Working Class Audio

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WCA #255 with Steven Gillis - Chicago winters, studio partnerships, Chuck Berry, HVAC systems, SSL myths, and the last studio he'll ever build. Nov 04, 2019

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WCA #255 with Steven Gillis – Chicago winters, studio partnerships, Chuck Berry, HVAC systems, SSL myths, and the last studio he’ll ever build.

Steven Gillis is a drummer producer/engineer and mixer working out of Transient Sound, his studio in Chicago that he shares with studio partner Vijay Tellis-Nayak.

For more info on Steven visit: https://www.transientsound.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Chicago Winters
Studio Partnerships
Chuck Berry
HVAC Systems
SSL Myths
The last studio he’ll ever build

Links and Show Notes:

Transient Sound on Twitter: @transientmusic
Transient Sound on Fcebook: https://www.facebook.com/transientsoundstudio
Backblaze: https://bit.ly/2ptMxHJ

Credits:

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

WCA #254 with Jonah Strauss - DIY Attitude, The Aftermath of Fires, Advocacy, Dealing with Debt, The Dynamics of East Oakland and Serving his community. Oct 28, 2019

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WCA #254 with Jonah Strauss – DIY Attitude, The Aftermath of Fires, Advocacy, Dealing with Debt, The Dynamics of East Oakland and Serving his community.

Jonah Strauss made his first appearance on WCA #016. Since then he’s been through some experiences that have changed his perspective and outlook. He’s back with a new studio, new approach and primed to serve a community dear to his heart.

For more info on Jonah visit: http://www.survivorsound.com/

In this episode we discuss:

DIY attitude
The Aftermath of Fires
Advocacy
The Dynamics of East Oakland
Serving his community
Dealing with Debt

Links and Show Notes:

Survivor Sound: http://www.survivorsound.com/
Contact Jonah: http://www.survivorsound.com/contact
The Black Puma’s: https://www.theblackpumas.com/
Learn about the late great Ed Cherney: http://edcherney.com/

Credits:

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

WCA #253 with Mary Mazurek - Recording live, Knowing your worth, Complicated gigs & Parents with multiple fridge/freezers. Oct 21, 2019

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WCA #253 with Mary Mazurek – Recording live, Knowing your worth, Complicated gigs & Parents with multiple fridge/freezers.

Mary Mazurek is a Grammy-nominated recording engineer, artist, educator, speaker, and consultant. She currently works as a producer/engineer at WFMT in Chicago, teaches as an Adjunct professor at DePaul University as well as an instructor at Columbia College and Illinois Institute of Art.

For more info on Mary visit: https://www.marymazurek.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Recording live broadcasts
Studying under Murray Allen
Blatant sexism
Knowing your worth
Parents with multiple fridge/freezers
Chicago winters
Mental health & stress
Planning for complicated gigs

Links and Show Notes:

Support WCA – Go Ad Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/
Mary’s Site: https://www.marymazurek.com/
Connect with Mary on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/33Q7LxE
More on Murray Allen: https://bit.ly/2pyVeAb
The Presidents Marine Band: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/

Credits:

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

WCA #252 with Dave Hillis - Metal beginnings, Record Store education, Pearl Jam, Rick Parashar, traditional record making, and committing. Oct 14, 2019

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Dave Hillis has spent large amounts of time on both sides of the glass as a guitarist, producer, engineer, mixer and writer. He worked alongside famed producer Rick Parasher for several years in Seattle and was the engineer on Pearl Jam's breakthrough album "10".

For more info on Dave visit: https://davehillismusic.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Brooklyn to Seattle
Metal beginnings
DIY Focus
Record store education
Rick Parasher
Pearl Jam
Closing and opening studios
Traditional record making
Committing tracks
Moving back East

Links and Show Notes:

Dave's Site: https://davehillismusic.com/
Clive Davis Doc: https://www.netflix.com/title/80190588
John Cuniberti: https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-005-with-john-cuniberti/
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Credits:

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

WCA #251 with Piper Payne - Infrasonic Sound, survivalist audio, asking for help, losing a parent and new opportunities. Oct 07, 2019

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Piper Payne is a mastering engineer who has been a guest on WCA before (See WCA #045). She has been through some business experiences and changes since we last spoke and now has set up a homebase in Nashville but also continues to spend time in Oakland where she still has a facility. She joins me for a discussion of those changes and opportunities post Summer NAMM.

Piper has mastered a wide variety of music including nationally renowned artists Third Eye Blind, Madame Gandhi, Geographer, Elettrodomestico (Jane Wiedlin/Go-Go’s), Shamir, Between You & Me, David Messier, and Fritz Montana, as well as Bay Area favorites Kat Robichaud, ANML, Sioux City Kid, The She’s, Emily Afton, Abbot Kinney, Travis Hayes, Kendra McKinley, Van Goat, and Diana Gameros.

For Piper's complete history visit: http://www.piperpayne.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Art and commerce in the Bay Area
Joining Infrasonic Sound.
Setting up shop in Nashville.
Splitting time between cities.
Survivalist mentality.
Having a strong legal team.
Taking care of yourself.
Asking for help.
Losing a parent.
New opportunities.

