Stu Watts chats with Stefan Du Randt, who is one of the select few engineers who work exclusively from Studios 301 and has capitalised on that by building a reputation as a prolific producer, mixing and recording engineer.
His credits are highlighted by his work on Mac Millers‘ posthumous album “Circles“, and include many exciting Australian and international artists such as Coldplay, Zedd, Katy Perry, Thelma Plum, Guy Sebastian, Elton John, Vera Blue, Asap Ferg, YG, The Script, Delta Goodrem, Wolfmother, Peking Duk, Daniel Johns and many more.
Stefan’s road to joining the Studios 301 team in 2015 included relocating from South Africa where he worked as principal engineer for Grammy-winning producer Darryl Torr (Soweto Gospel Choir).
To add to his engineering and production work, Stefan is one of the lead facilitators and practical mentors for the 301 Academy where he takes up-coming engineers through the process of making a record, all the way from the demo stage through to the finished product. Stefan also holds a degree in music production from Berklee College of Music.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:08 About Stefan Du Randt
00:03:08 Early experiences with music
00:06:57 Falling in love with technology
00:08:18 Beginning formal education and opening a studio
00:18:45 Obtaining better opportunities
00:21:22 How Stefan's time is divided
00:22:24 The rest of Stefan's journey
00:25:25 What made Stefan level up
00:27:45 Commonalities between professional artists
00:29:36 Collaboration
00:34:21 How to get in a creative mode
00:37:46 Working with high profile artists
00:41:39 Feeling out of your depth
00:43:07 Working in Dolby Atmos
00:46:12 Stefan's mixing process
00:49:13 Utilising the rough mix
00:51:34 Challenges of being a mixer
00:55:48 What's coming up in 2025
00:56:26 Best bits of advice for producers/engineers and artists
01:01:04 Conclusion/Outro

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