Where did all the mentors go?
Realising that those in the creative industries who came before you have now gone, and you are now supposed to carry that wisdom.
Tom Edwards Sound
Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer for Film, TV and other forms of immersive and digital content. I share tips and industry insights.
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If you think just mastering your track will save your mix, then you're going to be disapointed.
We’ve been trained to treat mastering like a secret society where analogue fairy dust fixes every bad decision. An unpolished look at what mastering actually is and how not to get conned.
Giving all you've got to the TV industry, but it still isnt enough.
You can’t "wellness" your way out of an impossible schedule, and falling short doesn't mean you failed.
Studio's of the 2010s: How My Career Quietly Changed Direction
How I started taking audio post production more seriously and to the interesting clients it attracted.
Failure and The Accidental Wisdom of Yogi Bear
Why a fictional bear who steals picnic baskets solved resilience better than any £700 business course.
How to Work, Adapt, and Thrive in a New Creative Era
We are witnessing the birth of a brand new economic landscape. This guide details the exact professional pivots, skill multiplication, and human scarcity advantages you need right now.
You Don’t Need a Million Pound Studio to Learn the Craft
From a dusty teenage bedroom running Cubase to an acoustic nightmare of a garage. An unpolished look at the obsolete gear, the massive mistakes, and why the hours mattered more than the infrastruture.
Why I’m Refusing to Upgrade My Workstation (And Why the Cycle Is Finally Broken)
For decades, tech companies trained us to treat constant upgrades as an inevitability. But "good enough" has finally arrived, and the era of forced obsolescence is hitting a wall.
Room Tone: The Invisible Fix That Makes Your Dialogue Sound Professional
Digital audio editing makes rapid cuts effortless, but it leaves jarring gaps in background consistency. Here is how one simple fix that will help hide your edits.
Here's why I'm turning the monetisation button on.
The weekly articles will always stay free. But for £5 a month, we’re going deeper into the unvarnished reality of audio production and working in the film, tv and creative industries.
Who Killed the TV Industry?
Audiences didn't walk away because the quality dropped, they left for convenience and dopamine on demand. The uncomfortable truth behind the collapse of the linear ecosystem.