My guest is a Grammy-winning Mastering engineer, Chris Athens, who has worked on projects for Coldplay, Blink 182, Coheed and Cambria, Drake, Rick Ross, and the Beastie Boys. 

In this episode, we discuss

New York Upbringing

Listening to Music

Songs in the Key of Life

Playing Instruments Badly

Wasn't a Joiner

Primitive Electronic Music

Working at Sony

Discovering Mastering

Keeping His Mouth Shut

Tape Librarian

Learning in Reverse

Reissues

Fit for Mastering

Moving into Mastering

Working at Sterling Sound

Tom Coyne's Assistant

Heavy Hitters

Chris Muth

Regional Gear

Starting Late

Outworking Others

Attended Hip-Hop Sessions

Getting a Room at Sterling

Tom Coyne's Influence

A Girl from Texas

Burn Out

Moving to Austin

Working From Home

Building at Home

Health

Balance

Refusing Attended Sessions

Shootouts

Having a Remote Rig


Matt's Rant: Saving for Retirement

Links and Show Notes

Chris's Site

Chris on Muso

Betterment

Vanguard

Glenn Schick Episode 


Credits

Guest: Chris Athens

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 

Announcer: Chuck Smith