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The Attack & Release Show

by Matthew Garber & Sam Moses

Sam Moses of Moses Mastering (Nashville, TN) and Matthew Garber of For The Record Mastering (Charleston, SC) set out to demystify the music industry and mastering. Warning: There will be dad jokes. Podcast Merch: http://www.theattackandreleaseshow.com/

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Episodes

  1. Episode 178: How To End A Podcast 🙏

    Matt and Sam conclude this chapter of life, say thank you, and provide a proper goodbye to the listeners - perhaps just for now.

  2. Episode 177: How To Leave a Lasting Legacy in Music and Life

    Matt and Sam discuss the significance of leaving a meaningful impact through their work in the music industry and beyond and explore ways to build a legacy that extends beyond professional achievements and positively influences others.

  3. Episode 176: Dave McNair: How to Cultivate Creativity in Music and Everyday Life

    Dave McNair joins Matt and Sam and takes the podcast listener on a lovely ride talking about music, creativity, and vinyl manufacturing. Special Guest: Dave McNair.

  4. Episode 175: How To Adapt To Change in Music and Life

    Matt and Sam reflect on the ever-evolving nature of the music industry while drawing parallels to navigating life transitions and finding opportunity in uncertainty.

  5. Episode 174: How to Build Lasting Relationships in Music and Life

    Matt and Sam explore the importance of networking, collaboration, and fostering genuine connections in both your career and personal life.

  6. Episode 173: How To Navigate Success and Failure

    Matt and Sam discuss the topic of navigating success and failure and if failure is actually genuine failure.

  7. Episode 172: How to Master Your Craft & Your Life

    Matt and Sam talk mastering, small business, life long learning, and finding balance and margin.

  8. Episode 171: Dynamic Range - The Currency of Mastering Engineers

    Matt and Sam talk about the "currency" of mastering engineers. This may or may not be a rerun. But it's a good re-run.

  9. Episode 170: Marketing in 2024

    Matt and Sam talk about how you market as a mastering engineer in 2024.

  10. Episode 169: The Bubble of The Music Industry

    Matt and Sam talk about how they believe the music industry is facing its own inflationary period.

  11. Episode 168: EQ vs IQ

    Matt and Sam discuss intelligence faculties and how that relates to your business.

  12. Episode 167: Josh Bonanno - Podcast Takeover Q&A

    Josh takes over the spring Q&A and fires questions at Matt and Sam. Special Guest: Josh Bonanno.

  13. Episode 166: What is Your "Why"?

    Matt and Sam discuss if your business should serve your personal goals and the importance of defining your "why" in life and work.

  14. Episode 165: When To Master In The Box

    Matt and Sam discuss scenarios when you may want to consider not using an analog chain for mastering

  15. Episode 164: Begging For Work

    Matt and Sam answer a listener-submitted question of, "should you have to convince people to work with you?"

  16. Episode 163: The Best Money We've Ever Spent

    Matt and Sam discuss the best money they have spent on their businesses, studios, and music careers.

  17. Episode 162: We're Switching It Up! - Looking Back & Looking Forward

    Matt and Sam reminisce on the past 6 years and look forward to what 2024 looks like for The Attack & Release Show.

  18. Episode 161: Happy Holidays from Matt & Sam! ('23)

    Matt and Sam want to wish everyone "Happy Holidays" and a "Happy New Year"

  19. Episode 160: Get Paid For What You Don't Do

    Matt and Sam discuss how experience in mastering ends up leading to less processing needing to be done to achieve the final result.

  20. Episode 159: Gear Episode 2023

    Matt and Sam give a rundown of what they are using for plugins and hardware in 2023.

  21. Episode 158: Luck is Not a Business Strategy

    Matt and Sam talk about why you need a plan for 2024.

  22. Episode 157: Client Retention - How Leaky is Your Bucket?

    Matt and Sam talk about how to retain clients and how to analyze where you are losing clients.

  23. Episode 156: The Tone of Mastering

    Matt and Sam discuss whether the mastering process should impart a tone in the client's mixes or if it should be a transparent process.

  24. Episode 155: Fall Q&A 2023

    Matt and Sam answer listener-submitted questions.

