WCA #307 with Kevin Churko - Family Band, Family Business, Mutt Lange, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins Drums, and Graceful Exits
My guest today is Kevin Churko. Who's originally from Canada, currently resides in the United States, and he is a producer-engineer, mixer, and songwriter. He's worked with Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Papa Roach, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Shania Twain, and Hellyeah amongst many, many others. One aspect of his career that's fascinating that we're going to talk about is that Kevin worked for four years for Mutt Lange in Switzerland. He moved the whole family there. We're going to talk all about that in his journey, which I think you'll find quite fascinating. And I'm very excited to have Kevin join us today. So Kevin Churko, coming up here on the working-class audio podcast.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Canadian Upbringing
- Family Band
- Shania Twain
- Working for Mutt Lange
- Living in Switzerland
- "Just Get Good"
- Taking Care of Customers
- Moving to Los Angeles
- Moving to Las Vegas
- Ozzy Osbourne & Zack Wylde
- Graceful Exits
- Phil Collins' Drums
- Saying No
- Working with His Kids
- Financial Advice
- Keeping the Faith
Matt's Monologue: Random Goings On
Links and Show Notes
- Kevin's Studio: https://www.hideoutlv.com/
- Pleased to Meet Me Box Set: https://bit.ly/382SYVP
- Matt's past band: https://thesextants.bandcamp.com/
- WCA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio
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- Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
- Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
- Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP
Credits:
- Guest: Kevin Churko
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
- Additional Music: The License Lab
