Live with Matt Rad Podcast

LWMR #82 | Q&A w Jon Castelli from 2022-02-08T20:00

Matt and Jon chat about clippers, compression, creating an ideal studio environment for clients, and how to decide how far out of your comfort zone to travel creatively. Streamed live on Instagr...

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LWMR #81 | Cian Riordan from 2022-02-03T20:00

Matt and Cian talk about ideal recording spaces, his studio construction, speakers, and getting paid on projects. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on February 1, 2022.
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LWMR #80 | Q&A w Jon Castelli from 2022-01-26T22:00

Matt and Jon talk about clipping plug-ins, what it takes to have a career in music at the highest levels, inspiration vs perspiration, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January...

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LWMR #79 | Q&A w Jon Castelli from 2022-01-19T17:00

Matt and Jon go deep about subtractive vs additive EQ, talk about mixing your own productions, and then do a long debate about mastering and the role of mastering engineers. Streamed live on Ins...

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LWMR #78 | Q&A w Jon Castelli from 2022-01-12T16:00

Matt and Jon talk about the holiday break, learning to network and self promote, 1980s sound records and the new The Weeknd album, reverbs, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on Ja...

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LWMR #77 | BAINZ from 2022-01-04T20:00

Bainz and Matt talk mix buss, clipping, marathon tracking session with Young Thug, vocal mixing, and beard products. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on January 4, 2022.
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LWMR #76 | TEEZIO from 2021-12-28T16:00

Matt and Teezio talk about how Teezio preps for a Chris Brown vocal tracking session, transitions into mixing for other artists, his monitoring setup, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matth...

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LWMR #75 | ACOUSTICS w Ruairí&Spider from 2021-12-14T15:00

Ruairí and Spider from Unf*ck Projects come on to talk about acoustics! We talk studio building philosophy, clouds, speaker position, and much more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on Dec...

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LWMR #74 | Q&A w Jon Castelli from 2021-12-09T00:00

Matt and Jon talk about working and communicating on crazy deadlines, how to record and mix bright pop vocals, some thoughts on mental health, and some discussion about Jon's mixes for Grac...

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LWMR #73 | Q&A catchup w Jon Castelli from 2021-12-01T13:00

Matt and Jon catch up after two weeks off, talking about the grammys and taking your questions about loudness, gear, moving to LA, how to set rates for mixing and production, and listening to yo...

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LWMR #72 | The Future Of LWMR with Jon Castelli from 2021-11-10T11:00

Matt and Jon spend the first 40 minutes brainstorming with the chat about how to expand what they're doing, how to educate people through master classes, twitch, or live events , and how to...

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LWMR #71 | Jon Castelli from 2021-11-03T12:00

Matt and Jon talk about making albums feel cohesive, going to school for producing and engineering, mixing on headphones, and working on different genres of music. Streamed live on Instagram @ma...

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LWMR #70 | BAINZ from 2021-10-27T16:00

Matt and Bainz talk about Bainz's work on "Punk," the #1 album from Young Thug. They get into details of the recording process, Thug going back to the rough mixes, and some detail...

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LWMR #69 | Jon Castelli from 2021-10-20T19:00

Matt and Jon talk about studio snacks, mixing live bass, dealing with challenging demo vocals, and whether or not they'd recommend their careers to other people.
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LWMR #68 | Jon Castelli from 2021-10-12T16:00

Matt and Jon talk about computer specs and backups, social media and the difficulty of multitasking, working with self destructive artists, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on Oc...

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LWMR #67 | Jon Castelli from 2021-09-29T16:00

Matt and Jon spend the hour talking about Jon's two week break, Matt's computer dying and how to set up backup computers and drives, Jon's mixes on @lilnasx and @g_eazy, and a lon...

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LWMR #66 | PETER ASHER from 2021-09-22T14:00

Matt and Peter chat for an hour about producing records, passion, music technology, and Peter Asher's work with artists like James Taylor, Diana Ross, Linda Ronstadt, Cher, Robin Williams, ...

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LWMR #65 | TEEZIO from 2021-09-08T22:00

Matt and Teezio talk about work ethic, mixing pop vs hip hop, Teezio's work on @lilnasx "Industry Baby," his recording and mixing process with @chrisbrownofficial and more! Stream...

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LWMR #64 | ASSISTANTS w Jon Castelli from 2021-08-25T19:00

Matt and Jon talk about assistants for the full hour. They talk about roles, hiring, their own experience being assistants, and what having a mentor teaches you. Streamed live on Instagram @matt...

