Dangerous Liaisons
by Dangerous Music
Dangerous Liaisons is a long-form interview podcast hosted by marek stycos — deep conversations with the producers, mixers, and engineers behind the records you love. Jack Joseph Puig, Sylvia Massy, Luca Pretolesi, Matt Wallace, and many more open up about their craft, process, and what it really takes to make music that stands the test of time. Presented by Dangerous Music.
Episodes
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Marek Stycos: Dangerous Music, Converters & the Power of Showing Up
In this special episode of Dangerous Liaisons, Sylvia Massy turns the microphone on Marek Stycos. Marek talks about music, retail, Guitar Center, brand building, working with companies like Manley Labs and Dangerous Music, teaching salespeople and customers why converters matter, and how…
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Rob Viso: Mastering, Rooms, Vinyl Transfers & the CONVERT-AD+
Mastering engineer Rob Viso joins Marek Stycos from Lucerne, Switzerland for a conversation about rooms, monitoring, analog workflow, vinyl, and the details that define mastering. Rob talks about rebuilding a difficult room, learning through measurement and listening, choosing 88.2 kHz by feel,...
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Luca Pretolesi: Conversion, Clipping & the Emotion of Loudness
Grammy-nominated mixer, mastering engineer, and Studio DMI founder Luca Pretolesi joins Marek Stycos for Dangerous Liaisons. Luca talks about modern dance music, global records, translation, objectivity, loudness, converter clipping, and the difference between making something louder and making…
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Matt Wallace, Part 2: Faith No More, Limitations & the Humanity in Records
Matt Wallace returns for Part 2 of Dangerous Liaisons with Marek Stycos. This episode goes deep into Faith No More, early garage recordings, eight-track limitations, creative problem solving, the value of commitment, and why mistakes can be essential to the emotional life of a record. Matt also...
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Sylvia Massy: Creative Recording, Fearless Sessions & Dangerous Workflow
Producer, mixer, engineer, author, artist, and microphone champion Sylvia Massy joins Marek Stycos for Dangerous Liaisons. Sylvia talks about growing up around music and technology, early radio experiments, moving through the San Francisco and Los Angeles scenes, working with artists including...
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Matt Wallace, Part 1: Maroon 5, Risk & the Producer's Job
Producer, mixer, and engineer Matt Wallace joins Marek Stycos for a conversation about creativity, risk, and the hidden work of producing records. In Part 1, Matt talks about early experiments with sound, arranging, pre-production, working with artists, and the delicate psychology of helping a…
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Logan Beaver: Front-of-House, Touring & Mixing With No Second Chances
Front-of-house engineer Logan Beaver joins marek stycos for a conversation about the reality of live sound. Logan talks about his path from self-taught studio work to touring, the pressure of mixing shows in real time, the difference between studio and live workflows, and what it takes to solve...
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Jack Joseph Puig, Part 2: Labels, Technology & the Value of Music
In Part 2 of marek's conversation with Jack Joseph Puig, the discussion turns outward: record labels, artist development, streaming, AI, listening culture, and the way technology changes both music and the people who make it. Jack brings the perspective of a producer, mixer, engineer, and A&R...
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Jack Joseph Puig, Part 1: Balance, Feel & the Art of Hearing Records
In the first episode of Dangerous Liaisons, marek stycos sits down with legendary producer, mixer, engineer, and A&R executive Jack Joseph Puig. Jack talks about his early life in music, moving from musician to engineer, the lessons he learned from mentors like Arif Mardin, Bill Schnee, and Glyn...
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Introducing Dangerous Liaisons | A Dangerous Music Podcast
Dangerous Liaisons is a new long-form interview podcast from Dangerous Music, hosted by Marek Stycos.Each episode goes deep with the producers, mixers, engineers, artists, and studio minds behind the records you love — exploring craft, process, career-defining moments, studio philosophy, and the...
About this show
Dangerous Liaisons is a long-form interview podcast hosted by marek stycos — deep conversations with the producers, mixers, and engineers behind the records you love. Jack Joseph Puig, Sylvia Massy, Luca Pretolesi, Matt Wallace, and many more open up about their craft, process, and what it really takes to make music that stands the test of time. Presented by Dangerous Music.
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