Sylvia Massy has been Producing, Engineering and Mixing popular
music for decades. She's renowned for her work with Tool, System of
a Down, Johnny Cash and Prince. She's received over 25 gold and
platinum records including awards for her work with the Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Sevendust and Tom Petty. She's also an accomplished
fine artist, a published columnist, in-demand educator and
relentless entrepreneur. But to her many friends, she's just
Sylvia, the Radiant Being.
Sylvia's recent book "Recording Unhinged," dares you to abandon
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. And what about that cover? Recording Unhinged
contains many eye-popping illustrations by Sylvia herself.
As if being a celebrated producer isn't enough, Sylvia'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.
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