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WCA #402 with Arne Frager - The Plant Studios, Finding a Path to Recording, Studio on the Beach, Lessons for Aspiring Studio Owners, and the Best Gig He Never Did

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My guest is Grammy-Winning producer and engineer Arne Frager. Arne is known for his run as owner/operator of The Plant Studios in Sausalito and his work with Paul McCartney, Prince, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Santana, Dolly Parton, and Clare Fischer. 

In this episode, we discuss:
  • Growing up in Cleveland
  • Lifetime musician
  • Selling computer systems
  • Finding a path to recording
  • Recording in the 70s
  • Spectrum on the beach
  • Having no fallback, so you have to succeed
  • Ray Brown 
  • Sony Digital 2 Track
  • George Winston 
  • Eric Prestidge 
  • Learning to survive 
  • Mars Studios
  • Almost arrested for picking up gear
  • The best gig I never did
  • Al Schmitt 
  • The story of The Plant
  • The Plant in the 90s
  • The dark times
  • Seeing mistakes from the past
  • Lawsuits against home studios
  • Lessons for aspiring studio owners
    • Matt's Rant: Book RecommendationsLinks and Show Notes
    • The Plant Studios
    • Franki Jupiter - Piece of Me
    • Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro
      • Credits
      • Guest: Arne Frager
      • Host: Matt Boudreau
      • Engineer: Matt Boudreau
      • Producer: Matt Boudreau
      • Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
      • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
      • Announcer: Chuck Smith
        • ...more
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