My guest today is Bill Schnee who is an internationally renowned producer, engineer, and mix master. He has over 125 Gold and Platinum records and 50 top twenty singles and is known as an engineer’s engineer. Bill has worked on dozens of Grammy-nominated and winning albums, and has been personally nominated 11 times for The Best Engineered Album category, winning twice for Steely Dan’s Aja and Gaucho. He also has won an Emmy Award for Best Sound Mixing for a Variety Special and a Dove Award. In his 50+ year career, Bill has found success in every musical genre, from Pop to Rock to R&B to Gospel to Country. Bill talks to us from Blackbird Studios in Nashville where we have a great conversation I think you’ll enjoy.
In this episode, we discuss:
Growing up In Phoenix
Love of Radio
Early Record Deal
Quitting College
Law School
Parents Approval
San Francisco
Discovering Audio
Working with Hired Guns
Keeping Musicians Happy
Recording Drums
Working with Singers
High Profile Artists
Shyness
Faith
Peers
AL Schmitt
The Gift of Balancing
Putting Family First
Disagreements
Differences in Record Making
Nashville vs. Los Angeles
Money Management
Chairman at the Board
Grammy’s and Dad Jokes
Records That Don’t Get Promoted
The R Word
Matt's Rant: Expanding your DAW skills
Links and Show Notes
Bill's Site: https://www.billschnee.com/
Bill's Book: https://amzn.to/326cjBj
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Credits:
Guest: Bill Schnee
Host: Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
Additional Music: The License Lab
