WCA #511 with Gabriel Shepard – 25th Street Recording, Building, and Maintaining Client Relationships, Burning Out, and Learning from Other Producers

Working Class Audio

In this episode of Working Class Audio, we welcome back Engineer/Producer Gabriel Shepard, who first appeared on WCA #011. Now, 500 episodes later, Gabriel returns to share more from his journey. Gabriel's impressive client list includes Cake, The Kronos Quartet, Bassnectar, Raphael Saadiq, and The Residents.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• 25th Street Recording
• Building Client Trust
• Creative Collaboration
• Crafting Signature Sound
• Navigating Industry Changes
• Freelance Persistence
• Audio Gear Insights
• Mixing Strategies
• Studio Workflow
• Client Communication
• Recording Challenges
• Evolving Sound Trends
• Learning from Other Producers
• Earning Fans of Your Work

Matt's Rant: Covid!

Links and Show Notes

• Gabriel's Site
• 25th Street Recording Studio
• Original WCA #011 with Gabriel
• WCA #073 with John Schimpf
• WCA #249 with Jeff Kolhede
• WCA #005 with John Cuniberti
• WCA #290 with Joe Chiccarelli

Credits

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