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WCA #499 with Stephen Kerrison - Touring to Mastering, Weird Jungle, Liverpool Music Scene, Instilling Confidence, Listening, and The Importance of Taste in Mastering

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My guest today is UK-based mastering engineer Stephen Kerrison, known for his work with Petbrick, Ditz, Charles Watson, Jake Isaac, Lleo, and Liz Lawrence. This is Stephen's second appearance on Working Class Audio, his first being WCA #413 alongside Katie Tavini, a fellow Weird Jungle Mastering Collective member.

In this episode, we discuss

  • Weird Jungle Collective Update
  • Liverpool Music Scene Evolution
  • Working Under a Record Shop
  • From Touring to Mastering
  • Collective's Structural Changes
  • Industry's Financial Realities
  • Instilling Confidence
  • Balancing Creativity and Technique
  • Musicians' Record Perspectives
  • Older vs. Younger Musicians
  • Transition to Mastering
  • Mastering Different Genres
  • Challenges of Live Performance
  • Importance of Taste in Mastering
  • Exploring the UK Music Scene
  • Collaborative Music Environment
  • Managing Work-Life Balance
  • Financial Strategy
  • Use of Backing Tracks
  • Maintaining Artist Confidence
  • Comparison to Visual Art
  • Listening
  • Checking Out The Competition
  • Seth Godin


    • Matt's Rant: Stepping Away

    Links and Show Notes

    • Matt's Photo Instagram account
    • WCA #413
    • Stephens Site
    • Katie's Site
    • Weird Jungle



      • Credits

      • Guest: Stephen Kerrison
      • 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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