Jeff Kolhede is a Grammy-nominated producer, composer, engineer, and musician. He is currently a staff engineer at 25th Street Recording and is also a house producer, engineer, and mentor at Zoo Labs both located in Oakland, California. Jeff can be heard on film, television, advertisements, and artist projects, including the trailer music for the movie, Moonlight, as a sound-designer, for the Virtual Software Instrument EXHALE, ANALOG STRINGS, and MOVEMENT, by Output. Jeff has performed with such artists as John Legend, Allen Stone, HoneyHoney, Pete Wentz, Chali 2na, and JoJo. Jeff was also a member of the "Hollywood Game Night" band on NBC for two seasons, performing vocals and horns.

In this episode we discuss

Finding your path
Influence of band directors
Knowing when not to comment
Adapting to a new environment
Working long hours
Focused vs. unfocused clients
Surviving a high cost of living

Links and Show Notes:

Jeff's Site: http://www.jeffkolhede.com/about
Jeff's project # 1: https://bit.ly/2kzFzhS
Jeff's project #2: https://bit.ly/2m422ns
25th Street Recording: https://www.25thstreetrecording.com/
Zoo Labs: https://www.zoolabs.org/

Credits:

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

WCA #249 with Jeff Kolhede- A journey of adapting, surviving and finding oneself in the world of audio and music.