Menu Close

WCA #417 with Pamela Parker

WCA #417 with Pamela Parker – Hyde Street Studios, Occupying Multiple Lanes, Collaboration, Growing Up In DC, and Penny Loafers with Dimes

My guest is Producer, Engineer & Funk Rock Artist Pamela Parker, based in San Francisco. Pamela has worked with Flor De Toloache, Iman Shumpert, and Shock-G and is also a staff engineer at the famed Hyde Street Studios. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Growing Up In DC
  • Oklahoma Stop
  • Penny Loafers with Dimes
  • Playing Numerous Instruments
  • Soul Searching
  • Reliving Critical Moments
  • Music School
  • Exposure to Studios
  • One World Studios
  • Electric Lady Studios
  • Citizen Cope
  • Managing Avalon Studios
  • Color and Music
  • Side Hustles
  • Rehearsal Studio/Studio Combo
  • Jam Cruise
  • Michael Franti
  • Maestro Curtis
  • East Coast 
  • Hyde Street Studios
  • Singing and Engineering
  • Occupying Multiple Lanes
  • Vocal Coaching
  • Challenging Clients
  • Collaboration
  • Surviving

Matt’s Rant: Speaking to the Right Audience

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #416 with Jez riley French

WCA #416 with Jez riley French – Listening Below the Surface, Contact Mics and Hydrophones, Traces, Swapping Cassettes, and Music Shop Blokes

My guest is Sound Artist Jez riley French. Jez is widely regarded as having played a pivotal role in expanding the use of contact microphones, hydrophones, electromagnetic coils, ultrasonic detectors, geophones, and VLF receivers in the sound arts, sound design (for the screen, theatre, and radio), and music in a wide range of contexts. His work has included commissions and performances for 

  • Tate Modern (UK)
  • The Whitworth (UK)
  • Paradise Air (Japan)
  • MoT – Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Japan)
  • Spikersuppa Lydgalleri, Oslo (Norway)
  • Baltic (UK)
  • Steklenik (Slovenia)
  • Museo Reina Sofia (Spain)
  • Catalyst Arts (N. Ireland)
  • Artisphere (USA)
  • Harpa (Iceland)
  • Mengi (Iceland)
  • The Wired Lab (Australia)
  • Mullae Art Space (Korea)
  • q-02 (Belgium) 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Open Space of Yorkshire
  • New Wave and Punk
  • Sharp Recorder
  • Fascination with Listening
  • Sexism in Music
  • Contact Mics and Hydrophones
  • Listening Below the Surface
  • Pre-Internet Research
  • Music Shop Blokes
  • Swapping Cassettes
  • Feeling Right to Press Record
  • Traces
  • Setting up a Distribution Company
  • Durational Listening
  • The Emotion of Listening
  • Audio Memory
  • Recording Mediums
  • Sound Art
  • Making a Living
  • Field Recording Approaches
  • There Are No Rules
  • Influences

Matt’s Rant: Holiday Reset

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #415 with David Kalmusky

WCA #415 with David Kalmusky – Acid Dropping Hippies, Drum Lessons with Levon Helm, Advocating For Yourself, Addiction Studios, and Swinging the Bat Everyday

My guest is Grammy Nominated producer, engineer, session guitarist, and mixer David Kalmusky who has worked with Shawn Mendes, Carrie Underwood, Mötley Crue, Keith Urban, and Journey. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Stratford, Ontario
  • The Band
  • The Rebels/The Hawks
  • Acid Dropping Hippies
  • Drum Lessons with Levon Helm
  • Guitar Lessons with John Till
  • Family Friends
  • Addiction Studios
  • Career Growth in Canada
  • First Nashville Session
  • International Conduits
  • Swinging the Bat Everyday
  • Focus on the Body of Work
  • Overnetworking
  • Mistakes 
  • Experimenting on Your Own Time
  • Underground Echo Chamber
  • Building a Workshop
  • Advocating For Yourself
  • Social Media Restraint
  • Division in the Studio
  • Education 

Matt’s Rant: Rewriting Our Code From The Groundup

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #414 with Todd Burke

WCA #414 with Todd Burke – One-Stoplight Towns, Grandmaster Studios, Cocaine Trafficking, Sleeping on a Gobo, The Social Aspects of Recording, and All About Relationships

My guest is Grammy Nominated Recording Engineer Todd Burke, who has worked with Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, The Kooks, Belle and Sebastian, M83, and Fitz and the Tantrums.

