Make a GREAT SONG Shine Full Mix Breakdown + FREE MULTITRACKS Dan Kalish... youtu.be/Ucws5v87uDI?si=Lwni… via @YouTube

Why don’t we have new rock stars anymore? @RealLindaPerry certainly didn’t hold back when we discussed modern music, artists trying to sound like everyone else and how perfectly polished production can remove the emotion from a record. Then Linda and Dave Way take us inside the recording and mixing of her deeply personal new album, Let It Die Here. This is genuinely one of my favourite interviews I’ve ever done! Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=HIkmFOP8…

World’s First RIBBON and Large-Diaphragm CONDENSER Hybrid Microphone By @jzmic and @MarcUrselli youtube.com/watch?v=4a3vJ94h…

I found these old ticket stubs recently and they reminded me why live music is still the future. Neil Young. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells. The Stones. Miles Davis. Tower of Power. Albert King. Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall. As a kid, those shows were not just entertainment. They were education. They taught me feel, phrasing, tone, dynamics and the power of being in a room with people making music in real time. So much of the music conversation now is about streams, playlists, algorithms, catalogue value and short-form content. All of that matters. I have spent my life making records. However, the record is the invitation. The live show is the communion. Every performance is unique. The room is different. The audience is different. The band is different. The moment can never be repeated in quite the same way. That is why live music matters even more in the age of AI. AI can imitate sound. It can generate endless recorded material. However, it cannot stand in a room with you. It cannot feel the audience inhale before the first note. It cannot create that one night where something happens that nobody planned. Artists also need to understand scale. Not every tour is going to make hundreds of millions. Not every artist should be chasing arenas. A 150-cap room can be a triumph. A 500-cap theatre can be life changing. The future is not just bigger shows. It is smarter, more human experiences. Because when people get together with music, something happens.

Dan Malsch has worked on massive modern rock and metal records with Ghost, Gojira and Avenged Sevenfold, including Ghost’s Skeletá, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. In this new Pro Mix Academy course, Dan opens the actual mix session for Monolith’s “Mother Martyr,” featuring Mike Mangini on drums, and shows how he builds huge drums, aggressive bass, wide guitars, powerful vocals and a hybrid analogue mix bus. All of the multitracks are included, so you can follow along and mix the song yourself. @ProMixAcademy promixacademy.com/course/dan…

JOHN 5 and Bob Marlette HEAVY Tones & 30 Years of Studio Wisdom: Free Gu... youtu.be/CybWEZjwq5Q?si=Xk2q…

Legends John 5 and Bob Marlette HEAVY Tones & 30 Years of Studio Wisdom: youtu.be/CybWEZjwq5Q?si=eK-H…

Can IK ARC ON•EAR Replace Studio Monitors? youtu.be/tSdyus6ZQ_0?si=9JvG… via @YouTube

Huge thanks to @soundonsoundmag and Joe Matera for featuring me in their How I Got That Sound series, talking about the guitar sound on The Fray’s “Never Say Never.” We recorded it at the legendary Record Plant in Sausalito, with @TheFray becoming the last band ever to record there before it closed in 2008. The goal was for the guitar to stand alongside Isaac Slade’s vocal, not hide behind it. A true duet between voice and instrument. ’65 Fender Deluxe, Vox AC30, Telecaster Deluxe, real room ambience, and a lot of emotion. Have a marvellous time recording and mixing.

Perfectionism has stopped more music being made than lack of talent ever has. I’ve seen incredibly gifted artists sit on songs for months, sometimes years, because the vocal wasn’t “perfect”, the guitar sound wasn’t “there yet”, the lyric needed “one more pass”, or the mix wasn’t quite finished. At some point, perfection stops being a standard and starts becoming fear wearing a very convincing disguise.

R.I.P. Sonny Rollins. I first heard Sonny as a little kid in my Dad’s record collection. A Night at the Village Vanguard was fearless, alive and completely inspiring. Years later, hearing him on The Rolling Stones’ “Waiting On A Friend” blew me away. My Dad was so impressed that the Stones used someone of Sonny’s calibre. That solo is pure beauty. A true giant. Thank you, Sonny.

David Dalton’s Driftwork Sound Studio is a brilliant reminder that great records do not require a massive commercial room. youtube.com/watch?v=B1IYcDYH…

What a lovely night at the MPG Awards. Kasia and I were there as guests of FSK Audio, surrounded by great friends and brilliant talent. Huge congratulations to Andrew Scheps on Best Immersive Album, and to so many other friends including Ricky Damian. Funny one, Spike and I actually went to the same school, something we only discovered years later when he mixed Vedera, a band I wrote and produced. Wonderful evening celebrating the people behind the music. Join the MPG here: mpg.org.uk/join-the-mpg/

Most Dolby Atmos rooms I hear are… too polite. This one isn’t. @AMSNeveLtd Genesys @atc_speakers as mains @Genelec sub @ikmultimedia speakers 7.1.4 immersive setup And it actually translates. This changed how I think about immersive mixing. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=5p7UrVQb…

No chorus. No formula. Just a song that grows and pulls you in 🎶 Watch Dan Kalisher break down the production & mix of “You And I” and see how every decision serves the emotion. Multitracks: producelikeapro.lpages.co/al… Have a marvellous time recording and mixing. ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=f5GoeizV…

May the 4th be with you ✨ For the next 24 hours… EVERYTHING is 50% off. No tricks. No “up to.” Just 50% off. Use code MAY4 👇 producelikeapro.com

This shouldn’t work… 😳 We replaced a full pro drum mic setup with modelling mics from @UAudio No samples. No tricks. The results surprised me. Download the multitracks: producelikeapro.lpages.co/ua… Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=bN9wbqbf…

Can modelling mics really sound this good? Same drummer. Same room. No samples. We swapped out a full pro setup for modelling mics from Universal Audio… and the results surprised me. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=bN9wbqbf…

SuperBooth 2026 is one of the most inspiring gear shows I’ve ever been to. Boutique pedals, analogue consoles, immersive headphones, bizarre synths, wonderfully creative people, and some genuinely brilliant ideas everywhere you turn. The new video is live: youtube.com/watch?v=J2cXa_1A…