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Live with Matt Rad
by Matt Rad
Record producer and songwriter Matt Rad hosts weekly conversations with other music creatives.
Episodes
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LWMR #120 | Arrows In Action "Shut Up" production breakdown
Live stream breaking down the Ableton production and mix session for the song "Shut Up" by Arrows In Action. Streamed live on Twitch @livewithmattrad on Sept 24, 2026. ___________________________________ Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and mix engineer with billions of streams...
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LWMR #119 | Marti Perramon "She's Like Me" Session Breakdown
Live stream with Marti Perramon, breaking down the Ableton production and mix session for the song "She's Like Me." Streamed live on Twitch @livewithmattrad on June 13, 2026. ___________________________________ Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and mix engineer with billions of...
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LWMR #118 | Ben Ellis Q&A and "Move, Honey" Breakdown
Live stream with Ben Ellis, discussing his new EP and breaking down the Ableton session for the song "Move, Honey." Streamed live on Twitch @livewithmattrad on June 9, 2026. ___________________________________ Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and mix engineer with billions of...
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LWMR #117 | Twitch Stream Q&A, Ben Ellis "Still Be Friends" Breakdown
Matt does his first Twitch stream! He answers questions in the first half, then does a breakdown of the Ben Ellis song "Still Be Friends" in the second. Streamed live on Twitch @livewithmattrad on May 7, 2026. ___________________________________ Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer,...
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LWMR #116 | Ruairí O'Flaherty
Back with the great Ruairí O'Flaherty for an hour plus. We got cut off at an hour but then did another 15. Always a pleasure to talk about mastering, recording making, art, and life. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on April 4, 2023. ___________________________________ Ruairí O'Flaherty is…
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LWMR #115 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon chat for 90 mins about the new Billie Eilish album, the co-mixing process, and what Jon has learned in the last year. Streamed live on June 4, 2024 on Instagram @matthewrad ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also...
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LWMR #114 | Cian Riordan
Cian and Matt spend the hour talking about the incredible St. Vincent album "All Born Screaming" that Cian engineered and mixed. We dig into his creative relationship with Annie, how he helped achieve her production and sonic vision, sonically integrating collaborators like Dave Grohl, Justin...
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LWMR #113 | Jon Castelli
**Sorry for taking a million years to upload this audio from back in... October... enjoy :)** Our first live on YouTube! Jon and I catch up after a few months off. We talk about what we've been doing, what we've been thinking about, and the state of the music industry. We had some video and audio...
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LWMR #112 | Ruairí O'Flaherty
Matt and Ruairí talk about the LWMR community, atmos and the future of immersive audio, and Ruairí's work mastering the new Lana Del Rey album. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on April 4, 2023. ___________________________________ Ruairí O'Flaherty is a mastering engineer based in Los...
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LWMR #111 | Jon Castelli
**Instagram's live stream capabilities are causing this overlap where it looks and sounds like we're interrupting each other. We're going to try and move these to another format. Bear with us. -Matt** Matt and Jon do a Q&A, talking about ear health, vocal producing in ableton, bad but effective...
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LWMR #110 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon catch up after almost a month off. They spend a lot of time talking about their love for the new Skrillex albums & his sound design and loudness, as well as Jon's work on the new 6lack album. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 7, 2023 ___________________________________...
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LWMR #109 | Jon Castelli
**Again, the stream had a rocky connection this week. It sounds like we're interrupting each other over and over. Sorry, we're trying to come up with a solution. -Matt** Matt and Jon talk about balancing money projects vs passion projects, high end spread in pop vocals, getting paid, missed...
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LWMR #108 | Jon Castelli
**The stream had a rocky connection so the audio overlaps awkwardly so it seems like we're interrupting each other. Sorry... I hope it's not too annoying. -Matt** Matt and Jon talk about credits, Ableton vs Pro Tools, translating mixes, and the temperament of great record makers. Streamed live on...
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LWMR #107 | Tyler Johnson
Matt and Tyler chat about songwriting, prepping for sessions, being a producer, staying inspired, and working for Jeff Bhasker. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 3, 2023. ___________________________________ Tyler Johnson is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated songwriter and record...
