Travis Ference is a Grammy nominated mixer, producer, and recording engineer based out of LA, CA, USA. In our conversation Travis shared his journey; from studying at Berklee College of Music to working at Capitol Studios to going freelance and eventually niching into mixing. We go deep on his approach to mixing, clearing space for the vocal and getting amazing vocal tones. We also dig into his podcast, Progressions, how he was able to redefine success for himself, and so much more! Check it out!
You can learn more about Travis at https://www.travisference.com/
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You can follow his podcast Progressions at https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod/
You can listen to the song we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here: "Running from a Ghost" by Corey Britz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdzN7ceifs&ab_channel=CoreyBritz-Topic
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References
Matt Boudreau - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/2/14/secret-sonics-084-matt-boudreau-sustaining-a-life-in-audio
Travis on WCA - https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-351-with-travis-ference/
Progressions - https://www.progressionspodcast.com/
Capitol Studios - https://www.capitolstudios.com/
Elliot Scheiner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Scheiner
Matthew Gerrard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Gerrard
Alex Da Kid - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_da_Kid
Shoshana Bean - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Bean
Lo Fang - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo-Fang
Carl Bahner - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/9/secret-sonics-058-carl-bahner
Essentialism - https://amzn.to/3kEImCq
Jesse Ray Ernster - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/8/29/secret-sonics-110-jesse-ray-ernster-going-all-in-on-his-dreams
Valhalla Vintage Verb - https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-vintage-verb/
SPX 90 - https://www.vintagedigital.com.au/yamaha-spx90-multi-effects-processor/#:~:text=The%20Yamaha%20SPX90%20is%20an,wide%20range%20of%20exciting%20effects.&text=The%20Yamaha%20SPX90%20is%20equipped,30%20outstanding%20preset%20effect%20programs.
Plugin Alliance SSL - https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_console_ssl_4000_e.html
Andrew Maury - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/7/18/secret-sonics-104-andrew-maury-mixing-with-intuition
Corey Britz - https://www.instagram.com/coreybritz/?hl=en
Bush - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_(British_band)
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