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The Mastering Show #100 - Matt Boudreau from Working Class Audio interviews... me !

June 20, 2025 · 1 h 17 min

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I wanted to do something a little different to mark the 100th episode, but wasn't sure what. I was wondering about interviewing myself but that seemed a little weird...

And then Matt Boudreau from the excellent Working Class Audio podcast invited me back onto his show, and it occurred to me - I could get Matt to interview me, which would be way more fun and get some much more interesting questions !

So here it is. Matt and I talk about all kinds of things including:

  • My background in music, production and music technology
  • How I got my start as a mastering engineer
  • The responsibilities of the mastering engineer (and the mistake that nearly cost me my job)
  • My first mastering chain, and how it inspired my Perception AB plugin
  • How I feel about being 'The Loudness Guy'
  • Hardware versus 'in-the-box' mastering
  • Why mastering matters

And loads more !

Full links on our website:

www.themasteringshow.com/episode-100

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