Secret Sonics 125 - William Bowser - Staying Ahead of the Curve

William Bowser is a mixing engineer and the co-owner of Quality Touch Studios based out of La Plata, MD, USA! In his second episode on Secret Sonics, William shares his thoughts on staying ahead of the curve when it comes to technology, industry trends, Atmos, and spatial audio. He talks about why it's important to be a professional and surround yourself with a team of professionals. We go deep on playing the long game, work ethic, personal growth and development, mental health, and so much more! Check it out!

You can learn more about William at https://qualitytouchstudios.com/the-engineers/blog/william-bowser

You can follow William on Social Media
FB - https://www.facebook.com/williambowserqts
IG - https://www.instagram.com/william_bowser_qts/

***As I mentioned in this episode, Carl Bahner is giving away his Spotify algorithm course to listeners of the show. Go to https://www.carlbahner.com/coaching to learn more***


You can listen to the song we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here - "Tick Tock" by James Worthy and Big Gipp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pobqlM6qiqA&ab_channel=JamesWorthyMusic

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References
William's first episode on Secret Sonics - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/10/18/secret-sonics-068-william-bowser
Ken Lewis - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/9/12/secret-sonics-112-ken-lewis-100-gold-records-and-beyond
Dolby Atmos - https://www.dolby.com/technologies/dolby-atmos/#gref
SAS monitors - https://sasacousticdesignfirm.com/
Andrew Maury - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/7/18/secret-sonics-104-andrew-maury-mixing-with-intuition
Howie Weinberg Acustica - https://www.acustica-audio.com/store/products/hwmc
Metric AB - https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/adptr_metricab.html
Dave Pensado - https://www.pensadosplace.tv/
Damian Taylor - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/11/28/secret-sonics-123-damian-taylor-music-productions-deep-thinker
Ozone - https://www.izotope.com/en/products/ozone.html
Pro Q3 - https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q-3-equalizer-plug-in
Soothe 2 - https://oeksound.com/plugins/soothe2/
Matt Garber - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/21/secret-sonics-042-matthew-garber
Finneas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell
Snarky Puppy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snarky_Puppy

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