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In this episode of Producer Points, Justin sits down with Pedro Calloni, a mixer whose work has been stopping him in his tracks lately. Every time a song hits different in a playlist, Pedro's name seems to be on it. Credits include Chris Stapleton, Bella Kaye, Stella Lefty, Ashe, Amy Allen, Nick Jonas, Joy Oladokun, Sasha Alex Sloan, LANY, GAYLE, Debbii Dawson, Alex Warren, Sadie Jean, and slimdan. In Justin's opinion, he's quietly becoming one of the top mixers to watch in the entire industry.

🎶 Song deep dives:

• "Fever Dream" by Alex Warren — the three-day Hail Mary call, taming a powerful voice without touching its tone, the parallel vocal weight channel, sidechained multiband on the instrument bus, and keeping the groove untouched
• "problem solver" by slimdan — keeping the vocal dry, the room hiss decision, that too-loud fuzz guitar, and going back in for the Medium Build version (full deep dive on Patreon)

🎛️ We explore:

• Growing up in Rio, the Berklee scholarship audition, and realizing he wasn't going to be a jazz drummer
• Landing at Village Studios and how end-of-session rough mixes made him a better mixer than he realized
• Getting Sasha Alex Sloan's debut album by saying yes to a tour he had no business taking
• His philosophy on restraint and why he's never lost a gig for not making enough moves
• The Cezanne analogy: finding the shape of a song and making sure it never gets lost
• Why plugins aren't necessarily getting better, and working fast without working in a rush
• Plug or Unplug: Kazrog True Iron, Goodhertz Megaverb, AudioPunks Great British Spring, Dangerous BAX EQ, Tube-Tech CL 1B, CLA Vocals

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Pedro Calloni: @pedrocalloni
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🎧 Matt Huber on Mixing Julia Michaels, Valley & Why Editing Is Half the Job

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In this episode of Producer Points, Justin sits down with Matt Huber, a multi Grammy nominated mix engineer based in LA and Nashville who has been putting out some of the best mixes of the past few years. Credits include Julia Michaels, Maren Morris, Alex Warren, Valley, Boys Like Girls, Underoath, Dylan Scott, Jamie Miller, Tove Lo, Maddie Zahm, Ingrid Andress, and more. He also gives out some of the best mix tips on Instagram, and Justin has definitely stolen a few already.

🎶 Song deep dives:

• "Scissors" by Julia Michaels ft. Maren Morris: making the 808 feel big without turning it into a hip hop record, word by word clip gain on the vocal, separating the lead from the harmonies, and layering a sample under a clipped kick
• "Like 1999" by Valley: rushed production, proximity effect, taming guitar scratches, and letting the 808 be the king of the low end (full deep dive on Patreon)

🎛️ We explore:

• The fateful "we like your rough mix better" moment that turned him from producer to mixer
• Why niching down made his career easier to understand
• His philosophy on sharing techniques and why mixing is not a zero sum game
• Keeping work hours and giving your freshest brain to the creative work
• The confidence to just hit send
• Taking big swings on a mix and when to ask permission first
• The saturation stacking trap and the gain match trick
• Top down mixing, cleaning tracks in solo, and why 50 percent of his mixing is actually editing
• Plug or Unplug: God Particle, Kirchhoff EQ, Trackspacer, Ozone 12, CLA Vocals

🔗 Follow & Listen:
Matt Huber: @mattjhuber
Justin Gammella: @justin_gammella
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In this episode of Producer Points, Justin sits down with Jason Strong -- a multi-platinum producer and songwriter who has quietly built one of the most impressive and genuinely global careers around. His work spans pop, alternative, and K-pop at the highest level, with credits across the US, South Korea, Japan, and beyond, including Tomorrow X Together, TWS, D.O., Jessica Baio, Sueco, Knox, Christian French, Jamie Miller, and more. Born in South Africa, trained at Berklee, and now based in LA, he's built a career on being deeply musical, endlessly adaptable, and always artist first.

🎶 Song deep dives:

• "Other Side" by Jessica Baio -- how a chorus concept got completely reshaped in the room, keeping the production simple to let her vocal lead, and the reverb and delay choices that gave it that ethereal feel
• "Treadmill" by Knox -- full deep dive on Patreon

🎛️ We explore:

• Growing up in South Africa, discovering Berklee through John Mayer, and the audition that got him there
• Moving to LA right after graduation and building a career through visa-dependent production work
• Breaking into the Korean and Japanese markets and what makes those sessions different
• His philosophy on co-producing, handing off records, and when to let go of an idea
• Ableton vs. Pro Tools workflow and his approach to vocal chains
• Plug or Unplug: Keyscape, Goodhertz Wow Control, Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor, Splice Instruments, bx_console SSL 4000 E, iZotope Neutron, CLA Vocals

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Jason Strong: @jasonstrongsongs
Justin Gammella: @justin_gammella
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