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WCA #440 with Tess Greenham

WCA #440 with Tess Greenham – Training the Ears, Understanding the Business, Mastering Notes, Sonic Growth, and Working with Her Dad

My guest is Los Angeles-based Mastering Engineer Tess Greenham, who has worked with Trousdale, McCall, RF Shannon, Cami Petyn, and Bellsaint.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Growing Up In SF
  • Moving to LA
  • Awareness of Audio
  • Working with Her Dad
  • Pandemic Discovery
  • Training the Ears
  • Understanding the Business
  • Keeping Calm with Clients
  • Mastering Notes
  • Sonic Growth
  • Appreciating Analog Gear
  • Honoring the Artist’s Intention
  • Dealing with Slammed Mixes
  • Learning From a Parent
  • Being a Nepo Baby
  • Being Organized
  • Leaving the Sonic Nest
  • Working From Home
  • Financial Approach

Matt’s Rant: Taking Care of the Clients

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Credits

  • Guest: Tess Greenham
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #439 with John McBride

WCA #439 with John McBride – Always Learning, The Golden Rule, The Next Lennon and McCartney, Positive Attitude, and Inside Blackbird

My guest is Engineer/Mixer, Studio Owner, and Live FOH Engineer John McBride, who many know as the man behind Blackbird Studios. John has worked with his wife, Martina McBride, Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart, Take 6, Joss Stone, and Greta Van Fleet, to name a few. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Wichita, Kansas
  • Joe Walsh
  • Parents Musical Tastes
  • The 10 Best Years of Music 
  • Piano Lessons
  • Save The Music
  • Dissecting Music
  • The Next Lennon and McCartney
  • Chemistry Major
  • Getting Laughed at By The Bank
  • Starting a Sound Company
  • Always Learning
  • Parents House Collateral
  • Selling to Clare Brothers
  • Having No Debt
  • Positive Attitude 
  • James Brown to Metallica
  • RATT and the Birth of KYFO
  • Small World of Touring
  • Moving to Nashville
  • Garth Brooks
  • The Golden Rule
  • Building Blackbird Studios
  • Richard Dodd
  • Vance Powell
  • Rolf Zweep
  • Mark Rubel
  • Luck in Business
  • Gretch Round Badge
  • Inside Blackbird
  • Trina Shoemaker

Matt’s Rant: Investing in Yourself!

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Credits

  • Guest: John McBride
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #438 with Orlando Torres

WCA #438 with Orlando Torres – Discovering His Uncles Walkman, Multi Tracking with Cassettes, Recording at Mom’s House, Putting Yourself Out There, and Enjoying Family

My guest is engineer Orlando Torres based in Los Angeles. Orlando has worked with Abraham Laboriel, Joey DeFrancesco, Alex Acuña, Lee Rocker, and Kobe Bryant, to name a few. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Born in Mexico
  • Mexican and US Culture
  • Discovering the Walkman
  • Late Night Edgy Television
  • Guitar Lessons
  • Multi Tracking with Cassettes
  • Construction
  • Audio School
  • Recording at Mom’s House
  • Learning the Techincal Ropes
  • Figuring It Out
  • Ditching an Office Job
  • Love and Laughter Studios
  • Mentors
  • Diversification
  • Playback Gigs
  • Enjoying Family
  • Permanent Job Considerations
  • Introverts and Extroverts
  • Coffee the Great Connector
  • Helping Others
  • Putting Yourself Out There
  • Finances
  • Working from Home
  • Local Work

Matt’s Rant: Don’t Be Afraid to Fail!

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Credits

  • Guest: Orlando Torres
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #437 with Noam Levinberg

WCA #437 with Noam Levinberg – Tel Aviv and New Jersey, Sibling Competition, Earning Your Place in the Studio, Building Plugins, and Diversification

My guest is Noam Levinberg, a mixing and mastering engineer in Tel Aviv, Israel. He has worked on various projects for Artlist.io, providing music for companies such as Netflix, Volvo, Stripe, Google, Adobe, Shopify, and Nike. He’s also the owner and creator behind the plugins from Safari Pedals. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Tel Aviv and New Jersey
  • Sibling Competition
  • Teenage Recording
  • Supportive Parents
  • Hanging Outside a Studio
  • Dreaming About Studios
  • Earning Your Place in the Studio
  • Recording and Living in India
  • Fluid Time in India
  • Building a Client Base 
  • Working Relationships
  • MWTM Revalations
  • Building Plugins
  • Having Kids
  • Diversification

Matt’s Rant: Are You Running on Autopilot?

