WCA #318 with Andy D. Park - Idealism, Making Mistakes, Persistence, and TV Detectives

My guest today is Seattle-based producer-engineer Andy D. Park. Andy has worked with Death Cab for Cutie, John Van Deusen. K Flay, The Deftones, Alice in Chains, Pearl jam, and Soundgarden. He talks to us from his freshly built studio at his home in Seattle.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Idealism
• Recording Schools
• Making Mistakes
• Tucson to Seattle
• Persistence
• Learning Lessons
• The Beauty of Seattle
• Working at a Bookstore
• Eddie Vedder
• Freelancing
• Obama Care
• 24 Hours with Chance the Rapper & Skrillex
• Building a Home Studio
• Full Circle with The Def Tones
• Making a Living As An Engineer
• TV Detectives
• Learning To Take a Break
• Planning Your Finances
• Emotion over Fidelity

Matt's Rant: Spreading the Work

Links and Show Notes

• Andy's Site: http://www.andyparkrecording.com/
• WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio
• Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/
• Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
• Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
• Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Credits:

• Guest: Andy D. Park
• Host: Matt Boudreau 
• WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
• Announcer: Chuck Smith
• Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
• Additional Music: The License Lab