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b'Hill Kourkoutis is a Juno Award-winning music producer, mixing engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, ON, Canada! In our conversation Hill and I go deep on the following:

Building trust with artists
Her background as a touring musician
Preproduction
Guitar tone
Hill\\u2019s approach to production and mixing
Getting the right drum tones
Nostalgic sounds can bring out certain emotions
Musical authenticity
Embracing imperfections
Remembering that it\\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint
Finding creativity in everyday life
Believing in yourself
And so much more!

You can learn more about Hill at http://www.hillkourkoutis.com/

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-Ben'