My guest today is Grammy award-winning recording engineer John Baffa. He's worked with a wide array of people, including Mike Patton, Henry Rollins, the Melvins, as well as the Los Angeles percussion quartet. He joins us from his home in Southern California, and we talk about many things, including his work at Cal Arts as an instructor. John Baffa, coming up here on the working class audio podcast.In this episode, we discuss:John's Diverse UpbringingLive SoundTouringThe TroubadourFOHPaying AttentionIntroduction to RecordingCAL ARTSLate Nights The Hardest Thing About Teaching AudioJohn's House StudioGoing SolarSocially Distanced SessionsRemote audio instructionCreating a Reverb ChamberGhosts in the BuildingDiversificationStable ShowsForecastingMatt's Monologue: DIversification, again! Links and Show NotesCal Arts: https://calarts.edu/John's Studio: https://tvtrayrecording.com/WCA Instagram: @working_class_audioGo 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: John BaffaHost: Matt Boudreau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithEditing: Anne-Marie PleauAdditional Music: The License Lab