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Last Updated: 7/15/2009

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City: BROOKLYN
Monday, January 29, 2007 
Before I was ever allowed to produce an album, I had years of full-time apprenticeship training in the art and science of record production and audio engineering. This took place at Elektra Records and Folkways Records. I can't tell you how many tape recorder heads I aligned and how many pieces of white leader I stuck in between songs. (This is something like washing pots when you are learning to be a chef.) Among the people who taught me were Paul Rothchild, Jac Holzman, Mark Abramson, Moses Asch, and Ralph Rinzler.

Now that I have told you how well-trained I am, I hope you will never listen to one of my albums and say "Wow, what a great producer."  I revere the artistry of the musicians I work with, and the whole idea is for the production to be transparent so you can say "Wow, what great music."

Miraculous technology exists today, but you don't have to use it all every time. Although I have spent thousands of hours in recording studios, I like good acoustic environments like churches and good concert halls. There is a place for overdubbing, but the greatest performances are usually captured live, all in one piece. Besides, that makes future discographers' jobs so much easier!
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