WCA #309 with Michael Romanowski - Mastering, Shared History, Deep Listening, Old Dogs, Staying Upright, and Fuzzy Quarters

My guest today is a friend of 20 years who plays a role in the formation of Working Class Audio. I'm talking about mastering engineer Michael Romanowski. Michael and I go way back. We were building partners at our studio in San Francisco. Michael had a mastering facility in the front. I had a recording studio in the back, and together we were co-tenants in the space that he helped bring me into. Michael played a part in the formation of Working Class Audio because he's the one that helped me get off the lease without damaging our relationship with the landlord, which was crucial. Very excited to bring you this interview with him. We met up over it at his house, where he has a residential mastering facility nominated for a TEC award. Michael Romanowski, coming up here on the Working Class Audio podcast. In this episode, we discuss:

Home Mastering Facility

TEC Nominated Room

Compromise

Shared History

Paul Stubblebine

Lifeboats

Andrew Scheps

Vance Powell

The Tape Project

Michigan

Nashville

Motorcycles

Math

Chris Takes the Truck

Curmudgeon University

Learning From Others

Deep Listening

Gear Buying Decisions

Time Investments

The Game of Inches

Audiophile Wingnuttery

Fuzzy Quarters

Protecting Your Ears

NARAS

Social Media

Old Dogs

Beards

Immersive Audio

Being You

Taking a Break

Staying Upright

Golf

Work/Life Balance

Addressing Mistakes

Paying Attention

Process of Elimination

Matt's Monologue: Supporting Small Business Links and Show Notes

Michael's Site: https://www.coastmastering.com/

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Credits:

Guest: Michael Romanowski

Host: Matt Boudreau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

Announcer: Chuck Smith

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau

Additional Music: The License Lab