Tom Woodhead
@tomwoodhead.bsky.social
Writer, mastering engineer, used to sing in ¡Forward, Russia!
I master records for a living, I'm really good at it: www.hippocraticmastering.com
I master records for a living, I'm really good at it: www.hippocraticmastering.com
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Tom Woodhead
@tomwoodhead.bsky.social
· Jan 7
Tom Woodhead/Hippocratic Mastering showreel
Playlist · kingtoad · 60 items
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Musicians! To celebrate my 13th year(!) as a full-time mastering engineer I threw together this playlist of some of the stuff I've mastered. Here's to the next 13 years - I'm way cheaper than Abbey Road but better at mastering. Hit me up
open.spotify.com/playlist/3zF...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3zF...
Imagine if we had Global Brightening instead of Global Warming. That would be fucking sweet
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Imagine if we had Global Brightening instead of Global Warming. That would be fucking sweet
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The James Bond franchise faces a big problem: me, the viewer, has been shot at the start of the movie through the barrel of my gun, and I'm dripping blood over my own eye balls (they're in the gun)
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The James Bond franchise faces a big problem: me, the viewer, has been shot at the start of the movie through the barrel of my gun, and I'm dripping blood over my own eye balls (they're in the gun)
Starmer vs Streeting has massive Major vs Redwood vibes
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Starmer vs Streeting has massive Major vs Redwood vibes
As a bald man who has been bald for a very long time, it's bizarre to see how much advertising/anxiety exists around baldness for men in their 20s/30s today. You can waste years of time, energy and money trying to fight it, or just decide not to give a fuck!
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
As a bald man who has been bald for a very long time, it's bizarre to see how much advertising/anxiety exists around baldness for men in their 20s/30s today. You can waste years of time, energy and money trying to fight it, or just decide not to give a fuck!
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There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.
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Tesco delivery just tried to substitute Hoola Hoops for Monster Munch. Come on lads
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Tesco delivery just tried to substitute Hoola Hoops for Monster Munch. Come on lads
The other day my son said 'I was thinking earlier, I've lived through some really unique days', thinking he was going to say COVID or something.
When pressed as to what he meant, he said '2/2/22'
When pressed as to what he meant, he said '2/2/22'
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The other day my son said 'I was thinking earlier, I've lived through some really unique days', thinking he was going to say COVID or something.
When pressed as to what he meant, he said '2/2/22'
When pressed as to what he meant, he said '2/2/22'
I need to send some equipment to the EU (Finland) to be repaired. Has anyone done this post-Brexit?
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I need to send some equipment to the EU (Finland) to be repaired. Has anyone done this post-Brexit?
And people have the temerity to claim TV isn’t relevant any more
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
And people have the temerity to claim TV isn’t relevant any more
A third thing: stood in line for the bar at the ballet, of all places, I unbuttoned my shirt, thinking there was a t-shirt underneath (there was nothing)
What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done? I don’t mean “cheating on your partner” stupid, I mean stupid stupid. Like, once, I had this bubble bath which smelled absolutely delicious, so I took a big glug of it. That kind of stupid. (It did not taste delicious.)
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A third thing: stood in line for the bar at the ballet, of all places, I unbuttoned my shirt, thinking there was a t-shirt underneath (there was nothing)
Oh, I also once lacerated the skin of my penis trying to reload an air-rifle
What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done? I don’t mean “cheating on your partner” stupid, I mean stupid stupid. Like, once, I had this bubble bath which smelled absolutely delicious, so I took a big glug of it. That kind of stupid. (It did not taste delicious.)
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Oh, I also once lacerated the skin of my penis trying to reload an air-rifle
I didn't do this myself but when I worked at the Cockpit one of the other engineers accidentally made up a power cable with the plug where the socket should have been
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I didn't do this myself but when I worked at the Cockpit one of the other engineers accidentally made up a power cable with the plug where the socket should have been
So fucking sick of companies telling me my password doesn't meet their lofty standards. Fuck off!
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So fucking sick of companies telling me my password doesn't meet their lofty standards. Fuck off!
Keir's favourite post-punk group
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Keir's favourite post-punk group
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*tosses another example onto the comedically large pile of examples showing how replacing spelling and grammar checkers with a statistical engine to find the -likely- word rather than the -correct- word and training said engine on everything everyone ever wrote online produces Not what's needed*
What the FUCK, Google Docs
October 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
*tosses another example onto the comedically large pile of examples showing how replacing spelling and grammar checkers with a statistical engine to find the -likely- word rather than the -correct- word and training said engine on everything everyone ever wrote online produces Not what's needed*
Anyway, just six months until the clocks go forward and life becomes bearable again
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Anyway, just six months until the clocks go forward and life becomes bearable again
Mastering is a great profession. Basically, you have to stick to every deadline with the rigidity and precision of a nuclear reactor, and everyone else can just kind of do what they want, whatever
October 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Mastering is a great profession. Basically, you have to stick to every deadline with the rigidity and precision of a nuclear reactor, and everyone else can just kind of do what they want, whatever
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5 years ago we had a listening party for Give Me A Wall by ¡Forward Russia!. You can replay the listening party (no_478) here:
¡Forward Russia!
Give Me A Wall
timstwitterlisteningparty.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
5 years ago we had a listening party for Give Me A Wall by ¡Forward Russia!. You can replay the listening party (no_478) here:
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the powers that be want you to know less about your computer. they are taking away your beautiful file pathing, keyboard inputs, considered mouse clicks, and expertise of your OS. everything will soon be done by mumbling into the open air and praying it works correctly. this is a nightmare.
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
the powers that be want you to know less about your computer. they are taking away your beautiful file pathing, keyboard inputs, considered mouse clicks, and expertise of your OS. everything will soon be done by mumbling into the open air and praying it works correctly. this is a nightmare.
I wonder how many of the greatest minds of our age, instead of curing cancer, are paid a fortune to direct as many eyeballs as possible to Google's 'YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEND EMAILS ANYMORE' spiel that absolutely everyone ignores
October 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I wonder how many of the greatest minds of our age, instead of curing cancer, are paid a fortune to direct as many eyeballs as possible to Google's 'YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEND EMAILS ANYMORE' spiel that absolutely everyone ignores
I haven't played Football Manager for years, but I still have a reflective twitch that I should buy the new one every time it comes out
October 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I haven't played Football Manager for years, but I still have a reflective twitch that I should buy the new one every time it comes out
You know when they *finally* elect the mayor of New York City? Will he get to do any governing or does the next race begin immediately?
October 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You know when they *finally* elect the mayor of New York City? Will he get to do any governing or does the next race begin immediately?
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The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job
October 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job
I wonder which tech company is going to be the first to put the undo function behind a paywall
October 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I wonder which tech company is going to be the first to put the undo function behind a paywall