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
• solo.to for sharing links: https://solo.to/inv/MjAwNTM
• WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio
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• Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
• Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
• Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

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