About this episode

Toby Lloyd discusses the therapeutic aspects of the studio environment and shares insights on music production and mixing techniques.

Toby Lloyd is a Music Producer, Studio Owner, Mixing Engineer, Artist, and Film Score Mixer from New Zealand who has worked with artists such as Shapeshifter, Nightmares on Wax, Hollie Smith, Blindspott, and Stan Walker, and has also worked on films like Avatar 2, The Hobbit Trilogy, and Hunt For The Wilderpeople. He runs Tiny Triumph Recordings, a bespoke rooftop recording studio in the heart of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. He has also started releasing music under the artist name Paper Mountains, which blends folk, soul, and pop music, and is about to release his debut album in July. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Why he almost quit the industry entirely and what stopped him The one thing that makes or breaks your relationship with clients (it's not your mix) Why the studio is a therapeutic space, and what that means for how you work with artists Why your mixes feel flat even when the individual sounds are good The low-end approach Toby uses to stop kick and bass from fighting each other What film audio teaches you about stereo mixing that most engineers never learn Why he EQs guitars based on what it does to the vocal, not what it does to the guitar To learn more…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Indovina

Guest: Toby Lloyd

Topics covered

• music production
• studio environment
• therapeutic space
• mixing techniques
• client relationships
• film audio

Keywords

• music producer
• mixing engineer
• studio owner
• therapeutic space
• mixing techniques
• client relationships
• low-end approach
• EQ techniques
• film audio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tiny Triumph Recordings

Books & works: Avatar 2, The Hobbit Trilogy, Hunt For The Wilderpeople

Places: New Zealand, Wellington

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