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Tell How They Craft The Hits By Howard Massey |
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| When I first picked up this book I imagined it would be a collection of long-winded tales painfully detailing the inner peace necessary to create the perfect sounding record. I was wrong. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The book opens up with a sort of roundtable discussion amongst a host of producers covering a variety of general topics and after a few pages loses its edge. Soon after, though, you reach the real meat of this book. It's similar to a history of rock and roll from "behind the glass." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Each producer gets their resume and picture stamped in amongst their personal interviews. From Arif Mardin, Phil Ramone, and George Martin to Steve Churchyard and Mitchell Froom, this book gets inside the mind of each producer and how they did it all, from a technical standpoint as well as a mental one. The interviews turn out to be an insightful look into the style and personality of each producer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you are a producer you will love the technical detail that many of these interviews get into -- which mic to use, where and so forth. If you are an artist or musician and you have considered using a producer or hope to one day find one, start here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reading up on the different perspectives that each producer has for an artist and their vision of the music can really guide you to the right type of producer for you. Some people see it all through the eyes of the artist, while others take the "my way or the highway" approach. What I'm really trying to say is, if you might be in any way involved with a record producer, this is a great book to read. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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