WCA #389 with Carlos Castro - Falling in Love with Recording, Dealing with Hypocrisy, Bruce Swedien, Bilingual Opportunities, and The Bigger Picture

My guest is a Grammy-Nominated Mixer, Engineer, and Producer, Carlos Castro. Carlos has worked with Shawn Colvin, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Luis Miguel, Shaila Durcal, and many others.  In this episode, we discuss: Raised in Mexico City Family History in Music Falling in Love with Recording at 16 Full Sail Center  Dealing with Hypocrisy Bruce Swedien The Bigger Picture Learning from Bruce Understanding Sonic Personality Avoiding Paralysis from Analysis  Terry Howard  Experience at Ocean Way  Learning on the Night Shift Ocean Studios & Mama Joes Jerry Finn  Checking Polarity with Galaxy Audio Neve 5224 Compressors Building WaterSound Studios Built From the Ground Up Maintaining Relevance in the Market Bilingual Opportunities - Both language and cultural Advice for Up and Comers Matt's Rant: Well-built tools. Links and Show Notes Carlos Castro website Voyager 1 Documentary WCA on Instagram Matt on Instagram  Connect with Matt on Linkedin Current sponsors & promos Credits Guest: Carlos Castro Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith