WCA #404 with Chris Clark - Playing Trombone, The Draw of Classical Music, The President's Own Marine Band, Classical Recording, Planning for Second Career, and the Perfect Guilt Trip.

My guest is Recording Engineer, Producer, and Trombonist, Chris Clark. Chris works with artists such as Jack Sutte, Thomas Circle Singers, Jonathan Bisesi, and The Lantana Trio on the recording side of things, but he also plays Trombone in The President's Own Marine Band.  In this episode, we discuss: Growing Up in Commerce, Texas Playing Trombone Listening to Dad's Vinyl Collection Family Listening to Orchestral Music Hiring an Outside Teacher The Draw of Classical Music Dad's Return to Music The Perfect Guilt Trip Curtis Institute of Music Blind Auditions Active Duty Marine  The President's Own Marine Band Jumping Into Recording Creating a Production Company Classical Recording Gear Used on Remotes Planning for Second Career Accepting Video  Working With Great Musicians Source to Destination Editing Insurance Time Management Matt's Rant: Whatever Works Links and Show Notes Chris's Site Insurance We Talked About CNA Valor Brass album on Apple of Spotify:  Rachel Alina (teaches at Berklee) Curtis Institute of Music Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro Credits Guest: Chris Clark 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.