Producer Profile

“Point of Departure”: A Profile of Producer Scott Solter

This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, December 3, 2012.

“I wasn’t interested in recording music because I particularly enjoyed putting up microphones,” says producer and engineer Scott Solter. “I wasn’t somebody who understood anything technical about audio – or anything technical at all.”

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A Chain of Mentorship: One Producer Traces Back His Chain of Audio Mentors 4 Generations

men·tor
ˈmenˌtôr,ˈmenˌtər
noun
1. 
an experienced and trusted adviser.
2. adviser, guide, guru, counselor, consultant; confidant(e)

I first met the man who would become my mentor in March of 2015, when John Agnello, producer and engineer for Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile, Patti Smith and so many other artists Read more...

The Album That Almost Wasn’t: My Bloody Valentine and the Making of “Loveless”

This post first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, September 3, 2013. Tomorrow, November 4th, 2016 will mark the 25th anniversary of the release of My Bloody Valentine’s cult classic LP, Loveless.

This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
– Mr. Read more...

Music Production Legend Daniel Lanois on Melody, Mixing and Starting Small

It would be difficult to find a producer, engineer, or musician who hasn’t been influenced by the work of Daniel Lanois in some way.

Over the past few decades, the Canadian multi-instrumentalist, mixer, and producer has continuously released his own solo works while collaborating with an array of remarkable, world-renowned Read more...

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