My guest is Audio Archivist Dan Johnson, who owns and runs Audio Archiving Services. Dan has worked with several well-known artists, including KISS, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix Estate, WAR, TOOL, Duff McKagan, Aimee Man, Tommy Boy Records, Trust Records, Ansonia Records, Now-Again Records, Light In The Attic Records, ORG Records, Warner Bros, Universal, and Sony.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Rural Upbringing
- Foreigner's "Hot Blooded"
- Recording the Radio
- Playing in Bands
- Medical Records Work
- Failed A&M Internship
- Poor Brad
- Working at Ocean Way
- Friends with the Tech Staff
- Surviving as a Runner
- Thomas Maps and Pagers
- No Guns at Capital
- Burning Out
- Cleaning Rat Traps
- Working for Ikea
- Living in a Closet
- The Benefits of Capital
- Going Independent
- Audio Archiving
- It's All About Friendships
- Tape Triage
- 70 Hours a Week
- Tape Machine Scarcity
- Noahs Ark of Tape Machines
- United Archiving
- Not Cutting Corners
- Solving Archiving Puzzles
- Rogue Tape Machines
- Rod Stewart Farting
- Knocking Michael Jackson Down
Matt's Rant: Appreciating Our Tools
Links and Show Notes
Credits
- Guest: Dan Johnson
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- Engineer: Matt Boudreau
- Producer: Matt Boudreau
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith