WCA #301 with Ryan Freeland - Bob Clearmountain, Making Things Better In The World, The Artistry Of Engineering, and Beepers At The Beach

My guest today is Ryan Freeland. Ryan is a producer, songwriter, engineer, and mixer based in Los Angeles. He's also a five time Grammy award winner, and he's best known for his work with Bonnie Raitt, Ray LaMontagne, Amy Mann, Grant Lee Phillips, one of my favorites, Rodney Crowell, as well as Loudon Wainwright III. He talks to us from his Stampede Origin studio located in Culver City, California, and we have a fantastic conversation. And I'm really looking forward to having him on. Ryan Freeland coming up here on The Working Class audio podcast. In this episode, we discuss:

Studio Building

Recording at Age 12

Working For Bob Clearmountain

Lessons Learned From Bob

Working with Mixing Clients

Leaving The Nest

Handling Slowdowns

Beepers At The Beach

Budgets

The Artistry Of Engineering

Useful Gear Designs

Tape Is Not Your Savior

Making Things Better In The World

The Importance Of The Engineer

Matt's Monologue: Perspective Links and Show Notes

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Credits:

Guest: Ryan Freeland

Host: Matt Boudreau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

Announcer: Chuck Smith

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau

Additional Music: The License Lab