Kristian Montano is a mastering engineer and the owner of Montano Mastering, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada! 

You can find out more about Kristian at https://www.montanomastering.com/

You can find Kristian on Social Media
IG: https://www.instagram.com/MontanoMastering/
Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristianmontano/

You can email Kristian at kristian@montanomastering.com

You can listen to the two songs that we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in their entirety via the following links: 
"Stereotypes" by Your Hunni: https://lefuturewave.com/2020/10/20/introducing-your-hunni-stereotypes/
"Flowers" by Burs: https://bursmusic.bandcamp.com/track/flowers

As I mentioned in a previous episode, I've started a Whatsapp group community. If you're interested in joining, please email me at Secretsonics@gmail.com Please include your phone # and tell me a bit about what you do production-wise.

References
Matt Snell: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/23/secret-sonics-060-matt-snell
Michael Starita: https://www.instagram.com/staritamusic/
Noah Mintz: http://www.lacquerchannel.com/noah-mintz/
Joao Carvalho: https://www.joaocarvalhomastering.com/
Audeze LCD X: https://amzn.to/31ADAvS
Neumann KH 310s: https://amzn.to/3dY4h2K
Airpods: https://amzn.to/37BRNwj
Dylan Seals' episode of the Attack and Release show: https://attackandreleaseshow.fireside.fm/68
Aurotanes: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/5CAmpA230BK--auratone-5c-super-sound-cubes-4.5-inch-passive-reference-monitors-with-a2-30-power-amp-black
Tidal: https://tidal.com/
Ted Jenson of Sterling Sound: https://sterling-sound.com/engineer/ted-jensen/
Carl Bahner: https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/9/secret-sonics-058-carl-bahner
Manley Vari-Mu: https://www.manley.com/pro/mslchp
Manley Massive Passive: https://www.manley.com/pro/msmp
HCL EQ: https://www.handcraftedlabs.pl/products/thermos-dual-mono-program-eq
DMG Plugins: https://dmgaudio.com/
Bob Katz: https://amzn.to/34s2T58
Division 88: https://www.instagram.com/division.88/
Leapwing root one: https://www.leapwingaudio.com/rootone/
Big Thief band: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Thief
Joe LaPorta: https://sterling-sound.com/engineer/joe-laporta/
Nebraska Cover Album Collab: https://torontocoversproject.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-end-of-every-hard-earned-day-people-find-some-reason-to-believe
Bobby Owsinski’s book: https://amzn.to/3meGtdy
Bon Iver's first record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Iver#2006%E2%80%932010:_For_Emma,_Forever_Ago


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