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LWMR #63 | Jon Castelli Q&A from 2021-08-12T13:00

Matt and Jon talk about perfectionism, mixing for Spotify, Jon's work on the new @leonbridgesofficial album, and Matt's time working in London. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad o...

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LWMR #62 | Jon Castelli Q&A from 2021-08-04T14:00

Matt and Jon go in on Jon's mixes on @thekidlaroi album, studio ergonomics, tape machines, saturation plugins, and Jon's manifesto on how records should sound in 2021 and beyond. Strea...

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LWMR #61 | Jon Castelli Q&A from 2021-07-21T15:00

Matt and Jon chat about work ethic, careers, sacrifice, and friendships, and they get into a discussion about Dolby Atmos at the end. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 20, 2021
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LWMR #60 | Jon Castelli Q&A from 2021-07-10T10:00

Matt and Jon talk about mobile writing and producing setups, the value of working with limitations, demoitis, and using filtering in mixing. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 7, 202...

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LWMR #59 | Jon Castelli Q&A from 2021-06-23T18:00

Matt and Jon take your questions about Dolby Atmos, in the box mixing, oversampling, vocal mics, and communicating with artists in the studio. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on June 22, ...

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LWMR #58 | Jon Castelli from 2021-06-16T17:00

Matt and Jon talk about balancing day jobs in music, some secrets about being a finisher, and they get into a healthy disagreement about the future of music at the end. Streamed live on Instagra...

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LWMR #57 | Jon Castelli from 2021-06-09T14:00

Matt and Jon answer questions about "making it," running a commercial studio, engineering as a career, and a bunch of technical talk about reverb and time based effects. Streamed live ...

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LWMR #56 | TEEZIO from 2021-06-02T18:00

Matt and Teezio talk for the full hour about his journey as a tracking and mixing engineer with Chris Brown, Chris's recording chain, how to put in reps to build your skills, and removing y...

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LWMR #55 | Jon Castelli from 2021-05-26T23:00

Matt and Jon go deep about the business side of music, comparing your success to others, and passion vs money. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on May 25, 2021.
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LWMR #54 | Jon Castelli from 2021-05-19T14:00

Jon Castelli is back after a week off where he was busy mixing a full album and doing 11-hour tracking days simultaneously. They talk about his crazy week, about his second billboard top 10, and...

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LWMR #53 | BAINZ (+ TEEZIO) from 2021-05-12T20:00

Matt and Bainz talk about preparation and studio workflow, relationships outside of music, and discuss a bit about loudness and low end. Then Teezio joins for the last 15 minutes to say hello an...

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LWMR #52 | Jon Castelli from 2021-05-05T10:00

Matt and Jon talk about friendship in the music industry, how to gauge whether your music sounds good, and some thoughts about ear training for production and mixing. Streamed live on Instagram ...

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LWMR #51 | BAINZ from 2021-05-02T12:00

Matt talks to Bainz about his work recording and mixing Slime Language 2, working with Young Thug and the Young Stoner Life family, and shares details about his vocal chain and mixing process. S...

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LWMR #50 | ULTIMATE Q&A w/ Jon Castelli from 2021-04-28T19:00

Matt and Jon take all your questions that they normally don't like answering, which means Jon talks in detail about his vocal mixing setup and his mix buss. It's all there for you! Str...

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LWMR #49 | Jon Castelli from 2021-04-21T16:00

Jon and Matt talk about the new Young Thug album, they talk about the importance of building a creative family, and answer some questions about Ableton and finishing records. Streamed live on In...

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LWMR #48 | Jon Castelli from 2021-04-14T17:00

Matt and Jon talk cooking and mixing, the difficulties of dealing with the business side of music at every level, and some secrets about mixing and producing transitions and downbeats. Streamed ...

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LWMR #47 | Cian Riordan from 2021-04-06T14:00

Matt and Cian chat for an hour about vocal chains, converters, networking, building studios, and their time working under Eric Valentine at Barefoot recording. Streamed live on Instagram @matthe...

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LWMR #46 | COMPRESSION w Jon Castelli from 2021-03-31T22:00

Matt and Jon talk about compression for the full hour. Yup. They go in. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 30, 2021
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LWMR #45 | Jon Castelli&Cian Riordan from 2021-03-24T23:00

Matt and Jon chat a bit about analog vs ITB summing and AI mixing tools, then they bring on Cian Riordan to talk about mixing with Dolby Atmos and the relationship between producers and mixers. ...

