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My guest today is Seattle-based producer-engineer Andy D. Park. Andy has worked with Death Cab for Cutie, John Van Deusen. K Flay, The Deftones, Alice in Chains, Pearl jam, and Soundgarden. He talks to us from his freshly built studio at his home in Seattle.
In this episode, we discuss:

Idealism

Recording Schools

Making Mistakes

Tucson to Seattle

Persistence

Learning Lessons

The Beauty of Seattle

Working at a Bookstore

Eddie Vedder

Freelancing

Obama Care

24 Hours with Chance the Rapper & Skrillex

Building a Home Studio

Full Circle with The Def Tones

Making a Living As An Engineer

TV Detectives

Learning To Take a Break

Planning Your Finances

Emotion over Fidelity


Matt's Rant: Spreading the Work
Links and Show Notes


Andy's Site: http://www.andyparkrecording.com/



WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio



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Credits:


Guest: Andy D. Park


Host: Matt Boudreau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau


Additional Music: The License Lab

My guest today is Grammy award-winning mixer engineer and producer Ryan Gilligan. Ryan got his start at Quad Studios in New York, where he started as an intern, then assistant before taking on a year-long engineering gig for Busta Rhymes. Following that, he returned to Quad and began a mentorship with Michael Brauer that would last for seven years. He worked alongside artists, such as Coldplay, John Mayer, Kanye West, Shakira, Grizzly Bear, and many others. Eventually, he moved to Los Angeles to work with producer John Hill on music for Adele, Gwen, Stefani, and Florence and the Machine. He ended up staying in Los Angeles and continues to work there to this day freelancing. 
In this episode, we discuss:

Playing Trumpet

Interning

Quad Studios

Electric Lady

Busta Rhymes

Duffle Bags of Hard Drives

Los Angeles

New York

Michael Brauer

Health Challenges

Mixing Based on Emotion

Surviving on Mixing

Strict Budgeting


Matt's Rant: Banking! Yes, seriously.
Links and Show Notes


Ryan's Site: https://ryangilligan.com/



Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillygong/



The Royalty site Ryan mentions: https://vydia.com/



WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio



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Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/



Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw



Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP



Credits:


Guest: Ryan Gilligan


Host: Matt Boudreau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau


Additional Music: The License Lab

My guest today is Jenny Ortiz, also known as mixedbyJNY. Jenny has worked with K.A.A.N., JLA, Contraband, and Thurs. She talks to us from her home and home studio in Southern California, where we have a great conversation. 
In this episode, we discuss:

Behind The Scenes Videos

College Audio

Wrapping Cables

Shantih Hasst of Studio 770

Interning

Aligning Tape Machines

Being a Dispatcher

Spreading Her Wings

Networking

Using Social Media

Being a Runner

Not Depending on Others

Marketing Herself

Having Patience

Mixing Durning Covid

Home Studio Facility

Plan B


Matt's Rant: Home Studio Income Ideas
Links and Show Notes


Jenny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixedbyjny/



Jenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mixedbyjny



WCA Instagram: @working_class_audio



Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/



Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/



Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw



Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP



Credits:


Guest: Jenny Ortiz aka mixedbyJNY


Host: Matt Boudreau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau


Additional Music: The License Lab

My guest today is engineer, musician Paul Fig. Paul has worked with Alice In Chains, Slipknot, Bush, the Def Tones, Rush, Stone Sour, The Mars Volta, and Johnny Cash. Paul's also worked alongside Joe Barresi, Matt Hyde, Don Smith, Matt Wallace, David Bianco, George Drakoulias, and Greg Fidelman. He's a former member of the band Amen. And when he's not working on other people's records, he's working on music for television and film, including the HBO documentary series Sonic Highways, Fox Sports, and MTV. Great guy. We hit it off immediately, and he comes to us via Joe Barresi. Once again. Thank you, Joe, for the referral.
In this episode, we discuss:

Eddie Van Halen

Dantes Jazz Club

Punk Rock Ethics

Assisting

Falling Budgets

Acquiring Gear

Video People

Mailbox Money

Handling Crashes

Getting Gigs

Low Overhead

Managers

Getting Out of the Chair


Matt's Rant: Gear Chat
Links and Show Notes


Paul's Site: https://paulfigmusic.com/



Paul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulfigmusic/



Paul on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulFigMusic/



WCA Instagram: @working_class_audio



Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/



Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/



Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw



Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP



Credits:


Guest: Paul Fig


Host: Matt Boudreau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau


Additional Music: The License Lab

My guest today is engineer Shuta Shinoda. Based in London, originally from Tokyo. We talk all about Shuta's journey from Japan to the UK and everything in between. 
In this episode, we discuss:

Learning Audio

Visa Challenges

Working in Japan

Working in England

Cleaning windows

English classes

Sacrificing

Peak time Train Battles

Moving to London

Connecting with Local Bands

Surviving During Covid

Future Outlook

Listening to your Instincts


Matt's Rant: A Little Business and a Little Inspiration
Links and Show Notes


Shuta's Site: https://www.shutashinoda.co.uk/



Shuta on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutashinoda/



Radio Garden on IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-garden-live/id1339670993



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WCA Instagram: @working_class_audio



Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/



Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/



Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw



Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP



Credits:


Guest: Shuta Shinoda


Host: Matt Boudreau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau


Additional Music: The License Lab

My guest today is Grammy award-winning recording engineer John Baffa. He's worked with a wide array of people, including Mike Patton, Henry Rollins, the Melvins, as well as the Los Angeles percussion quartet. He joins us from his home in Southern California, and we talk about many things, including his work at Cal Arts as an instructor. John Baffa, coming up here on the working class audio podcast.
In this episode, we discuss:

John's Diverse Upbringing

Live Sound

Touring

The Troubadour

FOH

Paying Attention

Introduction to Recording

CAL ARTS

Late Nights 

The Hardest Thing About Teaching Audio

John's House Studio

Going Solar

Socially Distanced Sessions

Remote audio instruction

Creating a Reverb Chamber

Ghosts in the Building

Diversification

Stable Shows

Forecasting


Matt's Monologue: DIversification, again!
Links and Show Notes


Cal Arts: https://calarts.edu/



John's Studio: https://tvtrayrecording.com/



WCA Instagram: @working_class_audio



Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/



Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/



Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw



Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP



Credits:


Guest: John Baffa


Host: Matt Boudreau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau


Additional Music: The License Lab