Product Description: Steve Cushing, the award-winning host of the nationally syndicated public radio staple Blues before Sunrise, has spent over thirty years observing and participating in the Chicago blues scene. In Pioneers of the Blues Revival, he interviews many of the prominent white researchers and enthusiasts whose advocacy spearheaded the blues' crossover into the mainstream starting in the 1960s...read more

Product Description: The initial volume of Behind the Boards was the first definitive rock-record producers anthology of its kind, taking music fans and those interested in sound recording inside the studio to experience the creation of life-changing music! Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock n Rolls Greatest Hits Revealed takes fans inside the creation of still more legendary rock gems, including Hotel California by the Eagles; Should I Stay or Should I Go? by the Clash; Rocketman by Elton John; Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie; Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones; The Thrill Is Gone by B...read more

Product Description: The term "soundtrack of our lives" is one commonly tossed around by artists, fans, critics, and historians in discussing rock 'n' roll's timeless hits, spanning every subgenre, from pop to hard rock, heavy metal to new wave. In the pages of Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed , the first definitive rock record-producers' anthology of its kind, readers are taken inside the studio, into the creation of the generations of classic records that collectively make up that soundtrack of our lives...read more

Product Description: (Book). Compiled from industry leader EQ magazine, Console Confessions gathers first-person stories from the top names in music production. All aspects of recording are covered, from creative concepts to choosing equipment and on to project mastering...read more

The chairman of the Department of Music Management at the Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific, offers a survey of the recording process, providing tips on studio acoustics, mixing, microphones, and digital recording, among other topics. Original.

Some of the great modern artists of digital--including Alan Parsons, Herbie Hancock, BT, Todd Rundgren, Steve Reich, and Phil Ramone--explain how they use digital technology to expand their range of creative choices. Original.

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Product Description: Ever wish you could sit down and have a talk with the folks who make the biggest hit records? Wish you could learn valuable insights to their techniques and experiences producing platinum releases with the hottest musicians of all time? Now you can with this newest collection of articles from one of the recording industry's leading magazines, Mix! You'll get in-depth interviews with people like Sir George Martin, Don Was, Daniel Lanois, Jeff Lynne, Phil Ramone, Glenn Ballard and a host of others...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Off the Record is an up-close and honest look inside Nashville's major record labels. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Record producers and engineers talk about their work with the world's greatest musicians, including the likes of Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, and Nirvana, among others. Original. (view table of contents)

Record producers and engineers talk about their work with the world's greatest musicians (view table of contents)

Examines such overlooked works of music as Hawaiian music, sound-effects recordings, electronically synthesized music, and offbeat titles such as 'How to Strip for Your Husband,' and 'Muhammad Ali Fights Tooth Decay'

Examines such overlooked works of music as Hawaiian music, sound-effects recordings, electronically synthesized music, and offbeat titles such as 'How to Strip for Your Husband,' and 'Muhammad Ali Fights Tooth Decay' (view table of contents)