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ISBN-13: | 9781423464952 |
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Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
Publication date: | 07/01/2009 |
Pages: | 194 |
Sales rank: | 235,407 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d) |
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Table of Contents
Editor's Note Rusty Cutchin ix
Foreword: Svensk Quincy Jones xi
Preface Rod Temperton xiii
Introduction: Bruce Swedien Through my Eyes Tom Bäet;hler xv
Prologue Trond Braaten xix
Chapter 1 Recording Michael Jackson, Album by Album 1
The Albums 1
In the Studio with Michael Jackson 2
Meeting Quincy Jones 2
Meeting Rod Temperton 4
Michael Jackson 5
How I Met Michael Jackson 6
Recording Michael's Albums 7
Working with Michael Jackson 9
The Wiz 12
Off the Wall 18
Thriller 24
Victory 39
Bad 41
Dangerous 48
HIStory 53
Invincible 60
Studios Used for the Recording of Michael's Albums 62
My Recollection of Working with Michael Jackson on HIStory Chuck Wild 63
Christmas with Michael During the HIStory Album Bea Anderson-Swedien 64
Funky Tabla Roberta Swedien 64
The HIStory Playback Session-for the Label Bigwigs! Bea Anderson-Swedien 67
Chapter 2 The Future of Music is in Good Hands 69
Russ Ragsdale 70
Phil O'Keefe 73
Martin Kantola 75
Keith Henderson 78
Arjan "Boosh" Boes 80
Ashish Machanda 83
Peter Wade Keusch 85
Chapter 3 More on Bruce Swedien 89
Looking Back 25 Years: The Bruce Swedien Interview Bonzai 89
Bruce Swedien, the Mentor: A Dutchman Reflects Han 95
Bruce Swedien, the Engineer: Press Clipping, 1957 96
John Jennings, Royer Labs 96
Art Noxon, Acoustic Sciences Corporation 101
Chapter 4 More About the Recording Process 103
Room Light Levels During the Recording and Mixing Process 104
I Like to Think of My Stereo Field as a "Sonic Sculpture" 105
The Acusonic Recording Process 106
Tape Machines and Multitracking 107
A Case Full of Monster Cable Goes with Me Everywhere110
Microphones Are the Holy Grail 111
Recording Vocals 118
Recording and Mixing Drums, Vocals, and Other Sound Sources 124
Large-Scale Mixers 126
Speakers, Amplifiers, and Volume Levels in the Control Room 128
Monitor Speaker Settings 129
Outboard Equipment 132
My Favorite Reverbs for My Work with Michael: A Little Reverb HIStory 138
A Beautiful Nymph Named Echo Appears in Greek Mythology 139
Electronic Reverb Settings 140
Bernie Grundman: Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in Hollywood and Tokyo 143
Influences 147
Discography 155
Honors and Awards 175
Index 179
About the Author 189