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.

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Matt's Rant: Automation

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My guest is Engineer/Mixer Evan Bakke, who is the chief engineer and studio manager at Power Station New England. Evan has worked with Jake Huffman, Prince, Chuck Leah, and Sam Nitsch.

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Matt's Rant: Collectives

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My guest is Producer/Mixing/Mastering Engineer Kevin Paul who has worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, and Paul Simon.

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Matt's Rant: Freelance Challenges

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My guest is Producer/Engineer, Marine Corps veteran, and Purple Heart recipient "Greazy" Wil Anspach. Will has worked with Killer Mike, Jon Batiste, Vic Mensa, Zach de la Rocha. 

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Matt's Rant: Keeping Your House in Order

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My guest is Mat Leffler-Schulman, a mastering engineer based out of Baltimore, Maryland, who has worked with Jon Batiste, will.i.am, Blondie, Gipsy Kings, The National Symphony Orchestra, and Ice Cube.

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Matt's Rant: Holding the Line

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My guest is Raelynn Janicke, a mastering engineer and studio manager for Infrasonic in Nashville. Raelynn has worked with The Shins, Hematite, J.R. Carroll, Kayla Hall, Talia Stewart, and Bazookatooth. 

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Matt's Rant: Personal Check In

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My guest is Grammy Winning Producer Hugh Padgham who has worked with Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Genesis, The Police, XTC, and David Bowie. He's also well known for THE Gated Drum Sound on "In The Air Tonight." This is Part 2 of a 2-part interview.

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Matt's Rant: Saying Yes

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My guest is Grammy Winning Producer Hugh Padgham who has worked with Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Genesis, The Police, XTC, and David Bowie. He's also well known for THE Gated Drum Sound on "In The Air Tonight."

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Matt's Rant: Adapting

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My guest is Grammy-Nominated mastering engineer Dave Greenberg who has worked with Lamb, Switchfoot, Gone is Gone, Niklas Paschburg, The Soft Moon, The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, Mickey Hart, Jelen, Feed the Rhino, and many more.

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Matt's Rant: The Love of Audio

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My guest is Producer, Engineer & Funk Rock Artist Pamela Parker, based in San Francisco. Pamela has worked with Flor De Toloache, Iman Shumpert, and Shock-G and is also a staff engineer at the famed Hyde Street Studios. 

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Matt's Rant: Speaking to the Right Audience

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