WCA #350 with Leslie Brathwaite - Island Culture, The Craft of Recording, Taking Pride in Work, Valuing Peace, and Salads for Whitney Houston
My guest today is recording and mixing engineer Leslie Brathwaite, who has worked with Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Bj\xf6rk, TLC, Jay Z, Madonna, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Akon, T.I., Monica, Michael Jackson, Cher, Mary J. Blige, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G just to name a few.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\nVirgin Islands\n\nCalypso Music\n\nBirth of Hip Hop\n\nDrum Machines\n\nIsland Culture\n\nMaking Dubs\n\nLeaving The Island\n\nFull Sail\n\nThe Craft of Recording\n\nDallas Austin\n\nSalads for Whitney Houston\n\nApple IIE\n\nTaking Pride in Work\n\nGood and Efficient\n\nBuilding Relationships\n\nThe Cup Test\n\nTurning Work Down\n\nValuing Peace\n\nMixing in the Box\n\nMoney Talk\n\nMix Philosophy\n\n\nMatt's Rant: Revisiting Habits\n\nLinks and Show Notes\n\nLeslie on Instagram\n\nLeslie on Twitch\n\nAtomic Habits\n\nWCA on Instagram\n\nConnect with Matt on Linkedin\n\nCurrent sponsors & promos\n\n\nCredits\n\nGuest: Leslie Brathwaite\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