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LWMR #44 | GRAMMYS w Jon Castelli from 2021-03-17T16:00

Matt and Jon talk at length about the Grammys, a bit about vinyl, and about the direction that music making and technology is heading. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on March 16, 2021 Listen

LWMR #43 | Jon Castelli from 2021-03-11T00:00

Matt and Jon talk about extended creative breaks, making mixes that translate, how they think about full album projects, and some details on @thekidlaroi's EP that Jon mixed. Streamed live ...

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LWMR #42 | Jon Castelli from 2021-03-03T13:00

Matt and Jon talk about colors and mixing terminology, then spend the last 30 minutes talking about recording schools and how to learn to make records. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on ...

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LWMR #41 | MIXING TERMS 101 Pt. 2 w Jon Castelli from 2021-02-24T21:00

Matt and Jon talk about music terms again for an hour, getting deep into some mixing discussion at the end. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on February 23, 2021
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LWMR #40 MIXING TERMS 101 w Jon Castelli from 2021-02-17T16:00

Matt and Jon spend the full hour defining mixing terminology like "warm", "punchy", "bright", "presence", and "muddy". Streamed live on Instagra...

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LWMR #39 | Jon Castelli from 2021-02-11T01:00

Matt and Jon talk about learning new skills, how to utilize breaks and sleep to maximize your potential, and the importance of having an array of skills and experience to be great at making musi...

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LWMR #38 | Jon Castelli from 2021-02-03T18:00

Matt and Jon answer your questions about working hours, the importance of a fun monitoring setup, the 10,000 hours rule, and reverbs and delays in the mix. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad...

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LWMR #37 | LOUDNESS Pt. 2 w Jon Castelli from 2021-01-27T14:00

Matt and Jon talk about loudness for a second full hour. They discuss clipper and limiters, how to determine and make space for the important elements of a mix, and some discussion on transients...

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LWMR #36 | LOUDNESS Pt.1 w Jon Castelli from 2021-01-20T16:00

Matt and Jon talk about loudness for the full hour. They start with definitions and a technical discussion, and get into a longer conversation about expertise and communication. Streamed live on...

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LWMR #35 | Jon Castelli from 2021-01-13T20:00

Matt and Jon chat about their favorite records that they've worked on, their weaknesses as record makers, and how to make decisions on gear. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on Januar...

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LWMR #34 | Jon Castelli from 2021-01-06T19:00

Matt and Jon take your questions for the first stream of 2021! They talk about vocal chains, mixing and production templates, monitors and studio design, and a bit about career goals. Streamed l...

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LWMR #33 | MEDITATION w Jon Castelli from 2020-12-23T12:00

Matt and Jon talk about meditation for the full hour, including their practices, how it's helped them in work and life, and Matt's journey of 60 days in a row with an hour silent medit...

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LWMR #32 | Jon Castelli from 2020-12-16T21:00

Matt and Jon chat and take your questions for the full hour, talking about clip gaining vocals in a mix, ways to keep your mental and physical health strong, the great Chris Lord-Alge, and a lot...

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LWMR #31 | MIXING VOCALS PT 2 w Jon Castelli from 2020-12-09T16:00

Matt and Jon spend another hour talking about vocal mixing, diving into parallel compression, clip gain, and putting the time in to build your own vocal chain. Streamed live on Instagram @matthe...

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LWMR #30 | MIXING VOCALS w Jon Castelli from 2020-12-02T12:00

Matt and Jon spend the full hour talking about mixing vocals! They start with some fundamentals and definitions, then get into techniques about treating lead vs background vocals, time based eff...

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LWMR #29 | Jon Castelli from 2020-11-25T18:00

Matt and Jon talk about Jon's planned 2021 pivot to more engineering, why long term collaborative relationships are so important, some details on vocal mixing, and Jon goes a record 38 minu...

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LWMR #28 | VOCAL PRODUCTION with Matt Beckley 2 from 2020-11-23T15:00

Matt and Matt chat for the second time about vocals! We get into vocal chains, reverbs and delays, comping techniques, using guitar pedals on vocals, and more. Streamed live on Instagram @matthe...

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LWMR #27 | Jon Castelli from 2020-11-19T11:00

Matt and Jon chat about the passing of legendary engineer Bruce Swedien, some of their favorite records from the past, lots of details about limiters, Jon's vocal mixing chain on @thekidlar...

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LWMR #26 - MUSIC BUSINESS PT 2 w Jon Castelli from 2020-11-11T14:00

Matt and Jon do round two of talking about the music business, getting into longer conversations about fees and royalties, how to discuss money with clients and collaborators, and how to make de...

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Live with Matt Rad #25 - MUSIC BUSINESS w Jon Castelli from 2020-11-05T10:00

Matt and Jon talk about the music business for the full hour. They touch on managers, lawyers, working on spec, career arc, and they give short histories of their careers. Streamed live on Insta...

