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WCA #265 with Alex Oana - Science Experiments, Imposter Syndrome, Spinach, Exercise, Motivation, Failure, and Audio Test Kitchen. Jan 13, 2020

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WCA #265 with Alex Oana – Science Experiments, Imposter Syndrome, Spinach, Exercise, Motivation, Failure, and Audio Test Kitchen.

Alex Oana, is the creator and co-founder of Audio Test Kitchen. Alex started out as a musician, became a recording engineer and producer, got into pro audio sales and marketing, and designs and develops products.

In this episode, we discuss:

Imposter Syndrome
Science Experiments
Spinach
Exercise
Motivation
Failure
Audio Test Kitchen

Links and Show Notes:

34 Things: https://bit.ly/35KNg69
Audio Test Kitchen: https://www.audiotestkitchen.com/
The Power of Podcasting: https://bit.ly/2N1x3TM
Matt’s Reverb.com store: https://bit.ly/2Mi0Wic

Credits:

Guest: Alex Oana
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #264 with Justin Perkins - Diversification, Diet, Commercial Space Benefits, Keeping Clients Happy, Teaching Audio, Disengaging from Audio Forums, and Mastering Therapy. Jan 06, 2020

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WCA #264 with Justin Perkins – Diversification, Diet, Commercial Space Benefits, Keeping Clients Happy, Teaching Audio, Disengaging from Audio Forums, and Mastering Therapy.

Justin Perkins is a mastering engineer located in Milwaukie, Wisconsin.

In this episode, we discuss:

Diversification
Diet
One gig leading to another
Commercial space benefits
Keeping Clients Happy
Teaching Audio
Disengaging from Audio Forums

Links and Show Notes:

The Bert Berns Story: https://n.pr/2QUm13X
The Power of Podcasting: https://bit.ly/2N1x3TM
Justin’s Site: https://www.mysteryroommastering.com
Justin’s other Site: https://www.justincarlperkins.com
Matt’s Reverb.com store: https://bit.ly/2Mi0Wic

Credits:

Guest: Justin Perkins
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #263 with Jacob Sciba - 99 Cent Pizzas, The IRS, Mailbox Money, Game Planning, and Fear of an Empty Calendar. Dec 29, 2019

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WCA #263 with Jacob Sciba – 99 Cent Pizzas, The IRS, Mailbox Money, Game Planning, and Fear of an Empty Calendar.

Jacob Sciba is a producer/engineer/mixer based out of Austin, Texas.

In this episode, we discuss:

Music Store Influence
Microphone Obsession
99 Cent Pizzas
Studying Business
Low Overhead
The IRS
Fear of an Empty Calendar
Game Planning
Pre Production of life
Mailbox Money

Links and Show Notes:

Music Pro Insurance: https://www.musicproinsurance.com/
The Recording Studio Insurance Program: joe_montarello@ajg.com
Asana: https://asana.com/
Evernote: https://www.evernote.com/
Arlyn Studios: https://arlynstudios.com/
Matt’s Reverb.com store: https://bit.ly/2Mi0Wic

Credits:

Guest: Jacob Sciba
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #262 with Jordan Richter - Going Broke, Burning Out, Keeping Audio Fresh, and Moving into Coding. Dec 23, 2019

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WCA #262 with Jordan Richter – Going Broke, Burning Out, Keeping Audio Fresh, and Moving into Coding.

Jordan Richter is a producer/engineer who, after 25 years of making records, has decided to move full time into coding.

In this episode, we discuss:

Nashville
Portland
Burnout
Recording for joy
Scarcity
Being a business person
Going broke
Jackpot Studios
Keep audio fresh
Identity

Links and Show Notes:

Jordan’s Site: http://www.therealjordanrichter.com/
Room 13 Recording: https://room13recording.com/
Asana: https://asana.com/
Matt’s Reverb.com store: https://bit.ly/2Mi0Wic
The Minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/

Credits:

Guest: Jordan Richter
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #261 with Dave Gardner - College Radio, Critical Thinking, Diversity, Power Dynamics, Communication, Compromise, and Context. Dec 15, 2019

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WCA #261 with Dave Gardner – College Radio, Critical Thinking, Diversity, Power Dynamics, Communication, Compromise, and Context.

Dave Gardner grew up in Pittsburgh, became an adult in Minneapolis, and lives in Northeast Los Angeles. He is the Chief Mastering Engineer at Infrasonic Los Angeles and a long time fan of loud sounds. His mastering and producing credits include Sun Ra, Rocket From the Crypt, Les Paul, Louis Armstrong, Germs, Portugal. The Man, Earl Hines, Bassnectar, The Hold Steady, Black Lips, Trampled by Turtles, Hot Snakes and many others.

In this episode we discuss:

Critical thinking and analysis
Urban planning
College Radio
Gear Lust
Diminishing Friction
Diversity
Power Dynamics
Communication, compromise and context.

Links and Show Notes:

Matt’s new site: https://www.mattboudreau.com/
Sara Carter’s article you must read.https://bit.ly/2Z53HII
More on Dave: https://www.infrasonicsound.com/dave
WCA #199 with Pete Lyman: https://bit.ly/2YOSKLi
WCA #251 with Piper Payne: https://bit.ly/2POVhkD

Credits:

Guest: Dave Gardner
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #260 with Ben Bernstein - Being a guide, Low friction, Planning, Getting credit, and Being a team player. Dec 09, 2019

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WCA #260 with Ben Bernstein – Being a guide, Low friction, Planning, Getting credit, and Being a team player.

