your Calendar Is Your Super Power
  • Deep Work

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1 year ago
10 minutes 10 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
How to Use Automation in Your Music Production Workflow | with Raphael Sepulveda

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • Soundflow
  • Keyboard Maestro
  • How to Use Automation to Speed up Workflow
  • Why Consistent File Naming So Important
  • Automating Complete Session Delivery and Stem Printing
  • The Power of Pro Tools Track Presets
  • Coding and Automation is a Skill just like playing an instrument
  • How Making Music for Sync Differs from Making Records
  • How to Hit All the Cuts when Composing for Ads

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📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raphaelsepulveda/

Grammy File Naming Conventions - here


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Guest: Raphael Sepulveda

Host: Travis Ference

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1 year ago
1 hour 7 minutes 5 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
18 Years of Music Career Advice in 18 Minutes

From making coffee and sweeping floors to credits with Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons, and Ariana Grande... Travis breaks down the mindsets that have helped his career so far.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • The Engineering Philosophies that Get You Hired
  • How to ACTUALLY Network
  • The Importance of Business
  • Avoiding Perfectionism
  • Defining Success
  • What He Wishes He Knew Before Starting in Studios

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1 year ago
17 minutes 39 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Will Atmos Replace Stereo?! A Conversation with Atmos Music Pioneer Steve Genewick

Steve Genewick is a recording engineer and mixer with over 30 years of experience working in some of the biggest studios in the world. In addition to being one of the top call engineers for big band, jazz, and orchestra sessions, Steve was also one of the first music mixers to work in Dolby Atmos. Many of the techniques he pioneered have shaped the people mix in the format today.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

  • How Atmos Could Replace Stereo
  • How To Mix Stereo and Atmos at the Same Time
  • Why the Binaural Atmos Mix is a Moving Target
  • Fill the Atmos Sound Stage Without Adding Reverb
  • The Lost Art of Riding a Vocal to Tape
  • Big Bang or Jazz Recording
  • The Importance of Preparation for Large Ensemble Sessions
  • Working at Capitol Studios
  • The Biggest Mistakes New Atmos Mixers Make
  • Always Supporting the Music, Whether it’s Stereo or Atmos

Connect with Steve:

🌐 Website: https://stevegenewick.com/

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🎧 Atmos Mix Playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/steve-genewick-atmos-mixes/pl.u-76oNkrMF1JKbp

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1 year ago
1 hour 21 minutes 27 seconds

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Conversations exploring creativity, productivity, and career growth in the music industry. Join in each week as Travis sits down with some of the industry’s best and brightest to discuss the mindsets and strategies that they use in their careers every day.