257: John Congleton (the pAper ChAse, Music Producer)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

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4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

John Congleton and Joe first met 22 years ago in Denton, TX. John's band, the pAper chAse shared a bill with Joe's band at the time. In the intervening years, John has distinguished himself as one of the most innovative and in-demand producers of his generation, working with scores of artists such as: Sharon Van Etten, Blondie, St. Vincent, Angel Olsen, and Wye Oak. John and Joe discuss: depression, empathy, the power of saying no, learning to trust your instincts, existential dread, and more!

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Joe Wong.
0:15.2	Welcome to the Trap Set.
0:18.0	During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new episodes every day.
0:34.0	Today's guest is John Congleton.
0:37.2	John first became known to me as the singer and guitarist for the Paper Chase, a band that formed in Dallas in 1998.
0:45.3	Concurrent to his tenure with the band, John distinguished himself as one of the most innovative producers working today.
0:52.3	He's made records with dozens of artists including Sharon Sharon Vanetten, Angel Olson, Blondie, and St. Vincent,
1:00.1	for which he won a Grammy.
1:02.2	John spoke to me from his home in Los Angeles.
1:04.5	In Mexico, you will catch my golf, you will catch my cold.
1:10.6	Hey, no one needs to know.
1:14.6	Just put it in your mouth.
1:18.9	Hi, John.
1:20.4	Hey, what's up, dude?
1:21.6	Do you have the Rona?
1:24.1	No, no.
1:25.2	I'm good.
1:26.2	I'm, I'm a Sands Rona.
1:29.0	How are your days different now than they were pre-pandemic?
1:36.6	Well, weird thing was most of March was mixing records. It was mixing a couple records that I had tracked and a couple
1:49.6	outside projects. So I was sort of good for all of March, just kind of, I had tons of work.
1:57.6	And just only in the last few days have i really started to feel the um what everyone else
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