Creativity, Vision, and Responding to the Music | with Damian Taylor

Today’s guest 10 time Grammy nominated music producer, mixing engineer, and songwriter Damian Taylor. Damian has worked with artists such as Bjork, The Killers, Bomba Estéreo, Odette, The Prodigy, and UNKLE. He’s also the founder of The Complete Producer Network, an online hub for people all over the world who are dedicated to improving their ability to create and share extraordinary music. We have a great chat about trusting your creative instincts, recognizing career break points, working with modular templates to boost output, and how music and culture drive human civilization forward.In this episode we'll dig in on...Damian's Pro Tools mix template and workflowExpanding your own mind by learning from your clientsCreating an environment of trust with the people you are working withAttracting people that are on your wavelengthTaking a permissionless approach to your music career and knowledge learningBuilding The Mix Accelerator Process to be the ultimate course about mixing having a mixing careerAdding the mix buss processing laterMaking the work the goal will take you further than making the outcome the goalInviting your collaborators to influence youDesigning systems that allow your business to run smoothly behind the scenesTravis' Intro: Committing to the ProcessListen to Damian's first appearance in Episode 2!Damian's Listening Recommendations:Jesse Ware, "What's Your Pleasure"Bomba Estéreo, "Deja"Lido PimientaMentioned in the Interview:"Build" by Tony Fadell"Deep Work" by Cal NewportAvantone Mix CubesBilly Decker on Progressions Episode 59Andrew Maury on Progressions Episode 68Pedro Calloni on Progressions Episode 70Learn More About Damian Taylor...Website: https://www.damiantaylor.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hereisdamian/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hereisdamianDamian's Extended Discography Playlist - Listen📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 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/spotifyCredits:Guest: Damian TaylorHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference