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My guest today is Bill Schnee who is an internationally renowned producer, engineer, and mix master. He has over 125 Gold and Platinum records and 50 top twenty singles and is known as an engineer\u2019s engineer. Bill has worked on dozens of Grammy-nominated and winning albums, and has been personally nominated 11 times for The Best Engineered Album category, winning twice for Steely Dan\u2019s\xa0Aja\xa0and\xa0Gaucho.\xa0He also has won an Emmy Award for Best Sound Mixing for a Variety Special and a Dove Award. In his 50+ year career, Bill has found success in every musical genre, from Pop to Rock to R&B to Gospel to Country. Bill talks to us from Blackbird Studios in Nashville where we have a great conversation I think you\u2019ll enjoy.\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\nGrowing up In Phoenix\n\nLove of Radio\n\nEarly Record Deal\n\nQuitting College\n\nLaw School\n\nParents Approval\n\nSan Francisco\n\nDiscovering Audio\n\nWorking with Hired Guns\n\nKeeping Musicians Happy\n\nRecording Drums\n\nWorking with Singers\n\nHigh Profile Artists\n\nShyness\n\nFaith\n\nPeers\n\nAL Schmitt\n\nThe Gift of Balancing\n\nPutting Family First\n\nDisagreements\n\nDifferences in Record Making\n\nNashville vs. Los Angeles\n\nMoney Management\n\nChairman at the Board\n\nGrammy\u2019s and Dad Jokes\n\nRecords That Don\u2019t Get Promoted\n\nThe R Word\n\n\nMatt's Rant: Expanding your DAW skills\nLinks and Show Notes\n\n\nBill's Site: https://www.billschnee.com/\n\n\n\nBill's Book: https://amzn.to/326cjBj\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\nGuest:\xa0Bill Schnee\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