My guest today is Matthew Rifino who is a music mixer for NBC's The Today Show as well as a freelance engineer. Matthew has worked with so many top names in music it would be futile to list them all here. That said, he is a 5 Time Emmy Award Winner for his mixing work in television.In this episode, we discuss:New Jersey UpbringingDon MccleanRecording LessonsPushing BoundariesInfluence of GrandparentsTony Bongiovi/Power StationFive Towns College911's Effect on StudiosMixing BandsNBC's The Today Show40 Hours a WeekWorking with Major BandsHierarchy of Union AudioCovid Effects On WorkStress LevelFreelance WorkHome Studio BuildEarly to BedEarly to RiseBeing HealthyFreedom From DisciplineMixingFree WoodFinancial HealthUnion WorkMatt's Rant: Tax SeasonLinks and Show NotesMatthew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rifinomatthew/Matthew's SIte: https://www.mattrifinomusicmixer.com/Quickbooks Self Employed: http://fbuy.me/oLXTPWCA on 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: Matthew RifinoHost: Matt Boudreau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauAdditional Music: The License Lab