Sam Moses of Moses Mastering (Nashville, TN) and Matthew Garber of For The Record Mastering (Charleston, SC) set out to demystify the music industry and mastering. Warning: There will be dad jokes. Podcast Merch: http://www.theattackandreleaseshow.com/
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Matt and Sam conclude this chapter of life, say thank you, and provide a proper goodbye to the listeners - perhaps just for now.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 177: How To Leave a Lasting Legacy in Music and Life
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57:06Matt and Sam discuss the significance of leaving a meaningful impact through their work in the music industry and beyond and explore ways to build a legacy that extends beyond professional achievements and positively influences others.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 176: Dave McNair: How to Cultivate Creativity in Music and Everyday Life
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1:38:36Dave McNair joins Matt and Sam and takes the podcast listener on a lovely ride talking about music, creativity, and vinyl manufacturing. Special Guest: Dave McNair.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 175: How To Adapt To Change in Music and Life
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54:02Matt and Sam reflect on the ever-evolving nature of the music industry while drawing parallels to navigating life transitions and finding opportunity in uncertainty.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 174: How to Build Lasting Relationships in Music and Life
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58:34Matt and Sam explore the importance of networking, collaboration, and fostering genuine connections in both your career and personal life.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 173: How To Navigate Success and Failure
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1:01:29Matt and Sam discuss the topic of navigating success and failure and if failure is actually genuine failure.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 172: How to Master Your Craft & Your Life
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57:52Matt and Sam talk mastering, small business, life long learning, and finding balance and margin.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 171: Dynamic Range - The Currency of Mastering Engineers
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45:47Matt and Sam talk about the "currency" of mastering engineers. This may or may not be a rerun. But it's a good re-run.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam talk about how you market as a mastering engineer in 2024.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 169: The Bubble of The Music Industry
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57:56Matt and Sam talk about how they believe the music industry is facing its own inflationary period.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam discuss intelligence faculties and how that relates to your business.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 167: Josh Bonanno - Podcast Takeover Q&A
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1:05:48Josh takes over the spring Q&A and fires questions at Matt and Sam. Special Guest: Josh Bonanno.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam discuss if your business should serve your personal goals and the importance of defining your "why" in life and work.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam discuss scenarios when you may want to consider not using an analog chain for masteringBy Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam answer a listener-submitted question of, "should you have to convince people to work with you?"By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 163: The Best Money We've Ever Spent
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1:11:25Matt and Sam discuss the best money they have spent on their businesses, studios, and music careers.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 162: We're Switching It Up! - Looking Back & Looking Forward
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1:05:14Matt and Sam reminisce on the past 6 years and look forward to what 2024 looks like for The Attack & Release Show.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 161: Happy Holidays from Matt & Sam! ('23)
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10:50Matt and Sam want to wish everyone "Happy Holidays" and a "Happy New Year"By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 160: Get Paid For What You Don't Do
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1:00:51Matt and Sam discuss how experience in mastering ends up leading to less processing needing to be done to achieve the final result.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam give a rundown of what they are using for plugins and hardware in 2023.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 158: Luck is Not a Business Strategy
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1:05:10Matt and Sam talk about why you need a plan for 2024.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 157: Client Retention - How Leaky is Your Bucket?
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1:08:50Matt and Sam talk about how to retain clients and how to analyze where you are losing clients.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam discuss whether the mastering process should impart a tone in the client's mixes or if it should be a transparent process.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam answer listener-submitted questions.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 154: Don't Lose Everything - Data Management, Storage & Backup
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59:46Matt and Sam talk about how they manage files, data storage, and backups.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 152: Marketing 301 - How To Stay Ahead of Evolving Markets
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58:52Matt and Sam talk about how to stay ahead of the changing markets.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 151: How To Switch To A Mastering Career
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1:07:12Matt and Sam talk about a listener-submitted topic of how to switch to a career in mastering.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 150: Genre Specific Mastering Techniques
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57:39Matt and Sam talk about how their mastering varies based on the genre they are working on.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam talk about some of their "do's" and "do not's" when using analog gear.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam talk about marketing in 2023By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam talk about how to review the song you mastered before sending it off to the client.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 146: The Best First Piece of Gear
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57:14Matt and Sam discuss their 2023 opinions on how they would purchase their first piece of gear, today.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam answer listener questions.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 144: Is "Mastering Engineer" An Endangered Profession?
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1:00:40Matt and Sam discuss if one day mastering engineers will be no longer needed.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam talk about customer service and how to bomb-proof your client list.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 142: Waves & Plugin Subscriptions
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52:52Matt and Sam talk about plugin subscriptions and the recent news of the Waves subscription.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 141: Dynamic Range - Stop Confusing People
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1:02:57Matt and Sam discuss the state of the dynamic range discussion as of 2023.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 140: The Best Way To Train Your Ear
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1:05:44Matt and Sam talk about the best way for you to train your ear to become a better mastering engineer.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 139: How To Make A Song Exciting!
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1:00:38Matt and Sam talk about how they make songs exciting!By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 138: How We Used To Master VS How We Master Now
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52:31Matt and Sam review how their mastering workflows have changed over the years.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 137: Encouragement & Taking Care Of One Another
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58:19Matt and Sam talk about the importance of encouragement and taking care of one another.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 136: The Deck Is Stacked Against You
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1:05:46Matt and Sam talk about work ethic and why most businesses don't make it.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 135: Dave McNair - The Mastering Engineer's Mastering Engineer
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1:23:37Matt and Sam sit down with Dave McNair and talk life, gear philosophy, cooking, and mastering. Dave is honest and salt of the earth; he shares honest wisdom from someone who has been through it all. Special Guest: Dave McNair.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 134: Happy Holidays from Matt & Sam!
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7:42Matt and Sam drop in to wish everyone a happy holiday and a splendid new year!By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 133: What Happens When Life Happens?
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1:08:48Matt and Sam reflect on 2022 and discuss business planning for 2023.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam give a rundown of what they are using for plugins and hardware in 2022.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 131: Stop Running To Your Car
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1:15:31Matt and Sam discuss why you shouldn't be running to your car to check a master.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam give their opinions on hot refs, heated mixes, and all the alike.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Episode 129: Wild Things We Have Done To Save A Mix
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1:01:46Matt and Sam talk about some of the bizarre lengths they have gone to in order to "rescue" mixes.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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Matt and Sam share THEIR OPINION on if it is worth it to offer Dolby Atmos mastering.By Matthew Garber & Sam Moses
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