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 Mixing
• Calibrating a Hybrid Mix Setup
• Mixing for 5.1 with the Stereo Downmix in Mind
• Working in NYC Recording Studios in the 90s and Early 2000s
• Why He Starts a Mix with the Vocal
• Will Broadcast go to Atmos?
• Mixing TV in the Morning and Indie Bands in the Afternoon

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Credits:

Guest: Matt Rifino

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Stephen Boyd

Theme Music: inter.ference