Joining me today is Carolyn Regula, aka The Cell Doll! I saw Carolyn talking on her YouTube channel talking about building a booth for home recording, and I knew that we should have a conversation about that! We talk all about her career as a cellist, our favorite metal bands, and about her journey to becoming a home recording artist. I guarantee you will learn interesting things about recording, and have a ball laughing along with us. The Cello Doll website: https://www.cellodoll.com/ The Cello Doll Social Medias: https://www.facebook.com/thecellodoll/ https://www.instagram.com/thecellodoll/ https://www.youtube.com/@CelloDoll https://www.tiktok.com/@thecellodoll Check out her latest single: https://open.spotify.com/album/5qq0oYxougANW8RHhTqpEJ?si=Yt_bBXd9QUmFe6Mx6k3G9A --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

Pete came back! This time, we talk about Pete's solo career, but we do talk a little about No More Kings. Pete has released 4 albums and half a dozen singles spanning the last 9 years. We go into his process for production, how his solo stuff alters from No More Kings, and a few nerdy tangents. Oh, and if you listened to the last episode with Pete, you might remember that I tried to set up and interview a Robo Petey, but it didn't work out very well. So for this episode, I interviewed Pete inside a soundproof room inside of a Faraday cage. I am certain that Robo Petey will not find out about it. Find Pete's stuff here, including his artwork https://daspetey.bandcamp.com/ http://www.daspetey.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/daspetey Or listen to him on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wIOhOQ25lu76ffjsbDFCN?si=b9BWZRUbSNGNAhUqGLtppg Follow him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/petemitchellmusic Join his Patreon https://www.patreon.com/daspetey --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

Who is Aaron? Why does he do audio? Come find out in this episode of Michael's Mixdown. Today's guest, Aaron Willis, has nearly 30 years of audio experience and joins me in this episode to share his experiences and share some wisdom he's picked up along the way. We also talk about some of our favorite audio software and other gear. We wax philosophical about how to get the best out of your time in the studio. Find Aaron's website here https://aarondoesaudio.com/ Follow Aaron on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@aarondoesaudio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

What do you get when you throw Rue Fontaine, Abe Rodriguez, Daniel Minnerick in a blender? Probably a gross mess. But throw them on stage or in the studio together and they become Sunset etc! They're a band local to me that plays shows all around Indianapolis. I actually had them live in the Michael's Mixdown studio (small bedroom in my house). We talk all about what the band has been up to lately, including the recording of their recent singles. We also just cover a lot of life stuff, audio nerd stuff, our favorite movies, and we talk about many more interesting topics (dicks)! Get in touch with the guys and sign up for their mailing list [email protected] Find their music: https://sunsetetc.bandcamp.com/ Get their socials here: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetetc/ https://www.facebook.com/sunsetetc/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

Warriors, torchbearers, come redeem your dreams! Joining me in this episode are Markus Kaarlonen (aka Captain) and Olli Tukiainen, who appear in Alan Wake 2 as Tor Anderson and Bob Balder respectively. Captain and Olli are the keyboard player and guitarist from Poets of the Fall, but they also make music as the Remedy Entertainment in-universe fictional band Old Gods of Asgard. We discussed how they make the switch from Poets to Old Gods, how interactive game songs like "Herald of Darkness" and "Take Control" are created, and their appearance at The Game Awards 2023! Find info about Poets and Old Gods on their official website here Purchase their merch here Herald of Darkness music video here Experience Alan Wake 2 for yourself here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

The progressive metal scene has been shaken up by some dudes from North Carolina calling themselves Nospūn. Their bass player and audio engineer, Cole Millward, joins me on this episode to talk all about the production of their debut album Opus. Opus is a concept album following the story of a young man who is obsessed with completing his opus, and will sacrifice just about anything to see it through. Cole tells me all about the recording and engineering on the album, from guitar cab sims and drum samples, to the surprisingly complicated layers of the vibraslap sound in the middle of Earwyrm. We do a brief overview of the story for the album, and we discuss what's next for the band! Catch Nospūn live at ProgPower 2024 https://progpowerusa.com/ Follow Nospūn: https://www.facebook.com/NospunOfficial https://www.instagram.com/nospun_official https://www.tiktok.com/@nospun_official Check the music video for Earwyrm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8Ccwa_j9s --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

Ever heard any Nashville Prog Rock? You're about to! Odysseus' upcoming album "Horizon" will be out 2/3/24, and you should check it out! This episode we talk about the story of this ambitious concept album, and the production behind it. And we talk about Cheerios at some length, so there's a little bit of everything in this episode! Plus, near the end, one of my favorite bits that I've ever designed for the show and I had myself howling with laughter, so stick around 'til the end! Find their Discord here: https://discord.gg/ep9kXDTkxs Odysseus website: https://www.odysseusexperience.com/ Streaming links here: https://www.odysseusexperience.com/music --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

Today's episode forecast calls for stupid voices and a high of lotsa laughs. Meet Nels, he's a cool guy. Voice actor, musician, engineer, he's everything you could ever want to be and more. We've worked on a few projects together, from his Hellscape to some of his music. Come listen as we spin you a tale (and use a lot of stupid voices to do it). Nels info here: https://linktr.ee/voiceofnels Join the Hellscape Discord: https://discord.gg/25sJmqUMr4 The New Zodiax comic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9UJhh9wqzg The Hellscape audio production on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/557kl2iAqsy9Bl00pj0xdR?si=ed67400e25734af3 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

Have you seen those voice acting challenges on TikTok? Maybe you've participated in a few of them! Or maybe you've started looking up resources for voice acting and found there are Discord communities online. Well join us in this episode where guests Chris Greenfield and Mandy Fisher discuss their online voice over communities. We discuss all about what resources you can find and take advantage of if you are just starting your voice over journey. Mandy and Chris provide all kinds of content to help everyone learn and grow, and the communities have really blossomed into something that we're all very proud of. If you're seeing this as one of the first steps in your voice acting journey, please join us in our respective communities and ask as many questions as you can! Mandy's server: https://discord.gg/MhxTJB6vQX Chris' server: https://discord.gg/UTwxpcNBKj Find Mandy on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@astoriaredhead Find Chris on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisgreenfieldva Mandy's websites: https://linktr.ee/astoriaredheadvo Chris' website: https://chrisgreenfield.info/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support

You folks are in for a treat today! Russ Castillo is a record producer, audio engineer, and former audio professor, as well as my friend for the better part of 10 years. We met when he was invited to be a guest speaker at one of my audio classes in college. It was immediately clear that he'd had a long and storied career in audio in Los Angeles. He worked for Producer's Workshop, which saw many huge bands walk through the door. Russ was close with Pink Floyd during their time making The Wall, and has since worked with other major acts including The Doors, Liberace, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Russ lived in Muncie for a few years, just around the corner from my buddy Steve Robert (see episode 5 for more about Steve), and I got to see him in action once and soaked up as much as I could. Russ is so full of stories, we could probably do several 2 hour episodes, but we'll just start with this one! Thanks again to Russ for taking the time to be on my show, it really means the world to me! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelsmixdown/support