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Credits

  • Guest: Noam Levinberg
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #436 with NAMM 2023

WCA #436 with NAMM 2023 – Garth Richardson, Grace Design, Audiomovers, AEA, Antelope Audio, and Soundflow

All of the guests for this episode were recorded on my recent trip to NAMM 2023. They include Producer/Engineer Garth Richardson, Igor Maxymenko from Audiomovers, Julie Tan from AEA, Momchil Shishkov (Momo) and Nick Georgiev from Antelope Audio, and Christian Scheuer from Soundflow.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Garth Richardson
    • Talking Grace M908
    • Garth’s Real Reverb
  • Igor Maxymenko from Audiomovers
    • Omnibus
    • Transmitter
    • Inject
  • Julie Tan from AEA
    • Buying AEA
    • TRP3
    • RPQ3
  • Momchil Shishkov (Momo) and Nick Georgiev from Antelope Audio
    • ATLAS I8 Speakers 
    • Orion Interface
  • Christian Scheuer from Soundflow
    • Bounce Factory
    • Stream Deck
    • Izotope RX Workflows
    • Eucon Integration

Matt’s Rant: Talking ATMOS

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Credits

  • Guest: NAMM 2023
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #435 with Maria Elisa Ayerbe

WCA #435 with Maria Elisa Ayerbe – Education, Latin America, Understanding Culture, The Listening Experience, and Needing a Nap

My guest is Maria Elisa Ayerbe, a producer/engineer who has worked with MaryJ Blig, New Kids on the Block, and Kronos Quartet. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Bogota, Columbia
  • Family
  • Mom in Television
  • Working for Pizza
  • Dad Architect/Music Lover
  • Studying Music
  • A Tiny Audience
  • Education
  • Electronically Inclined
  • Teaching
  • MTSU
  • Dealing with Sexism
  • Music Theory
  • Getting Bored
  • Needing a Nap
  • Dancing Music
  • Latin American Culture
  • Community Involvement
  • Diversification
  • Running a Record Label
  • Women in Audio
  • Languages
  • Understanding Culture
  • The Listening Experience

Matt’s Rant: NAMM Recap

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Credits

  • Guest: Maria Elisa Ayerbe
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #434 with Shawn Dealey

WCA #434 with Shawn Dealey – Hockey and Punk Rock, Work Ethic, Handling Business Friendships, Sweetwater Studios, and Having a Steady Gig

My guest is Shawn Dealey, Chief Engineer and ATMOS Mixer at Sweetwater Studios. Shawn has worked with Counting Crows, Animals As Leaders, Jared James Nichols, Propagandhi, Bones Owens, and The Weakerthans.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Middle of Canada
  • Hockey and Punk Rock
  • Dad’s Road Case Company
  • Early Exposure to Recording
  • Drum Tech Work
  • Learning the Studio Business
  • Work Ethic
  • Touring
  • Connections and Networking
  • Recording the Counting Crows
  • Leaving the Road
  • Joining Forces with a Studio Competitor
  • Working for Sweetwater
  • Handling Business Friendships
  • Running Sweetwater Studios
  • Lynn Fuston
  • Having a Steady Gig

Matt’s Rant: Security

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Credits

  • Guest: Shawn Dealy
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #433 with Nicholas Messitte

WCA #433 with Nicholas Messitte – Discovering Audio, Creating Opportunities For Yourself, Drug Use and Abuse, Theatrical Podcasts, and ChatGPT

My guest is Producer/Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor/Mixing & Mastering Engineer Nicholas Messitte, who has done podcasting work for Amazon, ABC, iHeartRadio, NPR, and music work for Animal Adjective, Super City, Micah E. Wood, Leland Sundries, Pete Mancini.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Kids
  • His Dad’s Musical Side
  • Early Recording 
  • Discovering Audio
  • Boss Recorder Experiments
  • Oceans Eleven 
  • Guitar Center
  • Imagination and Mixing
  • Creating Opportunities For Yourself
  • Drug Use and Abuse
  • Working from Home
  • Dealing with Opportunities
  • Finding Your Value
  • Spirituality
  • Listserves and Getting Work
  • Money and Taxes
  • Theatrical Podcasts
  • Opening Doors
  • Keeping it Fun
  • ChatGPT

