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WCA #471 with Leslie Ann Jones Part 1- The Big Chair, Enjoying a Challenge, Cheat Sheets, The Automatt, Contributing as an Engineer, and Punching Above Your Weight

WCA #471 with Leslie Ann Jones Part 1- The Big Chair, Enjoying a Challenge, Cheat Sheets, The Automatt, Contributing as an Engineer, and Punching Abov…

FromWorking Class Audio


WCA #471 with Leslie Ann Jones Part 1- The Big Chair, Enjoying a Challenge, Cheat Sheets, The Automatt, Contributing as an Engineer, and Punching Abov…

FromWorking Class Audio

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Dec 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

My guest is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning Recording and Mixing Engineer, Record Producer, and Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, Leslie Ann Jones. 

In this episode, we discuss

Growing up in Beverly Hills

Spike Jones

PA Company

ABC Studios

Capital Studios

Education Via Hi-Fi Mags

Creating Cheat Sheets

The Big Chair


Danny Thomas's House

Going to Rehearsals

Playing with Cousins

Doing Live Sound

Self-Taught Path

Contributing as an Engineer

Tascam Half Inch 4-Track

Sherwood Oaks Experimental College

Enjoying a Challenge

West LA Music

Punching Above Your Weight

The Automatt

Fred Catero 

The Bay Area

First Digital Recording

Tony Williams

The Great American Music Hall

Freelancing

Staff Recording Jobs

Synching Machines

Phil Ramone

ISDN


Matt's Rant: Taking Things off Your Plate

Links and Show Notes

Leslie on Linkedin

Leslie's Profile at Skywalker Sound


Credits

Guest: Leslie Ann Jones

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 

Announcer: Chuck Smith
Released:
Dec 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Peel back the glamour of the professional recording world. Guests from the world of audio for music, film, games, restoration, and more share their insights on how they made their journey, how they survive, their advice on the real things including wins, losses, working with other people, money, and career advice.  Hosted by audio engineer Matt Boudreau. The Working Class Audio Podcast - Navigating the World of Recording with a working class perspective.