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Production Expert Podcast
by Production Expert
Practical advice for working audio professionals - mix engineers, music producers, post-production specialists and studio owners. Every episode covers real workflow decisions, craft technique, industry analysis and the tools that actually matter in professional sessions. Hosted by the Production Expert team, with guests including credited engineers, producers and industry specialists. Topics include mixing, music production, post-production, immersive audio, Atmos, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Studio One, DAW workflow, compression, EQ, session management, and the business of professional audio.
Episodes
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Running a Commercial Recording Studio: Vocal Production, Mic Techniques & Client Relationships.
In this edition, Host & audio engineer Ashea is joined by platinum-selling engineer, producer and Moorcroft Studios owner Tom Fox to talk about the day-to-day reality of running a commercial recording studio. Tom has spent around 25 years behind the desk, and he shares the workflow, psychology…
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Why Every Audio Professional Should Care About the EU AI Act: Inside Look at Compliance Requirements, Platform Accountability & Industry Standards
In this edition, Host & audio engineer Ashea is joined by Production Expert Founders Mike Thornton and Russ Hughes & post-production audio engineer Paul Maunder, to address one of the most significant regulatory changes affecting the audio and music production industry: the new EU AI Act. With...
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The Watercooler Podcast: Grammy-Winning Producers Dom Morley, Matt Lawrence & Adrian Hall on Peer Support, Industry Rates & Why Audio Professionals Need Community to Survive
In this special "Watercooler Podcast" edition, host Ashea is joined by producers and mixers Dom Morley, Matt Lawrence, and Adrian Hall—for a candid conversation about the isolation of solo audio professionals and the critical importance of peer support and collaboration. Dom, Matt, and Adrian…
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Rock and Roll Scientists: Flow Studio,Pre-Production Planning, Modern Music Production, AI & Education. (Part 2)
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Todd Urban, General Manager at Softube, educator at Passaic County Community College, and creator of the Urban Sound Studio YouTube channel. With over 30 years of experience in audio production, Todd discusses Softube's philosophy of being "rock and roll...
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Krotos CEO Orfeas Boteas Addresses Community Backlash: Why Video to Sound Released for Adobe, Not DAWs, Misleading Marketing, Social Media Backlash & How the Company Plans to Support Audio Professionals in 2026
In this Production Expert Podcast Special Edition, Mike Thornton, co-founder of Production Expert invites Orfeas Boteas, founder and CEO of Krotos, and Matthew Collins, head of product, to address significant community concerns following the release of Video to Sound integration for Adobe…
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Rock and Roll Scientists: Softube's Todd Urban on Pre-Production Intention, Philosophy & Facilitated Creative Momentum for Tracking and Mixing (Part 1).
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Todd Urban, General Manager at Softube, educator at Passaic County Community College, and creator of the Urban Sound Studio YouTube channel. With over 30 years of experience in audio production, Todd discusses Softube's philosophy of being "rock and roll...
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From Tomorrowland to Broadcast: Pieter Doms & Mark Gittins on Building the AREAL SR1 Headphones, Upmix Algorithms & Why Binaural HRTFs Are Limiting
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Mark Gittins, immersive audio engineer and owner of SenSound studios, currently working on broadcast for a major international football tournament, and Pieter Doms, co-founder of AREAL Technologies from Belgium. Together they discuss the invention and...
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QUIZ TIME: How Well Do You Know Your World Cup Music?
Quiz Time! In this podcast episode, immersive audio engineer Mark Gittins joins Ashea from Kansas City to go head-to-head with AREAL co-founder and audio engineer Pieter Doms for our World Cup Music Quiz. England vs Belgium just took on a new, immersive meaning!
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How AI is Ruining Dialogue Production: Award-Winning Producers on Descript, Pacing Loss & Preserving Audio Craft
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Eloise Whitmore and Tony Churnside, award-winning sound designers and co-founders of Naked Productions, for a frank discussion on how AI tools like Descript are fundamentally changing audio production—and not always for the better. Eloise and Tony…
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Radio Drama Production & Sound Design: Award-Winning Producers Eloise Whitmore & Tony Churnside on Location Recording, BBC Dramas & The Skewer
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Eloise Whitmore and Tony Chernside, co-founders of Naked Productions, an award-winning sound design and audio production company specializing in BBC radio dramas and acclaimed audio content. Eloise won the Radio Sound Designer and Producer of the Year...
