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WCA #245 with Steve Chadie - Making Records in Houses, Legal Pads & Willie Nelson Aug 26, 2019

Show notes

Steve Chadie started interning for Willie Nelson's studio in 1995. 24 years later armed with a host of high profile clients, awards and experiences Steve still has the same enthusiasm he did when he started and a desire to lend a helping hand, gear or advice to upcoming young engineers that he collaborates with.

In this episode we discuss

Working with Willie Nelson
Sharing knowledge
Legal Pads
Being invisible
Working with Andy Johns
Living like a Squirrel
Not missing things
Making records in houses

Links and Show Notes:

Steve's Site: https://stevechadie.com/
Steve on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevechadie50/

Credits:

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

WCA #244 with Paul Drew - The Power of Diversification Aug 19, 2019

Show notes

Paul Drew is a producer, engineer, mixer, session guitarist, and member of Production Expert. He's also the D in DWB Music Ltd and DWB MIXING. His experience is diversified and has served him well. Paul walks us through the details of all of it and tells us about his new venture The Studio Rats.

In this episode we discuss

The Asian music market
The value of diversification
His transition to Studio One
Managing gear lust
Mixing Rates
Language Barriers in revisions

Links and Show Notes:

The Studio Rats website: https://thestudiorats.net/
DWB Music Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DwbMusicLtd/

Credits:

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

WCA #243 with Patrick Meza - The Importance of Perseverance. Aug 12, 2019

Show notes

Patrick Meza is a Mix Tech at Warner Brothers. He is a prime example of how perseverance can open doors and shape your career. While still at the early stages of that career, Patrick has worked at some amazing places including Somatone Interactive, Disney, Pandora, and Skywalker Sound.

In this episode we discuss

The power of connecting over LinkedIn
The importance of staying hungry
Assuming the role in your audio career
Not being afraid to try other types of audio gigs
Breaking down barriers

Links and Show Notes:

The Profitable Producer Course: https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/ppc-scholarship-wca/

Credits:

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

WCA #242 with Brian David Hood - Creating A Six Figure Home Studio Aug 05, 2019

Show notes

Brian David Hood is a producer/engineer, studio owner, and entrepreneur. Brian takes us through his journey, from playing drums on tour, opening a studio in his parent's basement, hitting a major low point that spurred him on to better opportunities, creating a video course and a podcast and his entrepreneurial ventures.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

Brian's podcast that addresses the business concerns of audio pros
A new way to post mixes and masters for your clients and get paid
A video course to give your audio business a kick in the ass
The benefits of keeping your overhead low
Tools to get over social anxiety
Delegating and automating audio tasks
The benefits of checklists

Links and Show Notes:

Free Workshop: How To Make A Living From Your Existing Audio Skills: https://bitly.com/
The link to everything we talk to Brian about https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/wca/

Credits

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

WCA #241 with Dan Shike - Avoiding Headaches, Assisting Reid Shippen, Being Accountable, Learning to be Socially Active, Debt and Staying Healthy. Jul 29, 2019

Show notes

Dan Shike started college at the University of Evansville and considered a major in physics with intention of a career in acoustics and speaker design – that is, until he heard of the Recording Industry program at Middle Tennessee State University. Within a week of learning of this “recording industry” and that he could go to school to be in it, Dan applied to MTSU and planned the big move to the south.

At MTSU Dan spent every waking moment (and a few not so awake) in the studios of the Recording Industry program. He worked in the recording studio maintenance lab and was a lab assistant for many of his instructors, helping teach lessons in studio recording, SSL operation, and critical listening. It was there that the thought of moving into mastering emerged. Dan didn’t do so well in history class but he rocked those engineering classes.

Post-college, Dan worked as an assistant engineer at the MCA Music Publishing studio, held a staff assistant engineer job at Sound Stage Studios, and hung out in what free time he had with a couple of very busy engineers in Nashville. After about a year and a half at Sound Stage, he went the independent assistant route to work steadily with F. Reid Shippen, mixer of many awesome records, for about 4 years and did some assisting and engineering on the side when he wasn’t busy, which was nearly never. The desire for mastering grew all the while.

While splitting time between studio work and mastering work, in 2002, Dan did his first major-label mastering project for DC Talk. Why start with an unknown? Things went well from there, and in the spring of 2003 the mastering work and the assisting work couldn’t coexist any longer, and Tone and Volume Mastering went full time and all out.

