all these conversations are great - thankyou. wonderful to hear the background news. so many amazing engineers that without many of the prima donna stars would be no where without. true craftsmanship and focus many have provided.
These are impressive professionals, one of a kind transforming the industry. However, If producers/ Mixers etc would go to school to get an Engineering Audio Electrical degree and nowadays for SW/DSP....our Music and products will be ahead of their time for sure
Yeah, George was a white guy. Working with a Black Band. But then so was Bruce Swedien. The big old white Swedish guy from, Minnesota. Doing all of Michael Jackson's hits with Quincy Jones, Producing. Same thing there with a white guy. Making, Historic Black Music. And neither of you were Jewish. How did that happen? George intrinsically knows what everything needs to sound like. Except for, Baroque, Bach, Harpsichord. He played trombone. He doesn't know what, 18th-century harpsichord's are supposed to sound like. I discovered back in, 1972. When he recorded my mom's best friend. Who was the Principal Harpsichordist for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. And he recorded it. As if it was rock 'n' roll. Complete with his favorite rock 'n' roll microphones. And I don't know what he was thinking? I figured, he must've been on drugs? As that is not how a harpsichord is, supposed to sound like. It's not rock 'n' roll. It's Baroque, Harpsichord, music. It's definitely not R&B. George didn't seem to know that back then? DUH? And we've never talked about that recording he made. As I had made a much better one for her. The summer before. But she wanted a Professional Recording. And the guys in the Symphony Orchestra directed her to George Massenburg. And his brand-new ITI Studio. And I wouldn't build my first big brick-and-mortar studio. For another 13 years. When I, like George. Designed and built my own Audio Console. But with 1073 Equalizers. Not, Parametric Equalizers like George had and popularized. Oh well? Not everyone is like George. He also does not like stupid musicians. The take too long. To, Tune, their guitars. He gets very impatient with that. As I guess. They don't have a Strobe Tuner like he did? I do not know? And I really don't care. It's unimportant. While George is all about the Business aspect. While I am just a Creative Facilitator. George goes beyond that. He's got a lot of opinions. They, may not be interested in? There's no disputing though. George is a world-famous engineer. RemyRAD
Those George Massenburg produced albums were among the best engineered albums of the 70s.
Very cool to hear the legends talk, didn't quite expect things between engineers and musicians to go the same way in that time and profession XD
all these conversations are great - thankyou. wonderful to hear the background news. so many amazing engineers that without many of the prima donna stars would be no where without. true craftsmanship and focus many have provided.
Thank you very much for the kind words!!
love this guy
I always saw him in the credits, but never knew he was fired.
These are impressive professionals, one of a kind transforming the industry. However, If producers/ Mixers etc would go to school to get an Engineering Audio Electrical degree and nowadays for SW/DSP....our Music and products will be ahead of their time for sure
Shining star is great, serpentine fire is epic, the bottom is insane
Yeah, George was a white guy. Working with a Black Band. But then so was Bruce Swedien. The big old white Swedish guy from, Minnesota. Doing all of Michael Jackson's hits with Quincy Jones, Producing. Same thing there with a white guy. Making, Historic Black Music. And neither of you were Jewish. How did that happen?
George intrinsically knows what everything needs to sound like. Except for, Baroque, Bach, Harpsichord. He played trombone. He doesn't know what, 18th-century harpsichord's are supposed to sound like. I discovered back in, 1972. When he recorded my mom's best friend. Who was the Principal Harpsichordist for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. And he recorded it. As if it was rock 'n' roll. Complete with his favorite rock 'n' roll microphones. And I don't know what he was thinking? I figured, he must've been on drugs? As that is not how a harpsichord is, supposed to sound like. It's not rock 'n' roll. It's Baroque, Harpsichord, music. It's definitely not R&B. George didn't seem to know that back then? DUH? And we've never talked about that recording he made. As I had made a much better one for her. The summer before. But she wanted a Professional Recording. And the guys in the Symphony Orchestra directed her to George Massenburg. And his brand-new ITI Studio. And I wouldn't build my first big brick-and-mortar studio. For another 13 years. When I, like George. Designed and built my own Audio Console. But with 1073 Equalizers. Not, Parametric Equalizers like George had and popularized. Oh well? Not everyone is like George.
He also does not like stupid musicians. The take too long. To, Tune, their guitars. He gets very impatient with that. As I guess. They don't have a Strobe Tuner like he did? I do not know? And I really don't care. It's unimportant. While George is all about the Business aspect. While I am just a Creative Facilitator. George goes beyond that. He's got a lot of opinions. They, may not be interested in?
There's no disputing though. George is a world-famous engineer.
RemyRAD