Lenise 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/2DDocSZNARAS: Woman's Audio Mission: Support WCA - Go Ad Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFwWorking Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TPCredits:Guest: Lenise BentHost: Matt Boudreau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauAdditional Music: The License Lab