My guest today is Ryan Freeland. Ryan is a producer, songwriter, engineer, and mixer based in Los Angeles. He's also a five time Grammy award winner, and he's best known for his work with Bonnie Raitt, Ray LaMontagne, Amy Mann, Grant Lee Phillips, one of my favorites, Rodney Crowell, as well as Loudon Wainwright III. He talks to us from his Stampede Origin studio located in Culver City, California, and we have a fantastic conversation. And I'm really looking forward to having him on. Ryan Freeland coming up here on The Working Class audio podcast.\n\ufeffIn this episode, we discuss:\n\nStudio Building\n\nRecording at Age 12\n\nWorking For Bob Clearmountain\n\nLessons Learned From Bob\n\nWorking with Mixing Clients\n\nLeaving The Nest\n\nHandling Slowdowns\n\nBeepers At The Beach\n\nBudgets\n\nThe Artistry Of Engineering\n\nUseful Gear Designs\n\nTape Is Not Your Savior\n\nMaking Things Better In The World\n\nThe Importance Of The Engineer\n\n\nMatt's Monologue: Perspective\nLinks and Show Notes\n\n\nRyan's Site: http://www.ryanfreeland.com/\n\n\n\nWCA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio\n\n\n\nGo 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: Ryan Freeland\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