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WCA #319 with Michael Brauer - Total Clarity, Mixing From Your Heart, Transcendental Meditation, Forgetting Balance, and Having a Great Team

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My guest today is Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Michael Brauer. Michael has worked with Coldplay, John Mayer, The Rolling Stones, My Morning Jacket, and Bob Dylan, to name a few. 


In this episode, we discuss:

  • Speaking French with Mom
  • Playing in Bands
  • Drummer/Soundman
  • Total Clarity
  • Working in Shipping
  • Being Ready to Help
  • Regional Sounds
  • Daytime Jingles
  • Luther Vandross
  • Dancing
  • Going to England
  • Shaving the Mustache
  • Producing
  • Fear of Sounding Like Others
  • Greg Calbi
  • Self Evaluation
  • Focusing on Mixing
  • Audience Acceptance
  • Forgetting Balance
  • Mixing From Your Heart
  • Mix Revisions
  • Having a Great Team
  • Bike Racing
  • Transcendental Meditation
  • Eating Well
  • Work/Life Balance


    • Matt's Rant: Client Communication

    Links and Show Notes

    • Michael's Site: https://www.mbrauer.com/
    • WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio
    • Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/
    • Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
    • Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
    • Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP


      Credits:

      • Guest: Michael Brauer
      • 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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