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WCA #259 with Lenise Bent - The smell of tubes, Leon Russel's studio, Roger Nichols, Mike Chapman, Cancer, Networking and Diversification

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Lenise Bent is an American audio engineer who has worked in both the music and film industry. She was one of a handful of women working in the Hollywood recording studio business in a technical role during the 1970s, and was the first woman to receive an RIAA Platinum album for her engineering of AutoAmerican by Blondie.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The smell of tubes
  • Leon Russel's studio
  • Surviving as an assistant
  • Working with Mike Chapman
  • Working with Roger Nichols
  • Cancer
  • Working in post-production
  • Networking
  • Diversification


    • Links and Show Notes:

    • Lenise on Instagram: @lenisebent
    • Lenise On Facebook: https://bit.ly/2DDocSZ
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      Credits:

      • Guest: Lenise Bent
      • Host: Matt Boudreau 
      • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
      • Announcer: Chuck Smith
      • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
      • Additional Music: The License Lab
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