Todd Burke: Gain Structure, Being Committed, and Digging in the Tape Vault

This week's guest is veteran recording engineer and score mixer Todd Burke. As a score mixer he's worked on movies such as The Big Sick, The King of Staten Island, Daddy's Home 2, and Donnie Darko. On the record side of things his credits include names like Fitz and the Tantrums, M83, The Kooks, Ben Harper, and The Temper Trap, among many others. Todd's also recently banded together with several other engineers to launch a platform to share their experience with the next generation of engineers and producers. We have a great chat about being self taught, launching recordBetter, and being committed to decisions.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Teaching yourself to be an engineer by going through the tape vaultGiving back and sharing knowledgeFilling the seat differently for every projectCommitting and making decisionsMoving to LA after high school and sleeping at the studioRecording to analog tapeWorking at Grandmaster RecordersTransitioning from records to filmRecords happen on the other side of the glassWorking in Dolby AtmosLaunching recordBetterRecording music for film vs recording for recordsWorking with the KooksAlways having funCapturing the magic of a band in the roomWorking with Slyvia MasseyLearn More About Todd Burke...Website: https://toddburke.tumblr.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toddburke/recordBetter: https://www.recordbetter.com/recordBetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/recordbetter/📢 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: Todd BurkeHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference