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Designing A Dolby Atmos Room, Running An LA Studio, and Trading Up Gear with Mike Post (Local Natives, Orion Sun, Alice Cooper)

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Designing A Dolby Atmos Room, Running An LA Studio, and Trading Up Gear with Mike Post (Local Natives, Orion Sun, Alice Cooper)
description
Mike Post (of MooseCat Recording) joins the pod to talk the nuts and bolts of operating a studio, creating vibey environments, developing a killer workflow, and his journey to Los Angeles to take his career to the next level. Get your foot in the MooseCat Recording Studio door 👟🚪
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date
2024-09-03
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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovemusicmore/episodes/Designing-A-Dolby-Atmos-Room--Running-An-LA-Studio--and-Trading-Up-Gear-with-Mike-Post-Local-Natives--Orion-Sun--Alice-Cooper-e2ntvpg
appleUrl
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designing-a-dolby-atmos-room-running-an-la/id1567355195?i=1000668131742&uo=4
spotifyUrl
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XnYovftVVwqGfCNXlhmJl
youtubeUrl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYeEDueDMq0
topicsDiscussed
  • Los Angeles
  • Spatial audio
  • Genre
  • Mixing
  • Operating a recording studio
  • Creating a vibey environment
  • Gear trading and upgrades
  • Artistic inspiration
  • Mentorship in music
  • Developing a workflow in the studio
  • Catering to artists' needs
hostNote
**Mike Post** runs **MooseCat Recording** in mid-city LA: sessions with **Local Natives**, **Orion Sun**, **Alice Cooper**, and a new **Dolby Atmos** room he built to keep pushing mixes forward. The through-line is access: every house should have a guitar or piano, he stacked **five or six internships** before LA stuck, and he learned by watching engineers he admired make mistakes on his own time. We talk MooseCat as **the lab**, quiet, no fans, craft-first: how vibe does half the work before you touch a fader, trading gear without chasing the wrong genre, and why the best mixes often sound amazing **right in the room** before they leave the building.
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    Mike Post introduces MooseCat Recording
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    The lab, a quiet space devoid of fans, where you try to craft what you're going for.
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    The role of vibe in recording
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    Creating a comfortable atmosphere for artists at MooseCat.
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    Early musical influences and decisions
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    257
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    A calling to work on music, and the early experiences that shaped it.
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    The importance of studio access
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    332
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    Having music around growing up, and why access matters.
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    Preparing for a recording session
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    Anticipating what's going to happen next and being ready for that moment.
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    Strategies for creating a good recording environment
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    892
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    The best mixes are the ones that sound amazing right in the room.
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    Innovative ways to inspire creativity
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    How gear can inspire different creative processes.
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    Dolby Atmos room setup
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    Mike's new Atmos mixing room and what it makes possible.
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    The evolution of mixing creativity
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    3253
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    Creating innovative mixes and pushing boundaries in music.
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    Reflecting on the love for music
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    3411
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    Why Mike continues to pursue music.
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    It's the lab. It is the quiet space devoid of fans... where you try and craft what you're going for.
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    I've been running MooseCat Recording here in mid-city LA since about 2016 now.
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    I always felt like I had a calling to work on music and to try to make music.
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    255
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    I was just trying to write songs in a very odd way, tough to explain why. But I just... had that calling.
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    Having music around was really important for me growing up.
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    I probably did maybe five, six different internships... I just was dying to learn as much as I could... worked for free for probably a cumulative criminal amount of time.
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    You just try to anticipate what's going to happen next and be ready for that moment.
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    The best mixes are the ones that sounded amazing right in the room.
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faq
  • question
    Who is Mike Post?
    answer
    Mike Post is an engineer and producer based in Los Angeles, known for his work at MooseCat Recording and collaborations with artists like Local Natives and Alice Cooper.
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    What is Dolby Atmos mixing?
    answer
    Dolby Atmos mixing is an advanced audio technique that allows sound to be mixed in a 3D space, providing a more immersive listening experience.
  • question
    How can I get into recording music like Mike Post?
    answer
    Start by finding mentors, gaining hands-on experience through internships, and learning the technical aspects of recording and production.
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