My guest is Grammy Winning producer, engineer, mixer Nick Raskulinecz who has worked with Rush, Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters, Deftones, and many more. 

In this episode, we discuss:

Growing up in Knoxville.

Rock Star Dreams. 

Falling in love with the guitar.

Instrument knowledge helps speak the language.

Drummers are a different breed.

College money bought an 8-track.

Switching gears - Dreams of Rock stardom to Recording Guru.

Brian Bell 

Opportunity at Sound City.

Living on Taco Bell and loving it.

From runner to assistant.

Leaving the nest - quitting the band.

The recording obsession.

Greg Fidleman 

Transitioning beyond assistant.

Odd jobs to engineer.

Danzig 

Duff McKagan 

Barely surviving but doing well.

The Foo Fighters Story.

Working on One By One 

Matt Hyde 

Connecting with people.

Logistics on getting paid.


Alice and Chains and the new singer.

Breaking the ice with a new group.

Working with Rush. 

What decisions made this career possible?

Work-life balance.

Moving back to Tennessee - Family matters.



Matt's Rant: Perseverance
Links and Show Notes

Nick's Management 

Nick on Instagram

Atomic Habits

Paul Fig on WCA

WCA on Instagram

Connect with Matt on Linkedin

Current sponsors & promos


Credits


Guest: Nick Raskulinecz


Host: Matt Boudreau 


Engineer: Matt Boudreau


Producer: Matt Boudreau


Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 


WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 


Announcer: Chuck Smith