Why Talented Engineers Say No to Opportunities — Imposter Syndrome, Thinking Fast and Slow, and Career Confidence
Lu brought the topic this week — and it's one of the most universally felt things in audio that nobody talks about directly: the feeling of not belonging in the room. Not because you don't have the skill. Not because you don't have the credits. Just because the feeling is there, and most people l...
Is Analog Gear Making a Comeback? Plugin Fatigue, Hardware Resurgence, and the Future of the Studio
Fair warning: Dee Kei opens this one by saying he doesn't know if he's going to release it. Congratulations — you found it.
This is a looser, more speculative episode than usual, and that's exactly the point. Dee brings a theory he's been sitting with: that the rise of AI tools and plugin saturat...
Purified Radio 523
Tracklisting:
01. Kaskade & Layton Giordani - Meet Again ft. Natalie Jane (Extended Mix) *02. Delta Vaults - Fade (Extended Mix)03. HAYLA Ft. Nelly Furtado - Faded (Nora En Pure Extended Remix)04. Dan Sushi - Shadows (Instrumental Mix)05. Brigado Crew x Clér Letiv - From Withi...
What We Taught at the Mixing Masterclass: Pricing, Compression, LUFS, and the Value of a Mix Engineer
This episode is a recap — and an expansion — of the six-hour Mixing Masterclass that Dee Kei hosted live in his LA studio. Lu was in the room. The audience brought mixes. Things got real. Now Dee and Lu bring the best of it to the podcast, including the things they didn't get to cover in person.
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Sycamore & the Gravestones, Part 3
Our story tonight is called Sycamore and The Gravestones, Part 3, and is the finale of this year's Halloween special. It’s a story about a good deed undertaken in a forgotten corner of the village. It’s also about train tracks and moss, mending something that was long broken, and being seen for w...
PFB Radio #282 (COOLHOUSE Vol. 9)
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PFB Radio #282 (COOLHOUSE Vol. 9)
Tracklist:
1. Lykke Li, The Magician - Lucky Again (The Magician Remix)
2. Phlegmatic Dogs - Cuatrocats (Choley's F#@K U FLIP)
3. Nelly - Hot in Herre (BRANDON Bootleg)
4. SEUNG, AVE - Mind On The Beat
5. Afrojack & Steve Aoki ft. Miss Palme...
Building a 1176 Compressor From Scratch: What I Learned From the Hairball Audio DIY Kit
Dee Kei is building a compressor. Specifically, a 1176 Rev A blueface/silverface clone from Hairball Audio in Seattle — unsponsored, bought with his own money, and not yet finished at time of recording. That last part is intentional. He wanted to talk about the build process before the result, be...
10/12/26 SLICE OF LIFE P3 - MET YOUR MOM STORY
A story went viral about a guy holding up a sign at a Natalie Jane concert asking if she remembered him. The backstory to this is crazy, and the show thought that if they ever got married, it would make a great "How I Met Your Mom" story. Do you have one?
Follow us on socials! @themorningmess
10/12/26 SLICE OF LIFE P2 - MET YOUR MOM STORY
A story went viral about a guy holding up a sign at a Natalie Jane concert asking if she remembered him. The backstory to this is crazy, and the show thought that if they ever got married, it would make a great "How I Met Your Mom" story. Do you have one?
Follow us on socials! @themorningmess
10/12/26 SLICE OF LIFE P1 - MET YOUR MOM STORY
A story went viral about a guy holding up a sign at a Natalie Jane concert asking if she remembered him. The backstory to this is crazy, and the show thought that if they ever got married, it would make a great "How I Met Your Mom" story. Do you have one?
Follow us on socials! @themorningmess
