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WCA #471 with Leslie Ann Jones Part 1

WCA #471 with Leslie Ann Jones Part 1- The Big Chair, Enjoying a Challenge, Cheat Sheets, The Automatt, Contributing as an Engineer, and Punching Above Your Weight

My guest is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning Recording and Mixing Engineer, Record Producer, and Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, Leslie Ann Jones. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Growing up in Beverly Hills
  • Spike Jones
  • PA Company
  • ABC Studios
  • Capital Studios
  • Education Via Hi-Fi Mags
  • Creating Cheat Sheets
  • The Big Chair
  • Danny Thomas‘s House
  • Going to Rehearsals
  • Playing with Cousins
  • Doing Live Sound
  • Self-Taught Path
  • Contributing as an Engineer
  • Tascam Half Inch 4-Track
  • Sherwood Oaks Experimental College
  • Enjoying a Challenge
  • West LA Music
  • Punching Above Your Weight
  • The Automatt
  • Fred Catero 
  • The Bay Area
  • First Digital Recording
  • Tony Williams
  • The Great American Music Hall
  • Freelancing
  • Staff Recording Jobs
  • Synching Machines
  • Phil Ramone
  • ISDN

Matt’s Rant: Taking Things off Your Plate

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #470 with Jeanne Montalvo

WCA #470 with Jeanne Montalvo – Human Jukebox, 24 Hour Engineer, Classical vs Latin Music Recording, Podcasting, and Getting Work

My guest is Audio Engineer/Producer Jeanne Montalvo, who has worked with Ivy Queen, Making Movies and Ruben Blades, Flor de Toloache, and Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, Bobby Sanabria, Renee Goust, Erni Lu, and Lucy Kalantari. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Dominican Republic
  • Settling in New York
  • Music in Household
  • Classically Trained 
  • Distracted by Musicality
  • Tendonitis
  • Human Jukebox
  • Georgia State
  • Foreign Language Studies
  • Studying in Barcelona
  • Starting from Scratch
  • Falling Asleep on Mackie Manuals
  • What is a Buss?
  • AES Paris
  • Jim Anderson from NYU
  • The BANNF Center
  • Tanglewood Festival
  • Opera Gig
  • Doing Podcasts
  • Live from Latino USA
  • 24 Hour Engineer
  • Classical vs Latin Music Recording
  • Getting Work
  • Being a Women in Audio
  • Needs-Based Audio Gear
  • Podcasting

Matt’s Rant: Persistence

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #469 with Ryan Ulyate

WCA #469 with Ryan Ulyate – Doing a Solo Record, Taking on a Different Role, Planning for ATMOS, The Tom Petty Catalog, and The Imaginary Glass Window

My guest is the return of Grammy Nominated producer/engineer Ryan Ulyate, who has worked with Tom Petty, George Harrison, Traveling Wilburys, Mick Fleetwood & Friends, and ELO. Ryan has jumped through the “Imaginary Glass Window” to create a solo record, which we discuss in this episode. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • The Tom Petty Catalog 
  • Making a Solo Record
  • Planning for ATMOS
  • Taking on a Different Role
  • The Imaginary Glass Window
  • Difficulty in Writing Lyrics
  • California Song
  • Putting Things Together
  • Mastering with Romanowski
  • The ATMOS Mercedes
  • 1973 Instrumentation
  • Recording Steve Ferrone
  • Getting Nominated for a Grammy
  • ATMOS Downloads
  • Lessons for Audio Pros Who Write
  • Blu-Ray
  • The Japanese Market
  • Being Aware of Audio Trends
  • Creature of Habit

Matt’s Rant: Staying Calm, Staying Humble

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Credits

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

WCA #468 with Ady Parzentney

WCA #468 with Ady Parzentney – Hit The Road Music Studio, Recording in Morocco, Walking Your Path, Focusing on the Positive and Beautiful Mistakes

