Dr. Ford is a music producer, mixer, and songwriter based out of Nashville, TN, USA! In our conversation, Dr. Ford shares his journey; from scrubbing toilets as an intern to joining a country band, to eventually producing and mixing for artists around the world. He goes deep on his holistic approach to production, mixing, and maintaining a career in this industry - including keeping in mind if the fix is momentary or constant, making sure everything is phase-aligned, using dynamic EQ and de-harsh-ers, keeping the mids and sides in mind and using mid-side compression, why dual mono is important, and how he uses parallel compression. We also chat about his game-changing trip to Mix with the Masters with Jack Joseph Puig, vocal textures, the rule or threes, the golden ratio, lessons learned from his mom's real estate business, and so much more! Check it out!You can learn more about Dr. Ford at https://www.drford.com/You can follow Dr. Ford on Social MediaIG - https://www.instagram.com/drfordmusic/***Thanks to our sponsors!***Save 20% off your first year of Filepass at - https://filepass.com/secretsonicsSave 50% off your first 3 months of Easy Funnels at - https://easyfunnels.io/secret-sonicsClick here to listen to "Thanks for Thinking" - https://www.carlbahner.com/thanks-for-thinking ***Join the Secret Sonics Discord community here(!) - discord.gg/UP97b72W6tReferences:Recording Studio Rockstars episode - https://recordingstudiorockstars.com/rsr136-daniel-ford-secrets-hip-hop-lcr-mixing-powerful-vocals-studio-biz/Ronnie King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_KingRichie Rich - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Richie_RichSound Kitchen - http://soundkitchen.com/Soothe2 - https://oeksound.com/plugins/soothe2/Jack Joseph Puig - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Joseph_PuigWaves Vitamin - https://www.waves.com/plugins/vitamin#when-eq-isnt-enough-to-boost-masters-vitaminMAuto Align - https://www.meldaproduction.com/MAutoAligniZotope RX - https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/rx-9-advanced.htmlMike Wells mastering engineer - https://www.dangerousmusic.com/news-press/tribute-to-mike-wells-mastering-engineeriZotope Tonal Balance - https://www.izotope.com/en/products/tonal-balance-control-2.htmlSlate Digital VSX - https://stevenslateaudio.com/vsxConsider 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 podcast theme music!Thanks to Gavi Kutliroff for helping edit this episode!You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.co Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in!-Ben