Production Expert Podcast

Production Expert Podcast

The best music and post production tips, tricks and news on the web, brought to you by the Production Expert team. We support users of Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Studio One and those who work in music and post production.

Episodes

December 5, 2025 34 mins

In this edition Ashea is joined by Tony Perrey Director of Audio and co owner of Windmill Lane Recording Studios. Where they discuss the allure of Windmill Lane Studios and why so many legendary artists continue to pass through its teal doors.

About Our Guest:

Tony Perrey, Director of Audio and co owner of Windmill Lane Recording Studios.

Tony has been in the studio business since 1992, setting up a small midi pre production studio. T...

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In this edition Ashea is joined by Mat Pataki and Andreas Pohl from remote collaboration platform Sync DNA. Where they discuss how, Sync DNA is helping  audio professionals and artists get in the zone without being in the room together aka the 'Now' moment.


About Our Guests:

https://www.syncdna.com/ 

Mat: Chief Architect
 Mat Pataki is Chief Architect at SyncDNA™. He's built cloud platforms that serve millions ...

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In this podcast episode Russ Hughes talks film scoring with Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher (Lord Of The Rings).

Learn More About Stephen Gallagher Here:

https://bio.site/StephenGallagher

Learn More About Mark Willsher Here:

https://bio.site/pin3hot


Finds Of The Week:

Mark:

Apple & Blackberry Bakewell Tart 

Stephen:

 A Sunny Place For Shady People by Mariana Enriquez

Russ:

 The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis

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October 21, 2025 37 mins

In this episode Ashea is joined by Shane Lavin, founder of Sonic Summit, where they discuss the power that paradise can have on our creative abilities.


Learn more about Sonic Summits here:

https://linktr.ee/sonic_summit


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In this 2 part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Grey about his new fully immersive album Immersed.


Experience the album and learn more about Justin here:


https://justingraysound.com/immersed/

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September 21, 2025 31 mins

In this two part interview, Ashea chats with Producer, Musician & Immersive Mix Engineer Justin Gray about his new fully immersive album Immersed.


Experience the album and learn more about Justin here:

https://justingraysound.com/immersed/

Talking Points:

  • Inspiration for the album & The writing process
  • The expressive use of space (reverb)
  • Connecting audio and visuals to tell a story
  • Capturing sound in 3D
  • How  using a Dolby...
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September 4, 2025 34 mins

In this edition Ashea & Julian are joined by Oxford based producer/engineer & former SSL James Richmond and Production Exoert’s Luke Goddard, where they discuss  the things they’re loving in the world of audio right now.

About Our Guests:

James is a producer/engineer based in Oxfordshire, UK.

Luke Goddard is one of Production Experts very own. You can see his videos and read his articles on the blog.


Finds Of The Week:

Ashe...

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In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Luke Goddard about the importance of getting a second opinion, even when ‘solo mastering’.

Read The Article Here:

https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/self-mastering-doesnt-have-to-mean-solo-mastering

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In this edition Ashea and Julian are joined by James Richmond (former SSL) & Production Experts Luke Goddard where they walk through Julians checklist from his blog article: Is Your Studio Resilient ?


About Our Guests:

James Richmons is a producer/engineer based in Oxfordshire, UK.

Production Expert’s very own Luke Goddard. Yes that one!


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July 30, 2025 8 mins

In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes about the dangers of saying yes to everything. 


Read Along With The Article:

https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/drowning-in-ideas-how-audio-pros-can-learn-to-say-no


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In this edition, Julian & Ashea are joined by Will Shanks and James Santiago of Universal Audio, where they discuss UA’s impact on bringing hardware magic to the digital age.

About Our Guests:

Will Shanks: Senior Product Designer / Professional Plugins

James Santiago: Senior Product Designer / Guitar Products

Talking Points:

  • The Secret History of the A-Type Processor
  • A-Type processor, and how UA pushed it even further with modern...
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July 6, 2025 36 mins

In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Christian Luther of Playfair Audio, where they discuss tips, tricks and gear to assist mix engineers and producers with their creativity.


About Our Guest: Christian Luther:
Christian is the founder of Playfair Audio and a seasoned audio software developer from Hannover, Germany. With a background in electrical engineering and years of experience at companies like Kemper Amps an...

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In this edition Ashea chats to Alex West (music manager, radio presenter for BBC, KM FM and Reprezents Radio in London) about the pros and cons of being Neurodivergent (ADHD and Autistic) while working in the music industry. 

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In this episode Ashea and Julian are joined by Auribus CEO Juan Elias and CFO Neal Gustafson where they discuss how AI software is changing the industry, possibly like we've never encountered before. Is it time to embrace change in an ethical way?

Talking Points:

  • The AI revolution in the audio industry and why choosing ethical options is so important.
  • A literal game-changer, despite this phrase being embarrassingly over used-...
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In this podcast short we bring you an informal yet very informative casual chat between Nathaniel Reichman and Mark Donahue of sound mirror on the mysteries of Direct Stream Digital.

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In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Thomas Lund from Genelec and Stephen Wheatley from HearAngel where they discuss the importance of safe listening levels and how to protect our most valuable asset that we have as audio and music professionals... Our Ears.

About our guests:

Thomas is convenor of the EU working group to prevent hearing loss in music listening and gaming; and researcher at Finnish monitoring company, Genele...

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In this podcast episode, Ashea has a candid chat with  Artist, Producer, Singer/Rapper, youth mentor and Big Brother UK 2024 runner up Marcello Spooks, about tough beginnings inspiring creativity, being under immense public scrutiny and whether, being 'delulu' the 'solulu' to making your best  work. 


Listen To Marcellos New Music Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y7BLmHCX9A

Keep Up With Marcello&apos...

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April 16, 2025 36 mins

In this edition Ashea and Julian are joined by Source Elements technical co-founder and CEO Rebekah Wilson and principal inventor and co-founder, Robert Marshall, where they deep dive into the beginnings, the middle and the future of Source Elements, and why it's at the forefront of seamless, stress free remote recording.


About Our Guests:

Robert Marshall: Principal inventor and co-founder, overseas product development conc...

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In this edition, Julian and Ashea are joined by Grammy winning producer/engineer and extremely tired touring musician William Wittman and  engineer/producer & indie label owner Steve DeMott, where they discuss the latest things they love and perhaps don't love so much in audio right now.


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In this podcast short Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes discussing the genius creative work behind the Netflix show Adolescence.


Click here to follow along with the article:



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