The Attack & Release Show

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

168 episodes of The Attack & Release Show since the first episode, which aired on January 17th, 2018.

  • Episode 24: LUFS & Normalization FOLLOW-UP (Part 2)

    October 24th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 13 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam take a step back and follow-up on the controversial LUFS & Normalization episode recorded earlier in 2018.

  • Episode 23: The Destructive Nature of Negative Thinking

    October 10th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 2 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how toxic and destructive negative thinking is to you as a person, your relationships as well as your business.

  • Episode 22: Entitlement

    September 26th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  57 mins 54 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss the concept of "entitlement" in today's music industry.

  • Episode 21: Marketing in 2018

    September 12th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 17 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how you should be marketing yourself and your studio in 2018.

  • Episode 20: Criticism, Feedback and Revisions

    August 29th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 6 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss how to handle criticism, feedback, and revisions like a professional.

  • Episode 19: SUCCESS

    August 15th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 40 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss what they believe "success" is and the key to being "successful".

  • Episode 18: Workflow & Turnaround Time

    August 1st, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 8 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss their workflow, turnaround times and the importance of communication with clients.

  • Episode 17: Brad Blackwood - Euphonic Masters Interview

    July 18th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  58 mins 38 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam have the honor of interviewing Grammy Award-winning and Pensado Award recipient Brad Blackwood of Euphonic Masters (Memphis, TN).

  • Episode 16: The Best Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

    July 4th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  46 mins 33 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss what they believe is the best digital audio workstation (DAW) is for mixing and mastering.

  • Episode 15: So You Want A Full-Time Audio Career

    June 20th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 15 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk and discuss what they think it takes to make "the leap" into a full-time audio career.

  • Episode 14: Room Acoustics and Monitoring

    June 6th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 36 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss the importance of room acoustics, monitoring and how building a proper sounding room will help you create a better end-product for your clients.

  • Episode 13: How To Pick A Mastering Engineer

    May 23rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 14 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss mastering, why it is important and what qualities you should be looking for in a mastering engineer.

  • Episode 12: Spotify and the Devaluation of Music

    May 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 10 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about Spotify and discuss if streaming platforms devalue music. Bonus Round: Sam talks about that time he used Streamify to boost his song.

  • Episode 11: LUFS and Normalization

    April 25th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 25 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss the LUFS system of metering (Loudness Units Full Scale), normalization and if normalization is the future, why we shouldn't half-a$$ it.

  • Episode 10: The Art of Listening

    April 11th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 2 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    In music production listening is paramount. Everyone is talking about listening and how important this skill is, however one aspect of that seems to be overlooked time and time again. Matt and Sam dive into the art of listening to clients in order to best serve them.

    Sam's Blog on Listening:

    http://www.mosesmastering.com/blog/2017/3/17/listening

  • Episode 9: HOW TO GET CLIENTS!

    March 28th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 11 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam answer a listener-generated question about the art of getting and keeping clients in the current music industry.