People & Music Industry

Pascal Gabriel, aka Stubbleman, gives Kevin Paul an insight into his working methods, favourite studio equipment and shares some valuable advice to artists and producers looking to carve out a career in the music industry.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:31 - The Origins Of Stubbleman03:25 - Using Ambient Noises On The Record And Live05:17 - Working In A Studio 07:15 - What Makes A Good Producer?09:28 - Working With An Engineer11:29 - S'Express and Bomb The Bass13:53 - Success With Peach and Dido15:54 - Working With Top Line Writers 17:55 - Pushing Bands Out Of Their Comfort Zone20:46 - The Art Of Lyric Writing22:06 - Advice To New Artists24:30 - Favourite Piece Of Studio Kit27:09 - The No Phone RulePascal Gabriel BiogStubbleman is the alter ego of Pascal Gabriel, a Belgian-British composer and producer known for his genre-defying career. From a punk background, he became a key figure in the late ’80s UK Acid House/Breakbeat explosion, co-writing and producing "Theme from S'Express" and "Beat Dis" with Bomb The Bass, before collaborating with artists like Wire, EMF, Goldfrapp, Dido, Miss Kittin and Kylie.Returning to his electronic roots, he created Stubbleman, blending modular synthesis, found sounds and live instrumentation. His debut album, Mountains and Plains, captured the vast landscapes of a U.S. road trip in an ambient soundscape. His follow-up album, 1:46:43 - The Ventoux Trilogy, transforms the legendary Mont Ventoux cycling ascent into music, using real-time ride data to drive evolving synth sequences.http://melophobia.com/https://www.facebook.com/stubblemanmusic/https://www.instagram.com/stubblemanmusic/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOLb3yT9AQhByo2UYvZspogKevin Paul BiogKevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica. After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrapp’s “Felt Mountain”, David Bowie’s “Hours” and Nick Cave’s “No More Shall We Part”. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Moby’s “Hotel”, Goldfrapp’s “Black Cherry“ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.http://www.kevin-paul.com/Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

In this chat, Steve Dub shares insights into his workflow as a producer, discussing his ongoing work with The Chemical Brothers, his love of experimentation and how he adapts his methods to mixing in the box.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:42 - Konk And Stone Roses04:27 - Working With George Holt 09:16 - Developing A Personal Style12:50 - Adapting Old Workflows For DAWs16:02 - The Chemical Brothers19:35 - Studio Collaborations / Genres22:52 - Mixing For Moby And The Orbital28:20 - Listening To Music30:07 - Approaching A New Mix33:05 - Sidechaining / Mixing In The Box39:25 - Favourite Piece Of Equipment43:16 - Things To Avoid In The Studio45:34 - Experimenting With A MixSteve Dub BiogSteve Dub is a five-time GRAMMY Award-winning producer, mixer, programmer and songwriter. Emerging from the underground dance music scene of the early 1990s, he has worked with major artists over the past two decades, including UNKLE, Roots Manuva, The Chemical Brothers, New Order, The Prodigy, Leftfield, Primal Scream, Orbital, Beth Orton, Moby and Underworld.Kevin Paul BiogKevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica. After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrapp’s “Felt Mountain”, David Bowie’s “Hours” and Nick Cave’s “No More Shall We Part”. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Moby’s “Hotel”, Goldfrapp’s “Black Cherry“ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.http://www.kevin-paul.com/Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

Dave McCracken talks to Kevin Paul about his impressive career as a songwriter and Producer, from his early years at Sarm Studios with Trevor Horn, where he worked with Ian Brown and Depeche Mode, before being signed to Roc Nation, where he recorded with various Hip Hop artists and co-wrote two tracks that were recorded by Beyoncé.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:26 - Helping New Bands04:53 - Working With Goldie08:47 - Sarm Studios And Ian Brown09:52 - The Role Of The Producer12:11 - Achieving Realism With MIDI14:45 - Learning Through Experience17:57 - Working With Beyoncé20:14 - Getting Bands To Relax In The Studio22:01 - Contributing To Lyrics23:16 - Favourite Plug-ins26:29 - Having An End Destination For A Track In MindDave McCracken BiogDave McCracken is a songwriter and producer who launched his career at Sarm West studios. He's worked on four Ian Brown solo albums - Golden Greats, Music Of The Spheres, Solarized and My Way.Later he was signed to Roc Nation as a producer, where he worked with various Hip Hop artists. His songwriting collaboration with Amanda Ghost resulted in two songs being placed on the Beyoncé album "I Am... Sasha Fierce". He has also worked with Kanye West, Mr Hudson, Depeche Mode, Seal, Chrissie Hynde, Hugo, Ohland, Swimdeep, Sports Team, Pip Blom and Sebastian Schub.More recently Dave has started to assist in the development of new, upcoming bands.https://www.instagram.com/mccracken23/Kevin Paul BiogKevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica. After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrapp’s “Felt Mountain”, David Bowie’s “Hours” and Nick Cave’s “No More Shall We Part”. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Moby’s “Hotel”, Goldfrapp’s “Black Cherry“ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.http://www.kevin-paul.com/Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

Betty Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Apogee Electronics, along with renowned engineer Bob Clearmountain, chat with Sam Inglis during a recent visit to London to talk about the 40-year history of Apogee and to give a teaser of their first product releases in five years which debut at NAMM 2025.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:54 - Founding Apogee03:26 - Bob Clearmountain's First Apogee Product 06:12 - Developing The First Converters 10:12 - Adapting To Hard Disk Recording13:28 - Launching The Duet Interface19:25 - Switching From High-End To Mass Marketing Products21:30 - From Firewire To Thunderbolt And Other Formats24:09 - Symphony Desktop And New Features29:07 - The Popularity Of Atmos32:30 - The HypeMiC37:21 - Trade War And Tariffs40:31 - Incorporating AI44:45 - Apogee's 40th AnniversaryApogee BiogIn 1985 Apogee founders Betty Bennett, Bruce Jackson and Christof Heidelberger developed technology that addressed the inherent brittleness and distortion heard on the new listening medium of the day, compact discs (CDs). Apogee’s unique 924 and 944 anti-aliasing filters were used in high-end Sony and Mitsubishi digital recording systems to make the CD format sound warmer and more like analogue. These Apogee products were important factors in the acceptance and acceleration of early digital recording and forever established Apogee as a leader in the field.Apogee continues to innovate with technologies and products for the home recording market, starting with Duet and Ensemble interfaces, followed by MiC and JAM, the first pro products for iOS recording. More recently they have introduced the Symphony Desktop interface and HypeMiC to their range.https://apogeedigital.com/Sam Inglis BiogEditor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

Grammy Award-winning producer Matt Lawrence gives us a fun insight into his early years in the industry as an assistant producer, and offers a valuable selection of tips and ideas for launching a successful studio career today.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:35 - Working At Metropolis02:26 - Recording Van Morrison05:02 - Capturing A Moment07:10 - The Craft Of Recording09:34 - Learning From Others 13:32 - Musical Interests15:04 - Getting Into The Industry Today19:08 - Starting A Mix22:40 - Time Spent On A Mix24:25 - The Importance Of Pre-Production 26:55 - Different Approaches To The Same Mix28:56 - Dither And Delay#SSL #NeveMatt Lawrence BiogMatt Lawrence is a GRAMMY Award-winning mixer, producer and engineer who has worked on some of the most influential records of the past 20 years, contributing to over 11 billion streams worldwide. Matt is also a certified Dolby Atmos mix-engineer. Credits include Adele, Amy Winehouse, Bat For Lashes, Black Eyed Peas, Ellie Goulding, Foals, Frank Turner, Flowerovlove, George Ezra, Declan J Donovan, Laura Marling, Tom Chaplin, Tom Walker, Kodaline, You Me At Six, Macy Gray, Mumford & Sons, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sande, Sugababes, Beverley Knight, Katherine Jenkins, Keane, One Direction, Robbie Williams, Scissor Sisters, Kylie, Eric Clapton, Shirley Bassey, Joan Armatrading, George Michael, The Who, The White Stripes, The Vaccines, Van Morrisson, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Paloma Faith and Groove Armada. It was for his work on Mumford & Sons ‘Babel’ album, that won Matt a Grammy. Debuting at number one on both sides of the Atlantic, it has since gone 4x Platinum in the UK and has sold over 2.5 million copies in the US alone.Starting out at Van Morrison’s studio in Bath, Matt worked on no less than seven of his studio albums, as well as with other artists such as Annie Lenox, Paul Weller and Stereophonics. Following a move to London’s Metropolis Studios, Matt rose through the ranks to Chief Engineer, working with acts such as U2, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Joe Cocker and Garbage, as well as more leftfield artists such as Bjork, DJ Shadow, Goldie and Jeff Beck. Honing his skills working alongside such a variety of high calibre producers and mixers has given Matt an almost unrivalled education and experience in making records. Names such as Sir George Martin, Gus Dudgeon, Marius DeVries, Butch Vig, Steve Osborne, Ben Hillier, Guy Sigsworth, Alan Moulder, Gary Langan, Nellee Hooper, Michael Kamen, Bill Price, Norman Cook, Mark Ronson, Justin Timberlake, Timberland and Will.i.am have all had a direct influence on his career. Although Matt’s work has already contributed to many hit records internationally, he also enjoys working with new and up and coming artists from an early stage in their careers. Matt’s vast background in immersive and surround sound mixing allowed an easy transition into Dolby Atmos, where he has mixed albums for a wide range of clients, such as Lumineers, Mumford & Sons to NSG. Matt has also established himself as a ‘go-to’ for Live broadcast mix supervision, where during the busy festival season (namely Glastonbury, Reading and R1BW) he works alongside the artist and the BBC to ensure that the performances stand out as timeless concert classics. The ever-increasing client list who’s benefited include a wide range of artists such as George Ezra, Arctic Monkeys, Declan McKenna, Confidence Man to The Last Dinner Party. Matt’s production and mix work continues apace with current productions for Finnegan Tui and Olivier Martin and mixes for Jack Garratt and Flowerovlove.https://www.matt-music.com/Kevin Paul BiogKevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica. After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrapp’s “Felt Mountain”, David Bowie’s “Hours” and Nick Cave’s “No More Shall We Part”. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Moby’s “Hotel”, Goldfrapp’s “Black Cherry“ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.http://www.kevin-paul.com/Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

Universal Audio - Behind The BrandAs CEO of Universal Audio, Bill Putnam Jr has pioneered some of the most important innovations of the last 35 years. In conversation with Sound On Sound's Sam Inglis, he traces the Universal Audio story back to its founding by his father Bill Putnam Sr in 1958. We hear how and why Bill Jr decided to relaunch the Universal Audio brand, and how they moved from meticulously recreating Bill Sr's analogue designs to cutting-edge digital modelling, culminating in today's launch of the latest generation of Apollo recording interfaces.Chapters(00:00) - - Introduction (00:25) - - Bill Putnam Sr. (04:24) - - A Natural Entrepreneur (05:49) - - From Physics To Electrical Engineering (10:44) - - Early Technological Hurdles (12:46) - - Digitally Emulating Analogue Equipment (14:39) - - The Challenges Of Emulating Tape And Speakers (17:35) - - The SHARC Processing Chip (18:18) - - The Endurance Of DSP Platforms (20:44) - - Developing The Apollo Audio Interface (21:47) - - The Advantages Of Thunderbolt (23:16) - - Adding DANTE To The x16D (25:02) - - The New Generation Of Apollo Interfaces (26:09) - - Multichannel Speaker Calibration With Sonarworks (28:21) - - Getting Digital Corrective EQ Accepted (29:43) - - Townsend Labs And Mic Modelling (30:40) - - The Bock Microphone Range (32:26) - - The Motivation For Creating LUNA (36:55) - - Developing Products For Guitarists (38:46) - - The Next Steps For Universal Audio #ApolloInterface #Sonarworks #x16DUniversal Audio BiogUniversal Audio was founded in 1958 by Bill Putnam Sr., a passionate innovator and favourite recording engineer of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and more. Putnam was the inventor of the modern recording console, the multi-band audio equaliser and the vocal booth, and he was the first engineer to use artificial reverberation in commercial recording. Alongside his friend Les Paul, he was also involved in the early development of stereophonic recording. Many of his legendary studio and equipment designs are still in use today.Universal Audio was re-founded in 1999 by Bill's sons, James Putnam, a skilled audio engineer and Bill Putnam Jr, who earned a degree in Electrical Engineering. Their two main goals were to faithfully reproduce classic analogue recording equipment in the tradition of their father and to design new digital recording tools with the sound and spirit of vintage analogue technology. Their award-winning products include the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform and the Apollo audio interface, first introduced in 2012. Universal Audio is headquartered near Silicon Valley in Scotts Valley, California. A few miles away in Santa Cruz is the Universal Audio Custom Shop, where their classic analog gear is still hand-built, one unit at a time.Sam Inglis BiogEditor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

Mix Engineer and Producer Caesar Edmunds talks to Kevin Paul about his route into the industry via formal education at LIPA, before gaining work experience with Alan Moulder at Battery Studios which earned him a permanent position as an Assistant Engineer. He now works out of his own Dolby Atmos approved studio in London.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:45 - Education And Work Experience05:44 - Moving From LIPA To The Studio09:02 - Working For Alan Moulder13:00 - Moving To Own Studio Space13:33 - How To Approach A Mix16:17 - Enhancing Drums And Guitars18:19 - Listening Carefully And Getting The Right Feel 21:04 - Mixbus Setup22:50 - Favourite Hardware And Plug-ins24:21 - Using Your Ears And Your Eyes To Mix25:34 - Looking After Your Health In The Studio Caesar Edmunds BiogCaesar Edmunds is a Grammy Award winning mixer, engineer & record producer based in London. He trained at the Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts (LIPA), gained work experience at Battery Studios assisting Alan Moulder and won the MPG Breakthrough Engineer Of The Year award in 2020. He now works out of his own Dolby Atmos approved studio in London.Caesar has worked with artists such as Beach House, Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, The Killers, St Vincent, Ozzy Osbourne, Foals, Code Orange, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Wet Leg, Ride, Suede, Two Door Cinema Club, The Last Dinner Party and Hinds.https://www.caesaredmunds.com/ Kevin Paul BiogKevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica. After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrapp’s “Felt Mountain”, David Bowie’s “Hours” and Nick Cave’s “No More Shall We Part”. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Moby’s “Hotel”, Goldfrapp’s “Black Cherry“ and more for DVD.In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.http://www.kevin-paul.com/Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts