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Producer’s Soapbox
This section of Audiohead.net will feature a guest
column by a producer and the format is pretty open — more or less an opportunity to step up on
the box and say it like it is! If you would like to get up on the Soapbox, or have a suggestion on who you’d like to see get up on the Soapbox email the editor by clicking here.
Meanwhile, check out how these producers use technology in their studios and on the road. Click
on any image below to get the low down on the current favorite apps, plug-ins and
gear being used by some of the world’s top producers, composers and sound designers.
| Butch
Vig
The world of music discovered Butch Vig when he produced the breakthrough Nirvana
album, “Nevermind.” Then, after producing the Smashing Pumpkins’
“Siamese Dream” and doing remixes for U2, Depeche Mode, and Beck, he
started the band Garbage.
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Trent Reznor
From the time his major hit “Head Like a Hole” broke through in 1989, through his
late 1999 release, “The Fragile” (which was selected as Album of the Year by Spin),
Trent Reznor has significantly changed the sound of rock music.
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Alan
Moulder
Producer Alan Moulder was discovered in the 1980’s when he engineered tracks
for The Jesus and Mary Chain. Now, he’s regularly in demand to engineer, produce and
mix records for bands like Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins and My Bloody
Valentine.
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Radiohead
When Radiohead goes on tour, it’s imperative that the band can still capture its
creativity on the road. “We have recently done a bit of recording on the road
using a Mac running Logic Audio as a multitrack recorder,” says Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.
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Chris Vrenna
Grammy-winning composer/producer Chris Vrenna talks about recording and engineering his new Tweaker
record in Pro Tools, his latest favorite plug-ins, and composing music for games.
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Jack
Dangers
Jack Dangers masterminded the breakbeat and delivered dub electronica
through his project, Meat Beat Manifesto. Also a highly
skilled remixer, producer and composer, Dangers is largely credited for being one
of the true fathers of electronic music.
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Hans Zimmer
German-born composer Hans Zimmer has been nominated for seven Academy Awards,
including his music for “Gladiator,” “As Good As It Gets,” “The Preacher’s Wife,”
“Crimson Tide,” “The Thin Red
Line” and “The Prince of
Egypt.”
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Chad
Muska
Pro skateboarder Chad Muska produced his own hip hop record from a hotel room in
NYC. He lured in Biz Markie, Afrika Bambaataa, Raekwon, U-God, Melle Mel, Guru,
KRS-One, Jeru, Prodigy, McLyte, Special Ed, Ice-T and Flavor Flav and recorded the entire
thing straight to hard drive.
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