Masteryourmix
Helping engineers, producers and artists create better recordings (even from home)
What if the work you’re overlooking could actually help build the career you want?
Listen to Tim Dolbear explain how thinking outside the box can lead to some of your most profitiable gigs, while still using your audio skills: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep319timdolbear/
Spend less time on the boring stuff, and more time on the fun part.
Listen to Tim Dolbear explain how to simplify your workflow so that you gain more time to focus on the creative side: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep319timdolbear/
Stop using pricing to differentiate from your competition. It's actually costing you more.
Listen to Tim Dolbear explain how to rethink your pricing, stand out in a crowded market, and turn what makes you different into your advantage: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep319timdolbear/
09/23/2026
Tim Dolbear is an award-winning mixing and mastering engineer with 25+ years of experience, whose work spans music, film, TV, podcasts, and streaming, with credits including NBC, HBO, Netflix, Prime Video, and Grammy-winning artists.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why moving Eclectica Studios across three cities taught Tim more about client psychology than gear
- The one thing that made clients trust him before he ever proved himself
- How to make good money off of Fiverr
- The unusual gig idea that got him noticed in a flooded market
- What his response time has to do with how many new clients he gets
- What separates a Fiverr gig people actually search for from one that gets lost in the noise
- The pricing mistake Tim says cost him the most early in his career
- Automating the boring parts of your process
- Why "boring" work like corporate video mixing quietly became his most profitable niche
- The line Tim won't cross when a client tries to take a Fiverr relationship off-platform
Check out the episode here: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep319timdolbear/
You might be dating your records by adding effects.
Listen to Howard Bilerman explain what he does to prevent his records from sounding tied to a specific era of music: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep318howardbilerman/
The simplest way to clearer records? Fewer tracks
Listen to Howard Bilerman explain how you might be overcomplicating your mixes in the full episode: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep318howardbilerman/
09/16/2026
Howard Bilerman is a Grammy-nominated musician, sound engineer, and record producer who has been recording bands for over 30 years. As co-owner and head engineer of Montreal’s hotel2tango recording studio, he has worked with artists including Leonard Cohen, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Arcade Fire, U.S. Girls, The Weather Station, Patrick Watson, Wolf Parade, and many more, with credits on over 500 records, including Leonard Cohen’s Grammy-winning “You Want It Darker.”
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- Troubleshooting audio for video
- What happens when you record with only 4 tracks instead of 40
- The one job you have as a producer
- How effects can date a record
- What "convenience over sound quality" actually means when picking tools
- When gear selection actually does matter (and when it doesn't)
- Why a track that sounds bad in solo can be exactly right in the mix
- The crowded-room analogy for why too many tracks kill clarity
- Why using the same compressor on everything erases identity instead of building it
- The difference between corrective and artistic effects, and why mixing up the two matters
Check out the episode here: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep318howardbilerman/
Not every artist needs you to jump in with an idea. Sometimes, the wrong comment at the wrong moment can get in the way of something great.
Eric Stenman talks about the skill of reading the room, and knowing when your involvement will help, and when it’s better to disappear.
Find out how he knows the difference in the full episode: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep317ericstenman/
How much should a mixer obsess over the details?
Eric Stenman shares his perspective on where that line is, and why the experience you rely on can sometimes get in the way.
Learn what your end goal should really be as a mixer in the full episode:
https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep317ericstenman/
What sounds incredible in the studio might not survive the real world.
A mix has to work everywhere: big speakers, earbuds, car stereos, and everything in between. But how do you find the middle ground without sacrificing what makes the mix exciting?
Find out how to make your mixes translate in the full episode: https://masteryourmix.com/podcastep317ericstenman/
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