The Producer as Composer
Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music
$54.07
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2010
Summary
The evolution of the record producer from organizer to auteur, from Phil Spector and George Martin to the rise of hip-hop and remixing.In the 1960s, rock and pop music recording questioned the convention that recordings should recreate the illusion of a concert hall setting. The Wall of Sound that Phil Spector built behind various artists and the intricate eclecticism of George Martin’s recordings of the Beatles did not resemble live performances-in the Albert Hall or elsewhere-but instead cr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262514057 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262514052 |
| Author: | Virgil Moorefield |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
An enjoyable read, liberally peppered with anecdotes that humanize the people involved in the transformation of recording from a strictly technical attempt to capture a live performance to an artistically crucial element of modern music.
—Kent Williams GrooveAbout The Author
Virgil Moorefield
Virgil Moorefield is a composer, producer, and sound artist. He is Associate Professor of Music at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he teaches composition and new media.
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