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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Mar 28, 2024 ^^
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23:04 “I don’t think about the numbers. I just turn the thing until it sounds right.” -excellent quote
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A huge takeaway from all of these interviews is to STAY HUMBLE. You can see why all these legends were so successful - they all do the job without ego. Rick interviews the most successful engineers and producers of all time and none of them think they are anything special! Easy to talk to and communicate with, and always open to other opinions. Such a great lesson in life, being professional, and supporting the artists you work with!
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I was fortunate to experience him mixing my first "altered state" Warner Bros. record which he mentions here, from which he would choose "Ghost beside my bed" out of all the artists he worked on that year, Springsteen and the Stones included, to feature in an AES keynote. That was surreal. Got to hang out with him recently at Apogee studios ...a very talented, accomplished, yet surprisingly humble guy. So happy for his success. Great interview, Rick, thank you.
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6:51 Rick wasn't about to let Bob get away with saying he's no expert.
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When Born in the USA and other mega records from the 80s came out, I loved reading the liner notes and kept noticing this name, Bob Clearmountain. As a young guy it was the first time I realized the importance of producers and mixing engineers. Thank you for doing this interview with Bob. The guy is a legend.
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Fantastic interview. I first worked with Bob in 1978 when Power Station was being built, and just finished working with him a month ago when he mixed my new record. He's remained exactly the same person - just a sweet, humble genius of a guy. When you watch him mix it's like he's in a trance. He becomes the music. When the mix is done I don't think he even knows how he did it. Amazing.
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Bob mixed three albums for Crowded House after he became a fan of their debut album and the single Don’t Dream It’s Over. I can understand how this would happen since he mentions paying particular attention to the lyrics of a song.
An interview with Neil Finn would be astonishing, one of the most Beatlesque musicians around.
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@RamonaJan
1 month ago
I was Clearmountain's assistant engineer for four straight years at Mediasound and one of the first women engineers in the world. He trained me! I watched him mix for hours. It was great to hear this interview. He hasn't changed a bit. Always very humble and beautiful. And he looks the same, too!
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