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Power Shifts in the Music Industry + Finding Your Studio Strength
Nathan Fields
June 06, 2025
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The Rareform Rundown #65
Hello Friends,
Nathan here. Can you believe this is the 65th Rundown? This week we’re diving into a few key moments shaping both the industry and the studio. From exciting new projects on our end, to a major shift in the music business as Taylor Swift continues to take back control of her catalog. Plus, we’re unpacking the difference between music production and audio engineering—two sides of the same coin that can define your creative direction.
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New projects + music we are looking for
PROJECTS
Backstreet Showdown, a track Darby Phillips and I worked on was featured in the campaign for Thunderbolts!
We’re in the mix on the Daredevil: Born Again campaign with some sound design work. Shoutout to our friends at Disney+ for bringing us in!
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New month means the Rareform On Rotation playlist just got a fresh update! We dropped in a bunch of tracks we’re into right now. Check it out and see what’s been keeping us inspired!
Taylor Swift getting her masters back has made a real impact across the music world. It’s got a lot of artists paying closer attention to what they actually own and how their deals are set up. By re-recording her albums and pulling focus from the originals, she showed there’s another way to do it, and fans stuck with her through the whole thing. Moves like this are shifting how the industry thinks about ownership, and you can already see newer artists starting to plan with that in mind.
If you’re starting to take music seriously and thinking about turning it into a career, one of the first things to figure out is where you actually want to land. Music Producer and Audio Engineer might look similar from the outside. and there’s definitely some crossover, but once you’re deep in it, the roles feel pretty different. One is about leading the creative direction, the other one is about making sure that vision sounds right.
I broke it down here: how each role works and how to figure out which lane might be best for you!
That’s it for this week!
-Nathan
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