WCA #308 with Robert L. Smith

WCA #308 with Robert L. Smith – Online Mixing, The State of New York, International Eco Systems, and The Virtual Hallway

My guest today is the return of Robert L. Smith. Robert was originally on episode six of the Working Class Audio podcast. He’s a producer-engineer mixer. He’s based in New York City. That hasn’t changed. And he has worked with some pretty big names out there. Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, David Byrne, and U2. We bring Robert back to check in about where things stand for him, where things stand during the COVID crisis, how he has navigated the whole thing, and how things have changed for him or not changed. And we’re going to get to all of that. So very happy to have Robert back to join us. Robert L. Smith, coming up here on the Working Class Audio podcast.

In this episode, we discuss:

COVID
Online Mixing
Overseas Clients
The State of New York
Changes to Recording
The Versions of Pop
Remote Sessions
iPhone/Garageband Recordings
Manager of Expectations
Educating Clients
Relationships
Sense of Humor
The Virtual Hallway
International Eco Systems

Matt’s Monologue: Putting in the Work

Links and Show Notes

Robert’s Site: http://defyrecordings.com/
Robert’s Previous Interview: https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-006-with-robert-l-smith/
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Credits:

Guest: Robert L. Smith
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab