For the past 20 years, Gabriel Shepard has been an engineer working at various Bay Area studios including the historic Hyde Street Studios where he earned a platinum and gold record with the band Cake. Other artists he’s worked with include Sun Kil Moon, Black Francis, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Joanna Newsome. Gabriel stops by my house for an in-person chat about car accidents, session vibe, and taking a year off.

Plug-Ins mentioned

• Soundtoys 
• Rob Papen Reverb 
• Cytomic “The Glue”
• Soft Tube “FET Compressor”
• DMG “Equality”
• The Fab Filter Desser
• Massey Desser
• Slate Trigger

Studios mentioned

• 25th Street Recording
• Decibelle Recording
• Sharkbite
• Pono Player