The Sound of the Eras: 1950s to 2020s Mixing Evolution Explained
In Episode 363 of the Mixing Music Podcast, Dee Kei and Lu take a deep dive into how mixing and recording have evolved from the 1950s to today. Starting with mono recordings, ribbon mics, and engineer...
3 Mars 1h 40min
Can You Really Hear the Difference? Blind Tests and Audio Ego
In Episode 362 of the Mixing Music Podcast, hosts Dee Kei and Lu start with a wild weekend recap that includes long work hours, live sound chaos, and a massive rally in downtown Los Angeles. Dee Kei s...
24 Feb 1h 19min
How to Get Better at Mixing: The Answer That Solves Itself
In Episode 361 of the Mixing Music Podcast, hosts Dee Kei and Lu start with some Super Bowl talk and quickly pivot into a bigger conversation about obsession, creativity, and what actually drives high...
17 Feb 1h
Why Your Mix Might Be Quieter Than It Should Be: Headroom, Fear, and Translation
In Episode 360 of the Mixing Music Podcast, hosts Dee Kei and Lu get technical and go deep on loudness, gain staging, and headroom. Dee Kei shares a concern he has been noticing in his own work: he ma...
10 Feb 37min
Making Music for Japanese Sync & Advertising: How Brands Choose Tracks and What Agencies Want
In Episode 359 of the Mixing Music Podcast, Dee Kei sits down in Shibuya, Tokyo with Erik Reiff from Black Cat White Cat Music, a music agency working across advertising, film, TV series, games, and p...
3 Feb 1h 25min
Mixing Goals for 2026: Outreach, Skill Stacking, and Staying Hungry as a Pro
In Episode 358 of the Mixing Music Podcast, hosts Dee Kei and Lu do a loose “New Year, New Goals” conversation focused on real, practical upgrades for working engineers, both technical and career-rela...
27 Jan 37min
How Drugs and Alcohol Really Affect Your Mixing Decisions
Episode 357 of the Mixing Music Podcast tackles a topic most engineers avoid saying out loud: using substances while mixing, recording, or working live sound. Prompted by a Discord listener question, ...
20 Jan 1h 17min
What Nobody Tells You About Running a Studio
Episode 356 is a reality check for engineers building their career and their room. DK and Lou talk about the stuff that never gets glamorized: studio aesthetics, acoustic panels, learning basic treatm...
13 Jan 44min
