WCA #499 with Stephen Kerrison - Touring to Mastering, Weird Jungle, Liverpool Music Scene, Instilling Confidence, Listening, and The Importance of Taste in Mastering

My guest today is UK-based mastering engineer Stephen Kerrison, known for his work with Petbrick, Ditz, Charles Watson, Jake Isaac, Lleo, and Liz Lawrence. This is Stephen's second appearance on Working Class Audio, his first being WCA #413 alongside Katie Tavini, a fellow Weird Jungle Mastering Collective member. In this episode, we discuss Weird Jungle Collective Update Liverpool Music Scene Evolution Working Under a Record Shop From Touring to Mastering Collective's Structural Changes Industry's Financial Realities Instilling Confidence Balancing Creativity and Technique Musicians' Record Perspectives Older vs. Younger Musicians Transition to Mastering Mastering Different Genres Challenges of Live Performance Importance of Taste in Mastering Exploring the UK Music Scene Collaborative Music Environment Managing Work-Life Balance Financial Strategy Use of Backing Tracks Maintaining Artist Confidence Comparison to Visual Art Listening Checking Out The Competition Seth Godin Matt's Rant: Stepping Away Links and Show Notes Matt's Photo Instagram account WCA #413 Stephens Site Katie's Site Weird Jungle Credits Guest: Stephen Kerrison Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith