Organic Production, Making Records Fun, and Not Saying "Client" | with Tim O'Sullivan

Today’s guest is music producer, recording engineer, and mixer Tim O’Sullivan. Tim’s credits include artists such as Chicano Batman, Rayland Baxter, The Head and the Heart, Grace Potter, and Leonard Cohen. His career has involved bouncing around freelancing and working on staff for various producers and at studios such as Capitol and Barefoot Recording. We have a great chat about building studios, the importance of a great headphone mix, wiring for creativity, learning to express your opinion in a way that fits your role, and using unique instruments to inspire the artist.In this episode we'll dig in on...Things to consider when building a studioHow to wire a studio to encourage creativityManaging Barefoot RecordingPicking a studio that fits the projectThe importance of a great headphone mixNot being too transactional with clientsFrankenstein GuitarsWorking for Undertone Audio in assembly and fabricationHow to get repeat workMentioned in the Episode:Aviom Headphone SystemAudio Engineering SocietyUndertone AudioNash GuitarsTim's Listening Recommendations:CASIOPEARayland Baxter "If I Were a Butterfly"Travis' Intro: Season 2 Thanks & Wrap UpLearn More About Tim O'Sullivan...Website: https://osullivanaudio.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timosullivanmusic/📢 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: Tim O'SullivanHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference