Maor Appelbaum
Maor Appelbaum is a highly regarded mastering engineer. Among his credits are Sepultura, Faith no more, Meatloaf, Candlemass, Yngwie Malmsteen, Rob Halford, Angra, William Shatner, Mayhem and so many more.
As this interview was filmed with video, I have decided to split it over 2 episodes and will release the Part 2 video along with the complete audio recording as a podcast next week.
In part 1:
Owen Gillett interviews Maor Appelbaum for the Production Masters Podcast
www.productionmasters.net
PART 1
– Greetings
– Maor’s history
– Working with Sylvia Massey
– Conventional audio training
– Why did Maor choose mastering?
– Developing mastering skills
– When a client’s vision works against the music.
– When a lot of the time there IS a budget.
– Was there a project(s) which really opened Maor’s career?
– Mastering Sol Invictus and re-mastering We care a lot FNM
– Using the flaws in a recording to create character
– Processing which mixers do which works against the music
– Taking a musical, non-forensic approach to mastering
– Having a go-to chain vs doing what’s required for the music
Stay tuned for PART 2 next week,
Owen
Owen Gillett interviews Maor Appelbaum for the Production Masters Podcast
www.productionmasters.net
PART 1
– Greetings
– Maor’s history
– Working with Sylvia Massey
– Conventional audio training
– Why did Maor choose mastering?
– Developing mastering skills
– When a client’s vision works against the music.
– When a lot of the time there IS a budget.
– Was there a project(s) which really opened Maor’s career?
– Mastering Sol Invictus and re-mastering We care a lot FNM
– Using the flaws in a recording to create character
– Processing which mixers do which works against the music
– Taking a musical, non-forensic approach to mastering
– Having a go-to chain vs doing what’s required for the music
Stay tuned for PART 2 next week,
Owen