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
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