Ben Bernstein is a producer, engineer, and mixer based out of Oakland, California. This is Ben’s second appearance since first appearing on WCA #055 ( https://bit.ly/2E2ND0o ). More on Ben : https://www.benbernsteinmusic.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Live sound
Diversification
Getting credit
The role of social media
Saying yes
Being prepared
Live streaming
Being a team player
Planning
The Profitable Producer Course
Low friction
Being a guide

Links and Show Notes:

Ben’s site: https://www.benbernsteinmusic.com/
Profitable Producer Course: https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/ppc-scholarship-wca/
Hotjar: https://www.hotjar.com/

Credits:

Guest: Ben Bernstein
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #259 with Lenise Bent - The smell of tubes, Leon Russel's studio, Roger Nichols, Mike Chapman, Cancer, Networking and Diversification Dec 02, 2019

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WCA #259 with Lenise Bent – The smell of tubes, Leon Russel’s studio, Roger Nichols, Mike Chapman, Cancer, Networking and Diversification

Lenise Bent is an American audio engineer who has worked in both the music and film industry. She was one of a handful of women working in the Hollywood recording studio business in a technical role during the 1970s and was the first woman to receive an RIAA Platinum album for her engineering of AutoAmerican by Blondie.

In this episode we discuss:

The smell of tubes
Leon Russel’s studio
Surviving as an assistant
Working with Mike Chapman
Working with Roger Nichols
Cancer
Working in post-production
Networking
Diversification

Links and Show Notes:

Lenise on Instagram: @lenisebent
Lenise On Facebook: https://bit.ly/2DDocSZ

Credits:

Guest: Lenise Bent
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #258 with Jason Livermore - Selling Beer, Studio Ownership, Production Details, Cross Fit, and Thousand Dollar Vape Machines. Nov 25, 2019

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WCA #258 with Jason Livermore – Selling Beer, Studio Ownership, Production Details, Cross Fit, and Thousand Dollar Vape Machines.

Jason Livermore is a producer/engineer/drummer and co-owner of the Blasting Room Studios located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

For more info on Jason visit: https://theblastingroom.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Selling Beer
Fort Collins
Studio Ownership
Partnerships
Gear Debt
Mentors
Production Details
Points
Cross Fit
Legalized marijuana
25 Years of Business

Links and Show Notes:

The Blasting Room: https://theblastingroom.com/

Credits:

Guest: Jason Livermore
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #257 with Music Expo - Warren Huart, Lenise Bent, Michael James, Starita, Emiliano Caballero Nov 18, 2019

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WCA #257 with Music Expo – Warren Huart, Lenise Bent, Michael James, Starita, Emiliano Caballero

Music Expo San Francisco 2019 took place at the SAE Institute in Emeryville, California on November 9th and 10th. It featured a wide array of panels and discussions. The Producers and Engineers panel was the Keynote panel held on the 10th. Enjoy. -Matt

For more info on Music Expo: https://musicexpo.co/

In this episode we discuss:

Producing
Points
Survival
Mental Health
Success
Building a career
Thinking Globally
Persistance

Links and Show Notes:

Music Expo: https://musicexpo.co/sanfrancisco
Warren Huart: https://warrenhuart.com/
Lenise Bent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenise_Bent
Michael James: http://michaeljamesproducer.com/
Starita: http://www.staritamusic.com/
Emiliano Caballero: https://www.emilianocaballero.com/

Credits:

Guests: Warren Huart, Lenise Bent, Michael James, Starita, Emiliano Caballero
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #256 with Scott Evans - Quitting his day job, Drug money, Wrestling mixes, Imposter syndrome and being financially conservative. Nov 11, 2019

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WCA #256 with Scott Evans – Quitting his day job, Drug money, Wrestling mixes, Imposter syndrome and being financially conservative.

Scott Evans is an engineer and mixer based in Oakland, California. This is Scott’s second appearance on WCA. His first appearance was Episode #010 in 2015. We met at his studio for a great discussion and follow up to our first interview.

For more info on Scott visit: http://antisleep.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Quitting his day job
Traveling to record
Being financially conservative
Drug money
Electrical Audio
Mastering Diagnosis
Winning A potty
Wrestling Mixes
Imposter Syndrome

Links and Show Notes:

Scott’s Site: http://antisleep.com/

Credits:

Guest: Scott Evans
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

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WCA #265 with Alex Oana – Science Experiments, Imposter Syndrome, Spinach, Exercise, Motivation, Failure, and Audio Test Kitchen.

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WCA #264 with Justin Perkins – Diversification, Diet, Commercial Space Benefits, Keeping Clients Happy, Teaching Audio, Disengaging from Audio Forums, and Mastering Therapy.

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WCA #263 with Jacob Sciba – 99 Cent Pizzas, The IRS, Mailbox Money, Game Planning, and Fear of an Empty Calendar.

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WCA #262 with Jordan Richter – Going Broke, Burning Out, Keeping Audio Fresh, and Moving into Coding.

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WCA #261 with Dave Gardner – College Radio, Critical Thinking, Diversity, Power Dynamics, Communication, Compromise, and Context.

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WCA #260 with Ben Bernstein – Being a guide, Low friction, Planning, Getting credit, and Being a team player.

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WCA #259 with Lenise Bent – The smell of tubes, Leon Russel’s studio, Roger Nichols, Mike Chapman, Cancer, Networking and Diversification

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WCA #258 with Jason Livermore – Selling Beer, Studio Ownership, Production Details, Cross Fit, and Thousand Dollar Vape Machines.

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WCA #257 with Music Expo – Warren Huart, Lenise Bent, Michael James, Starita, Emiliano Caballero

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WCA #256 with Scott Evans – Quitting his day job, Drug money, Wrestling mixes, Imposter syndrome and being financially conservative.

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