In this episode, we discuss

  • One-Stoplight Towns
  • Colorado
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Conservatory of Arts and Sciences
  • Grandmaster Studios
  • Cocaine Trafficking
  • Sylvia Massey
  • Sleeping on a Gobo
  • Ben Harper
  • The Right Questions at The Right Time
  • The Social Aspect of Recording
  • Practicing on Downtime
  • Figuring Out Your Rate
  • All About Relationships
  • Record Better
  • Tony Hoffer
  • Affordable Tracking Needs
  • Enhanced Zoom Calls
  • Human Interaction

Matt’s Rant: Working Remotely

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #413 with Katie Tavini and Stephen Kerrison

WCA #413 with Katie Tavini and Stephen Kerrison – Running a Virtual Mastering Facility, Sharing Knowledge, The Right Reasons, Social Media Preferences, and Imposter Syndrome. 

My guests today are mastering engineers Katie Tavini and Stephen Kerrison, 2/3rds of the virtual mastering facility/collective, Weird Jungle. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Running a Virtual Mastering Facility
  • Social Media Preferences
  • Quitting Archiving Job
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Handling Attended Sessions
  • Liverpool Music Scene
  • Juggling Calendars
  • Love of Music
  • Sharing Knowledge
  • The Right Reasons
  • Rates

Matt’s Rant: Enveloping

Links and Show Notes

Credits

  • Guest: Katie Tavini & Stephen Kerrison
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #412 with Nathan Ruyle

WCA #412 with Nathan Ruyle – Growing Up on a Farm, The Wild West, Sound for Film, Bootstrapping and Staying Nimble

My guest today is a Sound Designer / Re-recording Mixer and founder of This Is Sound Design in Burbank, California. Nathan’s credits include Joyland – Cannes Jury Prize, Academy Awards, I Love My Dad – SXSW Jury & Audience Award, The Voyeurs – Amazon Studios United Skates – HBO, Academy Awards Short List Searching – Sony, Sundance.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Growing up on a Farm
  • Scouting
  • Theater
  • Singing in Bands
  • Technology Exposure
  • Sound Design for Theater
  • Saint Louis
  • Cal Arts
  • Survival
  • Walt Disney
  • The Wild West
  • Coming to California
  • Building Studios
  • Making Your Own Way
  • The Film Industry
  • Analog vs. Digital Production
  • Studio Consolidation
  • NPR and Marketplace
  • Mixing Efficiency
  • Bootstrapping
  • Leasing to Own Gear
  • Indie Film 
  • Staying Nimble
  • Financial Track Record

Matt’s Rant: Detours

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #411 with James “Fluff” Harley

WCA #411 with James “Fluff” Harley – The Origin of Fluff, Hockeytown USA, Fear of the Unknown, Operating at a Top Level, and Surviving the Prince Bootcamp

My guest today is Engineer/Mixer James “Fluff” Harley, who has worked with KoRn, Prince, and Yumi Matsutoya. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • The Origin of Fluff
  • Hockey Town USA
  • Car Accident
  • Recording School
  • Fear of the Unknown
  • Craving Knowledge
  • Crazy Synchronizing
  • Operating at a Top Level
  • Tough Skin
  • Being a Facilitator
  • Magic in The Booth
  • Taking a Year Off
  • Moving to LA
  • Audio Test Kitchen
  • Los Angeles
  • Surviving the Prince Bootcamp
  • Making a Living
  • The Stress of the Music Biz
  • Getting up at 5 AM
  • Figuring Out What to be Paid
  • Working with Korn

Matt’s Rant: Making Lists!

Links and Show Notes

Credits

  • Guest: James “Fluff” Harley
  • Host: Matt Boudreau
  • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
  • Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
  • Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #410 Guest Impact

WCA #410 The Impact of WCA Guests – The Emotion of A Mix, Field Recording, Backing Up and Archiving, The Cup Test, and the Many Lessons Learned. 

Engineer, theatrical sound designer, and editor of WCA Anne-Marie Pleau joins Matt to discuss the impact that particular WCA guests have had on each of them.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Michael Brauer
  • Jessica Thompson
  • George Vlad
  • Field Recording
  • Backing Up and Archiving
  • The Emotion of A Mix
  • Brian Charles
  • Saving Masters from a Fire
  • Tchad Blake
  • Leslie Braithwaite 
  • Staying Steps Ahead
  • The Cup Test
  • Sara Carter 
  • Getting into audio as an adult
  • Bryan Matheson
  • Dan Johnson
  • Working Your Say Up The Ladder
  • Survival
  • Andrew Scheps 
  • Steve Albini
  • Piper Payne
  • Leslie Braithwaite 

Matt’s Rant: Dealing with Burnout

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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