WCA #373 with Mark Abrams – Puremix, Supportive Family, Automation, Intention, and Skipping the Bar for the SSL

My guest is Columbus, Ohio-based Producer/Mixing Engineer Mark Abrams. Mark has worked with Angel Lopez (Kanye West, Coldplay, Sam Smith), Kara Dioguardi, Spencer Sutherland, Buggie, Effee, Mark Stepro (Drummer for Butch Walker, The Wallflowers, Aaron Lee Tasjan), Ryan Brown (Drummer for Dweezil Zappa), Kid Runner, and Lydia Loveless. Mark is also the content manager for Puremix.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Matt’s Shower Voice
• Growing up in Illinois & Ohio
• Supportive Family
• Discovering Audio
• Conservatory of Recording
• Weather
• Skipping the Bar for the SSL
• Bullshit Studio Behavior
• Parents Basement Studio
• Getting Financially Savy
• Working Jobs You Hate
• Work Ethic
• Working for Sweetwater
• Doing Post Work
• Nintendo Games
• Las Vegas
• Building a New Studio
• Carl Tatz Designs
• Watching Vance Powell Work
• Puremix 
• Intention
• Six-Figure Home Studio Podcast
• Zapier

Matt’s Rant: Staying on Top of Your MoneyLinks and Show Notes

• Quickbooks Link
• Mark’s SIte
• Chris Graham on WCA 
• IRS Website
• Puremix
• WCA on Instagram
• Connect with Matt on Linkedin
• Current sponsors & promos

Credits

• Guest: Mark Abrams
• Producer/Host/Engineer: Matt Boudreau 
• Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
• WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
• Announcer: Chuck Smith