WCA #220 with Butch Vig
b'Working Class Audio #220 with Butch Vig!!!\\n\\n\\u201cArtist\\u201d is the single word which best describes producer, mixer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Butch Vig.\\xa0 Born in Viroqua, Wisconsin, his parents Doc and Betty exposed Butch to a variety of music and fine arts culture during his youth.\\nWhile attending the University of Wisconsin Madison, where he received a degree in filmmaking, Vig focused on experimental music composition \\u2013 an area that would serve him well into the future.\\xa0 While at the UW, Butch jumped into the local music scene and joined the band Spooner as its drummer.\\xa0 Unlike most drummers, content to bang out the rhythms, Vig pursued music composition with the band and stepped behind the studio glass to shape the recorded sound as a producer.\\nAfter graduating from the UW, Butch co-founded Smart Studios and began producing and mixing albums.\\xa0 His perseverance as an independent producer in Madison carried far beyond Wisconsin\\u2019s borders, as artists from around the country began to hear the clear, edgy, hard rock sound shaped by Butch\\u2019s productions. His work with Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins\\xa0 and Soul Asylum in the 90s has been hailed by music critics and authors who have placed his work at the top of the decades best recordings.\\nAdditionally, Vig has created many exciting remixes for such prominent artists as U2, Beck, Korn, Alanis Morrissette,\\xa0 Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails. In 1995 Vig returned to performing and writing with a band he formed that goes by the name of Garbage.\\xa0 The multi-platinum, Grammy Nominated band has achieved worldwide critical and commercial success as it ushered in yet another new direction for rock music. Recently, Vig has produced critically acclaimed albums for Against Me,\\xa0 Green Day, and The Foo Fighters, winning a Grammy for their album \\u201cWasting Light.\\u201d\\xa0 He was recently ranked #9 on NME\\u2019s Top 50 Greatest Producers Ever.\\xa0 In 2014, Butch produced The Foo Fighters HBO documentary \\u201cSonic Highways.\\u201d In 2016 Garbage released their acclaimed sixth album \\u201cStrange Little Birds\\u201d. In 2018 Butch produced the soundtrack for Puppy Love, and he recently wrapped up production on the new Silversun Pickups album.\\n-Jim Berkenstadt\\nAbout this Interview:\\nButch joins me to talk about growing up in Viroqua, Wisconsin, the trajectory of Smart Studios, one band leading to another, being diverse, vibe crushers as well as Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage.\\n\\n\\nShow Notes and LinksButch on Twitter: @butchvigWCA Patreon Subscriptions: https://goo.gl/iSPLTSAudio-Technica Samples:https://goo.gl/xnHHD7UA Deal for WCA listeners: https://www.uaudio.com/workingclassaudioAEA Ribbon Mics: https://www.aearibbonmics.com/Audio Life on Gearslutz: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/audio-life/WCA on Youtube: https://goo.gl/g5nsWGJessica Thompson site: http://www.jessicathompsonaudio.com/CreditsHost: Matt BoudreauWCA Theme Music: Cliff TruesdellAnnouncer: Chuck SmithEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauAdditional Music: The License Lab'