Co-Mixing the Billie Eilish Record.

Having Separate Home and Studio Spaces.

How much intention was there from the Billie camp on this record?

Are there any new things you've tried on this record?

Obsessing Over a Record

What was the process of making the new St. Vincent album? How did you approach the sonics? How did you approach consistency in the drums? How are elite drummers different? Were there any struggles in the process?

Atmos and Immersive Audio Formats. Mastering. Recent Trends in Records

Using limiters on group busses to get loudness. Is Ableton good for vocal production? Ear health. “Bad” mixes that are still effective. How do you overcome not having the motivation to mix and produce?

The new Skrillex record. Arranging. What’s up with Jon’s new speakers?

Vocal sheen on records. Headphones. Why are people selling their Unfairchilds? How to get paid more promptly? Your most regretted professional mess-ups and how to recover.

What inspires you to get up in the morning and make records? How do you prep for writing sessions? What configuration of people do you like for a writing session? Smoking Weed. Coming up under Jeff Bhasker.

How do you agree on payment and terms for a project when working with your homies? Reflections On the End of the Year. Having a Nomadic Lifestyle. Do you feel impostor syndrome at this place in your career?

Why do record releases have multiple mix engineers across the entire record? Jon on mixing the new SZA record. How do you choose reverb type? Is hissing an inherent part of Coles mics? Is there any value in console mixing in 2022?

What is mastering? Bad Information on the internet. The Philosophical Purpose of Mastering. What should bedroom producers do for mastering if they don’t have a budget?

What is the essential rig you bring to a session? What are your two must-have guitars as a producer? Matt’s approach to re-amping. Matt Beckley’s $3,000 mic theory. Acoustic Guitars. String Gauge. The Suhr PT15. Non-standard guitar things you love using.

Re-writing your own story. What are you trying to do next? How does it feel mixing in a new studio? Do you do much mix-buss automation? What do you think about the mixes on the new Drake/21 Savage record?

Attended Mix Sessions. Getting out of your creative comfort zone. What’s a tool that you wish someone would build to help you mix and produce?

Celebrating our 100th episode

Tyler’s Studio. How does one write a song? How does one write a hit? Harry Styles’ vocal chain. Drums on the Harry Styles album.

What’s the first thing you guys bought after your big check came in? Tips for getting a nice combo of mono kick and stereo bass ala Kanye’s ‘Hurricane’. Mix buss processing in Atmos. Have you ever used the Ozone Master Assistant? Do you get the kick and bass as loud as you can first and then build everything around that? When do you decide to print or commit a track? Wisdom on maintaining healthier relationships when business gets in the way?

Working without an assistant. Should I do everything or specialize? How do you use Audiomovers for mix revisions? Favorite additive EQ plugin? How long does it take to turn around a demo production after the session? Noise floor from analog gear.

Going above and beyond for clients. How do you print stems that will recombine perfectly? The new Drake album.

The Upcoming Chris Brown Release. Mixing Bright. Effects on Vocals. Co-Mixing. How do deal with fat 808s that take up all of the space? Why do you prefer a Telefunken 251 over a C800? Is there a creative momentum to recording every day vs. taking time off? Do you find that it takes time for you to get back into the flow if you take time off?