WCA #545 with Howie Beck - Musician to Producer, 4 Tracks to Pro Tools, Independence, Polishing Turds, and Saving the Day

In this episode of Working Class Audio, Matt welcomes Howie Beck who is a multi Juno nominated Mixer, Producer and musician located in Toronto who has mixed or produced music by artists as diverse as Feist, Charlotte Day Wilson, Barenaked Ladies, Chilly Gonzales, Ron Sexsmith, and the Weather Station amongst many more.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

Musician to Producer

4 Tracks to Pro Tools

Challenges & Rewards of Audio Production

Polishing Turds

Smart Financial Decisions

Health Care Challenges

Problems with Apple and ATMOS

Independence to Set Schedule

Saving the Day

Links and Show Notes:

Howie's Website

Matt's Rant: Small Chunks

Credits:

Guest: Howie Beck

Host/Engineer/Producer: Matt Boudreau

WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell

The Voice: Chuck Smith