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Post by peter on Oct 2, 2021 12:50:52 GMT
In particular I'm seeking biographys and autobiographys of music producers and engineers. Mid-wifery for the greatest albums ever made.
I recently finished the Glyn Johns book "Sound Man", a book of amazing potential let down by the mans drab attitude. Too many anecdotes laced with cynicism and not enough displays of technical expertise. There must be a good balance of both. But, its whetted my appetite for more. There must be dozens of them but its hard to Google because you end up with manuals and bluffers guides to engineering type books. I've also read the Geoff Emerick book which was better. Any further recommendations please?
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Post by bungo the mungo on Oct 2, 2021 12:57:31 GMT
una stubbs?
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Post by fange on Oct 2, 2021 13:01:50 GMT
Ted Templeman released an autobiography last year.
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Post by loveless on Oct 2, 2021 13:36:06 GMT
Tony Visconti's book is pretty great.
The Emerick book is not perfect, but it is an amazing read.
I also remember enjoying Ken Scott's.
Agreed that Glyn Johns' book is absolutely drab.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Oct 2, 2021 14:22:14 GMT
A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio by Paul Myers is excellent. It is done album by album that he produced and concurrent with his own albums as they were recorded and released. Of course there are also Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend ones that get very specific.
Howard Massey's Behind The Glass
Virgil Moorefield's Producer As Composer
David Howard's Sonic Alchemy
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Post by peter on Oct 2, 2021 14:50:48 GMT
A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio by Paul Myers is excellent. It is done album by album that he produced and concurrent with his own albums as they were recorded and released. Of course there are also Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend ones that get very specific. Howard Massey's Behind The Glass Virgil Moorefield's Producer As Composer David Howard's Sonic Alchemy Good tips all, thank you! I think the Paul Myers and Virgil Moorsefield are just the ticket |
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 2, 2021 15:42:09 GMT
Ted Templeman released an autobiography last year. I heard about that. I'd like to read that one. |
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 2, 2021 15:47:00 GMT
I don't know if anyone else remembers this, but when the internet was just exploding, I had just discovered the Mojo forum and a blog by a recording engineer who wrote about engineering a first album for a band with details about the band and how the "producer" was hardly ever there. It was a really interesting, frank memoir on being a studio engineer. It was kinda like a music Kitchen Confidential. I tried finding if it was still around, but no luck.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Oct 2, 2021 15:47:15 GMT
Ted Templeman released an autobiography last year. I heard about that. I'd like to read that one. a lot of Van Halen and Doobies, I think he acknowledges you in the foreword |
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 2, 2021 15:54:31 GMT
A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio by Paul Myers is excellent. It is done album by album that he produced and concurrent with his own albums as they were recorded and released. Of course there are also Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend ones that get very specific. Good book. A buddy of mine, who Hatz and Quaco have met, worked for his wife who's an editor at Chronicle Books. I saw Myers play at a power pop festival when he was in the band The John and Paul, with John Moreman. Kevin, my friend, thought it would be funny to hide Myers' Rickenbacker and put it in my car. When Myers came back to our table at the club, he was freaking out when he discovered his guitar was gone. I went to the book party for his book (see below). I like his podcast, Record Store Day. |
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Post by quaco on Oct 3, 2021 0:22:23 GMT
I don't know if anyone else remembers this, but when the internet was just exploding, I had just discovered the Mojo forum and a blog by a recording engineer who wrote about engineering a first album for a band with details about the band and how the "producer" was hardly ever there. It was a really interesting, frank memoir on being a studio engineer. It was kinda like a music Kitchen Confidential. I tried finding if it was still around, but no luck. You might be thinking of Mixerman. That was a really funny book. www.zenproaudio.com/daily-adventures-of-mixerman |
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Post by Charlie O. on Oct 3, 2021 1:28:13 GMT
I'll second the recs for the Scott, Visconti and Rundgren books. And Mixerman!
I enjoyed Are We Still Rolling? by Phill Brown very much.
I've not yet read the Templeman, Al Schmitt and Phil Ramone tomes, but I'll get around to them in time.
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Post by Charlie O. on Oct 3, 2021 1:37:18 GMT
I also really liked the Jac Holzman and Bert Berns books (pdf of the former available on request), although there isn't a lot of tech stuff in either one.
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Post by Charlie O. on Oct 3, 2021 1:41:28 GMT
Oh yeah, and John Simon and Tommy James (more "studio stuff" in the latter than you might expect, though admittedly that isn't the big story). (pdf also available for both)
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 3, 2021 17:48:14 GMT
I don't know if anyone else remembers this, but when the internet was just exploding, I had just discovered the Mojo forum and a blog by a recording engineer who wrote about engineering a first album for a band with details about the band and how the "producer" was hardly ever there. It was a really interesting, frank memoir on being a studio engineer. It was kinda like a music Kitchen Confidential. I tried finding if it was still around, but no luck. You might be thinking of Mixerman. That was a really funny book. www.zenproaudio.com/daily-adventures-of-mixermanYes, thanks. |
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