Andrew Sunnucks on Founding Audio Network, Orchestral Producing, & Real Musicians

In this episode we sit down with the brilliant Andrew Sunnucks. Co-founder of Audio Network, a prolific orchestral producer and a farmer, Andrew has built a career on integrity, real musicians, and having a good time! 

From Andrew’s first job as a singing rabbit to working in commercials and eventually co-founding production music catalogue Audio Network, we trace his journey over the years. As one of the biggest employers of musicians, we discuss Audio Network’s commitment to using real musicians . Andrew tells us why he refuses to compromise on live players, despite being more expensive and time consuming, and shares the secrets to creating a community of trust in recording sessions with both players and composers.

Andrew also opens up about the human side of the music industry, discussing imposter syndrome, the importance of humility and his core principle of a “no knobs” policy. Along the way, he shares hilarious stories from his career including a medieval music mishap, legs falling off a grand piano, and a tape machine bursting into flames…

Chapters
0:00 Intro
4:57 Andrew’s musical background
13:09 Founding Audio Network
20:44 Orchestral producing
29:52 Session stories
35:47 A producer’s ear and communicating with players
40:50 41:10 What’s left on Andrew’s bucket list?

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