Ask the Expert: Rick Coughlin - Sound Check & Quality, The Grove Studio Way

Rick Coughlin, Co-Founder and CEO of Grove Studios joins Michelle on this week’s Ask The Expert. Being a musician himself, Rick saw the need for musicians to find quality rehearsal space. Join Michelle and Rick as they discuss ways to improve your sound quality when recording from home. Don’t MissCreating Grove Studios with affordable rehearsal and recording space for musicians and podcasters alikeEngineering shipping containers as studio spaceWays to reduce reverb in your recording space Recording equipment to get startedAbout the GuestRick is an American technologist, entrepreneur, educator, and musician with deep passion for problem solving, collaboration, and community. WIth experience in education, business, and the music industry, Rick has successfully navigated 25+ years of stage performance, music production, and teaching. He is the CEO/CTO of Grove Studios. Grove Studios are self-service 24/7 professionally appointed rehearsal, DJ, and music production studios with automated, distribution-ready recording, and easymobile booking. While clients reserve and pay for studio time with just a few taps from a mobile device, the innovation of the business is tech-enabled and IoT technologies that work together, so that the studios are unstaffed, allow Grove to keep prices accessible for their clients. As a technologist, Rick played a key role in an expansive rollout of Chromebook and iPad 1:1 education initiatives for one of the largest school districts in the midwest. This initiative deployed 18,000 devices and over $18 million in funding, transitioned a staff of over 2,000 to Google GSuite, and instituted a professional learning strategy. Rick lives with his wife Deanna (a 3rd grade teacher), his daughters Liv and Bella, his '66 Fender Deluxe Reverb Amp, Kalamazoo, Michigan made Heritage H-535 Electric Guitar, and little piles of vintage and boutique effects pedals.Personal Links:Website: https://grovestudios.space Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamrickcoughlinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamrickcoughlin/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamrickcoughlin/Referenced in the podcast: The Kaotica Eyeball: https://www.kaoticaeyeball.com About the HostMichelle Abraham - Podcast Producer, Host and International SpeakerMichelle was speaking on stages about podcasting before most people knew what they were. She started a Vancouver-based Podcasting Group in 2012 and has learned the ins and outs of the industry. Michelle helped create and launched over 30 Podcasts in 2018 and has gone on to launch over 200 shows in the last few years. She wants to launch YOURS this year!17 years as an Entrepreneur and 10 years as a Mom has led her to a lifestyle shift, spending more time with family while running location independent 7 Figure Podcast Management Agency, Amplifyou. Michelle and her family have been living completely off the grid lakeside boat access for the last 5 years and loving life! Check Us Out on:Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastprofitscommunityFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AMPLIFYOU.ca/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YouAmplifInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amplifyou.ca/To Join our FREE Podcasters Tool Kit: https://bit.ly/PodcastToolKitGet Your FREE Ticket to www.podcastsalesmachinelive.comCheck out the Amazing shows we work with at https://www.amplifyounetwork.comThanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe from the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.