F. Reid Shippen is a Grammy Award-winning mixing engineer and producer based in Nashville where he operates from his studio, Robot Lemon.

Reid has worked with artists such as Robert Randolph & The Family Band, NEEDTOBREATHE, Cage The Elephant, Backstreet Boys, Jack White and many others.


In this interview, Reid spoke about:

* Why there’s no such thing as a musical emergency

* How Reid runs the business side of his studio

* The importance of establishing systems

* Why you should underpromise and overdeliver

* His involvement in a music think tank and their projection of a 50-100 billion revenue over the next 10 years

* The importance of work/life balance

* Working out of fear

* Dealing with feeling overwhelmed

* What it takes to succeed in the music business

* Working smart vs working many hours

* How to build relationships and networking

* How to be a successful intern

And so much more

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