Matt’s Rant: Fear of Missing Out

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Credits

  • Guest: Nicholas Messitte
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #432 with Phil Feinman

WCA #432 with Phil Feinman – Bedrock LA, Studying Electronics, Taking Care of Staff, Microphone Technology, and Infrasonic Sound

My guest is mastering engineer Phil Feinman who has worked with Lauren Ruth Ward, Mae Martin, Guns N’ Roses, Band of Horses, Butch Vig, and Weird Al Yankovic. Phil is also a part of the team at Infrasonic Sound.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Long Island Upbringing
  • Murphy’s Music
  • University of Hartford
  • Entrepreneurial Parents
  • Playing Drums
  • Studying Electronics
  • Working for Telefunkin
  • Crime in Connecticut
  • Moving to Los Angeles
  • Working at East West
  • Running a 40,000 SF Spot
  • Bedrock LA
  • Tech Work
  • Grumpy Tech Theory
  • Losing Space
  • Taking Care of Staff
  • Working for Infrasonic
  • Working at AKG
  • Culture Change
  • Microphone Technology
  • Mastering

Matt’s Rant: Tools for Organization

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Credits

  • Guest: Phil Feinman
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #431 with Josh Rogosin

WCA #431 with Josh Rogosin – Recording Tiny Desk Concerts, Rejecting Stage Life, World Travel, Recording Music with Field Recorders, and National Public Radio

My guest is Josh Rogosin, an accomplished audio engineer and producer who has worked with a wide range of renowned bands and musicians. With an extensive background at NPR, Josh is best known for his outstanding work on the Tiny Desk Concerts series.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Growing up in Hollywood
  • 4 Track Amazment
  • Move to New Hamshire
  • Acting in Theater
  • Culture Differences
  • Rejecting Stage Life
  • Musical Theater Sound
  • NPR
  • Working Analog at Radio
  • Apprenticing in New York
  • Radio Expeditions
  • Leaving Theater Sound
  • Fulltime Position
  • World Travel
  • Voodoo 
  • Signal Flow & Routing
  • Getting Laid Off
  • Market Place in LA
  • Recording Tiny Desk Concerts
  • Shotgun Mics
  • The Mechanics of Tiny Desk
  • Recording Music with Field Recorders
  • NPR Pay Rates
  • Union
  • Blue Man Group

Matt’s Rant: Connecting with Others

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Credits

  • Guest: Josh Rogosin
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #430 with Stephen Cole

WCA #430 with Stephen Cole – Data Cassettes, Recycled Magazines, Self Sufficiency, Mini Disk 4 Track, and Music 24/7

My guest is Liverpool-based Producer/Studio Owner/Composer Stephen Cole, who has worked with Ex-Easter Island Head, Bonnacons of Doom, Lonesaw, a.P.A.t.T., /Sainsbury’s, Nokia, City Council.

In this episode, we discuss

  •  Liverpool
  • 4 Track
  • Data Cassettes
  • Prank Calls
  • Slayer
  • Recycled Magazines
  • Mini Disk
  • Ambient Noise Core
  • Self Sufficiency
  • Community Studio
  • Audio Movers
  • Studio In a Church
  • Studio G
  • Buying Gear
  • Reinvesting In the Studio
  • Music 24/7

Matt’s Rant: Checking Your Work

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WCA #429 with Andy Reed

WCA #429 with Andy Reed – Remote Collaboration, Mixing at Low Volumes, Working in Small Markets, Communication Advice, and Covid Era Survival

My guest is Producer/Engineer Andy Reed, who has worked with Amy Petty, The Legal Matters, and The Verve Pipe; this is Andy’s second appearance on WCA. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Covid Era Survival
  • Remote Collaboration
  • Changes to Gear
  • Mixing at Low Volumes
  • Working in Small Markets
  • Advice to Others
  • Online Presence
  • Communication Advice
  • Health Challenges
  • Exercise
  • Business Changes
  • Running a Commercial Home Studio

Matt’s Rant: Keeping Your Foot on the Gas

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Credits

  • Guest: Andy Reed
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #428 with J Clark

WCA #428 with J Clark – Headbangers Ball, Punk Rock, Touring, ATMOS, Kenny G, and The Clarinet Incident

My guest is Mixer J Clark, who has mixed for Madame Gandhi, Elle King, Cautious Clay, and Jennifer Lopez. J is also a member of the Infrasonic Sound team. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Born in Indiana
  • Minneapolis
  • Seattle
  • Headbangers Ball
  • Skateboarding
  • Touring
  • Kenny G 
  • The Clarinet Incident
  • American Punk Rock
  • Playing in Bands
  • Recording School
  • Post Production 
  • Sound Design
  • ATMOS & Sony 360
  • Short Sightedness
  • Working for Infrasonic
  • Work/Life Balance
  • Finances

Matt’s Rant: Keeping Your Cool

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Credits

  • Guest: J Clark
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #427 with Brett Bullion

WCA #427 with Brett Bullion – BC/AC, MAX Msp, Remote Mixing, Expectations, and the Minneapolis Music Scene

My guest is Producer / Mixer Brett Bullion, who has worked with The Bad Plus, Margaret Glaspy, Low, and Bad Bad Hats. This is Brett’s second appearance on the show; he originally appeared on WCA #147. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Home Mix Room
  • Before Covid/After Covid (BC/AC)
  • Acoustics
  • Treatment vs. Sound Proofing
  • Getting Work
  • Max MSP
  • Playing Games
  • The Finances of Audio
  • Career 
  • Management
  • Minneapolis Music Scene
  • Traveling for Work
  • MWTM
  • Emulation
  • Budgets
  • Expectations
  • Remote Mixing
  • Deep Glenns
  • In the Box vs. Out of the Box
  • Buying Habits

Matt’s Rant: Transparency

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Credits

  • Guest: Brett Bullion
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #426 with Pete Droge

WCA #426 with Pete Droge – Seattle Punk Rock, Boombox Multitracking, Investing in Career, Diversifying in all Directions, and Staying Mellow 

My guest is Producer/Engineer, Singer-Songwriter & Media Composer Pete Droge. Pete has had a diverse career as a solo artist and producer, working with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam and Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America. He’s had movie cameos and hit songs. Produced, engineered, and mixed national broadcast ads. Composed, produced, engineered, and mixed scores for three feature films and several shorts, including Sam Jones’ “Miles to Go Before I Sleep” for Showtime. He’s also had Film and TV placements, including Dumb & Dumber, Zomblieland, Grey’s Anatomy, Nashville, and many more. He’s also a member of the band The Thorns with Matthew Sweet and Shawn Mullins.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Cassette Machines
  • Moving Around
  • Dad’s Group Homes
  • Washington State
  • Piano Lessons
  • Guitar
  • March of Crimes
  • Seattle Punk Rock
  • 25th Hour
  • Mellow Vibe
  • Going Solo
  • Boombox Multitracking
  • Mike and Stone from Pearl Jam
  • Brendan O’Brien
  • Comping
  • Learning Recording as an Artist
  • Southern Tracks
  • Surviving
  • How Music is Made
  • Playing to the Venue
  • Doing Well
  • Producing
  • Building a Studio
  • Investing in Career
  • Moving into Audio
  • Arrangement vs. Mixing
  • Working on Commercials
  • Diversifying
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Meditating

Matt’s Rant: Automation

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Credits

  • Guest: Pete Droge
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #425 with Evan Bakke

WCA #425 with Evan Bakke – Power Station New England, Minneapolis Suburbs, Working with Fluff, Working for Prince, and Recording in Che Guevara’s House

My guest is Engineer/Mixer Evan Bakke, who is the chief engineer and studio manager at Power Station New England. Evan has worked with Jake Huffman, Prince, Chuck Leah, and Sam Nitsch.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Minneapolis Suburbs
  • Production School
  • Working with Fluff
  • Jim Scott Influence
  • Living in His Car
  • Bouncing Around 
  • Moving to Bolivia
  • Recording in Che Guevara’s House
  • Trying out Nashville
  • Working for Prince
  • Power Station New England
  • Studio Manager Duties
  • Recording in Connecticut
  • Work/Life Balance

Matt’s Rant: Collectives

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Credits

  • Guest: Evan Bakke
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #424 with Kevin Paul

WCA #424 with Kevin Paul – Pirate Radio, Getting into the Chair, Working with Nick Cave, Knowing Your Value, and Revamping Audio Education

