My guest today is recording and mixing engineer Leslie Brathwaite, who has worked with Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Björk, TLC, Jay Z, Madonna, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Akon, T.I., Monica, Michael Jackson, Cher, Mary J. Blige, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G just to name a few. In this episode, we discuss:Virgin IslandsCalypso MusicBirth of Hip HopDrum MachinesIsland CultureMaking DubsLeaving The IslandFull SailThe Craft of RecordingDallas AustinSalads for Whitney HoustonApple IIETaking Pride in WorkGood and EfficientBuilding RelationshipsThe Cup TestTurning Work DownValuing PeaceMixing in the BoxMoney TalkMix PhilosophyMatt's Rant: Revisiting HabitsLinks and Show NotesLeslie on InstagramLeslie on TwitchAtomic HabitsWCA on InstagramConnect with Matt on LinkedinCurrent sponsors & promosCreditsGuest: Leslie BrathwaiteHost: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt BoudreauProducer: Matt BoudreauEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauWCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithAdditional Music: The License Lab