WCA #290 with Joe Chiccarelli - Frank Zappa, Producing, Psychology, Budgets, Learning From Others, Sharing Knowledge, and The Tonelux Mic Collaboration

Published: July 5, 2020, 9:07 p.m.

Joe Chiccarelli is a ten-time Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer/mixer whose credits include such artists as Tori Amos, Beck, U2, The Strokes, The Killers, Elton John, The Shins, The White Stripes, Morrissey, Alanis Morrisette, Jason Mraz, Juanes, Julieta Venegas, The Raconteurs, Cafe Tacuba, and My Morning Jacket. Other projects through his twenty-year career have included music supervision of films such as Suicide Kings and Men with Guns, the TV series Cracker and Robert Altman\u2019s The Gun. Joe is the studio designer for the state-of-the-art Royaltone Recording Studios (now Sphere) in Burbank, CA, and has served as an A&R consultant for several major and independent labels.\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\nMatt & Joe's Connection\n\nFrank Zappa\n\nRoy Thomas Baker\n\nJoe's Approach to Producing\n\nInexperienced Managers\n\nPsychology\n\nHandling Disagreements\n\nFresh Perspectives\n\nWorking in Multiple Genres\n\nMix with the Masters\n\nGetting the Most Out Of a Budget\n\nLearning From Others\n\nSharing Knowledge\n\nThe Tonelux Mic Collaboration\n\nPlanning the Year\n\n\nLinks and Show Notes:\n\n\nJoe's website: https://www.joechiccarelli.com/\n\n\n\nThe Tonelux JC37: https://bit.ly/2VMuhGe\n\n\n\nWCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio\n\n\n\nSupport WCA - Go Ad-Free!\xa0https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/\n\n\n\nConnect with Matt on Linkedin:\xa0https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/\n\n\n\nCurrent sponsors & promos:\xa0https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw\n\n\n\nWorking Class Audio Journal:\xa0https://amzn.to/2GN67TP\n\n\n\nCredits:\n\n\nGuest:\xa0Joe Chiccarelli\n\n\nHost:\xa0Matt Boudreau\xa0\n\n\nWCA Theme Music:\xa0Cliff Truesdell\xa0\n\n\nAnnouncer:\xa0Chuck Smith\n\n\nEditing:\xa0Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau\n\n\nAdditional Music:\xa0The License Lab