Al Schmitt on the Record - The Magic Behind the Music

Ever wonder what goes into the creation of some of the best music ever recorded? Ever wonder how someone becomes an iconic professional who is universally admired and respected? Al Schmitt on the Record: The Magic Behind the Music reveals answers to those questions and more.

List of contents

Foreword by Sir Paul McCartney
Acknowledgments

Chapter One. But I'm Not Qualified, Mr. Ellington!
Chapter Two. The Beginning: Early Days, New York, New York
Chapter Three. Learning from the Greats
Chapter Four. The West Coast Calls: Los Angeles in the Sixties and Seventies
Chapter Five. Like Riding a Bike
Chapter Six. Mixing: Philosophically and Pragmatically
Chapter Seven. Practicalities: A Day in the Life
Chapter Eight. Artists, Friends, and Mentors: What I've Learned
Chapter Nine. Life's Been Good to Me So Far: Life Lessons and the Secrets to My Success
Chapter Ten. Some Closing Thoughts

Appendix A. Working with Al
Appendix B. Recording Session Layout Diagrams
Appendix C. Selected Discography: The Essentials

About the author

By Al Schmitt - With Maureen Droney - Foreword by Sir Paul McCartney

Product details

• Authors: Al Schmitt
• Assisted by: Sir Paul McCartney (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781538137666
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3766-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Assisted by: Maureen Droney
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Musiker, Sänger, Bands und Gruppen, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, Musikaufnahme und -wiedergabe, Technik, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, Music / Songbooks, MUSIC / Recording & Reproduction, Biography: arts & entertainment, Music recording & reproduction, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Music recording and reproduction