#48 - Max Rauch

Episode Overview

Max Rauch is the owner and head engineer at Domestic Bliss Studio's in West Orange New Jersey. He is also the co-founder of Pizza Bagel Records, and a guitarist and vocalist in the band Lkffct.

Timestamps

• [00:00:00] Start
• [00:00:34] Our mutual friendships with Harrison Bieth
• [00:03:27] Max's first studio, which was in a rehearsal space
• [00:06:16] The role of limitation in the creative process
• [00:14:23] Audio engineering equipment
• [00:23:14] Click tracks and rock music
• [00:29:56] Music appreciation, and sharing music as a parent
• [00:38:30] Max's transition from drummer to songwriter and guitarist
• [00:50:15] Parent brain, sleep habits, dad talk
• [00:58:02] Leaving behind a legacy
• [01:04:08] The north jersey music scene
• [01:08:47] Touring advice
• [01:21:13] Early 2000s rock genres and scenes
• [01:30:39] Pizza Bagel Records
• [01:37:02] Max's collaboration philosophy as a recording engineer and producer
• [01:50:41] End