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Secret Sonics 097 - Austin Hull - A Fresh Approach to Pop Music

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Austin Hull is a music producer, mixing engineer, and artist based out of Orlando, FL, USA! Austin is the founder and owner of Make Pop Music. In this episode, Austin shared his story - how he transitioned from playing in metal bands to producing pop music, how he started the Make Pop Music Facebook group and built a career in production. We go deep on his approach to producing and mixing, how he stays creative and inspired in the studio, communicating with artists and so much more! Check it out!

You can find out more about Austin at https://www.austinhull.com/

You can find out more about Make Pop Music at https://www.makepopmusic.com/

You can find Austin on Social Media

IG - https://www.instagram.com/austinhull23/

You can find Make Pop Music on Social Media

IG - https://www.instagram.com/makepopmusic/

FB - https://www.facebook.com/groups/makepopmusic

You can listen to the song we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here: "Gone in the Morning" by Liam Ferrari - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfEgpdtc6-s&ab_channel=LiamFerrari

Subscribe to the podcast and get my free guidebook "Music Production Essentials" here - https://mpe-ebook.benwallick.com/free-download

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References

Six-Figure Home Studio podcast episode with Austin - https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/how-to-build-an-audio-career-100-online-from-anywhere-in-the-world-with-austin-hull/
House of Balloons The Weeknd - https://open.spotify.com/album/7zCODUHkfuRxsUjtuzNqbd?autoplay=true
Max Martin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin
Blackbear’s Sex EP mixtape - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJkYpyer3so&ab_channel=MindsAblaze2
Ariana Grande tutorial video - https://youtu.be/A_9zYei1Rvo
Two-Sided Mind - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNw4vHKctzE&ab_channel=AustinHull
How to make a pop song in 10 steps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4YixkCxZk8&ab_channel=MakePopMusic
Verbsuite Classics - https://slatedigital.com/verbsuite-classics/
Fabfilter Pro R - https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-r-reverb-plug-in
Valhalla Vintage Verb - https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-vintage-verb/
R-Vox - https://www.waves.com/plugins/renaissance-vox
Slate 2a - https://slatedigital.com/fg-2a/
Slate VBC - https://slatedigital.com/virtual-buss-compressors/
Lin MB Waves - https://www.waves.com/plugins/linear-phase-multiband-compressor
Fabfilter Saturn - https://www.fabfilter.com/products/saturn-2-multiband-distortion-saturation-plug-in

Plugin Alliance Black Box - https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/black_box_analog_design_hg-2.html
Pro-L 2 - https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-l-2-limiter-plug-in
Virtual Tape Machine - https://slatedigital.com/virtual-tape-machines/
How to make a Lauv style track MPM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpLUoDzuAJM&ab_channel=MakePopMusic
Daniel Grimmett - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/3/21/secret-sonics-089-daniel-grimmett-helping-music-producers-succeed
Focal Shape 65 - https://www.focal.com/en/pro-audio/monitoring-speakers/shape/monitoring-speakers/shape-65

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Thank you to Zvi Rodan, Mendy Portnoy, and Yakir Hyman for contributing to the new podcast theme music!

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Secret Sonics 043 - Phil Barnes

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Phil Barnes is a multi-genre record producer, songwriter and recording artist based out of Nashville, TN, USA!

You can learn more about Phil here: https://www.philbarnesmusic.com/

You can follow Phil on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philbarnesmusic/

Phil's Email: phil@plbandco.com

Phil's Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0y2YPgYVyhrSwDDWmTX5Zr?si=-DmZCdraTbCWOC5sJdBWxw

References

Evan Gibb - https://soundbetter.com/profiles/43665-evan-gibb
Matthew Perryman Jones - https://www.mpjmusic.com/
Eduard Kort - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/20/secret-sonics-005-eduard-kort
Ableton Live - https://www.ableton.com/en/
Tom Lord Alge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lord-Alge
Greg Wells - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Wells
Michael Brauer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brauer
Sam Moses - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/21/secret-sonics-035-sam-moses

Thanks for listening to this episode of Secret Sonics! I hope you enjoyed this episode :) Look out for new episodes weekly. Consider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two.

You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.co

Follow along via social media here:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SecretSonicsPod
Instagram: www.instagram.com/secretsonics/


Feel free to email me at secretsonics@gmail.com with any questions and feedback you might have. I'm open to learning about what topics you'd like to hear about and which people you'd like to hear from. In pursuit of making this podcast truly helpful to anybody looking to improve at music production, all suggestions are truly welcome!
 
Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in!

-Ben