{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Riff to Radio","title":"From Physical Therapist to Full-Time Metal Mix Engineer | My 10-Year Story","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":371,"description":"I never went to school for audio. I didn't intern at a famous studio. I was actually a physical therapist first. From the moment I seriously committed to learning audio production until I was finally able to quit my day job and mix metal bands full-time… it took almost 10 years.\nThis is the full story... the Tascam 4-track at 13, the \"terrible mixes\" era, the mobile studio years, the reset move to Vermont, connecting with 3x Grammy winning mastering engineer Alan Douches, and finally walking away from the day job in 2020.\nIf you're chasing this career, I hope this gives you a realistic picture of what it actually takes.\n00:00 Not Overnight Success\n00:38 Early Studio Spark\n00:57 First Guitar and Four Track\n01:28 Choosing the Safe Career\n01:49 Learning Production from Scratch\n02:45 First Paid Demo Reality Check\n03:18 Mobile Studio Hustle\n04:04 Basement Studio Grind\n04:36 Move to Vermont Reset\n04:53 Online Outreach Breakthrough\n05:14 Quitting the Day Job\n05:23 Three Lessons Learned\n06:01 Thanks and Final Sendoff\nWant to watch these videos early? Join the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5d5LAcG0ga-rBlWPEGIqeA/join\n🔥 Hire me to mix your next track: https://liquidstudiosli.com/offer-video-2\n📥 Free Resources For Metal Bands: https://liquidstudiosli.com/resources\n👉 Subscribe for more metal production tips: https://youtube.com/@danielthabet?sub_confirmation=1","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fMA6T54KfS4S0iNOca0b9xe20CFUIt5W8KLEzljSbT4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNGYy/MGE5YjE5NWFjYTZk/OGU1NDA5OTMxMzM0/NGZlOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}