Charlie Deakin-Davies is a record producer, songwriter, musical director, and multi-instrumentalist based out of London, England, UK! In our conversation Charlie and I go deep on the following: Getting their start and charting from a young age Being naive and productive vs. experienced with imposter syndrome Working with Gary Barlow MDing and touring Pop songwriting sessions Major labels signing TikTokkers Green lights, fast workflow, and virtuous creative cycles Approach to guitars and bass Compression vs. Automation Quantity leads to quality and inevitable successes Be friendly And so much more! You can learn more about Charlie at https://www.charliedeakindavie... You can follow Charlie on Social Media IG - https://www.instagram.com/char... ***Thanks to our sponsors!*** Carl Bahner's resources for studio professionals - https://www.carlbahner.com/res... Progressions with Travis Ference - https://www.progressionspodcas... ***Join the Secret Sonics Discord community here(!) - discord.gg/UP97b72W6t You can listen to the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?... References: Rookes - https://www.benwallick.com/pod... Martin Lumsden - https://martintheproducer.com/ Gary Barlow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Fraser T. Smith - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Mannon Grandjean - https://www.progressionspodcas... Fred Again - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Devil-Loc - https://www.soundtoys.com/prod... Arcade by Output - https://output.com/products/ar... TCC (the Trans Creative Collective) - https://linktr.ee/TransCreativ... 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 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