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WCA #481 with Brendan Dekora - What You Put In, Runner Blues, Charging What You Are Worth, Winning a Grammy, and Working From Home

WCA #481 with Brendan Dekora - What You Put In, Runner Blues, Charging What You Are Worth, Winning a Grammy, and Working From Home

FromWorking Class Audio


WCA #481 with Brendan Dekora - What You Put In, Runner Blues, Charging What You Are Worth, Winning a Grammy, and Working From Home

FromWorking Class Audio

ratings:
Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

My guest today is Grammy-winning engineer Brendan Dekora, who has worked with Nine Inch Nails and Steven Wilson. 

In this episode, we discuss

Sibling Music Taste

Marching Snare

Attraction to Audio

Parents Support

CRAS

What You Put In

Moving to LA

Runner Blues

Paying People in Outboard Gear

Building a Portfolio

Raising Your Rates

Charging What You Are Worth

Assistants on the Phone

East West/Cello

Having the Courage to Say Yes

Wearing the Right T-Shirt

Being Ready for the Gig

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Winning a Grammy

Focusing on Mixing

Working From Home

Recalls

ATMOS


Matt's Rant: The Bigger Picture

Links and Show Notes

Brendan's Site

Brendan's Podcast


Credits

Guest: Brendan Dekora

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 

Announcer: Chuck Smith  
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
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.