In the Studio with Michael Jackson
(Book). No one was closer to Michael Jackson at the height of his creative powers than Bruce Swedien, the five-time Grammy winner who, with Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, formed the trio responsible for the sound of Jackson's records records that topped the charts and shook the world. Friend, co-creator, and colleague, Bruce Swedien was a seasoned recording engineer plucked from a job at legendary Universal Audio in Chicago when he began working with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones on...
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No one was closer to Michael Jackson at the height of his creative powers than Bruce Swedien, the five-time Grammy winner who, with Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, formed the trio responsible for the sound of Jackson's records - records that topped the charts and shook the world. Friend, co-creator, and colleague, Bruce Swedien was a seasoned recording engineer-plucked from a job at legendary Universal Audio in Chicago - when he began working with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones on the soundtrack to The Wiz, and he was the master technician who gave the records their sound as the trio progressed to Jackson's greatest triumphs, Off the Wall and the iconic, history-making Thriller, which revolutionized music and video and fixed Jackson in culture as the King of Pop. In the Studio with Michael Jackson is the chronicle of those times, when everything was about the music, the magic, and the amazing talent of a man who changed the face of pop music - and culture - forever. In his laid-back style, Bruce Swedien offers anecdotes about being part of Quincy Jones' extended "family" and reveals the technical details of creating Michael Jackson's biggest-selling albums, as well as Bad, Dangerous, and HIStory. Including over 100 photos, In the Studio with Michael Jackson provides an insider's look that will thrill anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of hit making and the history of some of America's most influential music.
Editor's Note Rusty Cutchin ixForeword: Svensk Quincy Jones xiPreface Rod Temperton xiiiIntroduction: Bruce Swedien Through my Eyes Tom Bäet;hler xvPrologue Trond Braaten xixChapter 1 Recording Michael Jackson, Album by Album 1The Albums 1In the Studio with Michael Jackson 2Meeting Quincy Jones 2Meeting Rod Temperton 4Michael Jackson 5How I Met Michael Jackson 6Recording Michael's Albums 7Working with Michael Jackson 9The Wiz 12Off the Wall 18Thriller 24Victory 39Bad 41Dangerous 48HIStory 53Invincible 60Studios Used for the Recording of Michael's Albums 62My Recollection of Working with Michael Jackson on HIStory Chuck Wild 63Christmas with Michael During the HIStory Album Bea Anderson-Swedien 64Funky Tabla Roberta Swedien 64The HIStory Playback Session-for the Label Bigwigs! Bea Anderson-Swedien 67Chapter 2 The Future of Music is in Good Hands 69Russ Ragsdale 70Phil O'Keefe 73Martin Kantola 75Keith Henderson 78Arjan "Boosh" Boes 80Ashish Machanda 83Peter Wade Keusch 85Chapter 3 More on Bruce Swedien 89Looking Back 25 Years: The Bruce Swedien Interview Bonzai 89Bruce Swedien, the Mentor: A Dutchman Reflects Han 95Bruce Swedien, the Engineer: Press Clipping, 1957 96John Jennings, Royer Labs 96Art Noxon, Acoustic Sciences Corporation 101Chapter 4 More About the Recording Process 103Room Light Levels During the Recording and Mixing Process 104I Like to Think of My Stereo Field as a "Sonic Sculpture" 105The Acusonic Recording Process 106Tape Machines and Multitracking 107A Case Full of Monster Cable Goes with Me Everywhere110Microphones Are the Holy Grail 111Recording Vocals 118Recording and Mixing Drums, Vocals, and Other Sound Sources 124Large-Scale Mixers 126Speakers, Amplifiers, and Volume Levels in the Control Room 128Monitor Speaker Settings 129Outboard Equipment 132My Favorite Reverbs for My Work with Michael: A Little Reverb HIStory 138A Beautiful Nymph Named Echo Appears in Greek Mythology 139Electronic Reverb Settings 140Bernie Grundman: Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in Hollywood and Tokyo 143Influences 147Discography 155Honors and Awards 175Index 179About the Author 189
