RSR521 - Felipe De Mari Scalone - Producing In Brazil and Studying with Shawn Everrett

Recording Studio Rockstars

Lij Shaw

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4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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"I always had music around." In this episode, Lij Shaw interviews Felipe de Mari Scalone, a Brazilian producer and musician, about his journey from growing up in a musical family to establishing Junk Mahal Studio in Brazil. Felipe shares insights from his time in London and Amsterdam, his transition from performing in bands to music production, and his experiences attending Mix with the Masters with Shawn Everett. He discusses his sound experimentation, mixing techniques, and the impact of Brazilian and international music on his work. Felipe also shares his unique approaches to reamping, DIY audio equipment, vintage technology, and the challenges and rewards of working in the music industry.

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My guest today is Felipe De Mari Scalone, a Brazilian producer, musician, and frontman of the shoegaze/grunge band Cyanish. After immersing himself in the music scenes of Amsterdam and London, he returned to Brazil to record his debut EP, Lighthouse (2019), marking the beginning of his journey in music production.

In 2021, Felipe founded Junkmahal Studio, collaborating with artists like Vitor Bruno, Catiça, 43duo, De Um Filho, De Um Cego, and Luvbites, helping shape their sound across various genres. In 2022, he attended a Mix With The Masters seminar in France with Shawn Everett, and by the end of 2024, he had earned an honorable mention in Eric Valentine's mix contest. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles for an internship with Chris Sorem at Nest Recorders, continuing to refine his craft.

I met Felipe at NAMM during our Recording Studio Rockstars meetup and was impressed by his story, enthusiasm, and the cool sound of his records! Shoutout to Matt Boudreau for the introduction at the bar. Today, we will discuss making records in Brazil, experimenting with sound, and creating super cool short videos for Instagram to create new and unusual instruments in the studio.

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0:00.0	This episode of Recording Studio Rockstars is brought to you by Isotope, Native Instruments,
0:06.8	Atom Audio, and S-A-E Institute. You're hearing my voice right now mixed through isotope,
0:13.5	ozone, and velvet on atom audio monitors and headphones. Make sure to get my free mixing course
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0:22.4	and please check out our awesome sponsors using the links in the show notes.
0:27.0	And please like and subscribe to this YouTube channel
0:30.1	because it's a great way to help support this show.
0:32.7	Now, get ready to rock.
0:34.8	Were you a fan of Chad Blake's?
0:36.7	Yeah, like I love Chad.
0:38.3	I actually met him at NAM as well.
0:40.3	And he's a super nice guy.
0:42.3	I guess he wasn't aware of how much I, I, I, he's awesome, you know?
0:48.3	Because to me, it was like I was in front of John Lano.
0:51.3	And he was just speaking with me like I was his friend. I was, dude, like, you don't get it like you're God, you know? And yeah, he's awesome. I love him. He's super great. And he's like, he's one of the guys that say that there's no right or wrong. There's a phrase he says all the time, but it's like, don't always say
1:12.0	always, never say never, usually, say usually.
1:25.3	Welcome to recording studio Studio Rockstars.
1:28.1	I'm Lid Shaw, and this is the podcast created to help you become a rock star of the recording studio.
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2:03.5	Use code Rock 10 for 10% off, ozone, or any of Isotopes incredible plugins at Isotope.com.
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