My guest is Musician, Mixing Engineer, and mobile Music Producer Ady Parzentney from Hit The Road Music Studio. Ady has traveled in a mobile recording studio for five years, supporting local artists. During the pandemic, he stayed two years in Morocco with his life partner Kasia, and together, they created over 40+ Singles, Music Videos, 2 LPs, and 6 Live Shows to keep the music up and running. As a music producer, he has worked with Nani Noam Vazana, Mehdi Nassouli, and Karim Ziad, who plays with bands like Snarky Puppy, Lala Tamar, Omri Mor, and many more. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Born in Poland
  • Raised in Germany
  • Playing in Punk Bands
  • Living in the Rehearsal Room
  • DNA and Music
  • Pure Magic Through Music
  • Working Young
  • Parental Acceptance
  • Hit The Road Music Studio
  • Recording at 13 
  • Bad Studio Experience
  • Walking Your Path
  • Expanding Musical Horizons
  • Seeing the Sun
  • Recording in Morocco
  • The Yes Moment
  • Van as Vocal Booth
  • Creating Temporary Studios
  • Car Maintenance
  • Working 16 Hours a Day
  • Focusing on the Positive
  • Dust and Gear
  • Recording in the Desert
  • Warren Huart’s Support
  • File Management
  • Reaper
  • Writing a Book
  • Location Recording
  • Hiring a Business Coach
  • Exploring Los Angeles
  • BMG
  • Beautiful Mistakes
  • Music is Community

Matt’s Rant: Using What We Have

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #467 with Paula Salvatore

WCA #467 with Paula Salvatore – Sewing Clothes, Sound City, Capitol Studios, Rental Furniture, The Front Office, and Supporting Clients

My guest is Paula Salvatore, VP of Client Relations & Studio Marketing, Universal Music Group. Paula has worked with Al Schmitt, Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, Phil Ramone & David Foster. She has worked 33 1/3 years in Capitol Studios/UMG Studios. Paula is featured in Dave Grohl’s documentary “Sound City” as the Studio Manager in the 80s. She was instrumental in getting Al Schmitt a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Capitol Records building.

In this episode, we discuss

  • The Rolling Stones
  • Sewing Clothes
  • The Fashion Path
  • Kendun Studios
  • First Job at a Recording Studio
  • Rose Mann-Cherney
  • Candace Stewart
  • Sound City
  • Capitol Studios
  • Rental Furniture
  • The Front Office
  • Al Schmitt
  • Women in Studios
  • Basic Human Skills
  • Supporting Clients

Matt’s Rant: Revisiting Saying No to Work

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Credits

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

WCA #466 with David Hughes

WCA #466 with David Hughes – Shine On Studio, College Radio, Getting Clients, Commercial Studio at Home, and Learning Through Mistakes

My guest is Producer/Engineer David Hughes, who runs Shine On Studio and has worked with The Mid-Whiskeys, Justin Fawsitt, and SaidTheAnimals. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Being the New Kid
  • Love of California
  • Sanyo Tape Recorder
  • Recording Uncle
  • Bootleg Tapes
  • College Radio Station
  • CMJ
  • Saint Marys College
  • Taking a Loan
  • Opening His First Studio
  • Working in Radio
  • Driving Muscle Cars
  • Studio in an Office Building
  • Commercial Studio at Home
  • Technology
  • Getting Clients
  • Unexpected Work via Networking
  • Clients with Guns
  • Learning Through Mistakes
  • Ultrasonic Record Cleaning
  • No Love for Guitar Center
  • Origin of Shine On

Matt’s Rant: Repairs

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Credits

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

WCA #465 with Chris Athens

WCA #465 with Chris Athens – Mastering, Burning Out, Health, Outworking Others, Remote Rigs, and a Girl From Texas

My guest is a Grammy-winning Mastering engineer, Chris Athens, who has worked on projects for Coldplay, Blink 182, Coheed and Cambria, Drake, Rick Ross, and the Beastie Boys. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • New York Upbringing
  • Listening to Music
  • Songs in the Key of Life
  • Playing Instruments Badly
  • Wasn’t a Joiner
  • Primitive Electronic Music
  • Working at Sony
  • Discovering Mastering
  • Keeping His Mouth Shut
  • Tape Librarian
  • Learning in Reverse
  • Reissues
  • Fit for Mastering
  • Moving into Mastering
  • Working at Sterling Sound
  • Tom Coyne’s Assistant
  • Heavy Hitters
  • Chris Muth
  • Regional Gear
  • Starting Late
  • Outworking Others
  • Attended Hip-Hop Sessions
  • Getting a Room at Sterling
  • Tom Coyne’s Influence
  • A Girl from Texas
  • Burn Out
  • Moving to Austin
  • Working From Home
  • Building at Home
  • Health
  • Balance
  • Refusing Attended Sessions
  • Shootouts
  • Having a Remote Rig

Matt’s Rant: Saving for Retirement

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Credits

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

WCA #464 with Damian Taylor

WCA #464 with Damian Taylor – Exploring the Artist’s World, Kung Foo Films, Knocking Down Dominoes, Planting Seeds, and Controlling Your Narrative

My guest is a Grammy-nominated Producer / Mixer / Writer Damian Taylor. Damian has worked with Björk, The Prodigy, Bomba Estereo, The Killers, Trust, Arcade Fire, and Odette. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Pan-Oceanic
  • Worldly Parents
  • Making Quick Friends
  • Tough Older Brother
  • Selling Books Door-to-door
  • SAE
  • Playing Multiple Instruments
  • Live Electronics
  • The Reactiable
  • Playing with Björk
  • Early Exposure to Recording
  • Gun on the Console
  • Exploring the Artist World
  • Knocking Down Dominoes
  • Parenting and Producing
  • Guy Sigsworth
  • Kung Foo Films
  • Pro Tools Mastery
  • Stalling Out
  • Studying Business
  • Management
  • Getting Your Own Gigs
  • Planting Seeds
  • GPS Management
  • Build Your Production Breakthrough
  • Controlling Your Narrative

Matt’s Rant: Practice, Practice, Practice

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Credits

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

WCA #463 with Mike Senior

WCA #463 with Mike Senior – High Powered Education, Concertos with Yo-Yo Ma, Compressed Studio Path, Mix Rescue, Sound on Sound, and Remote Recording

My guest is a Recording/Mixing Engineer and Educator, Mike Senior. Mike has been a Sound On Sound magazine contributor for 20+ years (including 65 Mix Rescue columns), Author of Mixing Secrets & Recording Secrets books, Author of The Mix Review production critique blog (https://themixreview.org/), and Host of the web’s most extensive free multitrack download library for mixing students/teachers.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Classically Trained
  • Windsor Castle
  • Boys Choir
  • High Powered Education
  • Emotional Breakdown
  • Tanglewood Festival
  • Concertos with Yo Yo Ma
  • Desire to Record Himself
  • Roland VS880
  • Busking
  • Studio in Wimbledon
  • Sound on Sound
  • Academic PTSD
  • Residential Studio Work
  • Moving to Cambridge
  • Mix Rescue
  • Project Studios
  • Bobby Owsinski
  • Moving to Germany
  • Remote Recording
  • Network for Gear
  • Wearing Gloves
  • Compressed Studio Path
  • Being Diversified
  • Reflecting on Past Work
  • Avoiding Changing Platforms

Matt’s Rant: Talking You Out of a Building a Studio

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Credits

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

WCA #462 with Candace Stewart

WCA #462 with Candace Stewart – East West Studios, The Importance of Brothers, Collecting Guns, Loyalty, Engineers as Pilots, and Hotels with Technology

My guest is the legendary manager of East West Studios in Los Angeles, Candace Stewart. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • The Importance of Brothers
  • Substance Experimentation
  • Growing up a Jock
  • Amazing Parents
  • Dad Survived Normandy
  • Mom was Bipolar
  • Talking Books at Dinner
  • Dad worked for Lockheed
  • Growing up in South Carolina
  • Book Worm/Stoner
  • Desire to Be A Diamond Cutter
  • Geology
  • Moving to California for Love
  • Bartending
  • The Two Hot Tamales
  • Paula and Rose
  • Studio Managers as Women
  • Take One
  • Experience in Hospitality
  • Mike Clink
  • Unsung Heros
  • Good with Money
  • Hotels with Technology
  • Red Zone Studio
  • Training Future Clients
  • John Porter
  • Sound Castle
  • Buddy King
  • Gangster Rap
  • Collecting Guns
  • Slash and GNR
  • Tape Tug of War
  • Firehouse
  • Tina Clark
  • Cello Drama
  • Resignation Letter               
  • Height of Rock and Budgets
  • East West
  • Doug Rodgers
  • Phillip Stark
  • Historical Acoustics
  • Bill Putnam
  • Studio Advice
  • Banks
  • Drinks
  • Community
  • Plumbers and Electricians
  • Loyalty
  • Challenges
  • Engineers and Producers as Clients
  • Producer/Engineer Managers
  • Integrity
  • Book Before the Night Before
  • Ryan Hewitt
  • Treat Your Alum Well
  • A&R
  • Engineers as Pilots
  • Broken System
  • It’s Not about you         

Matt’s Rant: Expanding Our Experiences

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Credits

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

WCA #461 with John Pfiffner

WCA #461 with John Pfiffner – Becoming a Southerner, Piano Regrets, Fostex X15, Socioeconomics, and Living Lean

My guest is Producer/Engineer John Pfiffner, who has worked with Geggy Tah, Mitch Easter, and Church Girls. John is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • North Carolina
  • Mitch Easter
  • REM
  • Growing Up In Michigan
  • Becoming a Southerner
  • Atticus Finch For Dad
  • Parents Divorced
  • Culture Shock
  • Cultural Blending
  • Sanford and Son
  • Southern Accents
  • School Chorus
  • Sister In Ballet
  • MTV
  • VHS Tapes
  • Guitar
  • Playing Music
  • Piano Regrets
  • Hated School
  • Great Teachers
  • Smoke Breaks and Coffee
  • Career Center
  • Awareness of Recording
  • Fostex X15
  • Transformer for mics
  • Tascam 246
  • James Brown
  • Trying to Keep a Band Together
  • Living in Atlanta
  • Drinking Sweet Tea
  • Playing COvers
  • Playing with McKay Garner
  • Bad Run of Tape
  • Early Studio Lessons
  • Learning Phase
  • No Real Jobs
  • Cover Bands
  • College Radio & Hair Metal
  • Dentist Office Studio
  • 16-24 tracks
  • Living Lean
  • Magic in Musicians
  • Feeling Isolated
  • Susan Rodgers
  • 1176 Knobs
  • Mitch Easter
  • John Keane
  • Tape to ADATS to Pro Tools
  • Planning Ahead
  • Calendars
  • Scott Solter
  • Socioeconomics      

Matt’s Rant: Credits

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #460 with Abigail La Bianca

WCA #460 with Abigail La Bianca – Jersey Driving, Learning the Building Blocks, Attic Mini Studio, Fighting Back, and Personal Goals   

My guest is Audio Engineer / Production Manager Abigail La Bianca, who has flown PA, done monitors, and front of house for various artists, including Lindsey Stirling, Sara Evans, and Phillip Phillips.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Jersey Driving
  • Homeschool
  • Isolated From People
  • Dad’s Studio
  • Attic Mini Studio
  • Strict Homelife
  • Abusive Environment
  • Culture Shock
  • Socialization
  • The Band Experience
  • Stage Fright
  • Adopting the Uniform
  • Contemporary Music Center
  • Loving Audio
  • Women in Audio
  • Discouraged to Be in Music
  • Fighting Back
  • Handtrucks
  • Crushed Pelvis
  • Podcast Editing
  • Working for Clair Brothers
  • Learning the Building Blocks
  • Terrified of Driving
  • Church in a Box
  • Leaving in the Middle of the Night
  • Working During COVID
  • Casino Gig
  • Moving to Nashville
  • Studio Work
  • The Dialect of Audio Tribes
  • Nashville Challenges
  • Going on Tour
  • Quitting Over the Phone
  • Life Changing Decisions
  • Reflecting on the Past
  • Embracing the Freelance Life
  • Hanging PA
  • Meyer Sound
  • Rain killing boxes
  • Handling Being Gone
  • Building a Resume on Linkedin
  • Networking
  • Clashes of Personalities
  • Personal Goals         

Matt’s Rant: Home Rigs

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Credits

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

WCA #459 with Anni Casella

WCA #459 with Anni Casella – Art and Consciousness, 3-Dimensional Audio, Following Breadcrumbs, Learning How To Listen, and Less Crap in the Path

My guest is Mastering Engineer, Producer, and Yung Priestess Anni Casella, who works with Kay peeri evie, Club Casualties, and does circuit design with Paul Reed Smith.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Engineer Parents
  • Jaco and Crayons
  • Audio Doula
  • Making Soup
  • Art and Consciousness
  • Silas Brown and Peter Deneberg   
  • Mark Kenise
  • Avalon EQ
  • Paul Reed Smith
  • 3 Dimensional Audio
  • Muscle Shoals
  • Time Domain
  • Mastering
  • Taking a Step Back
  • Word of Mouth
  • Don’t Open a Studio
  • Following Breadcrumbs
  • Heba Kadry                       
  • Building Microphones
  • Being Autistic
  • Looking for Opportunities
  • Build Community
  • Grocery Store Meltdown
  • GAS
  • Building Gear
  • Tools for Making ART
  • Apple Ear Buds
  • Hearing Peoples Monitors
  • Self Control
  • Learning How To Listen
  • Mics with Paul Smith
  • Modding Apex Mics
  • Less Crap in the Path

Matt’s Rant: Analogies

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Credits

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

WCA #458 with Matt Hennessy

WCA #458 with Matt Hennessy – Radio Shack, The Legendary Traxster, Chicago Basements, Cognac, and Being Locked into the Studio, Literally

My guest is Grammy-nominated mixer/engineer Matt Hennessy. Matt has worked with R Kelly, Jay Z, Kanye West, Twista, The Legendary Traxster, Jamila Woods, PJ Morton, and G Herbo. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Illinois Upbringing
  • Radio Shack
  • The Walkman
  • Playing Alto Sax
  • Eye of The Tiger
  • Berklee School of Music
  • Interning
  • The Reality of the Music Biz
  • Changing Direction
  • The Grind of School
  • Back Street Boys Studio
  • In Over His Head
  • Cabrini Green
  • Chicago Tracks
  • Assembling Frankin-takes
  • Transitioning to Pro Tools
  • Being in Touch with RnB and Hip Hop
  • Drug Dealers Washing Money
  • Safe-Guarding Clients Work
  • Thug Labels
  • The Legendary Traxster
  • Being Literally Locked into the Studio
  • Rebuilding the Client Base
  • Being in Control of Your Building
  • 6 Feet of Sewage
  • Cognac
  • Chicago Basements
  • Albini and Tape
  • The Village Business Model
  • ATMOS
  • Financial Philosophy

Matt’s Rant: Discovery

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Credits

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

WCA #457 with David Davis

WCA #457 with David Davis – Fuzzy Sharks, The Fantasy World of LA, Hipster Sleep Noise, Headbangers Ball, and Mountain Dew

My guest is Grammy-winning producer/mixer David Davis, who has worked on projects for PWNT, Izzy Bizu, Miguel, and The War on Drugs.

In this episode, we discuss

  • East Tennesee Upbringing
  • Headbangers Ball and Mountain Dew
  • Chicago Metal Shows
  • Running from The Law
  • White Zombie
  • Hour Drive to School
  • Going to CRAS
  • LA Internships
  • Roaches
  • Moms Passing
  • The Fantasy World of LA
  • Being Grateful
  • Great Radio
  • Ocean Studios
  • Runner Positions
  • East West
  • Climbing the Ladder
  • Leaving East West
  • Maintaining a Home Studio
  • Fuzzy Sharks
  • Fried Chicken 
  • Fireman
  • Hipster Sleep Noise
  • Creating Home Base
  • Work/Life
  • Production
  • Not Getting Credit

Matt’s Rant: Audio Grownups

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Credits

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

WCA #456 with Ryan Hewitt

WCA #456 with Ryan Hewitt – Taking Care of Business, Solution-Oriented Thinking, Infinite Possibilities, Spare Mics, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers

My guest is Producer/Mixer/Engineer Ryan Hewitt, known for his work with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182, and Noah Kahan, among many others. Ryan last appeared on WCA in 2015 on WCA #023. 

In this episode, we discuss

  • Reflecting on the Past
  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Keeping Things Fresh
  • Enthusiasm for ATMOS
  • Being Solution Oriented
  • Management Decisions
  • Taking Care of Business
  • The Point System
  • Lawyers
  • Working During Covid
  • Los Angeles
  • Revisiting Analog
  • Letting Go
  • Upleveling
  • The Optimist View
  • Staying Focused
  • Discipline
  • Awareness
  • Solution Oriented Thinking
  • Infinite Possibilities
  • Spare Mics

Matt’s Rant: The In-Between Moments

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Credits

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

WCA #455 with Josh Garcia

WCA #455 with Josh Garcia – SoCal Upbringing, Straight to Chaos Life, Audio Parenting, Dealing with Life, and The Wretching Crew

My guest is Record Producer/Mixing Engineer/Front of House Engineer Josh Garcia. Josh has worked with Depeche Mode, Leftover Crack, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, and Uke Hunt.

