Al Schmitt: The Master of Recording Sessions

Discover why Al Schmitt was a recording studio icon in this video featuring a recording session at Blackbird Studio with Niko Bolas. Explore Al Schmitt's legendary career and contributions to the music industry.
In this short excerpt of our full piece observing one of Al Schmitt's final recording sessions before he passed away, we see the legendary engineer and record producer Al Schmitt engineerings The Mavericks En Español with Niko Bolas producing. Al is one of the most successful engineers of all time, having won twenty Grammys in his lifetime, two Latin Grammys and a Trustees Grammy for Lifetime Achievement. He worked with Toto, Steely Dan, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, and many more. Niko Bolas narrates the footage and provides insights into Al's process that only a 30+ year friendship and collaborative working relationship can bring.
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[@isaacjohnklein]

This was beautiful

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤I love Blackbird! Great video

[@AI-Consultant]

ai schmitt ?

[@insideblackbird]

record holder for most Grammys of any engineer