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09/11/2024

I'd been waiting for this gig for a year. And it was even better than I thought it would be.

Jacob Collier is like no other musician I've ever seen. By a mile.

His talent is extraordinary, his multi-instrumental skills are off the charts, the depth and breadth of his musical and creative knowledge are unbelievable...if you truly understand what he's doing on stage, its mind blowing, and actually just inspiring. He reminds me of why I love music.

and yet what I think is his biggest gift is that he seems to be plugged directly into his creative spark, no filter, no doubt, just pure joy. It's incredibly infectious and charming. I think all the musicians who adore him realise that he seems to perfectly embody that state that the rest of us are chasing here and there, that moment of flow and spark. It seems to be his base level.

On top, he seems to be a genuine and nice guy, no ego on stage, no agenda...

If I'm honest I can't listen to his albums much, they are sometimes simply too much crazy production (it's like listening to an electric rainbow with ADHD zapping channels) but on stage he and his band are simply extraordinary. When his skills are contained is when he just shines even more.

My jaw is on the floor with how effortlessly he emanates the joy of music...

14/06/2024

A fantastic and eye-opening day at Transperfect with Jaime Puig of Dolby and his team, mixing in Dolby Atmos for the first time.

We created a 3D explosion of the main titles song from the feature film Yo No Soy Esa by Maria Ripoll. From the soundtrack album that will be published by Sony when the film comes out this autumn. The songs music production style evolves as the song unfolds (90s-2020s) … now we were able to use the Atmos mix to create an ambient and immersive 3D space for the song, getting bigger, wider and deeper as the music unfolds.

Jaime is an expert on Atmos, having worked for Dolby for 30 years and was even involved in balancing the new Beatles track. Having him help learn this astonishing new way to mix music was like a masterclass!

Before starting, we talked about the potential for this technology and listened to a few mind-blowing Atmos mixes, including an orchestra playing John William’s theme from Jurassic Park. It was the most realistic recreation of an orchestra I have EVER HEARD. I really, truly FELT I was in the hall where it was recorded. I could FEEL the concert hall all around me.

Today my brain is still hurting from the almost scandalous paradigm shift that Atmos implies - aside from the 3D music possibilities, Atmos actually means a transfer of final final mix control to the playback systems. WHAT?? But in theory it allows mixers to create ONE mix that works for every circumstance - whether it’s tiny earbud headphones, home cinema systems, a car, or a massive immersive cinema system. The decoder knows what it’s playing on, and adjusts the mix to translate the mixer’s vision to that system….That’s the theory anyway…the jump from Stereo thinking to Atmos is nuts.

Time will tell if this becomes the new standard format.

I don’t see endless use cases, and I imagine many end users may shrug and the sometimes incremental improvement in a mix, but when its done right and heard right, like that orchestral recording - well…

IT IS MIND-BLOWING.

Thanks to: Marc Sala Romaguera ingeniero de mezclas
Jaume Puig Soporte de mastering Atmos for this Amazing experience!!

06/05/2024

the score to Poor Things is totally bonkers. brilliant. Weirdest film score I ever heard.

24/04/2024

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15/01/2024

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