Live with Matt Rad

Live with Matt Rad

Record producer and songwriter Matt Rad hosts weekly conversations with other music creatives.

Episodes

June 16, 2025 73 mins

Back with the great Ruairí O'Flaherty for an hour plus. We got cut off at an hour but then did another 15. Always a pleasure to talk about mastering, recording making, art, and life. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on April 4, 2023. 
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Ruairí O'Flaherty is a mastering engineer based in Los Angeles, CA.
www.nomographmastering.com
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Matt and Jon chat for 90 mins about the new Billie Eilish album, the co-mixing process, and what Jon has learned in the last year. Streamed live on June 4, 2024 on Instagram @matthewrad 
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Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an excellent chef.
https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjoncastelli 

Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, prod...

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May 19, 2024 64 mins

Cian and Matt spend the hour talking about the incredible St. Vincent album "All Born Screaming" that Cian engineered and mixed.  We dig into his creative relationship with Annie, how he helped achieve her production and sonic vision, sonically integrating collaborators like Dave Grohl, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Josh Freeze, Cate Le Bon, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on May, 14 2024.
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May 14, 2024 62 mins

**Sorry for taking a million years to upload this audio from back in... October... enjoy :)**

Our first live on YouTube! Jon and I catch up after a few months off. We talk about what we've been doing, what we've been thinking about, and the state of the music industry. We had some video and audio adjusting mid stream as we're still trying to figure it out. Streamed live on YouTube on Oct 26, 2023.

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October 21, 2023 73 mins

Matt and Ruairí talk about the LWMR community, atmos and the future of immersive audio, and Ruairí's work mastering the new Lana Del Rey album. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on April 4, 2023. 
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Ruairí O'Flaherty is a mastering engineer based in Los Angeles, CA.
www.nomographmastering.com
www.instagram.com/nonamemcnoname/

Matt Rad is a multi-platinum song...

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April 23, 2023 54 mins

**Instagram's live stream capabilities are causing this overlap where it looks and sounds like we're interrupting each other. We're going to try and move these to another format. Bear with us. -Matt**

Matt and Jon do a Q&A, talking about ear health, vocal producing in ableton, bad but effective mixes, and where motivation comes from. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 21, 2023

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March 13, 2023 60 mins

Matt and Jon catch up after almost a month off. They spend a lot of time talking about their love for the new Skrillex albums & his sound design and loudness, as well as Jon's work on the new 6lack album. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 7, 2023
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Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an excellent chef.
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February 6, 2023 60 mins

**The stream had a rocky connection so the audio overlaps awkwardly so it seems like we're interrupting each other. Sorry... I hope it's not too annoying. -Matt** 

Matt and Jon talk about credits, Ableton vs Pro Tools, translating mixes, and the temperament of great record makers. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 17, 2023
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Jon Castelli is a multi-pl...

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February 6, 2023 60 mins

**Again, the stream had a rocky connection this week. It sounds like we're interrupting each other over and over. Sorry, we're trying to come up with a solution. -Matt** 

Matt and Jon talk about balancing money projects vs passion projects, high end spread in pop vocals, getting paid, missed opportunities and how we recover from them, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on February 2, 2023
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January 4, 2023 62 mins

Matt and Tyler chat about songwriting, prepping for sessions, being a producer, staying inspired, and working for Jeff Bhasker. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 3, 2023.
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Tyler Johnson is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer.
https://www.instagram.com/tylersamj/

Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and mix engine...

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December 21, 2022 58 mins

Matt and Jon wrap up the year with some end of year reflections on mixing and workflow, some thoughts on the process of getting paid and doing deals, outboard gear, and imposter syndrome. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on December 20, 2022.
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Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an excellent chef.
https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjonca...

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December 13, 2022 56 mins

Matt and Jon catch up after almost a month off. They dig into Jon's mixes on the new SZA album, reverbs, ribbon mics, and more. Great to be back! Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on December 12, 2022.
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Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an excellent chef.
https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjoncastelli 

Matt Rad is a multi-...

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November 23, 2022 62 mins

Ruairí and Matt discuss mastering for the full hour! They talk about the history and purpose of mastering, how to wade through bad information on the internet, and when, how, and why you should integrate a mastering engineer into your life. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on November 22, 2022.
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Ruairí O'Flaherty is a mastering engineer based in Los Angeles, CA.
www.nomograp...

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November 18, 2022 62 mins

Matt and Matt chat for the full hour about guitars. They talk electrics, acoustics, amps and amp simulators, recording techniques, strings, alternate tunings, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on November 15, 2022.
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Matt Beckley is a Grammy-nominated producer, mixer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the musical director and guitar player for Katy Perry, and his vocal p...

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November 9, 2022 62 mins

They're back! After two months off where Matt was traveling around the world, Jon and Matt get back on and chat about the changing roles of mixers, engineers, and producers, where Jon wants to go from here with his mixing setup, and some quick Q&A at the end. Great to be back! Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on November 8, 2022. 
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September 8, 2022 61 mins

Matt and Jon talk about attended mix sessions, traveling for work, tools they wish existed for mixing and producing, dealing with poorly recorded vocals, and a small rant about Soothe. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on September 6, 2022.
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Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an excellent chef.
https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjoncaste...

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August 24, 2022 60 mins

Our 100th live! Matt and Jon reflect and catch up with some of the LWMR friends Matt Beckley, Bainz, Cian Riordan, and Teezio. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 23, 2022.
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Matt Rad is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and mix engineer with billions of streams across multiple genres. He loves talking about creativity and record making. 
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August 9, 2022 68 mins

Matt and Tyler talk about songwriting, collaborating, making hits, making lots of bad music, workflow, and some details about the creation of the newest Harry Styles album. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 9, 2022.
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Tyler Johnson is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer.
https://www.instagram.com/tylersamj/

Matt Rad is a multi-p...

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August 3, 2022 63 mins

Matt and Jon chat about low end, ozone mix assistant, spending their first big checks, atmos processing, and how to navigate friendship in the music industry. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 2, 2022.
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Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an excellent chef.
https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjoncastelli 

Matt Rad is a m...

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July 22, 2022 57 mins

Matt and Jon talk about Jon's workflow without an assistant, getting emotionally attached to projects, developing artists, using audiomovers and facetime, additive eq plugins, and dealing with noise from analog gear. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 19, 2022.
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Jon Castelli is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated mix engineer. He is also an excellent chef.
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