Engineers / Producers

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Any opinions on the who is the most inventive, daring, experimental, groundbreaking producer, or engineer working today; regardless of genre.
 
brendandwyer said:
Any opinions on the who is the most inventive, daring, experimental, groundbreaking producer, or engineer working today; regardless of genre.
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Rick Rubin.

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brendandwyer said:
Any opinions on the who is the most inventive, daring, experimental, groundbreaking producer, or engineer working today; regardless of genre.
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Is that the question asked, or did you mean to ask :eek: ?:
"who is the most consistent 24/7x52 since age 14 baddest engineer/mixer of all time on this planet -- at the top of his game -- king of the heap -- to whom all the others come into his presence prostrated on the ground on their faces in the dirt seeking his magnificent guidance on how to make hit after hit record all across the musical genre spectrum?

Now if thats the corrected question ... the obvious answer, is, of course:Chris Lord-Alge
Duh!
;)
/vr/rrc/
 
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for me...toss up between Jack Joseph Puig and Steve Albini...

otherwise Frank Zappa if you include the non living.
 
no i asked it the way i wanted :) I can't tell if you like Lord-Alge or not...
 
bassntreble said:
Steve Albini...
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I find it a bit sad that Albini's work might regarded as daring (not just by you; I'm not picking on you or anything) when his MO is simply recording a band in a great sounding room.

That said, I very much like his work, his methods, and a lot of his outlook on recording culture as a whole.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
Rick Rubin.

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Oh god no. He's just a good business man that happens to have the inside information needed to build a star. He's good, but not record breaking.


I vote for an Al Schmitt. Your Quincy Jone's. Your Ron Saint Germains. Your Hugh Padagms.


Rather than one, I like to know about many since they are a piece to the puzzle.


In terms of engineers,


David Botrill continues to have the top of my list. He's extremely versatile, plus ever since his work on the Anema album, he's had my ear.


Andrew Sheps for his vintage approach to things. I can't wait to hear what his work on the new chili peppers album will bring.
 
LeeRosario said:
Oh god no. He's just a good business man that happens to have the inside information needed to build a star. He's good, but not record.
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I really REALLY don't want to turn this into a barstool debate, especially not with a good guy like you Lee, but I just gotta give a short response.

Read the definition at the top of this thread again and then look at Rick's recent credits (including upcoming products.) I submit that he has done more ingenious and creative genre-crossing work with both new artists and established stars and legends in the past few years than any two other producers put together. Who else could get Johnny Cash to top the A/V charts with a NIN song?

I am a huge fan of The Q, but is he still even working?

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Andy Wallace The guy can make a a baboon crapping sound good.
 
I'm excited to hear what Rubin does with the new Metallica record. They start recording in July.
 
How about Tchad Blake? I love the sound he got with the Bad Plus, and with Pearl Jam.

I'd also vote for Dave Fridmann, who does the Flaming Lips.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
I really REALLY don't want to turn this into a barstool debate, especially not with a good guy like you Lee, but I just gotta give a short response.

Read the definition at the top of this thread again and then look at Rick's recent credits (including upcoming products.) I submit that he has done more ingenious and creative genre-crossing work with both new artists and established stars and legends in the past few years than any two other producers put together. Who else could get Johnny Cash to top the A/V charts with a NIN song?

I am a huge fan of The Q, but is he still even working?

G.
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Thats a good question. I've heard he's still working underneath the radar, I can't be sure about that.

I mean don't get me wrong, Rick has got some monster credits, I just take him for what he is: A good producer.

Just probably more methodical than what I would like in a producer. He even says it about himself in a few interviews, but of course it's just my opinion.

I've just heard so much about him that I think my comment came out a little more biased than I intended. My apologies. :)
 
chessrock said:
You mean ... THE Bruce Dickinson ? :D

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come on guys, I'm just like you....I put my pants on....one leg at a time....
 
kludge said:
I'd also vote for Dave Fridmann, who does the Flaming Lips.
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Ah, The Flaming Lips:

"At first he shopped at thrift stores, but when he discovered that the blood washed out more easily from more expensive clothing, he turned to Armani and Dolce & Gabbana" - Jim DeRogatis in his biography on The Flaming Lips.

:D

G.
 
LeeRosario said:
I've just heard so much about him that I think my comment came out a little more biased than I intended. My apologies. :)
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No need for apologies, you are entitled to you opinion. That's cool. :) Just felt a little obligated to respond to "Oh God no". :D.

And yeah, I'll admit that I get kinda tired of hearing his name too, he's becoming a bit of a "phenom" for me. But I have to admit that I think he has earned it for the most part.

And there's nothing wrong with your other choices either. Also an Al Schmidt fan here, too.

G.
 
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