How Did You Build Your Studio Career?

How Did You Build Your Studio Career?

From People & Music Industry by Sound On Sound

August 18, 2025 · 49 min

About this episode

A roundtable discussion featuring top London-based Producer Engineers sharing their journeys in the music industry.

MixBus Live @ GearFest UK 2025 Four top London-based Producer Engineers take part in this lively roundtable discussion with MixBus host Kevin Paul. Talking about how they got started in the industry and revealing how they got to work with some of the world’s top artists such as Ellie Goulding, Placebo, Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and London Grammar to name but a few. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:53 - Reasons For Getting Into Music Production 19:09 - The Reality Of Working In A Studio 20:59 - Working Your Way Up In A Studio 22:39 - Employing Studio Staff 25:55 - More Females In The Industry 28:05 - Making Yourself Indispensable And Networking 41:00 - Managing A Successful Career Tim Bran Biog Tim Bran began his production career in his own studio in Guernsey where he grew up. He then worked in the legendary Fallout Shelter Studios at Island Records in London where he collaborated with artists such as Julian Cope, Mica Paris, Omar and ex-Big Audio Dynamite band Screaming Target (with whom he formed an alliance and created the seminal dub/ambient band Dreadzone later on). He toured for ten years then decided he needed to be in his home from home- the studio - so gave up touring and…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Paul

Guest: Tim Bran

Topics covered

  • studio career
  • music production
  • industry insights
  • networking
  • female representation
  • artist collaboration

Keywords

  • music production
  • studio career
  • producer engineers
  • networking
  • female representation
  • artist collaboration
  • MixBus Live

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MixBus, GearFest UK

Books & works: If You Wait

Places: London, Guernsey, Island Records

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