Dan Johnson: Preserving Music History, Analog Tape, and 90s No Sleep Studio Life - Progressions: Success in the Music Industry

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25th Nov 2020

Dan Johnson: Preserving Music History, Analog Tape, and 90s No Sleep Studio Life

This week's guest is Dan Johnson, owner and chief engineer of Audio Archiving Services based out of Hollywood. Dan has become one of the leading experts on the archival of analog tape and has dedicated his career to preserving music history. He has archived over 10,000 reels of tape, some of which are the best selling albums of all time, and has been a featured speaker on panels at both NAMM and AES. We have a fun chat about his 20+ years in the studio business, the path that led him to becoming an archivist, the challenges and advantages of starting your own business, and how he earned the nickname "Dan the Muffin Man" while working with Michael Jackson.

In this episode, we'll dig in on...

  • Learning to run a business from the ground up
  • Preserving music history
  • Working hard because there is always someone ready to take your job
  • Analog tape: Alignment, maintenance, history
  • The challenge of find good working tape machines
  • Going independent during the Recession.
  • No sleep 1990s studio life

Learn More About Dan Johnson and Audio Archiving Services...

Website: https://www.audioarchivingservices.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dan_audioarchiving/

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Guest: Dan Johnson

Host: Travis Ference

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Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Host Travis Ference chats with music producers, engineers, mixers, artists, musicians, and songwriters about the tips, tricks, mindsets, and ideas that helped them define their careers.
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Travis Ference is a Grammy nominated mixer, producer, and recording engineer based out of Los Angeles, CA. With over a decade of experience in the music business he has worked on multiple #1 albums, several top 10's, numerous RIAA platinum and gold certified records, as well as hit TV shows and blockbuster films. His work can be heard on more than 15 million albums sold and billions streams worldwide.

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