My guest today is Frank Filipetti, a producer, engineer, mixer, and a seven-time Grammy winner.

Frank has worked with many artists, including Foreigner, KISS, Carly Simon, The Bangles, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Paul McCartney, to name a few. Frank talks to us from his home in Connecticut about his journey, which I think you'll enjoy very much.

In this episode, we discuss:

Parental Impact
Grammar School Band
Physics to Music
Losing Record Deals
Transition to Recording at 30
Right Track Recording
Peter Asher
Niko Bolas
Val Garay
METAlliance
Starting Late
Survival
Alan Myerson
Dealing with Doubt
Sticking With It
Assessing Career
Learning Everyday
Studio in Connecticut
Living Outside of Recording Hubs
Finances

Matt's Rant: Protecting your Ears!

Links and Show Notes

Frank's site: http://frankfilipetti.com/bio/
METAlliance: https://www.metalliance.com/
WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio
Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

Guest: Frank Filipetti
Host: Matt Boudreau
Engineer: Matt Boudreau
Producer: Matt Boudreau
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Additional Music: The License Lab

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