{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F263f193a-9fc0-49af-9115-047ad8eb1055","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"WCA #335 with Dan Alexander - Vintage Recording Gear, Guitars, Radical Parents, Bill Putnam, and The Drain of The Studio Business\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/263f193a-9fc0-49af-9115-047ad8eb1055\"></iframe>","title":"WCA #335 with Dan Alexander - Vintage Recording Gear, Guitars, Radical Parents, Bill Putnam, and The Drain of The Studio Business","description":"My guest today is engineer, former studio owner, author, and vintage gear dealer, Dan Alexander.\nDan was a fixture of the Bay Area recording scene in San Francisco for many years. He ran the same studio space I did, the former Coast Recorders building on Mission Street in San Francisco as well as Coast on Harrison. He\u2019s spent many years of his life buying and selling vintage guitars and vintage recording equipment which we will talk about. He\u2019s got a new book out called \u201cDan Alexander Audio: A Vintage Odyssey\" He talk s to us from his home in Los Angeles.\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\nRadical Parents\n\nHouse UnAmerican Activities Committee\u00a0\n\nThe Rockets\n\nEddie Money\n\nBay Area Music\n\nSelling Guitars\n\nGrocery Store Studio\n\nVintage Recording Gear\n\nWheeling and Dealing\n\nHyde Street Studios\n\nCoast Recorders\n\nCoast on Harrison\n\nBill Putnam\n\nThe Drain of The Studio Business\n\nGetting Evicted\n\nDivorce\n\nRising Gear Prices\n\nGear Clones\n\n\nMatt's Rant: Getting out of the Chair!\nLinks and Show Notes\n\n\nDan's Site: https://danalexanderaudio.com/\n\n\n\nDan's Book: Dan Alexander Audio: A Vintage Odyssey\n\n\n\nWCA on Instagram:\u00a0@working_class_audio\n\n\n\nConnect with Matt on Linkedin:\u00a0https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/\n\n\n\nCurrent sponsors & promos:\u00a0https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw\n\n\n\nCredits:\n\nGuest: Dan Alexander\n\n\nHost:\u00a0Matt Boudreau\u00a0\n\n\nEngineer:\u00a0Matt Boudreau\n\n\nProducer:\u00a0Matt Boudreau\n\n\nEditing:\u00a0Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau\n\n\nWCA Theme Music:\u00a0Cliff Truesdell\u00a0\n\n\nAnnouncer:\u00a0Chuck Smith\n\n\nAdditional Music:\u00a0The License Lab","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1cb96ab4-cf45-4eff-878b-b1d04880517d/wca-335-with-dan-alexander-thumbnail.png"}