Links and Show Notes:

Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
Dan's Site: https://toneandvolume.com/

Credits:

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

WCA #240 with Sebastian Visconti - Philadelphia to LA, Recording Bands, Working at Trader Joes, Reinventing Himself and Breaking into Film Audio at 40. Jul 22, 2019

Show notes

Sebastian Visconti boarded a plane In 1989 in his hometown of Philadelphia to attend his sister's wedding in Los Angeles, and he never returned. He was a young drummer with rock and roll dreams. He spent his early years playing and touring with local bands while supporting himself waiting tables at Ed Debevic’s in Beverly Hills and opening the famous House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. When he bought his first home, he converted his garage into a recording studio (which now serves as a post-sound studio). He began producing and recording local artists as well as serving as the drummer for most of the artists he produced. As the music industry shifted he found himself at a crossroads. At the urging of a close friend who was an established sound effects editor, Sebastian jumped into the world of post sound. In 2017 Sebastian won two Golden Reels and was later nominated for an Emmy for his work on Westworld.

Sebastian is currently a Supervising Sound Editor at Warner Bros. Studios working on shows like Baskets, Documentary Now!, American Vandal and Brockmire. He has also worked with Atomic Sound and 424 Post on shows such as The Flash, Westworld, and The Muppets. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Mara and their two dogs Desi and Monte.

Links and Show Notes:

Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3247063/
Sebastian's Site: http://www.vavvstudios.com

Credits:

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

WCA #239 with Damien Rasmussen - College Radio, Interacting with Bands, Being an Enabler, Getting in Trouble with N'Sync's Management, and Business Practices Jul 15, 2019

Show notes

Damien Rasmussen is a producer, engineer, and mixer located in San Francisco. He got his start in audio in 1983 as a college radio DJ on KDVS at UC Davis. He was schooled in the ways of the studio from John Barsotti at San Francisco State University and really cut his teeth at Dave Bryson's (Counting Crows) Dancing Dog Studio in Emeryville, California. Since then he's done live sound, corporate AV gigs, and made a ton of records with a large group of artists including Cibo Mato, Merman, Helen Keller Paid, Al Jardine (Beach Boys) and many more.

Links and Show Notes:

Damien's Site: http://damienrasmussen.com/
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #238 with Clint Bennett - 90's San Francisco, moving to LA, Proving Himself, Persevering, Union Benefits, and Not Taking Opportunity's for Granted Jul 08, 2019

Show notes

Clint Bennett lives in Los Angeles, CA and works in the film & television industry as a music editor. He’s recently worked on such films as Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Kong: Skull Island, Widows, Bad Times at the El Royale, New Girl & The Cabin In The Woods. He began his professional career in the 90’s San Francisco music scene playing in bands and working as a freelance recording engineer. The transition to the film industry began with his move to Los Angeles in 2000.

Links and Show Notes:

P&E Wing Technical Guidelines: https://www.grammy.com/technical-guidelines
Clint on IMDB: IMDB
Clint on Allmusic: https://bit.ly/30markS
Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

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

WCA #237 with Kieron Menzies Jul 01, 2019

Show notes

Kieron Menzies is a mixer, producer, and engineer based in Los Angeles. He was born in Toronto to a Trinidadian-Canadian family who eventually relocated to California. This is where Kieron became engulfed in music and began to pursue a career in recording and production. Over the years, Kieron has been a resident at 4th Street Recording in Santa Monica, Stiles Music in Portland, Sarm West Studios in London, Hen House Studios in Venice and The Green Building in Santa Monica. He has also been the main engineer, mixer and in-house producer for famed songwriter/producer Rick Nowels for many years. Some of Kieron’s notable credits include FKA Twigs, Nelly Furtado, Willie Nelson, Lykke Li, Ra Ra Riot, Alessia Cara, John Legend, Marina And The Diamonds, Miguel, Yusuf aka Cat Stevens, Dua Lipa, Kesha, and Lana Del Rey. He currently works out of his own mixing studio and continues to do production/recording gigs wherever the music takes him.

About this interview:

Kieron chats with me about working at a pumpkin patch, help from his godmother, working with Rick Nowles, meetings with music industry suits, playing scratchers and saving money. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

Kieron's Site: http://www.kieronmenzies.com/

Credits:

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

WCA #236 with Cameron Webb Jun 24, 2019

Show notes

Cameron Webb is a producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with many artists most notably Motörhead, Sum 41, NOFX, Megadeth & Limp Bizkit. In 2004, he won a Grammy for his work on Kelly Clarkson’s album “Breakaway”. Cameron has been Motörhead’s producer and mixing engineer for over 12 years, since producing Motörhead’s album “Inferno”.

About this interview:

Cameron joins me to talk about being the best runner, honesty, hanging up on studio managers, letting flaws shine through, synchronization nightmares, Yo Gabba Gabba, and listening to artists. Enjoy! -Matt

Links and Show Notes:

Maple Sound Studios: https://bit.ly/2RCde6J
Cameron on FB: https://bit.ly/2N1lr5r
Good Will Auctions: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/
Yo Gabba Gabba! https://www.yogabbagabba.tv/

Credits:

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

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