My guest is Audio Archivist Dan Johnson, who owns and runs Audio Archiving Services. Dan has worked with several well-known artists, including KISS, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix Estate, WAR, TOOL, Duff McKagan, Aimee Man, Tommy Boy Records, Trust Records, Ansonia Records, Now-Again Records, Light In The Attic Records, ORG Records, Warner Bros, Universal, and Sony. 

In this episode, we discuss:

Rural Upbringing

Foreigner's "Hot Blooded"

Recording the Radio

Playing in Bands

Medical Records Work

Failed A&M Internship

Poor Brad

Working at Ocean Way

Friends with the Tech Staff

Surviving as a Runner

Thomas Maps and Pagers

No Guns at Capital 

Burning Out

Cleaning Rat Traps

Working for Ikea

Living in a Closet

The Benefits of Capital

Going Independent

Audio Archiving

It's All About Friendships

Tape Triage

70 Hours a Week

Tape Machine Scarcity

Noahs Ark of Tape Machines

United Archiving

Not Cutting Corners

Solving Archiving Puzzles

Rogue Tape Machines

Rod Stewart Farting

Knocking Michael Jackson Down


Matt's Rant: Appreciating Our Tools

Links and Show Notes

Dan's Site

Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro


Credits

Guest: Dan Johnson

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 

Announcer: Chuck Smith