Taking care of oneself enhances professional interactions! Will discussed his journey from a small town to the music industry, emphasizing the importance of mental health and self-care within the field. He addressed the balance between technology and artistry and explored adapting to evolving production landscapes, such as Atmos mixing. Will also shared his insights on career transitions, the impact of music budgets, and recording techniques.      Get access to FREE mixing mini-course:&nbsp; My guest today is Will Kennedy, a platinum-selling producer, mixer, and recording engineer whose credits include U2 on Songs of Experience and Songs of Innocence, O.A.R. on Live From Madison Square Garden, and OneRepublic’s Oh My My. He’s also known for his work on The 88’s “At Least It Was Here,” the theme from the hit TV series Community. In 2021, Will teamed up with longtime collaborator Matt Wallace to create Studio Delux Immersive, a cutting-edge mixing studio at the legendary Sound City Center in Los Angeles. Together, they’ve mixed over 200 songs in Dolby Atmos and other immersive formats, bringing new depth to classics by Jason Mraz, Black Sabbath, The B-52s, and Selena Gomez, as well as enhancing new releases from Dave Matthews Band, Tank and the Bangas, Ondara, and Grouplove. Will’s expertise in immersive audio and multi-genre mixing has established him as a pioneer in the field, and he continues to inspire a new generation of engineers with his innovative approach and technical skill. His personal studio in Los Angeles (Studio P) features an incredible array of modern digital equipment (Avid, Universal Audio, Waves, Soundtoys, Arturia, Korg), custom-built analog processing by JCF Audio, and vintage analog gear including a 1963 Vox AC 30 guitar amplifier, and restored 1973 Ampex 440-B reel-to-reel tape machine available for all mixing projects. Will was also one of the originators of the popular “Mix Notes From Hell” podcast, and was the music producer for the East African singing contest show “Maisha Superstar.” Thanks to Matt Boudreau at Working Class Audio for making our introduction! THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!   &nbsp;Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off! &nbsp;Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off!  &nbsp;Get your MBSI plugin here! &nbsp;   Listen to this guest's discography on Apple Music and Spotify:      If you love the podcast, then please leave a review:&nbsp;

RSR491 - Will Kennedy - Mixing Atmos with Matt Wallace at Studio Delux Immersive

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Justified Fitting End is the 5th track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.

Was you sent or did you just went 
Asked the preacher 'cross the table from me
I told him it was neither I was backed up to a wall 
Certain things are meant to be 
I had to kill my father he was beatin' on my mother 
Some old fences just will not mend
It was an unexpected, loosely-jointed, understated, overrated, 
Jaded but sophisticated, justified fitting end

My Ma was a-raisin' my sisters and me 
In a shack on the edge of town
She always did her best to keep food on the table
Even though Pa was not around
But he'd show up now and then in the heat of the moment 
Reeking of a backwoods still
He'd been in a rage every day gone by 
Since they laid him off down at the mill
He knocked us all around but my Ma got it the worst 
Only so far a body can bend
Until his unexpected, loosely-jointed, understated, overrated, 
Jaded but sophisticated, justified fitting end

There was a time things weren't so bad
When we were knee high to a man
But that must've been just a child's perception 
Don't remember when they got out of hand

Now I'm doin' time on the local state dime
I did what I had to do
My Ma would've died and the bruises on my sisters 
Were a spectacle of black and blue
I’m a peaceful man most every day 
But when the trouble just would not end
I had to do something 'cause my ma and my sisters 
Had not the strength to fend
If I had to do it over it would come out just the same 
Some old fences just will not mend
It was an unexpected, loosely-jointed, understated, overrated, 
Jaded but sophisticated, justified fitting end

Gary Mackender - accordion, organ, vocals
Karl Hoffmann - bass 
Les Merrihew - drums
Joe Fanning - electric guitar
Mitzi Cowell - slide guitar
Björgvin Benediktsson - harmony vocals
Carla Brownlee - bari sax
Mike Coyle - trumpet
Michael Oliver - trombone
Greg Mackender - horn arrangements

Tallsome Tales

Justified Fitting End

Episode 5 Justified Fitting End

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RSR491 - Will Kennedy - Mixing Atmos with Matt Wallace at Studio Delux Immersive

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