In this episode, we discuss

  • SoCal Upbringing
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Remo Drums
  • Recording to 4 Tracks
  • Internship in LA
  • Robin, The Yeller
  • Moving to Santa Cruz
  • The Banana Slugs
  • Internship in San Jose
  • Straight to Chaos Life
  • Interning at The Plant
  • Getting Fired
  • Joining Hyde Street
  • Studio in Chico
  • Audio Parenting
  • Front of House
  • Depeche Mode
  • Santa Barbara
  • SF Soundworks
  • Self Promotion
  • Dealing with Life
  • The Wretching Crew

Matt’s Rant: Remote Recording

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Credits

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

WCA #454 with Jeff Powell

WCA #454 with Jeff Powell – Cutting Lacquer, not Vinyl, Daily Fed Ex Visits, Fathers, Mothers, Stampers, Charlie Brown Christmas, and 1950’s Technology

My guest is Vinyl Mastering Engineer Jeff Powell, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Jeff has worked with Jackson Browne, Allison Kraus, and Robert Plant, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Dusty Springfield, Afghan Whigs, T-Bone Burnett, Al Green, Elvis Presley, and The Black Keys.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Focus on Laquer Cutting
  • Cutting Lacquer, not Vinyl
  • Daily Fed Ex Visits
  • Sam Phillips 
  • Chip and Swarf
  • Apollo/Transco Fire
  • MDC Lacquers
  • Keeping the Line Moving
  • Curing, Ditches, Halos, 
  • Blowing a Cutter Head 
  • 3 Step Plating
  • Fathers, Mothers, and Stampers
  • Charlie Brown Christmas
  • Humidity 
  • T-Bone Burnett
  • Chris Muth
  • Larry Nix
  • HD Vinyl
  • Culture of Vinyl
  • Backlog of Work
  • 1950’s Technology
  • Business Planning
  • Last Minute Loans
  • Credits
  • Preview Deck
  • Elliptical EQ

Matt’s Rant: Revisiting Backing Up

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #453 with Jason Kick

WCA #453 with Jason Kick – Basketball Band, Working at Radio Shack, The Tascam 388, Playing in Bands as Exercise, and Black Magic

My guest is Producer/Audio Engineer Jason Kick, who is the chief engineer at Santo Recording in Oakland. Jason has worked with Mild High Club (Gold-certified), Marinero, Sonny & the Sunsets, Abracadabra, Maus Haus, Healing Potpourri, Mustard Service, Mae Powell, and Body Double.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Basketball Band
  • Garage Band
  • Music Theory
  • Positive Studio Experience
  • The Tascam 388
  • Live Sound
  • Adobe Audition on PC
  • Daytrotter Sessions
  • San Francisco Studios
  • Santo Recording
  • Surviving
  • Stage Hand Work
  • Working at Radio Shack
  • Being Frugal
  • Studio Economics
  • LA living
  • Finding Work
  • Playing in Bands as Exercise
  • David Lynch
  • Transcendental Mediation
  • Unfocused Bands
  • Tracking vs. Mixing
  • Black Magic

Matt’s Rant: To Self-Promote or Not

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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

WCA #452 with Steven Lee Tracy

WCA #452 with Steven Lee Tracy – The Worst Intern, The Biggest Roaches, Strict Upbringing, Stories of the Saints, and Finding Solace in Music

My guest is producer/engineer Steven Lee Tracy who has written music for MTV, Adobe, Axon, and many others. He wrote, produced, and toured with Seattle indie band The Myriad for a decade. Worked on records for Besides Daniel, Orkesta Mendoza, and Mexrrissey,

In this episode, we discuss

  • Commercial Studio in Tucson
  • Strict Upbringing
  • Moving Out
  • Selling His Car for Gear
  • The Fostex R8 
  • Mental Health
  • Fathers Approval
  • Writing Horrible Songs
  • Machines of Loving Grace
  • Harvey Mason Jr.
  • The Biggest Roaches
  • Seattle Studio Internship
  • Tucson Good
  • The Myriad
  • Michael Ilbert
  • Hansa Studios
  • The Worst Intern 
  • Record Deal
  • Matt Goldman
  • Real Estate Taxes
  • Atlanta
  • Divorce
  • Projects That Make You Hate Music
  • Recording in Albuquerque
  • Stories of the Saints
  • Hotel Mini Studio
  • Advice to Small Studios
  • Finding Solace in Music

Matt’s Rant: The Sale of Avid

Links and Show Notes

Credits

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