WCA #458 with Matt Hennessy - Radio Shack, The Legendary Traxster, Chicago Basements, Cognac, and Being Locked into the Studio, Literally

Working Class Audio

My guest is Grammy-nominated mixer/engineer Matt Hennessy. Matt has worked with R Kelly, Jay Z, Kanye West, Twista, The Legendary Traxster, Jamila Woods, PJ Morton, and G Herbo.

In this episode, we discuss

• Illinois Upbringing
• Radio Shack
• The Walkman
• Playing Alto Sax
• Eye of The Tiger
• Berklee School of Music
• Interning
• The Reality of the Music Biz
• Changing Direction
• The Grind of School
• Back Street Boys Studio
• In Over His Head
• Cabrini Green
• Chicago Tracks
• Assembling Frankin-takes
• Transitioning to Pro Tools
• Being in Touch with RnB and Hip Hop
• Drug Dealers Washing Money
• Safe-Guarding Clients Work
• Thug Labels
• The Legendary Traxster
• Being Literally Locked into the Studio
• Rebuilding the Client Base
• Being in Control of Your Building
• 6 Feet of Sewage
• Cognac
• Chicago Basements
• Albini and Tape
• The Village Business Model
• ATMOS
• Financial Philosophy

Matt's Rant: Discovery

Links and Show Notes

• Matt's Studio Site

Credits

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