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Live with Matt Rad #24 - Jon Castelli from 2020-10-28T11:00

Matt and Jon go deep on the stresses and challenges in making records, starting with Jon's current need to deliver 3 mixes today that he doesn't have files for yet. We talk a bit about...

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Live with Matt Rad #23 - LOW END w Jon Castelli from 2020-10-21T11:00

Matt and Jon spend a full hour on low end, including discussions about mixing, programming, saturation, loudness, 808s, pitch, and translating mixes. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on Oc...

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Live with Matt Rad #22 - Jon Castelli from 2020-10-20T00:00

Matt and Jon go deep on eq and multiband dynamics, mixing organic vs synthetic sounds, meditation apps, and some of their favorite production and mixing peers. Streamed live on Instagram @matthe...

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Live with Matt Rad #21 - FINISHING w Jon Castelli from 2020-10-16T12:00

Matt and Jon spend the full hour talking about finishing records, what it means to be a finisher, and how you know when a record is DONE. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on September 29, ...

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Live with Matt Rad #20 - Jon Castelli from 2020-10-12T22:00

Matt and Jon chat about motivation, friends and family not understanding their careers, and how they met their mentors. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on September 22, 2020
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Live with Matt Rad #19 - Matt Beckley from 2020-10-05T16:00

Matt chats with Matt Beckley for a full hour on vocals! They talk vocal production, microphones and vocal chains, and the psychology of record making. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on S...

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Live with Matt Rad #18 - Jon Castelli from 2020-10-04T15:00

Matt and Jon talk about drum sample packs, low end phasing and eq, and many thoughts about monitoring! Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on September 15, 2020
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Live with Matt Rad #17 - GAIN STAGING from 2020-10-02T13:00

Matt and Jon discuss gain staging for the full hour! This was heavily requested, so hopefully we answered most of your questions. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on September 8, 2020
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Live with Matt Rad #16 - Jon Castelli Q&A from 2020-10-01T12:00

Matt and Jon answer your questions about guitar amp simulators, monitor controllers, what to charge as a mixer and producer, and how to say no. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 4...

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Live with Matt Rad #15 - Jon Castelli Q&A from 2020-09-29T14:00

Matt and Jon answer questions about Matt's new studio setup, passion and joy vs money in a career arc, and lots about high end clarity without harshness. Streamed live on Instagram @matthew...

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Live with Matt Rad #14 - Jon Castelli Q&A from 2020-09-25T18:00

Matt and Jon answer your questions about Matt's new studio setup, passion and joy vs money in a career arc, and lots about high end clarity without harshness.. Streamed live on Instagram @m...

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Live with Matt Rad #13 - Jon Castelli Q&A from 2020-09-24T11:00

Matt and Jon do another round of Q&A. They talk reverb and delay plugins, saturation and transient relationship, working with dense productions, and of course a bit about food and meditation...

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Live with Matt Rad #12 - Jon Castelli Q&A from 2020-09-22T20:00

Matt and Jon do their first proper Q&A! Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on August 4, 2020
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Live with Matt Rad #11 - Jon Castelli from 2020-09-20T15:00

Matt and Jon talk deadlines, career arc, and get a little emo talking about people trying to come up in the industry during the pandemic.. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 28, 2020...

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Live with Matt Rad #10 - Donut from 2020-09-14T21:00

Matt and Donut talk about building momentum as a producer, using different programs to make beats, and inspiring yourself with your setup. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 28, 2020...

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Live with Matt Rad #9 - Jon Castelli from 2020-09-13T15:00

Matt and Jon talk about confidence, diet and exercise, and some of the psychology of the record making process. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 21, 2020
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Live with Matt Rad #8 - Jon Castelli from 2020-09-01T15:00

Matt and Jon talk about living in LA for mixing and production work, density and arrangement in mixes, and low end low end low end. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 14, 2020
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Live with Matt Rad #7 - Jon Castelli from 2020-08-31T17:00

Matt and Jon talk about setting up your digital creative environment, workflow, how to develop taste, and Jon actually lists his go-to plugins. Streamed live on Instagram @matthewrad on July 7, ...

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Live with Matt Rad #6 - Harmonics and Saturation with Jon Castelli from 2020-08-04T17:00

Matt and Jon spend the full hour discussing harmonics, harmonic distortion, saturation, and how they both use them to produce and mix.
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Live with Matt Rad #5 - Jon Castelli from 2020-08-04T17:00

Jon and Matt chat about ego, creating a comfortable creative environment, and Jon goes into details about his mix on Khalid's "Talk"
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