the all:ambient podcast

We have a special edition of the all:ambient podcast this week. Anita Tatlow (ambient artist and co-founder of Echoes Blue Music) and Cynthia Bernard (aka marine eyes, and founder of cloud collecting) join Mike as they discuss the making of, and stories behind their new label collaboration compilation album - gentle voices, vol. 1 .Released in celebration of International Women's Day, the album brings together 20 different women artists and producers (from 15+ countries around the world) who are creating music in the in ambient, and ambient adjacent spaces. Listen to gentle voices, vol. 1 wherever music is, and join the conversation in the comments or over on the all:ambient Discord server at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://on.all-ambient.com/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠While at ⁠⁠https://all-ambient.com⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.

Join Mike, Ben, Marshall and Kirk as they they share their thoughts on the recent Sony AI music detection software news, and what this means for human artists in 2026 and beyond. We'd love to hear what your reactions are to this news, and whether it changes anything in your approach to making - and releasing - music?Let us know in the comments or on the all:ambient Discord server at ⁠⁠⁠https://on.all-ambient.com/discord⁠⁠⁠While over on ⁠https://all-ambient.com⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.

Join Mike, Ben, and Kirk as they they share their thoughts on the recent Native Instruments insolvency, and how to approach this news as an artist who uses Native Instruments plugins, virtual instruments, or any part of the wider NI ecosystem.We'd love to hear what your approach is to this news, and whether it changes anything for you as a music producer? Let us know in the comments or on the all:ambient Discord server at ⁠⁠https://on.all-ambient.com/discord⁠⁠While over on https://all-ambient.com you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.

The all:ambient podcast is back for Season 3! Join Mike, Ben, and Kirk as they they share their top three indispensable plugins for ambient music production - spoiler alert: there are quite a few free ones in there! What are your favourite ambient plugins (or pieces of gear)? Let us know in the comments or on the all:ambient Discord server at ⁠https://on.all-ambient.com/discord⁠While over on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠all:ambient website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.

That's a wrap! Mike talks all things all:ambient through the first nearly-100-episodes, what's to come for season 3, and why we do what we do. Don't miss it!Join the all:ambient Discord server at ⁠https://on.all-ambient.com/discord⁠Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.While over on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠all:ambient website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Join Mike, Ben, Kirk, and Marshall as they the predict the future of ambient music and the music industry in general. Do you agree with the roundtable team's predictions? Let us know in the comments or on the all:ambient Discord server at https://on.all-ambient.com/discordGot any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.While over on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠all:ambient website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Join Mike, Ben, Kirk, and Marshall as they play a game of 'AI or not AI'... can they (and you) guess whether the music is AI generated or not?Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!While over on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠all:ambient website⁠⁠⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Benjamin Lincoln of Middle Mastering joins the all:ambient podcast today! Benjamin is an absolute force as a mastering engineer, but with all of his experience and expertise, chooses to approach post-production with a listening-first artistic mindset that is nothing short of inspiring. You're not going to want to miss this one!Learn more about Middle Mastering hereGot any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!While over on the ⁠⁠⁠all:ambient website⁠⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Join Mike, Marshall, Kirk, and Ben for a festive edition of the all:ambient podcast, celebrating the year that has been while reflecting on creativity, productivity, and (of course) Christmas music...From all of us at the all:ambient podcast, we wish you and yours a peaceful and joy-filled holiday season!

James Bernard joins us for another round of the all:ambient podcast! We dig in on James' experience as part of the Spectrasonics team on releasing the brand-new Omnisphere 3, how to juggle multiple projects & roles at once, and how important it is to stop giving into distraction and JUST GO MAKE THE THING. Join us!Check out Omnisphere 3 hereFind James' new Almost An Island project hereState up to speed with Past Inside The Present's releasesGot any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!While over on the ⁠⁠all:ambient website⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Join Ben, Kirk, Marshall and Mike discuss the latest in music news, including Sir Paul McCartney's stand against AI generated music.Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!While over on the ⁠all:ambient website⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

The second course in our all:ambient labs series is here! Kirk Smith (We Dream Of Eden) has created an incredible course – Ambient Music Production – covering the entire process from start to finish of bringing a cinematic ambient song to life! Ambient Music Production is live now at https://on.all-ambient.com/ampUse code KIRKLAUNCH for an additional 20% off the already-discounted launch price – limited time only!In this sample module of his course, Kirk shares how to set the tone with a layer of atmosphere which will influence everything else that happens with your song. It's a great place to start, and a great taste of what Kirk's course will dig deeper into!More all:ambient labs offerings are coming very soon. In the meantime, you can find out more about all:ambient - including our new virtual instrument lineup - over at https://all-ambient.com

Join Mike, Marshall, Kirk and Ben as they discuss AI and the (positive?) future of music artistry...Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at ⁠podcast@all-ambient.com⁠.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!While over on the ⁠⁠all:ambient website⁠⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Ross Bartlett (Retland, Calmtone) joins us for a round-two interview on the all:ambient podcast!Ross – psychotherapist by day and prolific ambient musician by night – weighs in on the relationship between music & psychology, how it ties into the human experience, and how we can incorporate it in meaningful ways into each of our lives. Let's dig in deep!Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!While over on the ⁠all:ambient website⁠ you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Join Ben, Kirk, Marshall and Mike discuss the recent Splice and Spitfire merger, and whether this is indeed good news for artists and producers?Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!While over on the all:ambient website you can also check out our recent labs (courses) launch and virtual instrument lineup!

Tom Squires from rhubiqs joins the all:ambient podcast today! Hear about Tom's early post-rock days, how he stays motivated, and what his current favorite TV show is 😀Learn more about Tom's Dec 17th UK show hereCheck out Tom's Nov 6 Bandcamp listening party for his new release, Spectral Passages, hereFor all other things rhubiqs – https://linktr.ee/rhubiqsall:ambient labs is here! Our first course, Music Business 101 is live now!Use code BENLAUNCH for an additional 20% off the already-discounted launch price – limited time only!Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!the all:ambient podcast is an inside look at the incredible artists in ambient music, digging into creative processes, hearing untold stories, and following the rabbit trail to wherever that conversation may lead.Don't forget to leave a review and text a friend or fellow musician about the podcast. We really appreciate it!

all:ambient labs is here! Our first course, Music Business 101 is live now at https://on.all-ambient.com/101Use code BENLAUNCH for an additional 20% off the already-discounted launch price – limited time only!In this sample chapter of this inaugural all:ambient labs course, Ben Tatlow - founder and label director of Echoes Blue Music - shares how to make the most of your label partnerships and what to look out for when working with new independent labels. Topics include:Splits, recoupments, term lengths, and other key things to pay attention toHow to best submit your music to a labelWhat independent labels are looking for in artists they work withMore all:ambient labs offerings are coming very soon. In the meantime, you can find out more about all:ambient - including our new virtual instrument lineup - over at https://all-ambient.com

Mike digs into all of the exciting things on the horizon for the all:ambient community – online courses, virtual instruments, new challenges & remix opportunities, further discussion on the ever-evolving intersection of AI & music, and much more! Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!

this week we share stories of our first steps into music production and how we went ambient :)Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!

Join Ben, Kirk, Marshall and Mike as they discuss the implications of one of the many(!) recent pieces of Spotify-related news... their T&Cs update...Got any questions you want answered in an upcoming episode? Email us at podcast@all-ambient.com.The⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all:ambient Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now live! Come join the community & conversation with a bunch of like-minded artists & creators. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – you'll need to create a Discord account if you've never done so – and welcome to the all:ambient family!