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
