This week's guest is veteran recording engineer and score mixer Todd Burke. As a score mixer he's worked on movies such as The Big Sick, The King of Staten Island, Daddy's Home 2, and Donnie Darko. On the record side of things his credits include names like Fitz and the Tantrums, M83, The Kooks, Ben Harper, and The Temper Trap, among many others. Todd's also recently banded together with several other engineers to launch a platform to share their experience with the next generation of engineers and producers. We have a great chat about being self taught, launching recordBetter, and being committed to decisions.
In this episode, we'll dig in on...
Teaching yourself to be an engineer by going through the tape vault
Giving back and sharing knowledge
Filling the seat differently for every project
Committing and making decisions
Moving to LA after high school and sleeping at the studio
Recording to analog tape
Working at Grandmaster Recorders
Transitioning from records to film
Records happen on the other side of the glass
Working in Dolby Atmos
Launching recordBetter
Recording music for film vs recording for records
Working with the Kooks
Always having fun
Capturing the magic of a band in the room
Working with Slyvia Massey

Learn More About Todd Burke...
Website: https://toddburke.tumblr.com/ (https://toddburke.tumblr.com/)
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Credits:
Guest: Todd Burke
Host: Travis Ference
Editor: Travis Ference
Theme Music: inter.ference