My guest today is Frank Filipetti, a producer, engineer, mixer, and a seven-time Grammy winner.\xa0\nFrank has worked with many artists, including Foreigner, KISS, Carly Simon, The Bangles, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Paul McCartney, to name a few. Frank talks to us from his home in Connecticut about his journey, which I think you'll enjoy very much.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\nParental Impact\n\nGrammar School Band\n\nPhysics to Music\n\nLosing Record Deals\n\nTransition to Recording at 30\n\nRight Track Recording\n\nPeter Asher\n\nNiko Bolas\n\nVal Garay\n\nMETAlliance\n\nStarting Late\n\nSurvival\n\nAlan Myerson\n\nDealing with Doubt\n\nSticking With It\n\nAssessing Career\n\nLearning Everyday\n\nStudio in Connecticut\n\nLiving Outside of Recording Hubs\n\nFinances\n\n\nMatt's Rant: Protecting your Ears!\nLinks and Show Notes\n\n\nFrank's site:\xa0http://frankfilipetti.com/bio/\n\n\n\nMETAlliance:\xa0https://www.metalliance.com/\n\n\n\nWCA on Instagram:\xa0@working_class_audio\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\nCredits:\n\nGuest: Frank Filipetti\n\n\nHost:\xa0Matt Boudreau\xa0\n\n\nEngineer:\xa0Matt Boudreau\n\n\nProducer:\xa0Matt Boudreau\n\n\nEditing:\xa0Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau\n\n\nWCA Theme Music:\xa0Cliff Truesdell\xa0\n\n\nAnnouncer:\xa0Chuck Smith\n\n\nAdditional Music:\xa0The License Lab