Joe Chiccarelli is a ten-time Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer/mixer whose credits include such artists as Tori Amos, Beck, U2, The Strokes, The Killers, Elton John, The Shins, The White Stripes, Morrissey, Alanis Morrisette, Jason Mraz, Juanes, Julieta Venegas, The Raconteurs, Cafe Tacuba, and My Morning Jacket. Other projects through his twenty-year career have included music supervision of films such as Suicide Kings and Men with Guns, the TV series Cracker and Robert Altman’s The Gun. Joe is the studio designer for the state-of-the-art Royaltone Recording Studios (now Sphere) in Burbank, CA, and has served as an A&R consultant for several major and independent labels.In this episode, we discuss:Matt & Joe's ConnectionFrank ZappaRoy Thomas BakerJoe's Approach to ProducingInexperienced ManagersPsychologyHandling DisagreementsFresh PerspectivesWorking in Multiple GenresMix with the MastersGetting the Most Out Of a BudgetLearning From OthersSharing KnowledgeThe Tonelux Mic CollaborationPlanning the YearLinks and Show Notes:Joe's website: https://www.joechiccarelli.com/The Tonelux JC37: https://bit.ly/2VMuhGeWCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audioSupport 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: Joe ChiccarelliHost: Matt Boudreau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauAdditional Music: The License Lab