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WCA #238 with Clint Bennett

Working Class Audio #238 with Clint Bennett!!!

Clint Bennett lives in Los Angeles, CA and works in the film & television industry as a music editor.  He’s recently worked on such films as Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Kong: Skull Island, Widows, Bad Times at the El Royale, New Girl & The Cabin In The Woods.  He began his professional career in the 90’s San Francisco music scene playing in bands and working as a freelance recording engineer.  The transition to the film industry began with his move to Los Angeles in 2000.  

About this interview:

Clint chats with me about 90’s San Francisco, moving to LA, proving himself, persevering, union benefits, and not taking his opportunity’s for granted. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

P&E Wing Technical Guidelines: https://www.grammy.com/technical-guidelines
Clint on IMDB:  IMDB
Clint on Allmusic:https://bit.ly/30markS
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #237 with Kieron Menzies

Working Class Audio #237 with Kieron Menzies!!!

Kieron Menzies is a mixer, producer, and engineer based in Los Angeles.  He was born in Toronto to a Trinidadian-Canadian family who eventually relocated to California.  This is where Kieron became engulfed in music and began to pursue a career in recording and production.  Over the years, Kieron has been a resident at 4th Street Recording in Santa Monica, Stiles Music in Portland, Sarm West Studios in London, Hen House Studios in Venice and The Green Building in Santa Monica.  He has also been the main engineer, mixer and in-house producer for famed songwriter/producer Rick Nowels for many years.  Some of Kieron’s notable credits include FKA Twigs, Nelly Furtado, Willie Nelson, Lykke Li, Ra Ra Riot, Alessia Cara, John Legend, Marina And The Diamonds, Miguel, Yusuf aka Cat Stevens, Dua Lipa, Kesha, and Lana Del Rey.  He currently works out of his own mixing studio and continues to do production/recording gigs wherever the music takes him.

About this interview:

Kieron chats with me about working at a pumpkin patch, help from his godmother, working with Rick Nowles, meetings with music industry suits, playing scratchers and saving money. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

Kieron’s Site: http://www.kieronmenzies.com/
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #236 with Cameron Webb

Working Class Audio #236 with Cameron Webb!!!

Cameron Webb is a producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with many artists most notably Motörhead, Sum 41, NOFX, Megadeth & Limp Bizkit. In 2004, he won a Grammy for his work on Kelly Clarkson’s album “Breakaway”. Cameron has been Motörhead’s producer and mixing engineer for over 12 years, since producing Motörhead’s album “Inferno”.

About this interview:

Cameron joins me to talk about being the best runner, honesty, hanging up on studio managers, letting flaws shine through, synchronization nightmares, Yo Gabba Gabba, and listening to artists.  Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

Maple Sound Studios: https://bit.ly/2RCde6J
Cameron on FB: https://bit.ly/2N1lr5r
Yo Gabba Gabba! https://www.yogabbagabba.tv/

Good WIll Auctions: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #235 with Dave Nelson

Working Class Audio #235 with Dave Nelson!!!

Dave Nelson’s career spans over twenty years in the film, sound and recording industry. As a composer, sound designer and re-recording mixer, his work has involved an interesting mix of documentaries, features, shorts as well as albums, some of which have been nominated for Academy, Emmy and Grammy Awards.

About this interview:

Dave joins me to chat about Michigan, President Ford’s doorbell, seeing Jimi Hendrix, harmonica lessons with Taj Mahal, staying on the bleeding edge of audio & video technology, losing his studio, agreements, and Dolby certification.  Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

Outpost: https://outpostfilm.com
Dave’s IMDb page: https://imdb.to/31BAN3P
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #234 with Eric Kuehnl

Working Class Audio #234 with Eric Kuehnl

Eric Kuehnl is a composer, sound designer, and educator. He is the Co-Director of the Music Technology Program at Foothill College, the Director of Partner Programs for Next Point Training, and also teaches at Pyramind in San Francisco.  Previously, Eric was an Audio Training Strategist in the Avid Education Department, and a Senior House Engineer for Sony Computer Entertainment America. He holds a Master’s degree from the California Institute of the Arts, a Bachelor’s degree from Oberlin Conservatory, and studied composition at the Centre Iannis Xenakis in Paris.

About this interview:

Eric joins me to talk about college, the death of his father, the Burbank airport, when Masters Degrees come in handy, and 90’s Digidesign. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

Foothill College Music Technology Program:https://bit.ly/2WXqo36
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Matt Donner: https://bit.ly/2IxfTKz
Brendan Duffy: https://bit.ly/2VQEIuG

Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #233 with Beau Sorenson

Working Class Audio #233 with Beau Sorenson

Beau Sorenson is a freelance audio professional (producer/mixer/ engineer) based in California. He also writes, records, and remixes music as Beaunoise.

As producer/engineer, He’s worked on multiple albums for Death Cab for Cutie, Bob Mould, and Superchunk, as well as albums for Tune-yards, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Mac McCaughan, Mike Krol, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Dodos, Sparklehorse, Field Report, Jars of Clay, Yellow Ostrich, Camera Obscura, and many more. I’ve engineered sessions for Chris Walla, Merrill Garbus, Tucker Martine, Butch Vig, John Vanderslice, Dangermouse, Ryan Hewitt, and Al Weatherhead.

While studio recording is Beau’s primary focus, He’s also composed and recorded soundtracks for films and podcasts mastered music for release, worked as a studio tech, taught audio engineering, and consulted on studio construction and design.

Beau spent six years as a staff engineer at Smart Studios in Madison, WI before leaving to work freelance. He is currently a staff engineer at John Vanderslice’s Tiny Telephone studios but he also works at other studios as well. 

About this interview:

Beau joins me for coffee to discuss hardware stores, being kind, respect for studio owners, having patience, and getting out of town to record. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes

Beau’s Site: www.beaunoise.com

https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-119-with-tucker-martine/

https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-220-with-butch-vig/
https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-047-with-john-vanderslice/
https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-156-with-justin-perkins/

Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Credits:

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

WCA #232 with Buddy Lee Dobberteen

Working Class Audio #232 with Buddy Lee Dobberteen

Buddy Lee Dobberteen grew up in a small town in Michigan. He got into playing guitar at a young age and was always fascinated with music but never really pursued it because he was too busy playing sports. He did an electrical internship all through school and after graduation began doing side gigs wiring houses but had always dreamed of something more. In early September of 2001, Buddy joined the Marine Corps and went in as an infantryman. In 2002 he was deployed to the Middle East and soon after participated in the Iraq war.  Three tours later, Buddy got out of the Marines and was labeled 100% disabled. After a series of events, he started the nonprofit Pathfinders Outdoors: His Little Studio & Mentoring. His goal was to help fellow vets via mentoring, learning audio and music as well as hunting and fishing together.  Buddy and his team have had over 300 Mentoring Sessions since January 2019 and continue to grow and help fellow vets who require help. 

About this interview:

Buddy joins me to talk about music and audio. Being a Marine, his three tours of duty in Iraq, coming home wounded, forming his non-profit for vets, thinking about suicide, teaching audio skills and mentoring. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes

Pathfinders Outdoors /His Little Studio and Mentoring. https://bit.ly/3196UHQ

Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Credits:

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

WCA #231 with Brendan Duffey

Working Class Audio #231 with Brendan Duffey

Brendan Duffey is a 3x Grammy nominated producer/engineer who lives in Davis, California. He has engineered, mixed, mastered and produced some of the largest names in music in Brazil, working with such artist such as Daniela Mercury, Caetano Veloso, Lulu Santos, Kiko Loureiro Angra,50 Cent, The Mission, and many others. Brendan owned  Norcal Studios in São Paulo, Brazil for a decade and now has a mixing and mastering facility in called Brendan Duffey Audio in Davis, CA.

About this interview:

Brendan joins me to chat about growing up in Davis, California, the impact of Sylvia Massy, the Banff Center, running a studio in Brazil, working with his wife, corruption, bureaucracy, violence, kidnapping, success, troubles with shipping & friends in the FBI.  Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes

Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Brendan’s site
Current sponsors & promos : https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #230 with Chris Shaw

Working Class Audio with Chris Shaw

Working Class Audio #230 with Chris Shaw!!!

Chris Shaw is a four time Grammy Award winning American producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Beginning his career at Greene Street Recording, he quickly worked his way from his start as an NYU intern, to assistant engineer, to a position as a staff engineer working with influential hip-hop artists such as Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Run-DMC, and LL Cool J. In 1991 he played bass with LL Cool J on his famous performance on MTV Unplugged (along with De La Soul, MC Lyte, and A Tribe Called Quest). He went independent shortly after and has since made records with Weezer, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Ween, Jeff Buckley, Soul Asylum, Sheryl Crow, Super Furry Animals, Death Cab For Cutie, Lou Reed, Bad Brains, Ric Ocasek, Cheap Trick, Neon Neon, Elvis Perkins, Guillemots, Joss Stone, The Meat Puppets, Nada Surf, Dashboard Confessional, and The Derek Trucks Band. He has worked on six of Rolling Stone’s “500 greatest Records of All Time“.

About this interview:

Chris joins me to talk about keeping your mouth shut, staying humble, always be learning, making mistakes and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes

Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Chris Shaw’s Site: https://www.chrisshawmix.com
Current sponsors & promos : https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #229 with Ed Brooks

Working Class Audio #229 with Ed Brooks!!!

Ed Brooks has been making records since the dawn of time, well almost. Ed started his career producing amd engineering records in basement studios, working his way up into major studios during Seattle’s music explosion of the early 90s. He started full time as a mastering engineer 18 years ago. Artists Ed has mastered projects for include, REM, Pearl Jam, Fleet Foxes, Death Cab For Cutie, Courtney Marie Andrews, The Head and The Heart, Chris Robinson, and Noah Gundersen. He also plays pedal steel guitar in several bands based in the Seattle area.

About this interview:

Ed joins me to talk about working at Tapco, transitioning from tech to recording to mastering, staying cool in intense studio situations and 90’s Seattle. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

Patreon: https://bit.ly/2PLs2Pa
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Resonant Mastering: http://www.resonantmastering.com/
Current sponsors & promos : https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #228 with Shani Gandhi

Working Class Audio #228 with Shani Gandhi!!!

Shani Gandhi is a producer, engineer and mixer residing in Nashville, TN. She has engineered for such artists as Dierks Bentley, Kelsea Ballerini, Alison Krauss, The Mountain Goats, Parker Millsap, and Sierra Hull. In 2017, she received a GRAMMY Award as an engineer for Sarah Jarosz’s folk album, Undercurrent, and was also nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

About this interview:

Shani joins me to talk about her journey from Australia to the US, earni