Open Source Musician Podcast Episode #21 - Interview: Rich Wielgosz (Recording Engineer/Podcaster/Linux User)

Interview:  Rich Wielgosz (Recording Engineer/Podcaster/Linux User)

Rich's Personal Web Site:                       http://richwielgosz.com/
Bloodthirsty Vegetarians Podcast:       http://bloodyveg.com/

Time marks:
00:00:00:00 - Intro music
00:00:44:00 - Steve sets up whats to come in the recorded interview with Rich, Dan and Steve
00:01:24:26 - Rich is introduced -tests our knowledge of 70s TV
00:01:57:28 - Dan lays down the background on Rich
00:02:26:00 - Rich describes the podcast he was a part of called Blood Thirsty Vegetarians (bloodyveg.com)
00:04:28:00 - Dan and Rich discuss what Rich does in music - recording engineer, guitar, clarinet
00:05:32:08 - Why Rich uses Linux - free speech, free beer, OS of choice - now messing with Ardour
00:06:26:00 - 2 students of linguists agree - Ardour is pronounced like other 'our' words such as Honour
00:07:05:13 - Rich waxes on the early days of Ardour and up to the present with Ardour
00:08:49:06 - Rich to credit for recruiting peeps 2 #opensourcemusicians - diverse talent in the room
00:10:42:00 - I heard I'd get chicks if I ran Linux!
00:13:19:02 - Rich talks about the roots of his recording and musical interests-studios he has worked in, analog and digital
00:17:41:15 - Rich describes mixing a song he has not tracked. And being geared to sound work - science vs art
00:19:45:15 - Dan asks the question: At what point do you start thinking about reverb, Rich answers other Q's on reverb here
00:23:08:00 - Plate reverb ftw - spring reverb ftl unless its an effect - lol
00:26:27:15 - Wet vs. Dry rooms - RT60 spec. and convolution reberbs and gverb and reverb presets
00:30:10:15 - Do you have any interesting war stories - tails from the road and studios - spinal tap - its all true ... yup :)
00:36:36:00 - Remix the new podcast theme - sounds like fun
00:38:56:15 - Working with tracks - ear fatigue, enforced breaks, having a tune to aspire your mix to a/b, volume to listen at
00:43:29:00 - Diss the Canadian time - Overrated bassist Geddy Lee - how could you!!! - Dave Matthews rhythm section ftw
00:45:58:15 - Dan discusses his appreciation for Eric Clapton's album Journeyman - Toto comes up and Piano riffery
00:48:04:15 - Rich is a fusion fan, Dan considers himself a blues man, Steve defends the listeners and the blues
00:49:40:13 - Gentle Giant is the greatest compositional band ever! - Rich has eclectic taste in music
00:51:25:27 - Music is a great mood changer - SOD, Simon Fox ftw
00:52:56:15 - Do you *need* to enjoy the music you work on in order to do it justice? Nope
00:54:35:15 - Bloody Veg love and props - archive.org please also Rich and Dan make fun of my Canadian isms
00:55:52:16 - Music as therapy? Younger vs. Older, Blowing the beer budget on music - Careful Listening. CD vs. Singles
00:59:48:00 - Concept of making an album going away?  
01:02:08:00 - Rich interested in doing mixing for hire - contact him! - also the concept of working music on the internet
01:07:30:15 - Send money - cash is good, benefit concert - partial lols
01:09:41:00 - Rich may remix the theme song
01:10:37:00 - Thanks and looking forward to talking again
01:10:47:00 - Release schedule fail
01:11:36:00 - Bring the Veg back - solicit John!
01:11:48:14 - Rich thinks Dan sounds like Zack Braff (Garden State/Scrubs)
01:12:26:00 - Shins ftw
01:13:09:00 - Thanks all around - goodnight
01:13:47:22 - Song by Rattlebasket - All Over Me - (Recorded and mixed by Rich)


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Song:
    Band: Rattlebasket  -- Song -- All over me   (recorded and mixed by Rich)