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WCA #295 with Reto Peter

WCA #295 with Reto Peter – Starting Over, Green Day, Diversification, Recording Restrictions, Family, and Redefining Success

Reto Peter is a producer/engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Reto has worked with Green Day, Counting Crows, Smash Mouth, Flipsyde and many other artists in his 20 year plus career. He also writes and produces music for television and can be heard on various cable networks and national ad campaigns.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • National Service
  • Switzerland
  • Berklee School of Music
  • The Magic of New York
  • Starting Over
  • Green Day
  • Studio Hierarchy
  • Paying Dues
  • 3 Year Patterns
  • Michael Urbano
  • Diversification
  • Frugality
  • Working From Home
  • Saying No
  • Counting Crows
  • Recording Restrictions
  • Studio Community
  • Perseverance
  • Family
  • Redefining Success

Links and Show Notes:

Credits:

  • Guest: Reto Peter
  • Host: Matt Boudreau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
  • Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #288 with Jens Bogren

WCA #288 with Jens Bogren – Chaos Theory, Working in Metal, Psychology, Banks, Sports Fishing and, Motion Sickness

Jens Bogren is a Swedish record producer, mixer and recording engineer who has worked Opeth, Sepultura, Katatonia and a long list of many other bands.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Working in Metal
  • Banks
  • Studio Naming
  • Building A New Studio
  • Sports Fishing
  • Motion Sickness
  • Chaos Theory
  • Bogren Digital
  • Trail of Luck
  • Determining What to Charge
  • Managers
  • Psychology of Showreels
  • Psychology of Production Work
  • Leadership
  • Surround Sound Work

Links and Show Notes:

Credits:

  • Guest: Jens Bogren
  • Host: Matt Boudreau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
  • Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #283 with Jermaine Hamilton

WCA #283 with Jermaine Hamilton – Music Annex, Tickle Me Elmo, Green Day, Zen Mindset, Financial Buffers, and Coffee

Jermaine Hamilton is a Lead Audio Engineer and managing partner at Studio Circle Recordings located in San Mateo, California.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Music Annex
  • Studio Circle Recordings
  • Tickle Me Elmo
  • Green Day
  • Zen Mindset
  • Coronavirus
  • Financial Buffers
  • Corporate Audio
  • Diversification

Links and Show Notes:

Credits:

  • Guest: Jermaine Hamilton
  • Host: Matt Boudreau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
  • Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #281 with Baba Prasad

WCA #281 with Baba Prasad – Knowledge from the Trash, IT in Singapore, Self Education, Childhood Inspiration, and 20 years of Studio Ownership in Chennai, India.

Baba Prasad is the owner and chief engineer at Digisound Studios in Chennai, India. Baba is a classically trained percussionist (Mrudhangam artiste). His experience in the industry ranges from engineering for almost every genre. He has been using Pro Tools since 1999 and has completed the Avid Certification for Pro Tools 101 and 110. He is an official WAVES Certified instructor by Waves Inc USA, also an AVID express DV certified editor. He is been training many students for Sound Engineering for the past 6 years in the industry.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Working IT in Singapore
  • The Spirit Guide to Mixing
  • Knowledge from the trash
  • Pro Audio Shops in Singapore
  • His First Mixer
  • Spending time in Record Stores
  • Self Education
  • Childhood Inspiration
  • Hometown Studio
  • Mentors
  • Being Open to All Music
  • Competition

Links and Show Notes:

Credits:

  • Guest: Baba Prasad
  • Host: Matt Boudreau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
  • Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #278 with The Work From Home Panel

WCA #278 with the Work From Home Panel – Sara Carter, Jaimeson Durr, and Fela Davis join me to talk about all things audio, business and survival in the time of Coronavirus.

Former WCA guests Sara Carter, Jaimeson Durr and Fela Davis join me to talk about all things audio, business and survival in the time of Coronavirus. 

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Grants
  • Change in business practice
  • Resources
  • Loss of Income
  • Virtual engineering
  • Working from home
  • Podcast production
  • Technology
  • Working with family at home
  • Alternative income streams
  • Internet Speed
  • Post virus predictions

Links and Show Notes:

Credits:

  • Guests: Sara Carter, Jaimeson Durr and Fela Davis
  • Host: Matt Boudreau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
  • Additional Music: The License Lab