My guest today is recording and mixing engineer Leslie Brathwaite, who has worked with Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Björk, TLC, Jay Z, Madonna, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Akon, T.I., Monica, Michael Jackson, Cher, Mary J. Blige, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G just to name a few. 

In this episode, we discuss:

Virgin Islands

Calypso Music

Birth of Hip Hop

Drum Machines

Island Culture

Making Dubs

Leaving The Island

Full Sail

The Craft of Recording

Dallas Austin

Salads for Whitney Houston

Apple IIE

Taking Pride in Work

Good and Efficient

Building Relationships

The Cup Test

Turning Work Down

Valuing Peace

Mixing in the Box

Money Talk

Mix Philosophy


Matt's Rant: Revisiting Habits

Links and Show Notes

Leslie on Instagram

Leslie on Twitch

Atomic Habits

WCA on Instagram

Connect with Matt on Linkedin

Current sponsors & promos


Credits

Guest: Leslie Brathwaite


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