WCA #492 with Toby Campen - Mastering Mindset, Switching Lanes, Keeping Rates Up, Human Interaction, and Taking Care of Yourself

My guest today is Mastering Engineer Toby Campen, based in Brighton, UK, who has worked with Black Pines, Everyday Saints, The Endearing, Young Empress, Thorisson, Bekimachine, Rodney Cromwell, Daniel Hugh, Gemma Cullingford, The Droppers Neck, and Pixelstorm. In this episode, we discuss Growing up in Essex Recording His Band Crappy College Studio Liner Note Reading Recording Local Bands Book Heavy Recording Classes Archiving Mixing for Film and TV Mastering Mindset Switching Lanes Setting Up a Business Going Part Time Help From Wierd Jungle Inspiration from Justin Perkins Inspiration from Glenn Schick Early Mistakes Keeping Rates Up Travis Ference  AI Considerations Getting Clients The Tube Human Interaction Social Media Messaging Audio Minimalism Taking Care of Yourself Standup/Sit Down Production Expert Matt's Rant: Net 30 and Beyond Links and Show Notes TobyCampen.com Credits Guest: Toby Campen 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.