How To Get Songs Placed and Are You Giving Your Mix Engineer A Reference Mix?

The Sonic Truth

Are you having difficulty placing the songs or compositions you write? Hear some tips and advice from, Universal Music Publishing Group songwriter, Eddie Montilla. Hear stories from Eddie about working with DJ Khaled, learning classic rock songs on his 19th birthday, working at Abbey Road Studios, and the importance of having a reference mix for your mixing engineer.

Our guest today, Eddie Montilla, is a world-class keyboardist, universal music publishing songwriter, and producer who has worked with DJ Khaled, Gym Class Heroes, Linkin Park, Lady Gaga, and Usher to name a few. Eddie's father, Fernando J Montilla, was a pioneer of stereo imaging at bell labs, an audio engineer with NBC studios, the original broadcaster of Spanish music in the 1940s, and more.

With the Sonic Truth Podcast, you'll hear the opinions and insights of recording industry professionals on everything vintage pro audio and beyond. There are a number of tips and tricks shared about the audio and music industry careers of these individuals, along with a few chuckles and disputes regarding the preferred audio gear of choice. The podcast not only features interviews with top engineers, producers, musicians, and educators, but it also features gear demos, live performances, and all the audio stuff your heart desires.

0:00 Intro/Theme
0:09 Eddie's 19th Birthday
4:42 Welcome To Miami
6:53 Exposure & Growth
10:42 Classic Speaker and Frequency Talk
13:54 Session Work
16:36 Let’s Talk Business
19:51 Publishing and Song Placement Facts
23:51 Advice, Sales, Getting Paid
30:45 In The Box Sacrifice
32:01 Role of the Engineer
33:14 Pre-Mixing songs for your engineer

Connect with Eddie Montilla
https://eddiemontillamusic.com/home
https://www.instagram.com/eddiemontilla/

Connect With Audioscape
@AudioScape Engineering Co.
https://www.audio-scape.com/
https://www.instagram.com/audioscapeaudio/

The List of Gear Used In Tonight's Episode
BUSS COMP
https://www.audio-scape.com/products/busscomp

SHURE SM7B
https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b

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