WCA #294 with McKay Garner - Remote Production, Curveballs and Lemonade, Production Mindset, Community, and Burritos

McKay Garner is a producer, engineer, mixer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, he has worked on records for artists such as J Dilla, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mike Shinoda/Linkin Park, Michael Buble, Dead & Company/Mickey Hart, made music in films such as the Transformers movie, in video games, and for television shows such as Total Recall, America’s Next Top Model, Grey’s Anatomy, and many more. He has been fortunate to work as an engineer on projects with amazing producers and engineers such as Rick Rubin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Dana Nielsen, and Ryan Hewitt, among others.

After studying music at the University of N.C. School of the Arts, McKay Garner’s career has spanned decades performing in front of countless audiences and creating music in recording studios. McKay is an active member of the Bay Area music scene. As an elected leader volunteer, he served two terms as co-chair of the Producers and Engineers Wing and is an active Board member of the Recording Academy SF Chapter (the Grammys and more), McKay now strives to bring attention to experimental, innovative, and traditional music voices within the industry.

In this episode, we discuss:

Remote Production

Residential Rental Recording Spaces

Supportive Spouses

Curveballs and Lemonade

Drummers as Producers/Engineers

LA to SF

Life In LA

Music and Technology

Burritos

Production Mindset

Production Financials

Licensing

Community

Links and Show Notes

McKay's Site: http://mckaygarner.com

McKay on Instagram: @mckayallday

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Credits:

Guest: McKay Garner

Host: Matt Boudreau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

Announcer: Chuck Smith

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau

Additional Music: The License Lab