WCA #402 with Arne Frager - The Plant Studios, Finding a Path to Recording, Studio on the Beach, Lessons for Aspiring Studio Owners, and the Best Gig He Never Did

My guest is Grammy-Winning producer and engineer Arne Frager. Arne is known for his run as owner/operator of The Plant Studios in Sausalito and his work with Paul McCartney, Prince, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Santana, Dolly Parton, and Clare Fischer. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Growing up in Cleveland
• Lifetime musician
• Selling computer systems
• Finding a path to recording
• Recording in the 70s
• Spectrum on the beach
• Having no fallback, so you have to succeed
• Ray Brown 
• Sony Digital 2 Track
• George Winston 
• Eric Prestidge 
• Learning to survive 
• Mars Studios
• Almost arrested for picking up gear
• The best gig I never did
• Al Schmitt 
• The story of The Plant
• The Plant in the 90s
• The dark times
• Seeing mistakes from the past
• Lawsuits against home studios
• Lessons for aspiring studio owners

Matt's Rant: Book Recommendations

Links and Show Notes

• The Plant Studios
• Franki Jupiter - Piece of Me
• Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro

Credits

• Guest: Arne Frager
• Host: Matt Boudreau
• Engineer: Matt Boudreau
• Producer: Matt Boudreau
• Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
• WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
• Announcer: Chuck Smith