Dr. Jay Hodgson - Mastering and The Perception of Sound

Releases are the most important thing to get people to hear your music, and weather you’re an artist, or producer helping artists, you should listen to this to hear how you can make releases better. There really is no “Perfect” way to release music, but this is some of our findings and different things to think about when it comes to planning your releases and promotional packages. Having been apart of many releases ourselves, we talk about what we’ve seen more success with, and what we’ve seen flop. There’s lots to think about from planning to execution depending on what works for you and your audience! LINKS: Fremont Pike: Detroit Girl - https://youtu.be/-jx5EjSkJKg Fremont Pike: Dead Prez Park - https://youtu.be/do4Nbq4qJVw Fremont Pike: Sunday Scaries - https://youtu.be/jyUHo4QjySo

We all have dumb purchases that we thought would be a great idea but weren’t quite worth it, and we also have those purchases we wish we had all along! That’s what we’re chatting about today! Plus I discuss my new laptop, what the Junos sent me, and of course the latest news about AVID getting purchased and why that’s kinda worrisome for creators. Pkew: Dumbest thing i ever done - https://youtu.be/HsFnnsi88n4 DIYRE Cloudlifter Clone - https://www.diyrecordingequipment.com/collections/studio-essentials/products/mb2 Slate Trigger 2 - https://stevenslatedrums.com/trigger-2-platinum/ AVID Deal Article - https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/why-people-are-concerned-about-the-avid-deal

Here are 3 things that I feel need to be a regular reminder for creators in general, things I need to constantly remind myself and others. When we're so passionate about what we do, sometimes these can fall by the wayside. LINKS: Barely Holding On - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/alexkrotz/barely-holding-on-feat-sons-of-horus SoundToys Superplate - https://www.soundtoys.com/product/superplate/

Artist, Musician and Creator Ethan Maac joins me today to discuss his creative process, how he got into production and how he thinks about everything creative that surrounds his music. He’s not only a talented musician and producer of his own music, but is heavily involved in the making of music videos and developing the visual identity of his music. We also dive into his latest Release Light Switch, along with many of this other tracks, and talk about the process of developing the ideas. Ethan has some really interesting perspectives on the art of music, and staying true to his natural instincts while creating, and what drives him too always be creating. This is a really great conversation, enjoy!! LINKS:  @ethanmaac - https://maacmusic.com/ Light Switch - https://youtu.be/1OfHv9z_Kkc Light Switch BTS - https://youtu.be/0re8YyBSVzU

This week we discuss Apple’s latest releases (and if they really are worth keeping an eye on for music production) company consolidation and news about Native Instruments and Moog Audio. I talk about Waves StudioVerse and what I think it’s all about, and then we dive into my feeling about AI in music production, 3 ways I think it could really help our current tools and help us with creation. LINKS: GOYO Plugin - https://goyo.app/ Dead President Park - https://youtu.be/do4Nbq4qJVw Digital Spaghetti - https://youtu.be/eYkrZvAMDW0 Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/anakcreates Podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/@anakcreatespodcast Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anakcreates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anakcreates Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anakcreates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anakcreates TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anakcreates

This week we’re talking about an exciting new launch for ANAK Creates, some news coming from the Pro Tools world and some awesome new releases from friends of the channel. I also talk about my production method where I feel like I’m sampling my own stuff, chopping things up in a session and playing with them and using that as a method of inspiration to see what I can create with what I have. Then we finish off nerding out over Bring Me The Horizon and their new song Amen, cuz of course we have to have a banger for Mix of the Week. MAC Kit OSTB - https://bit.ly/ostbmackit Coaching: https://www.anakcreates.ca/coaching Mix Feedback: https://www.anakcreates.ca/mixfeedback Ethan Maac: Light Switch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfHv9z_Kkc Fremont Pike: Dead President Park - https://open.spotify.com/track/3dOBAvca2qEHj4gMFVhWxR?si=17aa91b7c39f4ea4 Fremont Pike: Detroit Girl - https://youtu.be/-jx5EjSkJKg Bad Snacks Video - https://youtu.be/xEmcDr9k-lo Social Links Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anakcreates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anakcreates Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anakcreates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anakcreates TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anakcreates

This episode of Ear Break we're joined by Malcolm Cottle to chat about the "fast fashion" of YouTube Covers and the usage of templates to enhance your workflow, and not to be a box for creativity. We also dive into our Top 5 Mixes, which is a question Malcolm approached me with months ago. It's a fun filled episode with lots of good insight and creative lessons as well. Of course we also talk about my recent Bad Habits cover that Malcolm was a part of, and some good ol' April Fools jokes! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/anakcreates Podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/@anakcreatespodcast Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anakcreates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anakcreates Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anakcreates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anakcreates TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anakcreates

Welcome to the first episode of Ear Break! I series on the show that's more casual, answering questions and chatting about things around music creation, the music industry. This episode I'm chatting about my latest youtube video and the creative process behind it's creation and how it feels to be back on YouTube, Peter Gabriels new double mix, and a segment called Over Under.. Take a guess what that's about. Links: Peter's double mix - https://old.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/comments/10p5zkj/peter_gabriel_has_each_song_of_his_upcoming_new/ My new drum sample pack - (coming soon!) Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/anakcreates Podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/@anakcreatespodcast Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anakcreates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anakcreates Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anakcreates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anakcreates TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anakcreates

This episode I am joined by Dr. Jay Hodgson. He is an accomplished musician and songwriter, and a fantastic mastering engineer. He also has his PHD and is a professor at Western University, a published author with a number of academic books on topics in the world of music production and mastering (I am proud to say that I have been a contributing author to a few of his works). To top it all off, he is also creating quite the resume for himself in the world of visual art as well, you should really check him out! In this conversation, Jay brings a very unique view to the art and craft of mastering, it’s place in the world of music creation, and his philosophy around music creation in general. He’s really great to work with, and his passion for all things music really shines through, and it’s not surprising he has a PHD when you listen to how he discusses this stuff, he get’s really into it! There’s so much interesting stuff in here, it’s a wild ride, but I think you’ll get a really different view about mastering specifically and creativity in general, from a guy who really knows his stuff, but also loves to “break the rules”.

In this episode I’m joined by Emmett O’Reilly and Malcolm Cottle to chat about their latest (and most ambitious) release Anxious Attachement. This is no ordinary project, this is a full cinematic shortfilm stringing together the music videos for Emmetts new record My Vacation. On top of that, the songs were also re-recorded live off the floor for the filming! A crazy ambitious project that’s been in the works for over a year, from planning to execution, with a great team that managed to pull it all off. This chat dives into the creative process of this film, the inspiration behind it, and the execution itself. There are many ups and downs, wrenches thrown in the works, the film almost not happening a few times, and some monumental last minute changes, but in the end there were some great takeaways and lessons learned. A wonderfully inspiring conversation, I hope you enjoy! Links: Anxious Attachement Film - https://youtu.be/MJo8THct3e0 My Vacation Record - https://emmettoreilly.bandcamp.com Tanita aka Misscellanies Creative - https://www.instagram.com/misscellaneous_creative/