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WCA #350 with Leslie Brathwaite - Island Culture, The Craft of Recording, Taking Pride in Work, Valuing Peace, and Salads for Whitney Houston

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My guest today is recording and mixing engineer Leslie Brathwaite, who has worked with Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Björk, TLC, Jay Z, Madonna, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Akon, T.I., Monica, Michael Jackson, Cher, Mary J. Blige, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G just to name a few. 


In this episode, we discuss:

  • Virgin Islands
  • Calypso Music
  • Birth of Hip Hop
  • Drum Machines
  • Island Culture
  • Making Dubs
  • Leaving The Island
  • Full Sail
  • The Craft of Recording
  • Dallas Austin
  • Salads for Whitney Houston
  • Apple IIE
  • Taking Pride in Work
  • Good and Efficient
  • Building Relationships
  • The Cup Test
  • Turning Work Down
  • Valuing Peace
  • Mixing in the Box
  • Money Talk
  • Mix Philosophy


    • Matt's Rant: Revisiting Habits


    Links and Show Notes

    • Leslie on Instagram
    • Leslie on Twitch
    • Atomic Habits
    • WCA on Instagram
    • Connect with Matt on Linkedin
    • Current sponsors & promos


      • Credits

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