My guest today is Bill Schnee who is an internationally renowned producer, engineer, and mix master. He has over 125 Gold and Platinum records and 50 top twenty singles and is known as an engineer’s engineer. Bill has worked on dozens of Grammy-nominated and winning albums, and has been personally nominated 11 times for The Best Engineered Album category, winning twice for Steely Dan’s Aja and Gaucho. He also has won an Emmy Award for Best Sound Mixing for a Variety Special and a Dove Award. In his 50+ year career, Bill has found success in every musical genre, from Pop to Rock to R&B to Gospel to Country. Bill talks to us from Blackbird Studios in Nashville where we have a great conversation I think you’ll enjoy.
In this episode, we discuss:

Growing up In Phoenix

Love of Radio

Early Record Deal

Quitting College

Law School

Parents Approval

San Francisco

Discovering Audio

Working with Hired Guns

Keeping Musicians Happy

Recording Drums

Working with Singers

High Profile Artists

Shyness

Faith

Peers

AL Schmitt

The Gift of Balancing

Putting Family First

Disagreements

Differences in Record Making

Nashville vs. Los Angeles

Money Management

Chairman at the Board

Grammy’s and Dad Jokes

Records That Don’t Get Promoted

The R Word


Matt's Rant: Expanding your DAW skills
Links and Show Notes


Bill's Site: https://www.billschnee.com/



Bill's Book: https://amzn.to/326cjBj



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Credits:

Guest: Bill Schnee


Host: Matt Boudreau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau


Additional Music: The License Lab