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No More Labels. Grammy Winning Mixer & Producer Matt Lawrence On The Music Industry For Studios, Artists & Labels In 2026 Part 2
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Matt Lawrence, a Grammy Award-winning mixer, producer, and engineer who has worked on some of the most influential records of the past 20 years. In this first part of a two-part conversation, Matt discusses his journey into the audio industry, his...
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No More Labels. Grammy Winning Mixer & Producer Matt Lawrence On The Music Industry For Studios, Artists & Labels In 2026
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Matt Lawrence, a Grammy Award-winning mixer, producer, and engineer who has worked on some of the most influential records of the past 20 years. In this first part of a two-part conversation, Matt discusses his journey into the audio industry, his...
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Smash Hit- Recording Adele's 'Hello' & Tony Visconti/Toontrack's 'Drumopolis' at Metropolis.
"Behind some of the world's greatest hits lies a great question: does constraint breed genius? In this Podcast Edition, Drummer Steven Gilchrist (Graham Coxon, The Damned, and Boney M) and Grammy winning engineer Liam Nolan (Rihanna, Stormzy, the Black Eyed Peas) sit down with our Host Ashea to...
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Women In Audio: Why The Numbers Are Falling, With Nana Ayebi-Kwakye
The number of women working as audio engineers and music producers is falling, not rising. Ashea is joined by British-Ghanaian producer, rapper and author Nana Ayebi-Kwakye to discuss why the gap is widening, where the signs of hope are, and the thinking behind her children's book Delasi On A...
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Not Just For Guitarists! The Fender Studio Rebrand & The Future Of DAWs (With Fender/PreSonus)
Description In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Arnd Kaiser, Product Designer Strategist at Fender Musical Instruments, and Tony Carridi, Global Revenue and Go-To-Market Executive at Fender PreSonus. Together they discuss the strategic rebrand of Fender Studio, exploring what this…
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How Well Do You Really Know Your Guitars/Synths? Quiz Time
In this episode Ashea is joined by Arnd Kaiser and Tony Cariddi of Presonus/Fender for a tense guitar and synth quiz designed to really test your abilities. If you fail it's worth thinking long and hard about your career choice because you're likely an impostor ;) Enjoy!
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The Lord Of The Strings- Emmy Winning Composers Discuss Composing For Film & TV (Part 2)
Description In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with credits on major film and television productions, and Tilman Sillescu, creative director, co-founder, and principal composer at Sonuscore. This is Part 2 of the Lord Of…
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The Lord Of The Strings- Emmy Winning Composers Discuss Composing For Film & TV (Part 1)
Description In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with credits on major film and television productions, and Tilman Sillescu, creative director, co-founder, and principal composer at Sonuscore. Together they explore the craft...
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Producer Lunch Talk: Compressors, Mix Translation & Working Backwards with Chic's Richard Hilton & Steve DeMott"
Description In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Richard Hilton, an award-winning producer and engineer who has worked extensively with Nile Rodgers and Chic, and Steve DeMott, Grammy-nominated producer and engineer from the acclaimed Tribe Collective. Together they dive deep into…
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How Well Do You Really Know Your Compressors? Quiz Time
Today on the Production Expert Podcast, Ashea puts Richard Hilton and Steve De -Mott's compression trivia knowledge to the test. So how did you do you? Let us know. About Our Guests: Steve DeMott: Producer, engineer, songwriter, and musician who has worked with the Grammy nominated Tribe…
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Professional Mixing in Stereo & Atmos: Grammy-Winning Mixer Andrew Scheps on Workflow, Impostor Syndrome & Industry Insights (Part 2)
Description In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Andrew Scheps, a three-time Grammy Award-winning mixer and producer, for Part 2 of their in-depth conversation about professional mixing in the era of immersive audio. Building on the discussions from Part 1, Andrew delves deeper into…
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Professional Mixing in Stereo & Atmos: Grammy-Winning Mixer Andrew Scheps on Workflow, Impostor Syndrome & Industry Insights (Part 1)
Description In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Andrew Scheps, a three-time Grammy Award-winning mixer and producer renowned for his work with iconic artists and his expertise in both stereo and immersive audio mixing. In this candid conversation, Andrew discusses his career journey, his...
