WCA #317 with Ryan Gilligan - Quad Studios, Busta Rhymes, Duffle Bags of Hard Drives, Michael Brauer, and Mixing Based on Emotion

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/

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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