Bruce Swedien Recording Method - (Music Pro Guides) by Bill Gibson (Mixed Media Product)

Book Synopsis

The Bruce Swedien Recording Method is an incredibly timely and timeless reference for anyone interested in capturing and mixing the best possible music recordings. From the Michael Jackson albums (Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, Invincible, and HIStory), to many Quincy Jones hits (The Dude, Back on the Block, Q's Jook Joint, and many more), to classic greats from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, the Brothers Johnson, and Natalie Cole, Bruce Swedien's impact on popular music has been undeniable. Engineers at all levels still use Swedien's recordings as a standard by which they judge the sonic validity of their own work.

In The Bruce Swedien Recording Method, Swedien explains many of the techniques he has used to get award-winning drum, bass, guitar, keyboard, vocal, string, and brass sounds. On the accompanying DVD-ROM, he further reveals what he looks for in a recording and the steps he takes to imprint his characteristic world-class sonic signature on the music he mixes.

Throughout this book, Swedien consistently pinpoints the most important considerations in the recording process, with such insights as: You don't listen to the equipment, you listen through the equipment... Nobody ever walked out of the studio whistling the console... The sound has to be so good to start with that it gives you goosebumps - the list goes on and on!

About the Author

Five-time Grammy winner Bruce Swedien's (Ocala, Florida) career in music recording began with the music of the post-swing era and continues through to the modern era of multimedia digital technology. First publicly recognized in 1962 with a Grammy nomination for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry " Swedien went on to record and mix Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album in the history of recorded music. Swedien has been nominated for a total of 13 Grammys. He has also been awarded 10 Grammy certificates and two ASCAP Composer Awards, and has been nominated for five TEC Awards.