Speaks Volumes is a podcast hosted by mastering engineers Mat Leffler-Schulman and Elaine Rasnake. The podcast was created by Dan Coutant and Mat Leffler-Schulman. We talk about supporting our fellow engineers, work/life balance, and maintaining good mental health in a stressful and competitive industry.
For more information on Mat, Elaine, and Dan: https://matlefflerschulman.com - https://daughterboardaudio.com - https://srmastering.com
Speaks Volumes is a podcast hosted by mastering engineers Mat Leffler-Schulman and Elaine Rasnake. The podcast was created by Dan Coutant and Mat Leffler-Schulman. We talk about supporting our fellow engineers, work/life balance, and maintaining good mental health in a stressful and competitive industry.
For more information on Mat, Elaine, and Dan: https://matlefflerschulman.com - https://daughterboardaudio.com - https://srmastering.com

Our guest today is Jessica Thompson - a mastering and restoration engineer, audio preservationist, studio owner, and mom based out of San Francisco, California. She has worked with the Bottom Line, Caffè Lena, Woody Guthrie, Erroll Garner, and Barbara Dane Archives. Jessica has also mastered records for Kurt Vile, Pachyman, Michael Daves, Chris Riffle, Occurrence and many more
We talk with Jessica about what audio preservation is, cassettes, trends in audio, studio construction, client expectations with change, the gap between analog and digital, and the difference between working with a team or working solo
This episode’s music is brought to you by Kitchen Slug from Tulsa, Oklahoma produced by Chris Bell. For more information on Kitchen Slug, point your web electrons to https://linktr.ee/kitchenslug
For more information about Jessica:
https://www.jessicathompsonaudio.com
https://www.instagram.com/jathompso/