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The Science of Listening: Psychoacoustics & Immersive Audio Explained (Part Two).
In this week’s episode, Ashea is joined by Hyunkook Lee (Professor of Psychoacoustics and APL founder), Emre Ramazanoglu and Mark Gittins, for part two of The Science Of Listening, where they discuss Psychoacoustics, HRTF, multidimensional audio, virtual reality, the future of immersive in the...
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The Science of Listening: Psychoacoustics & Immersive Audio Explained" (Part One).
For 25 years, Professor Hyunkook Lee has been researching surround sound and immersive audio. Since 2010, his focus has been on height perception—specifically, how we perceive and localize sounds coming from above. His discoveries have fundamentally changed how we approach immersive mixing. One...
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Windmill Lane Recording Studio Dublin: Inside the Most Legendary Studio in Ireland
Windmill Lane Recording Studios has hosted some of the most significant recordings in music history. But what is it about this legendary Dublin facility that keeps world-class artists and producers returning? In this episode, Tony Perry takes us on a journey through three distinct studios, each...
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Creating A 'Now' Moment With Sync DNA
In this edition Ashea is joined by Mat Pataki and Andreas Pohl from remote collaboration platform Sync DNA. Where they discuss how, Sync DNA is helping audio professionals and artists get in the zone without being in the room together aka the 'Now' moment. About Our Guests…
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What's The Score? With Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher
In this podcast episode Russ Hughes talks film scoring with Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher (Lord Of The Rings). Learn More About Stephen Gallagher Here: https://bio.site/StephenGallagher Learn More About Mark Willsher Here: https://bio.site/pin3hot Finds Of The Week: Mark: Apple & Blackberry...
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Production In Paradise- With Sonic Summit
In this episode Ashea is joined by Shane Lavin, founder of Sonic Summit, where they discuss the power that paradise can have on our creative abilities. Learn more about Sonic Summits here: https://linktr.ee/sonic_summit
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Let's Get Immersed: With Grammy Winning Immersive Mixer & Producer Justin Gray (Part 2)
In this 2 part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Grey about his new fully immersive album Immersed. Experience the album and learn more about Justin here: https://justingraysound.com/immersed/
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Let's Get Immersed: With Grammy Winning Immersive Mixer & Producer Justin Gray
In this two part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Gray about his new fully immersive album Immersed. Experience the album and learn more about Justin here: https://justingraysound.com/immersed/ Talking Points: Inspiration for the album & The writing...
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Building A Hybrid Console With SSL X Rack Summing, Plus Yuzu Keycaps And Studio Chairs
James Richmond and the Production Expert team discuss building a hybrid analogue summing using cascading SSL X Rack chassis and used modules, plus Luke Goddard on the PreSonus StudioLive Series III SE. The conversation moves through Yuzu custom Pro Tools keycaps, experimental tape-and-percussion...
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Podcast Short: Self Mastering Doesn't Have To Mean Solo Mastering
In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Luke Goddard about the importance of getting a second opinion, even when ‘solo mastering’. Read The Article Here: https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/self-mastering-doesnt-have-to-mean-solo-mastering
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September is arriving.. Is Your Recording Studio Fail Proof? (You may be surprised at this checklist!)
In this edition Ashea and Julian are joined by James Richmond (former SSL) & Production Experts Luke Goddard where they walk through Julians checklist from his blog article: Is Your Studio Resilient ? About Our Guests: James Richmons is a producer/engineer based in Oxfordshire, UK. Production...
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Podcast Short: Drowning In Ideas
In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes about the dangers of saying yes to everything. Read Along With The Article: https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/drowning-in-ideas-how-audio-pros-can-learn-to-say-no
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Preserving Musical History with UAD A-Type
In this edition, Julian & Ashea are joined by Will Shanks and James Santiago of Universal Audio, where they discuss UA’s impact on bringing hardware magic to the digital age. About Our Guests: Will Shanks: Senior Product Designer / Professional Plugins James Santiago: Senior Product Designer /...
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The Art Of Mixing
In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Christian Luther of Playfair Audio, where they discuss tips, tricks and gear to assist mix engineers and producers with their creativity. About Our Guest: Christian Luther: Christian is the founder of Playfair Audio and a seasoned audio software...
