Cameron Lister: Earning Trust, Taping Jam Bands, and Never Letting Pride Outweigh Hard Work

This week's guest is recording engineer and mixer Cameron Lister. Cameron has spent most of his career in the engineering hot seat for indie and alternative records from artists such as The Fratellis, OK GO, KT Tunstall, Better Than Ezra, and Andrew McMahon. We chat about how a career in music is made up of incremental steps, each building on the momentum of the last one and how hard work and follow through are the key to success.In this episode, we'll dig in on...Importance of learning new thingsTaping jams bands as a gateway to recordingEarning TrustSwallowing your pride and starting overCool ShockmountsMoving to Los Angeles and staring at Sound FactoryGetting to work with your heroesDistortionMentioned in the Show:"The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield - Here"Deep Work" by Cal Newport - HereTravis' Intro: The War of ArtLearn More About Cameron Lister...Website: http://www.cameronlister.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clister01/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Cameron ListerHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference