Production Expert Podcast
Practical advice for working audio professionals - mix engineers, music producers, post-production specialists and studio owners. Every episode covers real workflow decisions, craft technique, industry analysis and the tools that actually matter in professional sessions. Hosted by the Production Expert team, with guests including credited engineers, producers and industry specialists. Topics include mixing, music production, post-production, immersive audio, Atmos, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Studio One, DAW workflow, compression, EQ, session management, and the business of professional audio.
Episodes
352 episodes
No More Labels. Grammy Winning Mixer & Producer Matt Lawrence On The Music Industry For Studios, Artists & Labels In 2026 Part 2
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Matt Lawrence, a Grammy Award-winning mixer, producer, and engineer who has worked on some of the most influential records of the past 20 years. In this first part of a two-part conversation, Ma...
No More Labels. Grammy Winning Mixer & Producer Matt Lawrence On The Music Industry For Studios, Artists & Labels In 2026
In this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Matt Lawrence, a Grammy Award-winning mixer, producer, and engineer who has worked on some of the most influential records of the past 20 years. In this first part of a two-part conversation, Ma...
Smash Hit- Recording Adele's 'Hello' & Tony Visconti/Toontrack's 'Drumopolis' at Metropolis.
"Behind some of the world's greatest hits lies a great question: does constraint breed genius? In this Podcast Edition, Drummer Steven Gilchrist (Graham Coxon, The Damned, and Boney M) and Grammy winning engineer Liam Nolan (Rihanna, Stormzy, t...
Women In Audio: Why The Numbers Are Falling, With Nana Ayebi-Kwakye
The number of women working as audio engineers and music producers is falling, not rising. Ashea is joined by British-Ghanaian producer, rapper and author Nana Ayebi-Kwakye to discuss why the gap is widening, where the signs of hope are, and th...
Not Just For Guitarists! The Fender Studio Rebrand & The Future Of DAWs (With Fender/PreSonus)
DescriptionIn this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Arnd Kaiser, Product Designer Strategist at Fender Musical Instruments, and Tony Carridi, Global Revenue and Go-To-Market Executive at Fender PreSonus. Togeth...
How Well Do You Really Know Your Guitars/Synths? Quiz Time
In this episode Ashea is joined by Arnd Kaiser and Tony Cariddi of Presonus/Fender for a tense guitar and synth quiz designed to really test your abilities. If you fail it's worth thinking long and hard about your career choice because you're l...
The Lord Of The Strings- Emmy Winning Composers Discuss Composing For Film & TV (Part 2)
DescriptionIn this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with credits on major film and television productions, and Tilman Sillescu, creative direct...
The Lord Of The Strings- Emmy Winning Composers Discuss Composing For Film & TV (Part 1)
DescriptionIn this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Stephen Gallagher, an Emmy Award-winning composer and music editor with credits on major film and television productions, and Tilman Sillescu, creative director, co-foun...
Producer Lunch Talk: Compressors, Mix Translation & Working Backwards with Chic's Richard Hilton & Steve DeMott"
DescriptionIn this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Richard Hilton, an award-winning producer and engineer who has worked extensively with Nile Rodgers and Chic, and Steve DeMott, Grammy-nominated producer and engineer from ...
How Well Do You Really Know Your Compressors? Quiz Time
Today on the Production Expert Podcast, Ashea puts Richard Hilton and Steve De -Mott's compression trivia knowledge to the test.So how did you do you? Let us know.About Our Guests:Steve DeMott: Producer, engin...
Professional Mixing in Stereo & Atmos: Grammy-Winning Mixer Andrew Scheps on Workflow, Impostor Syndrome & Industry Insights (Part 2)
DescriptionIn this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Andrew Scheps, a three-time Grammy Award-winning mixer and producer, for Part 2 of their in-depth conversation about professional mixing in the era of immersive audi...
Professional Mixing in Stereo & Atmos: Grammy-Winning Mixer Andrew Scheps on Workflow, Impostor Syndrome & Industry Insights (Part 1)
DescriptionIn this podcast episode Ashea is joined by Andrew Scheps, a three-time Grammy Award-winning mixer and producer renowned for his work with iconic artists and his expertise in both stereo and immersive audio mi...
The Science Of Listening With Professor Hyunkook Lee of APL (Part Two).
In this week’s episode, Ashea is joined by Hyunkook Lee (Professor of Psychoacoustics and APL founder), Emre Ramazanoglu and Mark Gittins, for part two of The Science Of Listening, where they discuss Psychoaco...
The Science Of Listening With Professor Hyunkook Lee of APL (Part One).
To start off the new year in style Ashea is joined by Hyunkook Lee (Professor of Psychoacoustics and APL founder), Emre Ramazanoglu and Mark Gittins, where they discuss Psychoacoustics, mixing in Dolby Atmos a...
The Windmill Lane Experience
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 legend...
Creating A 'Now' Moment With Sync DNA
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...
What's The Score? With Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher
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/StephenGallagherLearn More About Mark Willsher H...
Production In Paradise- With Sonic Summit
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_s...
Let's Get Immersed: With Grammy Winning Immersive Mixer & Producer Justin Gray (Part 2)
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:...
Let's Get Immersed: With Grammy Winning Immersive Mixer & Producer Justin Gray
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://justing...
Building A Hybrid Console With SSL X Rack Summing, Plus Yuzu Keycaps And Studio Chairs
James Richmond and the Production Expert team discuss building a hybrid analogue summing using cascading SSL X Rack chassis and used modules, plus Luke Goddard on the PreSonus StudioLive Series III SE. The conversation moves through Yuzu custom...
Podcast Short: Self Mastering Doesn't Have To Mean Solo Mastering
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: