My guest today is producer, mixer, and scoring engineer Jason LaRocca. Jason has worked on films such as “Bad Boys for Life,” “Paddington,” “Aquaman,” “The Accountant,” “Joy”, “Godzilla: King of Monsters,” Blumhouse horror hit “Ma,” and the 2018 Oscar-winning documentary “Icarus.” Jason also mixed the music for the smash-hit video game “Fortnite" as well as “Cyberpunk” and “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.” Jason is formerly known as the singer/guitarist of the acclaimed punk band, The Briggs.
In this episode, we discuss:
Mixing Music for Films and Games
Breakfast with The Beatles
Kids Choir with Toto
Music and Skateboarding
Starting A Band
Supportive Parents
Home Studio
Mackie 2408
DIY Mentality
Free Tape
Mark Isham
Curveballs
Cold Calling
Fortnite
Music Mixing
Economics of The Gig
Work/Life Balance
Working Smarter
Matt's Rant: Maintaining A Presence
Links and Show Notes
Jason's Site: https://www.jasonlarocca.com/
Jason on Instagram: @jason_larocca
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Credits:
Guest: Jason LaRocca
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab
