Michael's Mixdown Michael Newton

Joining me today is Carolyn Regula, aka The Cell Doll! I saw Carolyn talking on her YouTube channel talking about building a booth for home recording, and I knew that we should have a conversation about that! We talk all about her career as a cellist, our favorite metal bands, and about her journey to becoming a home recording artist. I guarantee you will learn interesting things about recording, and have a ball laughing along with us.



The Cello Doll website:

https://www.cellodoll.com/



The Cello Doll Social Medias:

https://www.facebook.com/thecellodoll/

https://www.instagram.com/thecellodoll/

https://www.youtube.com/@CelloDoll

https://www.tiktok.com/@thecellodoll



Check out her latest single:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5qq0oYxougANW8RHhTqpEJ?si=Yt_bBXd9QUmFe6Mx6k3G9A


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Pete came back! This time, we talk about Pete's solo career, but we do talk a little about No More Kings. Pete has released 4 albums and half a dozen singles spanning the last 9 years. We go into his process for production, how his solo stuff alters from No More Kings, and a few nerdy tangents. Oh, and if you listened to the last episode with Pete, you might remember that I tried to set up and interview a Robo Petey, but it didn't work out very well. So for this episode, I interviewed Pete inside a soundproof room inside of a Faraday cage. I am certain that Robo Petey will not find out about it.



Find Pete's stuff here, including his artwork

https://daspetey.bandcamp.com/

http://www.daspetey.com/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/daspetey



Or listen to him on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wIOhOQ25lu76ffjsbDFCN?si=b9BWZRUbSNGNAhUqGLtppg



Follow him on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/petemitchellmusic



Join his Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/daspetey


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Who is Aaron? Why does he do audio? Come find out in this episode of Michael's Mixdown. Today's guest, Aaron Willis, has nearly 30 years of audio experience and joins me in this episode to share his experiences and share some wisdom he's picked up along the way. We also talk about some of our favorite audio software and other gear. We wax philosophical about how to get the best out of your time in the studio.



Find Aaron's website here

https://aarondoesaudio.com/



Follow Aaron on Tiktok

https://www.tiktok.com/@aarondoesaudio


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What do you get when you throw Rue Fontaine, Abe Rodriguez, Daniel Minnerick in a blender? Probably a gross mess. But throw them on stage or in the studio together and they become Sunset etc! They're a band local to me that plays shows all around Indianapolis. I actually had them live in the Michael's Mixdown studio (small bedroom in my house). We talk all about what the band has been up to lately, including the recording of their recent singles. We also just cover a lot of life stuff, audio nerd stuff, our favorite movies, and we talk about many more interesting topics (dicks)!



Get in touch with the guys and sign up for their mailing list

sunsetetcetera@gmail.com



Find their music:

https://sunsetetc.bandcamp.com/



Get their socials here:

https://www.instagram.com/sunsetetc/

https://www.facebook.com/sunsetetc/


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Warriors, torchbearers, come redeem your dreams! Joining me in this episode are Markus Kaarlonen (aka Captain) and Olli Tukiainen, who appear in Alan Wake 2 as Tor Anderson and Bob Balder respectively. Captain and Olli are the keyboard player and guitarist from Poets of the Fall, but they also make music as the Remedy Entertainment in-universe fictional band Old Gods of Asgard. We discussed how they make the switch from Poets to Old Gods, how interactive game songs like "Herald of Darkness" and "Take Control" are created, and their appearance at The Game Awards 2023!


Find info about Poets and Old Gods on their official website here


Purchase their merch here


Herald of Darkness music video here


Experience Alan Wake 2 for yourself here




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The progressive metal scene has been shaken up by some dudes from North Carolina calling themselves Nospūn. Their bass player and audio engineer, Cole Millward, joins me on this episode to talk all about the production of their debut album Opus. Opus is a concept album following the story of a young man who is obsessed with completing his opus, and will sacrifice just about anything to see it through. Cole tells me all about the recording and engineering on the album, from guitar cab sims and drum samples, to the surprisingly complicated layers of the vibraslap sound in the middle of Earwyrm. We do a brief overview of the story for the album, and we discuss what's next for the band!



Catch Nospūn live at ProgPower 2024

https://progpowerusa.com/



Follow Nospūn:

https://www.facebook.com/NospunOfficial



https://www.instagram.com/nospun_official



https://www.tiktok.com/@nospun_official



Check the music video for Earwyrm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8Ccwa_j9s


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