Working Class Audio

WCA #259 with Lenise Bent – The smell of tubes, Leon Russel’s studio, Roger Nichols, Mike Chapman, Cancer, Networking and DiversificationLenise Bent is an American audio engineer who has worked in both the music and film industry. She was one of a handful of women working in the Hollywood recording studio business in a technical role during the 1970s and was the first woman to receive an RIAA Platinum album for her engineering of AutoAmerican by Blondie.In this episode we discuss:The smell of tubesLeon Russel’s studioSurviving as an assistantWorking with Mike ChapmanWorking with Roger NicholsCancerWorking in post-productionNetworkingDiversificationLinks and Show Notes:Lenise on Instagram: @lenisebentLenise On Facebook: https://bit.ly/2DDocSZCredits:Guest: Lenise BentHost: Matt Boudreau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauAdditional Music: The License Lab