My guest is Grammy-Winning producer and engineer Arne Frager. Arne is known for his run as owner/operator of The Plant Studios in Sausalito and his work with Paul McCartney, Prince, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Santana, Dolly Parton, and Clare Fischer. 
In this episode, we discuss:

Growing up in Cleveland

Lifetime musician

Selling computer systems

Finding a path to recording

Recording in the 70s

Spectrum on the beach

Having no fallback, so you have to succeed

Ray Brown 

Sony Digital 2 Track

George Winston 

Eric Prestidge 

Learning to survive 

Mars Studios

Almost arrested for picking up gear

The best gig I never did

Al Schmitt 

The story of The Plant

The Plant in the 90s

The dark times

Seeing mistakes from the past

Lawsuits against home studios

Lessons for aspiring studio owners

Matt's Rant: Book Recommendations
Links and Show Notes

The Plant Studios

Franki Jupiter - Piece of Me

Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro

Credits

Guest: Arne Frager

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 

Announcer: Chuck Smith