Benjamin Kogan is a music producer and mixing engineer based out of Haifa, Israel! You can find out more about Benjamin at https://benvelmusic.com/You can find Benjamin on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benvelmusic/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iambenjaminkoganYou can listen to the song "Always Tomorrow" by Rik Rivera that we discussed in its entirety here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_c5TAk2t0E&ab_channel=RikRivera-TopicAs I mentioned in a previous episode, I've started a Whatsapp group community. If you're interested in joining, please email me at Secretsonics@gmail.com Please include your phone # and tell me a bit about what you do production-wise.ReferencesNicholas Di Lorenzo: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/6/28/secret-sonics-052-nicholas-di-lorenzoJordi (Israeli producer) example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94BIxqTYJzU&ab_channel=StaticandBenEl-%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%9F%D7%90%D7%9CCoursera course about songwriting with Pat Pattison: https://www.coursera.org/learn/songwriting-lyricsArcade by Output: https://output.com/arcadeEcho Sound Works: https://www.echosoundworks.com/Makepopmusic: https://www.makepopmusic.com/samplesSource Connect: https://source-elements.com/products/source-connectJustin Long: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/16/secret-sonics-059-justin-longCubase: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase/The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast: https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/podcast/Benjamin's Book RecommendationsClive Davis - "The Soundtrack of My Life" - https://amzn.to/35TU5WYLou Pearlman - "Bands Brands and Billions" - https://amzn.to/2RK23cPJohn Seabrook - "The Song Machine Inside the Hit Factory" - https://amzn.to/3cfgcIzSpencer Johnson, MD - "Who Moved my Cheese" - https://amzn.to/366Tj9hJason Blume - "Inside Songwriting" - https://amzn.to/3hQi5N0Thanks for listening to this episode of Secret Sonics! I hope you enjoyed this episode :) Look out for new episodes weekly. Consider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two.Thank you to Zvi Rodan, Mendy Portnoy, and Yakir Hyman for contributing to the new podcast theme music!You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.co***If you want the show to continue to improve, feel free to fill out a listener survey here: https://forms.gle/BWKmS4YmESYid5rh8 ***Follow along via social media here:Facebook: www.facebook.com/SecretSonicsPodInstagram: www.instagram.com/secretsonics/Feel free to email me at secretsonics@gmail.com with any questions and feedback you might have. I'm open to learning about what topics you'd like to hear about and which people you'd like to hear from. In pursuit of making this podcast truly helpful to anybody looking to improve at music production, all suggestions are truly welcome! Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in!-Ben