Working Class Audio

WCA #426 with Pete Droge - Seattle Punk Rock, Boombox Multitracking, Investing in Career, Diversifying in all Directions, and Staying Mellow


Listen Later

My guest is Producer/Engineer, Singer-Songwriter & Media Composer Pete Droge. Pete has had a diverse career as a solo artist and producer, working with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam and Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America. He's had movie cameos and hit songs. Produced, engineered, and mixed national broadcast ads. Composed, produced, engineered, and mixed scores for three feature films and several shorts, including Sam Jones' "Miles to Go Before I Sleep" for Showtime. He's also had Film and TV placements, including Dumb & Dumber, Zomblieland, Grey's Anatomy, Nashville, and many more. He's also a member of the band The Thorns with Matthew Sweet and Shawn Mullins.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Cassette Machines
  • Moving Around
  • Dad's Group Homes
  • Washington State
  • Piano Lessons
  • Guitar
  • March of Crimes
  • Seattle Punk Rock
  • 25th Hour
  • Mellow Vibe
  • Going Solo
  • Boombox Multitracking
  • Mike and Stone from Pearl Jam
  • Brendan O'Brien
  • Comping
  • Learning Recording as an Artist
  • Southern Tracks
  • Surviving
  • How Music is Made
  • Playing to the Venue
  • Doing Well
  • Producing
  • Building a Studio
  • Investing in Career
  • Moving into Audio
  • Arrangement vs. Mixing
  • Working on Commercials
  • Diversifying
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Meditating

Matt's Rant: Automation

Links and Show Notes

  • Zapier
  • Typeform
  • Calendly
  • Pete on Letterman
  • Pete's Site
  • Substack


Credits

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

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Working Class AudioBy Working Class Audio

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

203 ratings


More shows like Working Class Audio

View all
Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway

Song Exploder

5,983 Listeners

Production Expert Podcast by Production Expert

Production Expert Podcast

117 Listeners

Kreative Kontrol by Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)

Kreative Kontrol

244 Listeners

Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast

126 Listeners

Recording Studio Rockstars by Lij Shaw

Recording Studio Rockstars

509 Listeners

The Mastering Show by The Mastering Show Podcast

The Mastering Show

228 Listeners

Master Your Mix Podcast by Mike Indovina

Master Your Mix Podcast

51 Listeners

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond by Pushkin Industries

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

4,117 Listeners

The SonicScoop Podcast | Mixing, Mastering, Audio Engineering and Music Production by SonicScoop

The SonicScoop Podcast | Mixing, Mastering, Audio Engineering and Music Production

176 Listeners

Secret Sonics by Ben Wallick and Carl Bahner

Secret Sonics

43 Listeners

hanging out with audiophiles by hanging out with audiophiles

hanging out with audiophiles

242 Listeners

Life of the Record by Life of the Record / Talkhouse

Life of the Record

222 Listeners

Wong Notes by Premier Guitar

Wong Notes

531 Listeners

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry by Travis Ference

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry

42 Listeners

One Song by Hartbeat

One Song

1,189 Listeners