My guest today is Leslie Gaston-Bird. She has been in the industry for over 30 years. Twelve of that in public radio (including National Public Radio), Seventeen in sound for picture, and Thirteen years as an educator. She's the author of the book "Women in Audio." She's a member of the AES, where she chairs numerous committees and on the board of governors. She runs Mix Messiah Productions as a freelance re-recording mixer and sound editor. She was a tenured associate professor of recording arts at the University of Colorado Denver and is co-director for the Sound Girls, UK chapter and Sound Girls scholarships, travel grants. She's been busy, to say the least, and I'm thrilled to have her on the show. Leslie Gaston-Bird, coming up here on the Working Class Audio Podcast.

In this episode, we discuss:

Growing Up In Ohio
Dads' Reel to Reel
Recording The TV
Making $4.10 an Hour
NPR
The Magic Number
The Arrakis Workstation
Sounds Restoration For Film
Academia vs. the Private Sector
AES
Unicorns
Black Women In Audio
Dolby Atmos
New Mixing Space
Rate Cards
Networking
Morph The Cat
Being a Planner
Chicken Heads
Languages
Running vs. Pancakes

Matt's Monologue: Labeling Your Work

Links and Show Notes

Leslie's AES Profile: https://www.aes.org/aes/lesliegaston
Leslie on Twitter: @MixMessiahProd
Leslie on Instagram: @leslie.gaston
Leslie's Book: Women in Audio https://amzn.to/33XF4R6
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Credits:

Guest: Leslie Gaston-Bird
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #302 with Leslie Gaston-Bird - Black Women In Audio, AES, Recording The TV, Dolby Atmos, Morph The Cat, and Running vs. Pancakes