EQs have gotten pretty versatile in the era of in-the-box music production, don’t you think? While some faithful reproductions of vintage equalizers are extremely common, plugin EQs have learned some pretty cool new tricks in the past couple decades.

Valerie Broussard is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer-songwriter whose work has earned more than a billion streams. In this episode, she talks about writing for artists including Kygo, Illenium, Sofia Carson, Galantis, and Sam Feldt, and building a career with placements across TV, film, trailers, and major brand campaigns.

Here’s an annoying reality of music production: things tend to sound better as they get louder.