WCA #396 with Nick Townsend - Punk Rock, Community College, Fishing, Mastering and Cutting Lacquers

My guest is Los Angeles-based mastering engineer Nick Townsend. Nick loves cutting Lacquers and has worked on releases by Cheap Trick, Weezer, Iron Maiden, Bad Religion, Garbage, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Grimes, and more. Nick works at Infrasonic Sound. In this episode, we discuss: Musical Household Stoner Rock Uncle Drums at Grandmas House Punk Rock Bands Catching the Recording Bug Community College Recording Program Pete Lyman Mechanical Side of the Brain Fishing Clay Shooting Outdoors Activities Interning Cutting Lacquers Cutter Heads Freelance Mastering Infrasonic Apollo Lacquers Fire Matt's Rant: Audio Degrees Links and Show Notes Infrasonic Sound WCA #306 with Dan Baccigalupi WCA #261 with Dave Gardner  WCA #199 with Pete Lyman WCA #251 with Piper Payne Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro Credits Guest: Nick Townsend Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith

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The Working Class Audio Podcast pulls back the curtain on the professional recording world. Host and audio engineer Matt Boudreau talks with guests from music, film, games, restoration, and beyond—diving into their real-world journeys. No fluff, just honest conversations about the wins, losses, money, collaboration, and survival strategies that define a career in audio. It's recording life from a working class perspective.