In this episode Craig & Nathan chat with Sean Divine, who specializes in music production, mixing & mastering, sound design and education in the audio community. Sean has a large online audience and makes great videos on plugins like Ozone, Waves, soft synths, vocal chains, microphone noise, and mixing beats. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation on making educational content, getting new clients, working when inspired, the Youtube algorithm, trying new genres, and more.
Check out his links here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPiiLifmu6_da4ipdXt2ecg
https://seandivine.com/
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Podcast notes:
(0:00) Introducing Sean Divine
(0:32) Starting Youtube
(3:20) Learning production chops
(5:46) Learning music, playing drums
(10:24) Typical day in the life
(14:33) How much time spent on client work vs YT?
(16:23) Posting when inspired
(21:02) Flatulus
(23:18) YT algorithm boxes you in
(26:03) YT shorts?
(27:34) Youtube growth over years
(32:01) Taking on new client work
(34:27) Genre strengths?
(36:33) Personal project you're excited about?
(37:43) Monitors or headphones?
(42:11) Advice to people starting out in mixing?
(43:29) How did you get your first clients?
(46:54) Hobbies/interests outside of music?
(47:37) Net positive working in public?
(48:50) What sound design do you do?
(50:47) Favorite go-to synth?
(53:05) Axe Machina
(53:33) Best advice you've ever been given?
(55:28) Best recent purchase under $100?
(56:14) First plugins to get started with mastering?
(58:29) Software updates
(1:00:48) TV show/podcast you've been enjoying?
(1:04:18) Your goals for the next few years? What's next?
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