Kristian Montano is a mastering engineer and the owner of Montano Mastering, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada! You can find out more about Kristian at https://www.montanomastering.com/You can find Kristian on Social MediaIG: https://www.instagram.com/MontanoMastering/Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristianmontano/You can email Kristian at kristian@montanomastering.comYou can listen to the two songs that we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in their entirety via the following links: "Stereotypes" by Your Hunni: https://lefuturewave.com/2020/10/20/introducing-your-hunni-stereotypes/"Flowers" by Burs: https://bursmusic.bandcamp.com/track/flowersAs 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.ReferencesMatt Snell: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/23/secret-sonics-060-matt-snellMichael Starita: https://www.instagram.com/staritamusic/Noah Mintz: http://www.lacquerchannel.com/noah-mintz/Joao Carvalho: https://www.joaocarvalhomastering.com/Audeze LCD X: https://amzn.to/31ADAvSNeumann KH 310s: https://amzn.to/3dY4h2KAirpods: https://amzn.to/37BRNwjDylan Seals' episode of the Attack and Release show: https://attackandreleaseshow.fireside.fm/68Aurotanes: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/5CAmpA230BK--auratone-5c-super-sound-cubes-4.5-inch-passive-reference-monitors-with-a2-30-power-amp-blackTidal: https://tidal.com/Ted Jenson of Sterling Sound: https://sterling-sound.com/engineer/ted-jensen/Carl Bahner: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/9/secret-sonics-058-carl-bahnerManley Vari-Mu: https://www.manley.com/pro/mslchpManley Massive Passive: https://www.manley.com/pro/msmpHCL EQ: https://www.handcraftedlabs.pl/products/thermos-dual-mono-program-eqDMG Plugins: https://dmgaudio.com/Bob Katz: https://amzn.to/34s2T58Division 88: https://www.instagram.com/division.88/Leapwing root one: https://www.leapwingaudio.com/rootone/Big Thief band: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_ThiefJoe LaPorta: https://sterling-sound.com/engineer/joe-laporta/Nebraska Cover Album Collab: https://torontocoversproject.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-end-of-every-hard-earned-day-people-find-some-reason-to-believeBobby Owsinski’s book: https://amzn.to/3meGtdyBon Iver's first record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Iver#2006%E2%80%932010:_For_Emma,_Forever_AgoThanks 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