In The Studio with
Michael Jackson 2009
 
 
 
EDITOR'S NOTE by Rusty Cutchin
FOREWORD: SVENSK by Quincy Jones
INTRODUCTION: BRUCE SWEDIEN THROUGH MY EYES by Tom Bahler
PROLOGUE: by Trond Braaten
 
CHAPTER 1
RECORDING MICHAEL JACKSON, ALBUM BY ALBUM
The Albums
In The Studio with Michael Jackson
Meeting Quincy Jones
Meeting Rod Temperton
Michael Jackson
How I Met Michael Jackson
Reconding Michael's Albums
Working with Michael Jackson
The Wiz
Off the Wall
Thriller
Victory
Bad
Dangerous
HIStory
Invincible
 
Studios Used for the Recording of Michael's Albums
My Recollection of Working with Michael Jackson on HIStory by Chuck Wild
Christmas with Michael During the HIStory Album by Bea Anderson-Swedien
Funky Tabla by Roberta Swedien
The HIStory Playback Session - for the Label Bigwigs! by Bea Anderson-Swedien
 
CHAPTER 2
THE FUTURE OF MUSIC IS IN GOOD HANDS
Russ Ragsdale
Phil O'Keefe
Martin Kantola
Keith Henderson
Arjan "Boosh" Boes
Ashish Machanda
Peter Wade Keusch
 
CHAPTER 3
MORE ON BRUCE SWEDIEN
Looking Back 25 Years: The Bruce Swedien Interview by Mr Bonzai
Bruce Swedien, the Mentor: A Dutchman Reflects by Han
Bruce Swedien, the Engineer: Press Clipping, 1957
John Jennings, Roger Labs
Art Noxon, Acoustic Sciences Corporation
 
CHAPTER 4
MORE ABOUT THE RECORDING PROCESS
Room Light Levels During the Recording and Mixing Process
I Like to Think of my Stereo Field as a "Sonci Sculpture"
The Acusonic Recording process
Tape Machines and Multitracking
A Case Full of Monster Cable Goes with Me Everywhere
Microphones Are the Holy Grail
Recording Vocals
Recording and Mixing Drums, Vocals and Other Sound Sources
Large-Scale Mixers
Speakers, Amplifiers, and Volume Levels in the Control Room
Monitor Speaker Settings
Outboard Equipment
My Favorite reverbs for My Work with Michael:
A Little Reverb HIStory
A Beautiful Nymph Named Echo Appears in Greek Mythology
Electronic Reverb Settings
Bernie Grundman:
Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in Hollywood and Tokyo
 
INFLUENCES
HONORS AND AWARDS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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