My guest is Audio Archivist Dan Johnson, who owns and runs Audio Archiving Services. Dan has worked with several well-known artists, including KISS, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix Estate, WAR, TOOL, Duff McKagan, Aimee Man, Tommy Boy Records, Trust Records, Ansonia Records, Now-Again Records, Light In The Attic Records, ORG Records, Warner Bros, Universal, and Sony.

In this episode, we discuss:

Rural Upbringing
Foreigner's "Hot Blooded"
Recording the Radio
Playing in Bands
Medical Records Work
Failed A&M Internship
Poor Brad
Working at Ocean Way
Friends with the Tech Staff
Surviving as a Runner
Thomas Maps and Pagers
No Guns at Capital
Burning Out
Cleaning Rat Traps
Working for Ikea
Living in a Closet
The Benefits of Capital
Going Independent
Audio Archiving
It's All About Friendships
Tape Triage
70 Hours a Week
Tape Machine Scarcity
Noahs Ark of Tape Machines
United Archiving
Not Cutting Corners
Solving Archiving Puzzles
Rogue Tape Machines
Rod Stewart Farting
Knocking Michael Jackson Down

Matt's Rant: Appreciating Our Tools

Links and Show Notes

Credits

Guest: Dan Johnson
Host: Matt Boudreau
Engineer: Matt Boudreau
Producer: Matt Boudreau
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith

WCA #405 with Dan Johnson - Solving Archiving Puzzles, Burning Out, Rogue Tape Machines, Going Independent, and Not Cutting Corners