My guest today is engineer, former studio owner, author, and vintage gear dealer, Dan Alexander.
Dan was a fixture of the Bay Area recording scene in San Francisco for many years. He ran the same studio space I did, the former Coast Recorders building on Mission Street in San Francisco as well as Coast on Harrison. He’s spent many years of his life buying and selling vintage guitars and vintage recording equipment which we will talk about. He’s got a new book out called “Dan Alexander Audio: A Vintage Odyssey" He talk s to us from his home in Los Angeles.
In this episode, we discuss:

Radical Parents

House UnAmerican Activities Committee 

The Rockets

Eddie Money

Bay Area Music

Selling Guitars

Grocery Store Studio

Vintage Recording Gear

Wheeling and Dealing

Hyde Street Studios

Coast Recorders

Coast on Harrison

Bill Putnam

The Drain of The Studio Business

Getting Evicted

Divorce

Rising Gear Prices

Gear Clones


Matt's Rant: Getting out of the Chair!
Links and Show Notes


Dan's Site: https://danalexanderaudio.com/



Dan's Book: Dan Alexander Audio: A Vintage Odyssey



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Credits:

Guest: Dan Alexander


Host: Matt Boudreau 


Engineer: Matt Boudreau


Producer: Matt Boudreau


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith


Additional Music: The License Lab