My guest is a Grammy-winning Mastering engineer, Chris Athens, who has worked on projects for Coldplay, Blink 182, Coheed and Cambria, Drake, Rick Ross, and the Beastie Boys. 

In this episode, we discuss

• New York Upbringing
• Listening to Music
• Songs in the Key of Life
• Playing Instruments Badly
• Wasn't a Joiner
• Primitive Electronic Music
• Working at Sony
• Discovering Mastering
• Keeping His Mouth Shut
• Tape Librarian
• Learning in Reverse
• Reissues
• Fit for Mastering
• Moving into Mastering
• Working at Sterling Sound
• Tom Coyne's Assistant
• Heavy Hitters
• Chris Muth
• Regional Gear
• Starting Late
• Outworking Others
• Attended Hip-Hop Sessions
• Getting a Room at Sterling
• Tom Coyne's Influence
• A Girl from Texas
• Burn Out
• Moving to Austin
• Working From Home
• Building at Home
• Health
• Balance
• Refusing Attended Sessions
• Shootouts
• Having a Remote Rig

Matt's Rant: Saving for Retirement

Links and Show Notes

• Chris's Site
• Chris on Muso
• Betterment
• Vanguard
• Glenn Schick Episode 

Credits

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