Eric Boulanger: Musical Mastering, Professional Violin, and How to Monitor

This week's guest is mastering engineer and violinist, Eric Boulanger. Eric started his career at the legendary Mastering Lab working under Doug Sax before starting his own facility, The Bakery, in 2015. In addition to a mastering credit list that includes artists such as Diana Krall, Green Day, Weezer, and Andrea Bocelli, he also worked with Apple to develop the "Mastered for iTunes" protocol. Outside the world of mastering, Eric still finds time to play violin on sessions for various film and television scores. We have a great chat about listening, setting up a room, and knowing when you're ready to jump into your own business.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Approaching mastering as musician, not a robotBuilding a mastering studio in an old screening roomCalling everyday until you get the gigAttended mastering sessionsThe importance of listening and monitoring Playing violin from age 3Working at the Mastering LabBuilding a lathe before ever buying a vinyl recordPlaying violin for film scoresLossless audioThe most important part of a mastering roomStarting your own business and learning as you goLearn More About Eric Boulanger...Website: https://thebakery.la/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bakerymastering/📢 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: Eric BoulangerHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference