For episode 602, Matt talks with London mix engineer Luke Burgoyne, who joins from his room at Pony Studios in East London. Luke grew up in Winchester with two violinist parents, fell for the studio side of music at sixteen, and studied performance and recording at the University of West London before spending the last seven years assisting one of the UK's busiest mixers, Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, The Killers, Liam Gallagher, George Ezra). Now he's transitioning into his own career as a mixer and producer. They get into the realities of high-level mix prep, what seven years of assisting actually teaches you, why UK managers tend to bring in work in a way American managers often don't, sharing expensive London rooms, his skeptical take on Atmos, and the differences between the UK and US recording ecosystems.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
Growing Up in Winchester With Two Violinist Parents
From the Beatles and Guitar to the Pull of the Studio
Why It Was Always About the Music, Not the Technology
Studying Performance and Recording at the University of West London
Realizing He'd Rather Record Great Players Than Compete With Them
Cold-Emailing Abbey Road, RAK, and Getting No Replies
Landing the Assistant Job With Dan Grech-Marguerat (on the Second Try)
Seven Years Assisting One of the UK's Busiest Mixers
The Soft Skills: Managing Clients, Files, and Spinning Plates
Mixing in the Box: Pro Tools, Recall, and Multiple Machines
Deep Mix Prep: Rebuilding Logic and Ableton Sessions in Pro Tools
Learning a Mixer's Quirks So They Never Leave the Creative Space
Transitioning From Assistant to Mixer and Producer
Getting Management and Why UK Managers Bring in Work
How UK and US Managers Differ
Building a Network While Assisting Five or Six Days a Week
Studio Identity: Staff Engineer vs. Independent Freelancer
The London Studio Ecosystem: Abbey Road, AIR, RAK, and Metropolis
Renting a Room at Pony Studios and Sharing Space in Expensive London
Neumanns, Genelec 1031s, and Working on Headphones
His Take on Atmos: Right for "Dark Side of the Moon," Wrong for AC/DC
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