jp
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(sorry, this is not a "Dear Diary" story 
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. . . who worked at the famous Indigo Ranch Recording Studio. This was a famous studio in Malibu, California started by the Moody Blues and Richard Kaplan. Hundreds of great recordings were done here and was known for its incredible gear list, creativity, top-notch crew, and exacting standards (as well as more than a few tales of infamous rock and roll debauchery). It closed in 2005, and the original studio burned in a fire a few years later. Besides the Moody Blues, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Neil Young, The Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan, and Olivia Newton-John are a few of the people who recorded there.
The former studio engineer I met started as a totally green 24-year-old and had his christening by fire under the tutelage of some pretty famous engineers and producers. I guess he worked a lot with Deane Jensen who is legendary in the audio engineering field. He designed and built numerous recording consoles, many of which are still revered today in the digital age. I got to hear lots of great stories about famous rock stars, something I completely love.
I'm going to lend him a book that I've recommended here before--Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. Although it can get somewhat technical, it has a lot of great stories about how some of the most famous studios were designed, built, and used. I'm gonna grill him for more stories too.
). . . who worked at the famous Indigo Ranch Recording Studio. This was a famous studio in Malibu, California started by the Moody Blues and Richard Kaplan. Hundreds of great recordings were done here and was known for its incredible gear list, creativity, top-notch crew, and exacting standards (as well as more than a few tales of infamous rock and roll debauchery). It closed in 2005, and the original studio burned in a fire a few years later.
Besides the Moody Blues, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Neil Young, The Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan, and Olivia Newton-John are a few of the people who recorded there. The former studio engineer I met started as a totally green 24-year-old and had his christening by fire under the tutelage of some pretty famous engineers and producers. I guess he worked a lot with Deane Jensen who is legendary in the audio engineering field. He designed and built numerous recording consoles, many of which are still revered today in the digital age. I got to hear lots of great stories about famous rock stars, something I completely love.
I'm going to lend him a book that I've recommended here before--Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. Although it can get somewhat technical, it has a lot of great stories about how some of the most famous studios were designed, built, and used. I'm gonna grill him for more stories too.
