In just a few short years and at a relatively young age Ryan Hewitt has become one of L.A.’s first-call engineers in a notoriously competitive and dwindling market. The son of a well-known remote recording engineer, Dave Hewitt, Ryan’s made records with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Alkaline Trio, Heavens, Blink-182 and Tom Petty. He’s also made several amazing solo records with RHCP guitarist John Frusciante. Despite of his success, Ryan is a super nice guy and very easygoing. I found this out firsthand when we sat down to talk at The Pass Studios while he finished up a Chili Peppers b-side mix. His website ryanhewitt.com, has a lot of ino on it and is well worth checking out if you’re curious about his sessions. In fact, there was so much info on Ryan’s site that I literally only had a couple of questions prepared for him. Luckily Ryan’s an enthusiastic talker, and responded profusely to my questions with very little prodding.  READ MORE