WCA #497 with Danny Reisch - Dallas Childhood Memories, Back to the Future, Daytrotter Sessions, Austin Music Scene, Moving to LA, and Making Records on Cassette 8 Tracks.

My guest today is Los Angeles-based Producer/Mixer/Engineer/Drummer Danny Reisch, who has worked on projects for Local Natives, Dirty Projectors, Khruangbin, Barns Courtney, White Denim, Other Lives, Shearwater, Sun June, Tele Novella, Intocable, Halo video game ( last 3 seasons), The Green Knight score (a24), Disney Peter Pan score, Interview With The Vampire score, Willie Nelson, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, The Zombies, Counting Crows, Jimmy Cliff, Father John Misty and many more. In this episode, we discuss

Dallas Childhood Memories

Early Band Experiences

Four Track Beginnings

Michael Jackson Obsession

Back to Future Influence

Supportive Creative Family

Unique School Experience

Discipline

College Music Degree

Early Audio Awareness

Atmos Mixing Insights

Texas State University

Touring and College Life

Sound Design Job

Band Experiences Takeaways

Respect for Bands

Working with Passionate Clients

Good Danny's Studio Journey

Early Studio Challenges

Austin Music Scene

Daytrotter Sessions Impact

South by Southwest Frenzy

Live Recording Skills

Move to Los Angeles

Pandemic Mixing Shift

Film Score Mixing

Financial Ecosystem Differences

LA Studio Setup Challenges

John Congleton's Advice

Matt's Rant: What If? Links and Show Notes

Danny on Instagram

John Congelton on WCA

Credits

Guest: Danny Reisch

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

Announcer: Chuck Smith