In this episode of Working Class Audio, Matt welcomes Grammy Winning producer/engineer/mixer Gena Johnson who has worked with Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, and John Prine. Enjoy.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

1. Leave your ego at the door
2. Make people feel comfortable
3. Listen to the artist
4. Labels are business partners
5. Word of mouth work
6. Feminine energy in production
7. Women in the industry
8. Classical voice training for 12 years
9. Internship at Welcome 1979
10. Learned tape machines and soldering
11. Assisting at Nashville studios
12. First number one record
13. Working at RCA Studio A
14. Rewiring Studio A intensively
15. Mentor Michael Wagner's influence
16. Champions Vance Powell and Daryl Thorp
17. Walls painted with glitter
18. Keep overhead low
19. Good attorney and manager combination

Links and Show Notes:

1. Gena's Website
2. Gena on Instagram
3. Vance Powell on WCA
4. Matt Ross-Spang on WCA
5. Darrel Thorpe on WCA

Matt's Rant: Sonic Intrusion Revisited

Credits:

1. Guest: Gena Johnson
2. Host/Engineer/Producer: Matt Boudreau
3. WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
4. The Voice: Chuck Smith