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 Dave McNair - a mastering engineer based out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has worked with Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Los Lobos, Mavis Staples, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Sara Bareilles and many many more.
We talk about transitioning from a producer to a mastering engineer, having kids and how that changes your life, Grammy anxiety, knowing when you are done, approaching mastering as a technician vs. a musician, how to get loud masters with out fucking it up, when clients go to other engineers, and when it’s time to raise the rates.
This episode’s music is brought to you by Max Cinnamon from Paris, France. For more information on Max, point your web electrons to https://www.maxcinnamon.tv
For more information about Dave:
http://www.davemcnairmastering.com
https://www.instagram.com/mcsnare