

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Travis Ference
Conversations exploring creativity, productivity, and career growth in the music industry. Join in each week as Travis sits down with some of the industry’s best and brightest to discuss the mindsets and strategies that they use in their careers every day.
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May 16, 2024 • 11min
The Myth of Talent: How to Get World Class at Anything
Travis breaks down science of how to master any skill based on the research of Daniel Coyle and his book “The Talent Code”In this episode, you'll learn about:Hotbeds of Talent Throughout the WorldHow to Build Skill Like You Build MuscleMyelin and the Role it Plays in Skill MasteringThe Benefits of Deep Practice and How to Do It⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: N/AHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

May 9, 2024 • 12min
What NOT to Do With an Opportunity
Travis reflects on the latest episode’s success on YouTube and how overweighting the follow up to a big win can prevent you from building on that momentum.In this episode, you'll learn about:Why we put so much weight on our next move after a big success or failureHow overweighting opportunities have been setbacks for his mix careerHow “Quantity” plays into your career growthWhen to transition into the “Quality” phase of your career.⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: N/AHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

May 2, 2024 • 8min
Is Mastering Dead? A Pro Mixer’s Opinion
Travis discusses how the democratization of technology and an oversimplified view of the mastering process is threatening to ruin it all together.In this episode you'll learn,How Technology is Rapidly Changing MasteringA Quick History of MasteringWhat the True Value of Mastering IsShould You Be Paying for Mastering⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: N/AHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Apr 17, 2024 • 16min
Prioritization, Goals, and Q1 2024 in Review
Travis reflects on the first quarter of 2024 and how he's prioritizing the next three months.In this episode, you'll learn about:Travis Reviews his Goals from Q1 2024How Prioritization Drives ProgressProgressions Website UpdatesTakeaways from the Latest Episodes⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: N/AHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Apr 10, 2024 • 54min
Gregg Lehrman, CEO of Output - How AI Will Transform Music and Creativity FOREVER
Gregg Lehrman is a music composer, producer, technologist, and entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of Output, Gregg is working to inspire creativity for musicians with their groundbreaking suite of music production tools, which now includes their AI tool, Co-Producer. As a composer his work can be heard in countless feature films, TV shows, and ad campaigns including projects for the Smithsonian, Daily Show, Apple, Avatar, The Avengers, and Saturday Night Live.In this episode, you'll learn about:The Ethics Behind AI Tool DevelopmentThe Difference Between AI as a Creative Tool and AI to Replace PeopleOutput’s Ethos to Empower CreativityHow to Approach Starting Your Music Career as an Entrepreneur Starts a BusinessWhy Collaboration is One of the Most Important Tools for SuccessWhy Community Will Become a Central Focus for ArtistsHow He Got His First Job in Music with Hans ZimmerTips for Starting Your Career in MusicConnect with Gregg & Output🌐 Website: https://www.instagram.com/output/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregglehrman/🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/output⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: Gregg LehrmanHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference

Apr 3, 2024 • 5min
Beating Burnout: How I Saved My Music Career
Everybody in the music industry expects to overwork and burnout at some point, but what if you didn't have to? What if you could avoid burnout altogether? It took getting to the point of hating every session I did to realize that we've been lied to about where burnout comes from.In this episode, you'll learn about:What Led Travis to BurnoutHow We Should ACTUALLY Be Thinking About BurnoutWhat to Do When It Happens⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: N/AHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Mar 27, 2024 • 56min
Matt Rifino - 4000 Songs and Counting: Mixing the NBC Today Show
Matt Rifino is the music mixer for the NBC Today Show where he’s mixed over 4000 songs for some of the biggest artists in the world and received 5 Emmy’s over the course of his 20 years on staff. He also works with independent artists out of Studio C at the Barbershop Studios.In this episode, you'll learn about:Live Broadcast Mixing vs Studio MixingCalibrating a Hybrid Mix SetupMixing for 5.1 with the Stereo Downmix in MindWorking in NYC Recording Studios in the 90s and Early 2000sWhy He Starts a Mix with the VocalWill Broadcast go to Atmos?Mixing TV in the Morning and Indie Bands in the AfternoonConnect with Matt:🌐 Website: https://www.mattrifinomusicmixer.com/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicmatt_mixing/⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: Matt RifinoHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference

Mar 13, 2024 • 1h 11min
Venus Theory: The Problem with Your Creative Career
Venus Theory is a sound designer, musician and content creator. His sound design work can be found in products from companies like UVI, Lunacy Audio, Arturia, and Spitfire Audio. On YouTube, his videos have inspired hundreds of thousands of creators and given them the tools and mindsets they need to a build their careers.In this episode, you’ll learn about:The Power of Practice and Why You Have to Start BadWhat it Takes to Sustain a Creative CareerWhy More Musicians Should Identify as CreatorsThe Importance of Being Clear of the Goal of What You’re Doing IsThe Root of Creative EnvyHow to Quantify What Makes a Gig Worth DoingWhy Doing What You’re Passionate About is the Way to SuccessConnect with Venus Theory🌐 Website: https://www.venustheory.com/links📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VenusTheory⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: Venus TheoryHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference

Mar 6, 2024 • 23min
The Music AI is Coming For Us! ...and other News from February 2024
Travis reviews his take aways from February and shares his thoughts on the current state of AI in the music industry and how we can prepare for it. Mentioned in the Episode:Suno AIYouTube Dream TracksGET YOUR FREE RATE WORKSHEET ⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: N/AHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference

Feb 28, 2024 • 13min
Streamline Your Mixing: A Guided Workflow Audit
In this episode,Travis Ference, a Grammy nominated recording engineer, examines his own mixing process through a detailed workflow audit. Follow along and analyze your own process in what is meant to be an interactive guide to optimize music production and mixing workflows for audio professionals.In this episode, you'll learn about:Travis' System from Initial Client Contact to Final Mix DeliveryHow to Analyze and Improve your WorkflowAutomations to Speed Up WorkflowHow Travis Plans to Improve His System⬇️ 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/spotify📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Credits:Guest: N/AHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference