WCA #407 with Maryam Qudus – Pursuing Music, Transitioning to Recording, Spacemoth, The Role of Recording in Marriage, and So Much Coffee
My guest is Producer / Engineer / Mixer Maryam Qudus who has worked with Spellling, Toro y Moi, Sad13, Tune-Yards, and Zelma Stone. Maryam also writes, records, and produces music for her solo project Spacemoth and composes music for film on top of all that!
In this episode, we discuss:
- Growing up in the Bay Area
- Parents from Afghanistan
- Days in the Family Restaurant
- The Role of Language
- Pursuing Music
- Stacking The Cheese
- Singing on The Countertop
- Recording at Tiny Telephone
- Teaching
- Transitioning to Recording
- So Much Coffee
- Women’s Audio Mission
- Surviving
- The Joy of Recording
- The Role of Recording in Marriage
- Spacemoth
Matt’s Rant: The Complexities of Selling Gear
Links and Show Notes
- Maryam’s Site
- Beau Sorenson (Maryam’s Husband) on WCA
- Women’s Audio Mission
- John Vanderslice on WCA
- The Pellici Brothers on WCA
- Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro
Credits
- Guest: Maryam Qudus
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- Engineer: Matt Boudreau
- Producer: Matt Boudreau
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith