WCA #337 with Peter Claes - Live Sound, YouTube, Sharing Knowledge, and The Family Music Shop

My guest today is live sound mixer, audio coach, and noise abatement consultant Peter Claes, who lives in Hasselt, Belgium. Peter has a great Youtube channel that I watch called Masterclaes (spelled with his last name in mind ) Master Claes, and I enjoy his approach to teaching and sharing knowledge. After connecting on Linkedin, we made arrangements to join me to share his experience working in live sound with bands such as Simple Monds, The Human League, and Arsenal. In this episode, we discuss:

Hasselt, Belgium

Family Music Shop

Music School

Live Sound

Reading Music

Using Studio Gear Live

Playing In Bands

Mentors

Climbing The Live Sound Ladder

Working With Others

Making A Living

Business Outlook

Challenges

Striving For Perfection

Working With Musicians

Coaching

Sharing Knowledge

Masterclaes

The Critics

Ambition vs. Work/Life

Post COVID Work

Matt's Rant: Exploration Links and Show Notes

Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterclaesBE

Peter's Site: https://www.varisound.be/

MasterClaes: https://masterclaes.be/

WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio

Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/

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Credits:

Guest: Peter Claes

Host: Matt Boudreau

Engineer: Matt Boudreau

Producer: Matt Boudreau

Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

Announcer: Chuck Smith

Additional Music: The License Lab