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

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