My guest today is Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Michael Brauer. Michael has worked with Coldplay, John Mayer, The Rolling Stones, My Morning Jacket, and Bob Dylan, to name a few.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\nSpeaking French with Mom\n\nPlaying in Bands\n\nDrummer/Soundman\n\nTotal Clarity\n\nWorking in Shipping\n\nBeing Ready to Help\n\nRegional Sounds\n\nDaytime Jingles\n\nLuther Vandross\n\nDancing\n\nGoing to England\n\nShaving the Mustache\n\nProducing\n\nFear of Sounding Like Others\n\nGreg Calbi\n\nSelf Evaluation\n\nFocusing on Mixing\n\nAudience Acceptance\n\nForgetting Balance\n\nMixing From Your Heart\n\nMix Revisions\n\nHaving a Great Team\n\nBike Racing\n\nTranscendental Meditation\n\nEating Well\n\nWork/Life Balance\n\n\nMatt's Rant: Client Communication\nLinks and Show Notes\n\n\nMichael's Site: https://www.mbrauer.com/\n\n\n\nWCA on Instagram:\xa0@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:\xa0Michael Brauer\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