Links and Show Notes:

The first Piper Payne interview: https://bit.ly/2AOtzNV
Infrasonic Sound: https://www.infrasonicsound.com/
Piper's Site: https://bit.ly/2LSPl9G

Credits:

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

WCA #250 with Vance Powell - Business managers, assistants, not working at home, Grammys and cleaning up dog shit. Sep 30, 2019

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Vance Powell is an old friend to Working Class Audio. His first appearance was on episode #007 almost 5 years ago. Vance is a 6 time Grammy Award-winning record producer, engineer, and mixer and has worked with Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Wolfmother, and Martina McBride, among many others. I join Vance at his studio in Nashville, Sputnik Sound for the second interview. We are also joined in the room by mastering badass, Chris Athens (Blink 182, Drake, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj ).

In this episode we discuss

Respecting your past.
Business managers
Not working from home.
Jumping through hoops.
Sedentary life.
Taxes.
The Stray Cats
Fame.
Grammys.
Cleaning up dog shit.

Links and Show Notes:

The first Vance Powell interview: https://bit.ly/2mdbYeX
Sputnik Sound: http://www.sputniksound.com/
Mastering Engineer Chris Athens: http://chrisathensmasters.com/

Credits:

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

WCA #249 with Jeff Kolhede- A journey of adapting, surviving and finding oneself in the world of audio and music. Sep 23, 2019

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Jeff Kolhede is a Grammy-nominated producer, composer, engineer, and musician. He is currently a staff engineer at 25th Street Recording and is also a house producer, engineer, and mentor at Zoo Labs both located in Oakland, California. Jeff can be heard on film, television, advertisements, and artist projects, including the trailer music for the movie, Moonlight, as a sound-designer, for the Virtual Software Instrument EXHALE, ANALOG STRINGS, and MOVEMENT, by Output. Jeff has performed with such artists as John Legend, Allen Stone, HoneyHoney, Pete Wentz, Chali 2na, and JoJo. Jeff was also a member of the "Hollywood Game Night" band on NBC for two seasons, performing vocals and horns.

In this episode we discuss

Finding your path
Influence of band directors
Knowing when not to comment
Adapting to a new environment
Working long hours
Focused vs. unfocused clients
Surviving a high cost of living

Links and Show Notes:

Jeff's Site: http://www.jeffkolhede.com/about
Jeff's project # 1: https://bit.ly/2kzFzhS
Jeff's project #2: https://bit.ly/2m422ns
25th Street Recording: https://www.25thstreetrecording.com/
Zoo Labs: https://www.zoolabs.org/

Credits:

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

WCA #248 with Eyal Levi - URM, The Demands of Metal, Standards and Devotion to learning. Sep 16, 2019

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Eyal Levi is a critically acclaimed educator, musician, producer, former guitarist and primary songwriter for the band Daath, as well as a co-founder of URM (Unstoppable Recording Machine) Academy, an online education platform for producers with thousands of students from across the globe. In the studio, he has worked with such artists including The Black Dahlia Murder, Monuments, The Contortionist, Chelsea Grin, and Firewind among many others.

In this episode we discuss,The creation of URM.The demands of Metal.Standards.Teaching yourself.Devotion to learning.Managing money.

Links and Show Notes:

URM Academy: https://urm.academy/
URM Podcast: https://urm.academy/category/podcast/
Nail The Mix: https://www.nailthemix.com/
Digital Marketer: https://www.digitalmarketer.com
Ramit Sethi: https://amzn.to/2O2N1OJ

Credits:

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

WCA #247 with Justin Colletti - Mastering, SonicScoop, State Mottos and giving jail a try. Sep 09, 2019

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Justin Colletti is a mastering engineer, and the author of hundreds of articles on the art, science, and business of music and sound. He acts as director of content and publishing for SonicScoop and has written for outlets including Tape Op, The Deli Magazine, Trust Me I’m a Scientist and many more. In 2019, he began the weekly SonicScoop Podcast, interviewing music and audio industry luminaries and regularly taking deep dives into complex and controversial issues in music and audio production.

In this episode we discuss,Corporate Environments.Jail Time.Transitioning to MasteringSaying yes to work.Thinking ahead.Doing things for the future you.State Mottos.Role Models.Microeconomics.Master Mind Groups.Fiscal Responsibility.

Links and Show Notes:

Sonic Scoop: https://sonicscoop.com/
Justin's Site: http://justincolletti.com/
Justin's Mixing Course: http://mixingbreakthroughs.com/ Use Code WCA25 on checkout.
Justin's Mastering Course: https://masteringdemystified.com/ Use Code WCA25 on checkout.

Credits:

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

WCA #246 with Eric Fredricey - Running with the clock in the world of broadcast audio Sep 02, 2019

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Eric Fredricey started with hand me down cassette decks and mixers, progressed to a broadcast internship in Junior High, worked at a tv station right out of high school and is now chief engineer at KCSB-FM college radio in his hometown.

In this episode we discuss,