Swedien, Bruc : In The Studio With Michael Jackson

Creative and Unconventional Music Recording Techniques-Written by the renowned American music producer Sylvia Massy Recording Unhinged introduces the reader to the creative and unconventional recording techniques that the author is best known for. This comprehensive book dares you to “unlearn” safe record-making to get out from behind the windshield stick your head out the sunroof and put the pedal to the metal! Sylvia Massy and her cohort of celebrity music industry producers engineers and recording stars discard fixed notions about how music should be recorded and explore techniques that fall outside the norm and yield emotionally powerful incredibly personal gut-wrenching and even scary recordings. Joined by Hans Zimmer Al Schmitt Bruce Swedien Jack Joseph Puig Dave Pensado Tchad Blake Bob Clearmountain Linda Perry Michael Franti Michael Beinhorn Bob Ezrin Geoff Emerick and many others this book has the stories tips recipes photos advice diagrams exercises illustrations and jokes that you won't find in any other instructional manual. Recording Unhinged contains many eye-popping illustrations by Massy herself. As if being a celebrated producer isn't enough Massy's iconic illustrations bring real and imaginary recording situations to life. Catchy Bass Lines? Engineering Marvels? How to Mic a Chicken?!! Do a swan-dive into the unknown and make studio magic with inspiration from Recording Unhinged!