S01 | E09 - Dave McNair - Nobody Cares If It’s 2% Better

Our guest today is Dave McNair - a mastering engineer based out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  He has worked with Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Los Lobos, Mavis Staples, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Sara Bareilles and many many more.

We talk about transitioning from a producer to a mastering engineer, having kids and how that changes your life, Grammy anxiety, knowing when you are done, approaching mastering as a technician vs. a musician, how to get loud masters with out fucking it up, when clients go to other engineers, and when it’s time to raise the rates.

This episode’s music is brought to you by Max Cinnamon from Paris, France. For more information on Max, point your web electrons to https://www.maxcinnamon.tv

For more information about Dave:

http://www.davemcnairmastering.com

https://www.instagram.com/mcsnare