{"id":18845,"date":"2014-09-25T16:40:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T20:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=18845"},"modified":"2014-09-25T16:40:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T20:40:15","slug":"meet-the-bakers-lars-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2014\/09\/25\/meet-the-bakers-lars-w\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Bakers: Lars W"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music is something I’ve always loved since I was very young. I played a few different instruments throughout school. In third grade I picked up the Baritone horn in grade school and played that through my senior year or high school in the concert band. As I got older my passion for music and different styles of music grew. In high school I started going to local rock shows which is what made me want to be in a band.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Being on stage and connecting with an audience was something I really wanted to do. That’s when I decided to start playing guitar. Not long after that I ended up switching to the bass after the bassist in my first band quit and that quickly became my primary instrument. The more I played shows the more I started to take music more seriously. What started as a hobby quickly became my life. In my junior year of high school I went to a 4 week workshop on Recording Studio Technology at the New England institute of Art. After spending a few weeks in the studio’s there I was hooked. Going into my senior year I decided I wanted to pursue a career in music production and engineering. So I made that my focus and took just about every music elective I could and then I applied to the New England institute of Art for Audio & Media Technology and got in.<\/p>\n

While I was in school I studied with lots of inspiring teachers and made a bunch of great connection through doing internships and going to the AES Convetions and local AES events. About half way through college I started freelancing as an audio engineer working for various different audio companies in the Boston area doing live sound, studio recording and location recording. I graduated from the New England institute of Art in 2007 and not long after graduating I landed my gig at cakewalk as a customer service representative. Since then I’ve expanded into tech support as well.<\/p>\n

My favorite part of my job here is working with musicians to help them use our software. \"\"<\/a>It’s a great feeling to share my knowledge and helping the customers resolve a technical issue and get them back on track so they can continue creating their music. I also enjoy the group of people I work with as they are all passionate about music in one way or another and have become great friends as well. In my spare time I still play bass in a local rock band called Blueprint for a Riot with fellow Cakewalker Jon Sasor.<\/p>\n

When I’m not playing I still do a lot of freelance audio work on the side. My most recent project was doing a live recording at the Middle East Downstairs for well known hip-hop artist KRS-One. I also still do work in the studio as well and have worked with local artists such as the Liz Borden Band, Craig Range, Katie Stodder, Natali Freed and more. I do sound for live concerts theater productions and corporate functions whenever I can as well.<\/p>\n

10 Favorite albums of all time:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bleach: Nirvana
\nThankyou: Stone Temple Pilots
\nPinkerton: Weezer
\nSuch Hot Blood: Airborne Toxic Event
\nBlunderbuss: Jack White
\nConsoler of the lonely: the Racounteurs
\nSgt pepper: the Beatles
\nThe Sound of Madness: Shinedown
\nDirt: Alice in Chains
\nComalies: Lacuna Coil<\/p>\n

Music Genre of Choice:<\/strong> Rock<\/p>\n

Years at Cakewalk:<\/strong> 6<\/p>\n

Super Power (if you could choose one):<\/strong> Flying<\/p>\n

Favorite bands:<\/strong> Stone Temple Pilots, Shinedown, Cold, Nirvana, The Killers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Music is something I’ve always loved since I was very young. I played a few different instruments throughout school. In third grade I picked up the Baritone horn in grade school and played that through my senior year or high school in the concert band. As I got older my passion for music and different … <\/p>\n

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