My guest is Producer/Mixing/Mastering Engineer Kevin Paul who has worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, and Paul Simon.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Growing up in London
  • Pirate Radio
  • Hip Hop Culture
  • DJing
  • Learning Signal Flow
  • Working for a Sleaze Bag
  • Konk Studios
  • Lesson Learned
  • Working Long Hours
  • Cooking Analogies
  • Mute
  • Archiving
  • Boy to Man
  • Getting into the Chair
  • Working with Nick Cave
  • Working at Abbey Road
  • Surround Mixing
  • Working Remote
  • Education Work
  • Kevin’s Podcast
  • Mixing Challenging Tracks
  • Knowing Your Value
  • UK Studio Health
  • Revamping Audio Education

Matt’s Rant: Freelance Challenges

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Credits

  • Guest: Kevin Paul
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #423 with “Greazy” Wil Anspach

WCA #423 with “Greazy” Wil Anspach – Iraq War, Marine Corp, Purple Heart, Working at East West, Communication, and Those Tik Tok Posts

My guest is Producer/Engineer, Marine Corps veteran, and Purple Heart recipient “Greazy” Wil Anspach. Will has worked with Killer Mike, Jon Batiste, Vic Mensa, Zach de la Rocha. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Coal Mining Grandfather
  • Musical Mixtures
  • John, The Piano Player
  • Marine Corp
  • Military Training
  • Iraq War
  • The Slow Mover Award
  • Progressive Metal Band
  • Meth Head Engineer
  • Selling Tibetan Rugs
  • CRAS
  • Having a Child
  • East West History
  • Interviewing for an Internship
  • Working at East West
  • 80 Hours a Week
  • Marriage and Divorce
  • Impact of The Marine Corp
  • Making Mistakes
  • Working Freelance
  • Robert Caranza
  • Personalities in Rap and Rock
  • Stepping Outside
  • Communication
  • Those Tik Tok Posts
  • The Role of Tracking

Matt’s Rant: Keeping Your House in Order

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Credits

  • Guest: “Greazy” Wil Anspach
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #422 with Mat Leffler-Schulman

WCA #422 with Mat Leffler-Schulman – The Bartender Analogy, Handling Money, Flooded Basements, Analog Mastering, and Oblique Strategies

My guest is Mat Leffler-Schulman, a mastering engineer based out of Baltimore, Maryland, who has worked with Jon Batiste, will.i.am, Blondie, Gipsy Kings, The National Symphony Orchestra, and Ice Cube.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Flooded Basements
  • DC Suburbs
  • Running a Studio
  • Spousal Business Partner
  • MTSU
  • Handling Money
  • Business Entities
  • Errors and Omissions
  • Row House Studio
  • Moving Overseas
  • The Finances of Remote Work
  • Moving to Mastering
  • The Bartender Analogy
  • Analog Mastering
  • Working from Home
  • Word of Mouth
  • Oblique Strategies
  • Mastering Process
  • Rates
  • Likes and Dislikes of Pro Audio
  • Work/Life Balance

Matt’s Rant: Holding the Line

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Credits

  • Guest: Mat Leffler-Schulman
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #421 with Raelynn Janicke

WCA #421 with Raelynn Janicke – Mastering and Managing, New York Hardcore, Absorbing New Info, Being a Good Hang, Staying Healthy, and Communication

My guest is Raelynn Janicke, a mastering engineer and studio manager for Infrasonic in Nashville. Raelynn has worked with The Shins, Hematite, J.R. Carroll, Kayla Hall, Talia Stewart, and Bazookatooth. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Growing up in Selkirk, NY
  • New York Hardcore
  • Alto Sax 
  • Church
  • Moving to Boston
  • Computer Science
  • Crying in The Bathroom
  • A Capella
  • Moving to Nashville
  • Bartending
  • Reid Shippen
  • Getting Hired by Infrasonic
  • Mastering and Managing
  • Running a Mastering Facility
  • Absorbing New Info
  • Traffic Cop
  • Being Nice to People
  • Being a Good Hang
  • Communication
  • Client Focus
  • Billing Practices in Mastering
  • Work/Life Balance
  • Staying Healthy

Matt’s Rant: Personal Check In

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Credits

  • Guest: Raelynn Janicke
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith