My guest is Grammy-Winning producer, studio owner, and archivist Steve Rosenthal. The man behind the Magic Shop in New York. Steve has worked on projects for Woody Guthrie, Les Paul, Blondie, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, and Erroll Garner projects. Part two of a two-part interview. 

In this episode, we discuss:

Growing a Client Base

Magic Shop History

Roger Moutenot

Ed Stasium

The World Before Nirvana

Studio Ownership

Lessons Learned Running a Studio

Sonic Highways

Importance of Good Staff

Ownership Style

Getting Coffee for Rick Rubin

NDA's

The Dissolution of the Magic Shop

The Impact of 9/11

Shifting to Restoration

Ted Young

Working with Blondie

Lou Reed

Reinventing yourself

Nora Guthrie 

DA-88s and ADATS

MARS

The Business of Restoration 


Matt's Rant: Billing
Links and Show Notes

Steve's website.

Reto Peter on WCA

Jessica Thompson on WCA

Simple Invoices

Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro


Credits

Guest: Steve Rosenthal

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 

Announcer: Chuck Smith