WCA #407 with Maryam Qudus - Pursuing Music, Transitioning to Recording, Spacemoth, The Role of Recording in Marriage, and So Much Coffee

My guest is Producer / Engineer / Mixer Maryam Qudus who has worked with Spellling, Toro y Moi, Sad13, Tune-Yards, and Zelma Stone. Maryam also writes, records, and produces music for her solo project Spacemoth and composes music for film on top of all that! 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Growing up in the Bay Area
• Parents from Afghanistan 
• Days in the Family Restaurant
• The Role of Language
• Pursuing Music
• Stacking The Cheese
• Singing on The Countertop
• Recording at Tiny Telephone
• Teaching
• Transitioning to Recording
• So Much Coffee
• Women's Audio Mission
• Surviving
• The Joy of Recording
• The Role of Recording in Marriage
• Spacemoth

Matt's Rant: The Complexities of Selling Gear

Links and Show Notes

• Maryam's Site
• Beau Sorenson (Maryam's Husband) on WCA
• Women's Audio Mission
• John Vanderslice on WCA
• The Pellici Brothers on WCA
• Download 15 Tips to Help you Survive as an Audio Pro

Credits

• Guest: Maryam Qudus
• Host: Matt Boudreau
• Engineer: Matt Boudreau
• Producer: Matt Boudreau
• Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau 
• WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
• Announcer: Chuck Smith