WCA #358 with Robert Carranza – East LA, Lessons from Musicians, Gear vs. Good Songs, Listening, and Family

My guest today is 4x Grammy Awarded Mixer, Engineer, Producer Robert Carranza. Robert has worked with Ozomatli, Marilyn Manson, Jack Johnson, Los Lobos, and many others.

In this episode, we discuss:

• East LA
• Black Sabbath
• Music Today
• First 4 Track
• Bruce Swedien
• Floating Assistant
• Studio Managers
• Pagers
• Paul Rothchild
• Getting Fired
• Lessons from Musicians
• Asking Questions
• Listening
• Emotion
• Money Management
• Gear vs. Good Songs
• The Beatles
• Mentors
• Ego
• Family

Matt’s Rant: Communication

Links and Show Notes

• Robert in Instagram
• WCA on Instagram
• Connect with Matt on Linkedin
• Current sponsors & promos

Credits

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