Secret Sonics 167 - Martin Cooke - Engaging with the Record

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Martin Cooke is a music producer and mixing engineer based out of LA, CA, USA! In our conversation Martin shares his story; studying at Berklee college of music, moving to LA, working at Henson, and later for Rich Costey, and eventually going freelance and doing his own thing. We chat about the producing vs the mixing mindset, getting clients, outboard gear, how he gets guitar and drum tones preserving dynamics, monitoring, Rush, making sure to be engaged in the work you do and so much more! Check it out!
You can learn more about Martin at https://www.mcooke.net/
You can follow Martin on Social Media
IG - https://www.instagram.com/martin__cooke/
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