My guest is Vinyl Mastering Engineer Jeff Powell, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Jeff has worked with Jackson Browne, Allison Kraus, and Robert Plant, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Dusty Springfield, Afghan Whigs, T-Bone Burnett, Al Green, Elvis Presley, and The Black Keys.
In this episode, we discuss
- Focus on Laquer Cutting
- Cutting Lacquer, not Vinyl
- Daily Fed Ex Visits
- Sam Phillips
- Chip and Swarf
- Apollo/Transco Fire
- MDC Lacquers
- Keeping the Line Moving
- Curing, Ditches, Halos,
- Blowing a Cutter Head
- 3 Step Plating
- Fathers, Mothers, and Stampers
- Charlie Brown Christmas
- Humidity
- T-Bone Burnett
- Chris Muth
- Larry Nix
- HD Vinyl
- Culture of Vinyl
- Backlog of Work
- 1950's Technology
- Business Planning
- Last Minute Loans
- Credits
- Preview Deck
- Elliptical EQ
Matt's Rant: Revisiting Backing Up
Links and Show Notes
Credits
- Guest: Jeff Powell
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- Engineer: Matt Boudreau
- Producer: Matt Boudreau
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith
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