WCA #386 with Richard Dodd Part 2 – Kung Fu Fighting, Cowboy Engineering, Testing Limits, Sleight of Hand, and The Old Way
My guest is a self-described lucky bastard, grammy-winning engineer Richard Dodd who has worked with Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Clannad, Mike Moran, Del Newman, and Brian Protheroe. This is part 2 of a two-part interview.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Cowboy Engineering
- Being English in America
- Phoning it In
- Color vs Blur
- SSL in the 80s – More like SLS
- NECAM Automation
- Magic Box from America
- DBX-160
- Buying a House
- Harrison Consoles
- Michael Moran
- Harry’s Game
- Working in Northern Ireland
- Prophet 5
- Looped Vocals
- Making loop in the old days
- Theme from Harry’s Game
- Family Harmonies
- Enya
- Matchmaking in America
- Kung Fu Fighting – The First #1
- Key to Continuing Work
- Understanding Finances
- Sleight of Hand
- The Old Way
- Digital’s Not There Yet
- Testing Limits – Exploring “What if?”
- Getting Involved in Mastering
Matt’s Rant: Your Audio Community
Links and Show Notes
- Richard’s Site
- John Lennon Called Me Normal
- Matt’s other Instagram Account
- WCA on Instagram
- Connect with Matt on Linkedin
- Current sponsors & promos
Credits
- Guest: Richard Dodd
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- Engineer: Matt Boudreau
- Producer: Matt Boudreau
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith