Episode 560

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7th Sep 2025

WCA #560 The Backup Episode – 3-2-1 System, Nevada City Fire Scare, Altadena Fire Experience, and Best Practices & Considerations

In this episode of Working Class Audio, Matt welcomes back Grammy Nominated producer, engineer, and mixer Travis Ference as well as multi-instrumentalist, sound designer and audio engineer Kerry Rose to talk all about backing up and archiving audio.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

  • 3-2-1 System
  • Best Practices & Considerations
  • Insurance & Liability
  • Personal Experiences
  • Travis's Altadena Fire Experience
  • Kerry's Nevada City Fire Scare
  • Scorched Earth
  • Remote/Cloud Storage
  • Challenges with Cloud
  • Offsite NAS
  • Methodology Over Tools

Links and Show Notes:

Matt's Rant: The Many Hats We Wear

Credits:

  • Guest: Travis Ference and Kerry Rose
  • Host/Engineer/Producer: Matt Boudreau
  • WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
  • The Voice: Chuck Smith
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Working Class Audio
Navigating the World of Recording With a Working Class Perspective
Peel back the glamour of the professional recording world. Guests from the world of audio for music, film, games, restoration, and more share their insights on how they made their journey, how they survive, their advice on the real things including wins, losses, working with other people, money, and career advice. 
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