Stephen Kaye: Score Mixing, Joy of Missing Out, and a Pandemic Orchestra

This week’s guest is Los Angeles based producer, engineer, and mixer Stephen Kaye. Stephen splits his time between film & TV projects and record projects. His credits include Fitz and the Tantrums, Lucius, Salem Ilese, Inara George, Hepcat, and Ziggy Marley. As well as movies and shows such as Bridesmaids, Green Book, Bridgerton, Dear White People, and most recently King Richard. We chat about the FOMO of balancing projects, reading music, and working with orchestral instruments in less than ideal circumstances.In this episode we'll dig in on...Working SmarterDealing with not being creditedRecording Beatles sound-a-likes in high school for funUsing Vienne Ensemble MIR to recreate space around solo stringsRunning Pro Tools for score tracking sessionsConsidering back stepping and working as a runner to learn moreWorking in studios since age 16Doing one-man string arrangements for early 2000s pop RnBBalancing record work and film & TV workPreviewing movies with test audiencesFilm deadlines vs TV deadlinesLearn More About ...Website: https://www.sunkingstudios.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunkingstudios/📢 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: Stephen KayeHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference