Progressions: Success in the Music Industry

Jan 02 2025 153 ep. 55 mins 10
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Conversations exploring creativity, productivity, and career growth in the music industry. Join in each week as Travis sits down with some of the industry’s best and brightest to discuss the mindsets and strategies that they use in their careers every day.

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Howard Benson - Defining Modern Rock Production

Jan 02 2025 50 mins  
Howard Benson is a Grammy winning rock producer who has made records with My Chemical Romance, Three Days Grace, Daughtry, All American Rejects, POD, and Hoobastank.In this episode, you'll learn about:Why having hits is a "numbers game"How producer royalties have changed over the past three decadesHow DAWs are hurting artistsDisguising pop music as rock musicThe Howard Benson vocal

Mat Leffler-Schulman - What Makes a Mix Great: Insights from a Mastering Engineer

Nov 21 2024 51 mins  
Mat Leffler-Schulman is a mastering engineer who's worked with artists such as Jon Batiste, Blondie, Mary J Blige, Beach House, and many more.In this episode, you'll learn about:The Value of Working with a Human Mastering EngineerThe Ethics of Using Stem Splitting to Alter a Mix in MasteringThe Various Roles AI Could Play for Music Production ProsHow to Address "Width" in a MasterT

Is Mix Tip YouTube Sabotaging Your Potential?

Nov 14 2024 10 mins  
Travis shares how mixing and recording knowledge is shared today versus when he started and explains why the abundance of information can be both empowering and limiting.⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.

Andrew Scheps - A Conversation About the Future of Audio and The Skills You Need to Be a Mix Engineer

Oct 23 2024 60 mins  
Andrew Scheps is a Grammy winning engineer and mixer who has worked with Adele, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, and many more. We chat about the future of audio recording, the implications of AI, the mindsets you need to succeed, and the skills every engineer must have.In this episode, you'll learn about:How AI Will Integrate into Mixing and RecordingWhat Engineering an

Is Mixing Dead? - A Pro Mixer's Opinion on The Future of AI in Mixing

Oct 03 2024 16 mins  
Following the announcement of Spike AI, Travis discusses his thoughts on the inevitability of the us of AI in mixing and how it might affect the careers of future generations of engineers and mixers.⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newslette

Brendan Dekora - Finding the Right Studio Clients and Building a Freelance Mixing Career

Sep 18 2024 46 mins  
Brendan Dekora is an engineer and mixer with credits with artists such as Trent Reznor, Foo Fighters, Steven Wilson, and Muse.In this episode, you'll learn about:What You Need to Know as a Freelance Engineer to Align with your ClientsWhy “Vibe” is More Important than SkillsHow Authentic Content can be One of Your Best ToolsTips for Remote Mixing and CollaborationHow to Navigate

Sam Fischmann - The TRUTH About Mastering in Modern Music Production (AKA: It's OK To Master Your Own Music)

Sep 04 2024 56 mins  
Sam Fischmann is a cofounder of the audio plugin company Musik Hack. As a software developer and musician he is passionate about demystifying the mastering process and making it accessible to everybody by creating tools that enable musicians to focus more on the creative and less on the technical.In this episode, you'll learn about:The Truth Behind Loudness StandardsWhere the -14LU

Why Big Credits Won't Change Your Life

Aug 22 2024 7 mins  
Travis discusses the myths that people believe about big credits and how you should actually think of them.⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progress

Nick Broste - Get Work and Stay Relevant as a Recording Engineer in 2024

Aug 15 2024 68 mins  
Nick Broste is Chicago based audio engineer and musician who specializes in recording bands in ensembles in both studio and live settings. The spirit of removing the obstacles of artistic expression for artists is the driving force for Nick’s approach to recording and always puts the music first.In this episode, you'll learn about:How the Role of the Engineer Changes When There i

Is the Audio Tech Industry a Scam?

Aug 01 2024 10 mins  
Travis talks about the year he spent NOT buying plug-ins and how the recording studio culture fuels the audio tech industry into trying to sell engineers everything.⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/s