Last Updated: 20060906, mei
SAN FRANCISCO STUDIO HISTORY
Presenter:
Heather Johnson, author - San Francisco, CA, USA
Panelists:
Dan Alexander, Vintage recording equipment dealer, former studio owner (Tewksbury Sound, Hyde Street Studios, Coast Recorders)
Fred Catero, Veteran recording engineer (Santana, Janis Joplin, Herbie Hancock, Taj Mahal, Pointer Sisters, Patti Labelle)
Tom Flye, Veteran recording engineer (Don McLean, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, Rick James, Mickey Hart)
Pat Gleeson, Musician, composer, synthesist, former studio owner (Different Fur), studio designer
Leslie Ann Jones, Recording engineer, Director of Music Recording and Scoring, Skywalker Sound
Jack Leahy, Recording engineer, former studio owner (Funky Features, Russian Hill, Crescendo!), acoustical consultant
Tom Scott, Chief engineer (Wally Heider Recording, The Record Plant, Skywalker Sound); VP, Chief Technology Officer, EDNet
Abstract:
If These Halls Could Talk: A Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios
Author Heather Johnson’s book takes an in-depth look at San Francisco's colorful and diverse music and recording history. From jazz and blues, to rock, pop, punk, rap, and hip hop, Johnson uncovers rich sonic history as conveyed through the eyes and ears of some of the Bay Area’s most notable producers, engineers, studio owners, and recording artists. In the book, Johnson takes readers on a guided tour through some of San Francisco's top recording studios, and goes behind the scenes of some of popular music's hottest albums from Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead to Sly Stone, En Vogue, Journey, Third Eye Blind, and many more.
A number of essential contributors to San Francisco’s vibrant sonic history will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Heather Johnson.
