WCA #319 with Michael Brauer - Total Clarity, Mixing From Your Heart, Transcendental Meditation, Forgetting Balance, and Having a Great Team

Working Class Audio

My guest today is Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Michael Brauer. Michael has worked with Coldplay, John Mayer, The Rolling Stones, My Morning Jacket, and Bob Dylan, to name a few.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Speaking French with Mom
• Playing in Bands
• Drummer/Soundman
• Total Clarity
• Working in Shipping
• Being Ready to Help
• Regional Sounds
• Daytime Jingles
• Luther Vandross
• Dancing
• Going to England
• Shaving the Mustache
• Producing
• Fear of Sounding Like Others
• Greg Calbi
• Self Evaluation
• Focusing on Mixing
• Audience Acceptance
• Forgetting Balance
• Mixing From Your Heart
• Mix Revisions
• Having a Great Team
• Bike Racing
• Transcendental Meditation
• Eating Well
• Work/Life Balance

Matt's Rant: Client Communication

Links and Show Notes

• Michael's Site: https://www.mbrauer.com/
• WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio
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• Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
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Credits:

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