  25. Episode 154: Don't Lose Everything - Data Management, Storage & Backup

    Matt and Sam talk about how they manage files, data storage, and backups.

  26. Episode 152: Marketing 301 - How To Stay Ahead of Evolving Markets

    Matt and Sam talk about how to stay ahead of the changing markets.

  27. Episode 151: How To Switch To A Mastering Career

    Matt and Sam talk about a listener-submitted topic of how to switch to a career in mastering.

  28. Episode 150: Genre Specific Mastering Techniques

    Matt and Sam talk about how their mastering varies based on the genre they are working on.

  29. Episode 149: Analog Do's & Don't's

    Matt and Sam talk about some of their "do's" and "do not's" when using analog gear.

  30. Episode 148: Marketing in 2023

    Matt and Sam talk about marketing in 2023

  31. Episode 147: How To Review Your Master

    Matt and Sam talk about how to review the song you mastered before sending it off to the client.

  32. Episode 146: The Best First Piece of Gear

    Matt and Sam discuss their 2023 opinions on how they would purchase their first piece of gear, today.

  33. Episode 145: Spring Q&A 2023

    Matt and Sam answer listener questions.

  34. Episode 144: Is "Mastering Engineer" An Endangered Profession?

    Matt and Sam discuss if one day mastering engineers will be no longer needed.

  35. Episode 143: How To Sell A Rolls-Royce

    Matt and Sam talk about customer service and how to bomb-proof your client list.

  36. Episode 142: Waves & Plugin Subscriptions

    Matt and Sam talk about plugin subscriptions and the recent news of the Waves subscription.

  37. Episode 141: Dynamic Range - Stop Confusing People

    Matt and Sam discuss the state of the dynamic range discussion as of 2023.

  38. Episode 140: The Best Way To Train Your Ear

    Matt and Sam talk about the best way for you to train your ear to become a better mastering engineer.

  39. Episode 139: How To Make A Song Exciting!

    Matt and Sam talk about how they make songs exciting!

  40. Episode 138: How We Used To Master VS How We Master Now

    Matt and Sam review how their mastering workflows have changed over the years.

  41. Episode 137: Encouragement & Taking Care Of One Another

    Matt and Sam talk about the importance of encouragement and taking care of one another.

  42. Episode 136: The Deck Is Stacked Against You

    Matt and Sam talk about work ethic and why most businesses don't make it.

  43. Episode 135: Dave McNair - The Mastering Engineer's Mastering Engineer

    Matt and Sam sit down with Dave McNair and talk life, gear philosophy, cooking, and mastering. Dave is honest and salt of the earth; he shares honest wisdom from someone who has been through it all. Special Guest: Dave McNair.

  44. Episode 134: Happy Holidays from Matt & Sam!

    Matt and Sam drop in to wish everyone a happy holiday and a splendid new year!

  45. Episode 133: What Happens When Life Happens?

    Matt and Sam reflect on 2022 and discuss business planning for 2023.

  46. Episode 132: Gear Episode 2022

    Matt and Sam give a rundown of what they are using for plugins and hardware in 2022.

  47. Episode 131: Stop Running To Your Car

    Matt and Sam discuss why you shouldn't be running to your car to check a master.

  48. Episode 130: Hot Take on Hot Refs

    Matt and Sam give their opinions on hot refs, heated mixes, and all the alike.

  49. Episode 129: Wild Things We Have Done To Save A Mix

    Matt and Sam talk about some of the bizarre lengths they have gone to in order to "rescue" mixes.

  50. Episode 128: Is Atmos Worth It?

    Matt and Sam share THEIR OPINION on if it is worth it to offer Dolby Atmos mastering.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Sam Moses of Moses Mastering (Nashville, TN) and Matthew Garber of For The Record Mastering (Charleston, SC) set out to demystify the music industry and mastering. Warning: There will be dad jokes. Podcast Merch: http://www.theattackandreleaseshow.com/

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Matthew Garber & Sam Moses

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What is The Attack & Release Show about?

Sam Moses of Moses Mastering (Nashville, TN) and Matthew Garber of For The Record Mastering (Charleston, SC) set out to demystify the music industry and mastering. Warning: There will be dad jokes. Podcast Merch: http://www.theattackandreleaseshow.com/

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