WCA #402 with Arne Frager - The Plant Studios, Finding a Path to Recording, Studio on the Beach, Lessons for Aspiring Studio Owners, and the Best Gig He Never Did

My guest is Grammy-Winning producer and engineer Arne Frager. Arne is known for his run as owner/operator of The Plant Studios in Sausalito and his work with Paul McCartney, Prince, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Santana, Dolly Parton, and Clare Fischer.  In this episode, we discuss: Growing up in Cleveland Lifetime musician Selling computer systems Finding a path to recording Recording in the 70s Spectrum on the beach Having no fallback, so you have to succeed Ray Brown  Sony Digital 2 Track George Winston  Eric Prestidge  Learning to survive  Mars Studios Almost arrested for picking up gear The best gig I never did Al Schmitt  The story of The Plant The Plant in the 90s The dark times Seeing mistakes from the past Lawsuits against home studios Lessons for aspiring studio owners Matt's Rant: Book Recommendations Links and Show Notes The Plant Studios Franki Jupiter - Piece of Me Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro Credits Guest: Arne Frager Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith