WCA #325 with Jason LaRocca - Mixing Music for Films and Games, Starting A Band, Fortnite, Working Smarter, and Breakfast with The Beatles
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Show Notes
My guest today is producer, mixer, and scoring engineer Jason LaRocca. Jason has worked on films such as “Bad Boys for Life,” “Paddington,” “Aquaman,” “The Accountant,” “Joy”, “Godzilla: King of Monsters,” Blumhouse horror hit “Ma,” and the 2018 Oscar-winning documentary “Icarus.” Jason also mixed the music for the smash-hit video game “Fortnite" as well as “Cyberpunk” and “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.” Jason is formerly known as the singer/guitarist of the acclaimed punk band, The Briggs.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Mixing Music for Films and Games
- Breakfast with The Beatles
- Kids Choir with Toto
- Music and Skateboarding
- Starting A Band
- Supportive Parents
- Home Studio
- Mackie 2408
- DIY Mentality
- Free Tape
- Mark Isham
- Curveballs
- Cold Calling
- Fortnite
- Music Mixing
- Economics of The Gig
- Work/Life Balance
- Working Smarter
Matt's Rant: Maintaining A Presence
Links and Show Notes
- Jason's Site: https://www.jasonlarocca.com/
- Jason on Instagram: @jason_larocca
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Credits:
- Guest: Jason LaRocca
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
- Additional Music: The License Lab