WCA #302 with Leslie Gaston-Bird - Black Women In Audio, AES, Recording The TV, Dolby Atmos, Morph The Cat, and Running vs. Pancakes

My guest today is Leslie Gaston-Bird. She has been in the industry for over 30 years. Twelve of that in public radio (including National Public Radio), Seventeen in sound for picture, and Thirteen years as an educator. She's the author of the book "Women in Audio." She's a member of the AES, where she chairs numerous committees and on the board of governors. She runs Mix Messiah Productions as a freelance re-recording mixer and sound editor. She was a tenured associate professor of recording arts at the University of Colorado Denver and is co-director for the Sound Girls, UK chapter and Sound Girls scholarships, travel grants. She's been busy, to say the least, and I'm thrilled to have her on the show. Leslie Gaston-Bird, coming up here on the Working Class Audio Podcast. In this episode, we discuss:

Growing Up In Ohio

Dads' Reel to Reel

Recording The TV

Making $4.10 an Hour

NPR

The Magic Number

The Arrakis Workstation

Sounds Restoration For Film

Academia vs. the Private Sector

AES

Unicorns

Black Women In Audio

Dolby Atmos

New Mixing Space

Rate Cards

Networking

Morph The Cat

Being a Planner

Chicken Heads

Languages

Running vs. Pancakes

Matt's Monologue: Labeling Your Work Links and Show Notes

Leslie's AES Profile: https://www.aes.org/aes/lesliegaston

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Credits:

Guest: Leslie Gaston-Bird

Host: Matt Boudreau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

Announcer: Chuck Smith

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau

Additional Music: The License Lab