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LWMR #106 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon wrap up the year with some end of year reflections on mixing and workflow, some thoughts on the process of getting paid and doing deals, outboard gear, and imposter syndrome. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on December 20, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli...
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LWMR #105 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon catch up after almost a month off. They dig into Jon's mixes on the new SZA album, reverbs, ribbon mics, and more. Great to be back! Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on December 12, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix...
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LWMR #104 | MASTERING w Ruairí O'Flaherty
Ruairí and Matt discuss mastering for the full hour! They talk about the history and purpose of mastering, how to wade through bad information on the internet, and when, how, and why you should integrate a mastering engineer into your life. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on November 22,...
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LWMR #103 | GUITARS pt 2 w Matt Beckley
Matt and Matt chat for the full hour about guitars. They talk electrics, acoustics, amps and amp simulators, recording techniques, strings, alternate tunings, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on November 15, 2022. ___________________________________ Matt Beckley is a...
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LWMR #102 | Jon Castelli
They're back! After two months off where Matt was traveling around the world, Jon and Matt get back on and chat about the changing roles of mixers, engineers, and producers, where Jon wants to go from here with his mixing setup, and some quick Q&A at the end. Great to be back! Streamed live on...
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LWMR #101 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk about attended mix sessions, traveling for work, tools they wish existed for mixing and producing, dealing with poorly recorded vocals, and a small rant about Soothe. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on September 6, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is…
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LWMR #100! Really! 100!
Our 100th live! Matt and Jon reflect and catch up with some of the LWMR friends Matt Beckley, Bainz, Cian Riordan, and Teezio. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 23, 2022. ___________________________________ Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and mix engineer with...
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LWMR #99 | Tyler Johnson
Matt and Tyler talk about songwriting, collaborating, making hits, making lots of bad music, workflow, and some details about the creation of the newest Harry Styles album. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 9, 2022. ___________________________________ Tyler Johnson is a...
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LWMR #98 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon chat about low end, ozone mix assistant, spending their first big checks, atmos processing, and how to navigate friendship in the music industry. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 2, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum,...
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LWMR #97 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk about Jon's workflow without an assistant, getting emotionally attached to projects, developing artists, using audiomovers and facetime, additive eq plugins, and dealing with noise from analog gear. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 19, 2022....
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LWMR #96 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon chat for the full hour about working without a mix assistant, working remotely, bouncing stems, the new drake album, making cohesive sounding projects, and Jon's mix buss evolution. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer.…
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LWMR #95 | TEEZIO
Matt and Teezio talk about the new Chris Brown album, his mixing process and mix buss, the role of an assistant, microphones, co-mixing, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on June 21, 2022. ___________________________________ Teezio is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mixer and...
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LWMR #94 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon chat about juggling multiple projects, saturation and limiters in 2022 vs the 2000s, referencing mixes in different speakers, and soloing. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on June 6, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated…
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LWMR #92 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk at length about the new Kendrick album, brightness and dynamics, mixing darker, leveraging success into a career, and how to move quickly in songwriting sessions. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an...
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LWMR #91 | Cian Riordan
Cian and Matt talk about his Grammy win and the recording and mixing process on St Vincent's "Daddy's Home." They talk about imposter syndrome, recording vocals, mix buss processing, Undertone audio gear, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 3, 2022....
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LWMR #90 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon have a long discussion about Atmos, then they talk about giving advice to their younger selves, when they grew the most as record makers, and dealing with timelines and deadlines. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on April 26, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon…
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LWMR #89 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon chat about his Nashville experiences, writing and producing there, the expectations of writing sessions, mix busses, career goals, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on April 12, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum…
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LWMR #88 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt & Jon chat about their live roundtable from last week, where producers are getting their sounds and samples from the these days, presets and popular plugins, and how to think about the envelope of sounds. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 15, 2022....
