Hey everyone, Can't wait for the workshop today! If you purchased a ticket (here's the link if you haven't yet) here's the access info: - When you signed up, you should have received an email with the subject: "Mastering.com Members Club invited you to join their community" - In this email, it will say "This invite grants you access to these courses:  Vocal Production Workshop with Austen Jux-Chandler" - Click the "JOIN NOW" button to unlock access - This will give you access to this course: https://www.skool.com/mastering/classroom/4938bb3a?md=98bd9c7323944a44afd76ad59534a5c6 - Once you have access to the course, you will also have access to the calendar event, where you can find the Zoom link and add the details to your personal calendar: https://www.skool.com/mastering/calendar?eid=5d8f05ba589d4c3eb8f20976963928c6&eoid=1772470800 - Replays will be posted inside the course 1-2hrs after we finish each day As a backup, we will also be sending the Zoom link directly to all registrants via email when the event starts. We will also send a direct link to the replays via email too in case you have any trouble with Skool. See you at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm Central European Time! Any questions, please email support@mastering.com Cheers, Rob

Today I begin my deep dive into the Moog Minimoog synthesizer! I have a feeling there’s someone out there who uses it every day… knows it very well… If you are that mysterious wizard, then I’m your student. If you’re not, welcome, let's be confused together. Let this new adventure begin! Today I already learned that it's monophonic, designed to produce: thick bass or fat leads. It follows signal chain: SOUND CREATION -> SOUND SHAPING -> VOLUME SHAPING

Check out this wonderful interview with Producer / Musician Charlie Puth... This was so wonderful. I felt like it is an interview that any of you musically creative types would appreciate. I personally adored it and had heard the name Charlie Puth but didn't really know him or his music. So check this out... Charlie Puth is a Producer and meticulous Songwriter whose knowledge of pop music runs deeper than your average chart topper. Charlie, who studied music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music, first gained widespread attention in 2015 with "See You Again," his collaboration with Wiz Khalifa for the Furious 7 soundtrack. The song earned him his first three Grammy nominations. Since then, he's released hits like "Attention," "We Don't Talk Anymore," and "One Call Away," while also writing and producing for other artists, including co-writing and co-producing "Stay" for The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber. His fourth album, Whatever's Clever!, comes out next month. On this episode, Justin Richmond talks to Charlie Puth about making Whatever's Clever! and the process of recording a song with Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. He discusses the clever way he convinced Kenny G to appear on the album. Puth sits down at the piano to demonstrate how gospel chords always find their way into pop music, revealing the harmonic foundations that shape his songwriting. https://youtu.be/iNCkO2WNds0?si=WG2exwIWhviF2N5y

While studying the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip, I stumbled on info that completely changed how I think about music production process. It defined my new direction where I want to go next in my journey -> dive deeper into producer skills of sound selection. It turned out, in the past engineers didn’t rely on endless plugins to fix a mix later.There was no “I’ll repair it in mixing” approach. Instead, they relied heavily on the quality of the source and the great sound selection so sounds fit together without forcing. Once it hit the SSL console and a few pieces of outboard gear, that was basically the mix. No 50 plugins. Quick mixing decisions for each channel. No endless tweaking. Just great sounds going in. I was like “whaaaat… only SSL console?” Suddenly I caught myself doing exactly that, relying heavily on forcing the sounds to fit together later in mixing. I realized I have absolutely no strategy in sound selection. It cannot be just “oh I like it”. So, that it's one of the most important lessons in this March 2026. Focusing now on new direction, on how producers are good at the sound selection. How to do it.

If any of you are having trouble booking check-ins, or are new to Mastering.com Membership, we've put together a new document that walks through the process of booking a session. (Standard and Premier Members can upgrade to VIP at https://skool.com/mastering/plans to receive Check-ins and access to other benefits) As a VIP member, you can book one Check-in session per calendar month for one on one mentoring. The sessions are in 15 minute increments and are for asking questions or reviewing tracks you are working on, both assignments from the curriculum and personal music. These sessions are open to members to join and view to learn from watching the mentor sessions. Please read this doc carefully for full instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TWVySVsg6QyOED7G9CVf8HtwAxDWHRSzy5ggTMwm0wU/edit?tab=t.0 Hope to see lots of you on calls soon.