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Mastering Pearl Jam Concerts with Ed Brooks

Ep. 249

Jason and Paul welcome mastering engineer Ed Brooks to the show to discuss his career adding the finishing touches to hundreds of Pearl Jam concerts, DVDs, vault releases, fan club singles and more. Ed details his early years as an audio tech in Seattle, befriending Brett Eliason and eventually joining Pearl Jam at the outset of their official bootleg series in 2000...and all the trials and tribulations that went with it.


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