WCA #461 with John Pfiffner - Becoming a Southerner, Piano Regrets, Fostex X15, Socioeconomics, and Living Lean

My guest is Producer/Engineer John Pfiffner, who has worked with Geggy Tah, Mitch Easter, and Church Girls. John is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  In this episode, we discuss North Carolina Mitch Easter REM Growing Up In Michigan Becoming a Southerner Atticus Finch For Dad Culture Shock Sanford and Son Southern Accents School Chorus Sister In Ballet MTV VHS Tapes Guitar Piano Regrets Great Teachers Smoke Breaks and Coffee Awareness of Recording Fostex X15 Tascam 246 James Brown Trying to Keep a Band Together Living in Atlanta Drinking Sweet Tea Playing Covers Playing with McKay Garner Bad Run of Tape Early Studio Lessons Learning Phase No Real Jobs Cover Bands College Radio & Hair Metal Dentist Office Studio Living Lean Magic in Musicians Feeling Isolated Susan Rodgers 1176 Knobs Mitch Easter John Keane Tape to ADATS to Pro Tools Planning Ahead Calendars Scott Solter Socioeconomics     Matt's Rant: Credits Links and Show Notes John's Site Credits Guest: John Pfiffner Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith