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

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