Progressions: Success in the Music Industry

This week's guest is Dan Johnson, owner and chief engineer of Audio Archiving Services based out of Hollywood. Dan has become one of the leading experts on the archival of analog tape and has dedicated his career to preserving music history. He has archived over 10,000 reels of tape, some of which are the best selling albums of all time, and has been a featured speaker on panels at both NAMM and AES. We have a fun chat about his 20+ years in the studio business, the path that led him to becoming an archivist, the challenges and advantages of starting your own business, and how he earned the nickname "Dan the Muffin Man" while working with Michael Jackson.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Learning to run a business from the ground upPreserving music historyWorking hard because there is always someone ready to take your jobAnalog tape: Alignment, maintenance, history The challenge of find good working tape machinesGoing independent during the Recession.No sleep 1990s studio lifeLearn More About Dan Johnson and Audio Archiving Services...Website: https://www.audioarchivingservices.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dan_audioarchiving/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Dan JohnsonHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Our guest this week is producer, songwriter, tech educator, entrepreneur, and activist Erin Barra. Currently Erin is the Director of Popular Music at Arizona State University. Prior to that she wrote multiple courses for Berklee Online and worked as an associate professor at their campus in Boston for several years. We discuss the importance of being a lifelong learner, understanding your personal narrative, and how learning music can be the skeleton key to unlocking your full potential. She is passionate about empowering her students through music and technology and fights to be sure that all people have equal access to the opportunity to learn.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Transitioning from artist to educator by accidentUnderstanding your Personal NarrativeCreating musical moments from chaosThe anti-todo listLife-Long LearningTechnology JusticeIn person vs online learningAbleton LiveLearn More About Erin Barra...Website: www.mammabarra.com, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinbarraTwitter: https://twitter.com/ErinBarraFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/erinbarramusic Beats By Girlz: www.beatsbygirlz.orgIntro to Ableton Course: HereASU Popular Music Program: Here📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Erin BarraHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

This week's guest is producer, bassist, musical director and songwriter Wayne G Miller. Wayne has performed with or acted as musical director for a range of artists including Mike Posner, Christina Perri, AlunaGeorge, and Snakehips. He now produces and writes for various artists, both major label and independent, and mentors up and coming artists. We had a great conversation about touring, transitioning from the road to producing in the studio, battling the scarcity mindset, the importance of working on music you love, and having clarity on why you take a gig.In this episode, we'll dig in on...A great song supersedes everythingUnderestimating the relational factor of getting a gigQuoting jobsBattling the scarcity mindsetTransitioning from MD to producerPlaying late night shows as rite of passageStarting out in Portland and moving to LATravis' Intro: Abundance MindsetLearn More About Wayne G Miller...Website: https://waynegmiller.com/Instagram: instagram.com/waynegmillerPlaylist of his work: HereVisit LA Songwriters Collective here📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Wayne G MillerHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

This week's guest is recording engineer and mixer Cameron Lister. Cameron has spent most of his career in the engineering hot seat for indie and alternative records from artists such as The Fratellis, OK GO, KT Tunstall, Better Than Ezra, and Andrew McMahon. We chat about how a career in music is made up of incremental steps, each building on the momentum of the last one and how hard work and follow through are the key to success.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Importance of learning new thingsTaping jams bands as a gateway to recordingEarning TrustSwallowing your pride and starting overCool ShockmountsMoving to Los Angeles and staring at Sound FactoryGetting to work with your heroesDistortionMentioned in the Show:"The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield - Here"Deep Work" by Cal Newport - HereTravis' Intro: The War of ArtLearn More About Cameron Lister...Website: http://www.cameronlister.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clister01/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Cameron ListerHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

This week’s guest is the amazingly talented vocalist and broadway veteran Shoshana Bean. Shoshana and I have a great conversation about the progression of her career from being a singing and dancing two year old to holding leading roles on Broadway and releasing chart topping records as an independent artist. She is a truly inspiring person, committed to her artistic integrity and unwavering in her belief that driving towards what you fear is the key to success and growth.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Leaning into your greatest fearsMoving to NYC and breaking into BroadwayBeing your own best brand ambassadorSinging and dancing at two years oldBuilding a career brick by brickManaging your own career and standing by your decisionsHuman connection without an agenda is the best networkingAuthenticity in everything you doTravis' Intro: Lean into Your FearLearn More About Shoshana Bean...Website: https://www.shoshanabean.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shobean/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Shoshana BeanHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Our guest this week is Keith Jeffery, lead singer and guitarist for the band Atlas Genius. I chat with Keith about the viral success of their hit song "Trojans" and the ensuing whirlwind of attention and excitement that followed. As the principle songwriter and producer of the band, Keith is able to provide valuable insight for any independent artist looking to break out onto the world's stage.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Going viral and making an organic hitBeing self criticalImportance of editing and revising your artEscaping the noise of LAPressures of following up a hitRecording a radio hit in a home studioFinding great collaboratorsBeing courted by record labelsImportance of acoustics in studio designTravis' Intro: Staying on Track with a Daily ReviewLearn More About Keith and Atlas Genius...https://www.atlasgenius.com/Atlas Genius Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlasgenius/Keith's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithwhjeffery/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Keith JefferyHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Our guest this week is six time Grammy nominated producer, mixer, programmer, songwriter, and all round good human Damian Taylor. Damian found himself in heavy demand early in his career after becoming one of the first masters of audio editing and automation within DAWs. His career has taken him around the global and his discography is filled with household names such as The Prodigy, Arcade Fire, The Killers, Temper Trap, and Bjork. In addition to his daily mixing and production projects, Damian has also recently started streaming production sessions live on Twitch, and has launched a social network for producers, engineers, musicians and music creatives called The Complete Producer Network.Travis' Intro: Deep WorkIn this episode, we'll dig in on...Encouraging community and sharing knowledgeThe intersection of productivity and creativityHow relocation can help redirect your careerRe-thinking your approach to the internetStarting his career in London and working out of Strongroom StudiosThe power of constantly learningThe Complete Producer NetworkMaking records on six of the seven continentsPro Tools chopsMentioned in the Episode:"Deep Work" by Cal Newport - Here"Getting Things Done" by David Allen - Here"The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle - HereToggl Software Time Tracker - LinkLearn More About Damian...Website: http://www.damiantaylor.com/Twitch TV: https://www.twitch.tv/hereisdamianInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hereisdamian/Check out a Spotify playlist of his work here!📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Damian TaylorHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Welcome to Progressions: Success in the Music Industry!In this brief opening episode, I decided to give you an introduction to myself and the reasons why I chose to start a podcast.In this episode, we'll dig in on...What this podcast is aboutDefining successMindsets that may be be holding your career backSetting and achieving your goalsBreaking goals down to steps📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Host: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Launching in October of 2020!