Secret Sonics 084 - Matt Boudreau - Sustaining a Life in Audio

Matt Boudreau is an audio/mixing/mastering engineer based out of the Bay Area, California, USA, and the host of the Working Class Audio podcast! In this episode, check out Matt's journey; how he moved his studio into his home and formed the Working Class Audio podcast, how he niched into mixing and later mastering, how he's prepping to mix on the road in the future, implementing Billy Decker's mixing template, good coffee and so much more! Check it out!

You can find out more about Matt at https://www.mattboudreau.com/

You can find out more about the Working Class Audio podcast and listen to episodes here: https://www.workingclassaudio.com/

You can find Matt on Social Media
IG: https://www.instagram.com/matt_boudreau/

You can listen to the track that we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in its entirety here: "Colour of My Way" by Cordova - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pWlPACtWo8&ab_channel=Cordova-Topic

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References
Working Class Audio - https://solo.to/wca
The Sextants - https://thesextants.bandcamp.com/
Seven Day Diary - https://www.discogs.com/artist/1523947-Seven-Day-Diary
Bill Putnam - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Putnam
Terry Gross of NPR - https://www.npr.org/people/2100593/terry-gross
Tape Op - https://tapeop.com/
Robert L. Smith - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Smith_(recording_engineer)
John Greenham - http://www.johngreenham.com/
John Cuniberti - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cuniberti
Michael James - https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-125-with-michael-james/
Michael Brauer - https://www.mbrauer.com/
Tchad Blake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchad_Blake
Sam Sherbin - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/1/17/secret-sonics-080-sam-sherbin-the-feel-of-a-record
Justin Long - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/8/16/secret-sonics-059-justin-long
Whitestone Audio - P331 - https://www.whitestoneaudio.com/p331/
Andrew Scheps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Scheps
Billy Decker's new book - https://amzn.to/3qqxvNa
Audeze LCD XC (closed back) - https://www.audeze.com/products/lcd-xc
Grace M900 headphone box - https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343146-REG/grace_design_a900_m900_portable_high_resolution.html
Decco - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/21/secret-sonics-015-decco
Neumann KH 310’s - https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KH310L--neumann-kh-310-8.25-inch-3-way-powered-studio-monitor-left-side
Amphion 118s - https://vintageking.com/amphion-one18-single
Reftone 2ld - https://maxxdigital.com/products/reftone-2ld-mono-cube-pair
Noam Levinberg - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/11/1/secret-sonics-070-noam-levinberg
Dark Matter Coffee - https://www.darkmattercoffee.com/
Cordova Band - https://thecordovaband.com/home
Sansamp - https://www.avid.com/plugins/sansamp-psa1
Kim Rosen Mastering - https://www.knackmastering.com/about/
Bobby Owsinski - https://bobbyowsinski.com/about/

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-Ben