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LWMR #87 | Special Live Roundtable 1
Some of the regular guests from the weekly livestreams get together to talk about mixing, engineering, and making records generally! Streamed live on YouTube on March 22, 2022. ___________________________________ Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and mix engineer with billions of...
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LWMR #86 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Jon and Matt chat about his first twitch stream, how they both think about self promotion, studio chairs, Matt's mix buss, and our first LWMR live event test run scheduled for next week. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is…
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LWMR #85 | Music Streaming Services w Lucas Keller
Matt and Lucas talk for the full hour about the business of music streaming, the connection between major record labels & publishers, how streaming services pay songwriters, and where they think the music industry is headed. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 8, 2022....
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LWMR #84 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk about recording and mixing orchestras in contemporary music, the low-mid cello frequency range, the challenges of switching from producer to mixer within a project, and they do some rapid fire questions at the end. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 1, 2022....
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LWMR #83 | GUITARS w Matt Beckley
Matt and Beckley spend the full hour on guitars. They talk about how guitar fits into contemporary music, amp modeling and IR vs real amps, mic'ing acoustic guitars, and Beckley goes through his current pedal board. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on February 15, 2022....
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LWMR #82 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon chat about clippers, compression, creating an ideal studio environment for clients, and how to decide how far out of your comfort zone to travel creatively. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on February 8, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a…
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LWMR #81 | Cian Riordan
Matt and Cian talk about ideal recording spaces, his studio construction, speakers, and getting paid on projects. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on February 1, 2022. ___________________________________ Cian Rioran is a Grammy-nominated mix engineer, producer, and musician based in Los...
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LWMR #80 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk about clipping plug-ins, what it takes to have a career in music at the highest levels, inspiration vs perspiration, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 25, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix...
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LWMR #79 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon go deep about subtractive vs additive EQ, talk about mixing your own productions, and then do a long debate about mastering and the role of mastering engineers. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 18, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a...
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LWMR #78 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk about the holiday break, learning to network and self promote, 1980s sound records and the new The Weeknd album, reverbs, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 11, 2022. ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated...
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LWMR #77 | BAINZ
Bainz and Matt talk mix buss, clipping, marathon tracking session with Young Thug, vocal mixing, and beard products. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 4, 2022. ___________________________________ Bainz is a multi-platinum mixer and recording engineer. He is also the co-founder and...
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LWMR #76 | TEEZIO
Matt and Teezio talk about how Teezio preps for a Chris Brown vocal tracking session, transitions into mixing for other artists, his monitoring setup, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on December 28, 2021. ___________________________________ Teezio is a multi-platinum,...
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LWMR #75 | ACOUSTICS w Ruairí & Spider
Ruairí and Spider from Unf*ck Projects come on to talk about acoustics! We talk studio building philosophy, clouds, speaker position, and much more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on December 14, 2021. ___________________________________ Ruairí & Spider run Unf*ck Projects, a new approach...
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LWMR #74 | Q&A w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk about working and communicating on crazy deadlines, how to record and mix bright pop vocals, some thoughts on mental health, and some discussion about Jon's mixes for Gracie Abrams and Khalid. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on December 7, 2021....
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LWMR #73 | Q&A catchup w Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon catch up after two weeks off, talking about the grammys and taking your questions about loudness, gear, moving to LA, how to set rates for mixing and production, and listening to your first instinct. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on November 20, 2021....
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LWMR #72 | The Future Of LWMR with Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon spend the first 40 minutes brainstorming with the chat about how to expand what they're doing, how to educate people through master classes, twitch, or live events , and how to give people access. They also get into an interesting discussion about mid range. Streamed live on…
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LWMR #71 | Jon Castelli
Matt and Jon talk about making albums feel cohesive, going to school for producing and engineering, mixing on headphones, and working on different genres of music. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on November 2, 2021 ___________________________________ Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum,...
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LWMR #70 | BAINZ
Matt and Bainz talk about Bainz's work on "Punk," the #1 album from Young Thug. They get into details of the recording process, Thug going back to the rough mixes, and some details about his mix buss and creative flow. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on October 26,2021....
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