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Podcast Interview: Neurodivergence In The Audio Industry
In this edition Ashea chats to Alex West (music manager, radio presenter for BBC, KM FM and Reprezents Radio in London) about the pros and cons of being Neurodivergent (ADHD and Autistic) while working in the music industry.
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The Future Of Music Is Here: Will You Embrace It?
In this episode Ashea and Julian are joined by Auribus CEO Juan Elias and CFO Neal Gustafson where they discuss how AI software is changing the industry, possibly like we've never encountered before. Is it time to embrace change in an ethical way? Talking Points: The AI revolution in the audio...
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Podcast Short: Direct Stream Digital- Unpacking The Mystery
In this podcast short we bring you an informal yet very informative casual chat between Nathaniel Reichman and Mark Donahue of sound mirror on the mysteries of Direct Stream Digital.
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Listen To This Podcast- Your Ears Will Thank You For It (With Genelec)
In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Thomas Lund from Genelec and Stephen Wheatley from HearAngel where they discuss the importance of safe listening levels and how to protect our most valuable asset that we have as audio and music professionals... Our Ears. About our guests: Thomas is...
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Interview with Marcello Spooks: Is Delusion The Key To Success?
In this podcast episode, Ashea has a candid chat with Artist, Producer, Singer/Rapper, youth mentor and Big Brother UK 2024 runner up Marcello Spooks, about tough beginnings inspiring creativity, being under immense public scrutiny and whether, being 'delulu' the 'solulu' to making your best…
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The New Era Of Remote Recording
In this edition Ashea and Julian are joined by Source Elements technical co-founder and CEO Rebekah Wilson and principal inventor and co-founder, Robert Marshall, where they deep dive into the beginnings, the middle and the future of Source Elements, and why it's at the forefront of seamless,...
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Things We Love Right Now (And Things We Don't)
In this edition, Julian and Ashea are joined by Grammy winning producer/engineer and extremely tired touring musician William Wittman and engineer/producer & indie label owner Steve DeMott, where they discuss the latest things they love and perhaps don't love so much in audio right now.
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Podcast Short: Three Crucial Creative Lessons from Netflix's Daring Drama Adolescence
In this podcast short Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes discussing the genius creative work behind the Netflix show Adolescence. Click here to follow along with the article:
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Podcast Short: Three Music Technology Predictions That Never Came True
In this podcast short Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, discussing the disastrous predictions about the audio and music tech industry that have yet to come true. Read The Article Here:...
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Starting An Audio Business in 2025 (What We´d Do Differently)
In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Korey Pereira, Mike Thorne and Reid Caulfield, where the guests unpack what they believe helped them develop such successful careers so far, along with sharing some no-nonsense advice about what they would do differently if they were to build an…
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Podcast Short-Why I Only Use Pro Tools As My DAW Of Choice
In this podcast short, Julian explains why, unlike some audio pros (who use different DAWs for different tasks such as writing vs mixing) he only uses Pro Tools. Link to the Article: https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/why-i-only-use-pro-tools-as-my-daw-of-choice
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Sampling In TV & Film- Then, Now & How.
In this edition, Julian & Ashea are joined by sound designer, re-recording and score mixer Roger Guerin and Production Expert founder Russ Hughes, where they delve into the past and present of sampling for TV & Film, and discuss industry tips for professional and aspiring sound designers &...
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Podcast Short - Mental Illness In The Creative Sector- Part 2
In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, where he delves into his experience with depression and anxiety. Creative people are more likely to experience mental health issues, partly due to the immense pressure we are often put under, so it´s important to take time for...
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Podcast Short - Mental Illness In The Creative Sector- Part 1
In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, where he delves into his experience with depression and anxiety. Creative people are more likely to experience mental health issues, partly due to the immense pressure we are often put under, so it´s important to take time for...
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Practical advice for working audio professionals - mix engineers, music producers, post-production specialists and studio owners. Every episode covers real workflow decisions, craft technique, industry analysis and the tools that actually matter in professional sessions. Hosted by the Production Expert team, with guests including credited engineers, producers and industry specialists. Topics include mixing, music production, post-production, immersive audio, Atmos, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Studio One, DAW workflow, compression, EQ, session management, and the business of professional audio.
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