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Written by Matt
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Friday, 17 February 2006 |
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The respected writer Jeff Touzeau, who recently interviewed Nick Mason
for the magazine TapeOp, and earlier, for the same publication,
interviewed David Gilmour's guitar technician Phil Taylor about the
houseboat studio Astoria (where the last couple of Pink Floyd albums
were recorded), has been busy again.
First off, he has written an
indepth article covering the production process of Roger Waters'
recently released opera, Ca Ira, for the March 2006 issue of the US
magazine EQ.
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Not content with writing
absorbing articles for magazines, Jeff has finished his full colour,
hardbacked book called "Making Tracks: Unique Recording Studio
Environments" that is endorsed by Nick Mason! More details can be found
at studioenvironments.com and the book features a piece on Miraval, where Pink Floyd recorded some of The Wall overdubs with Patrice Quef (engineer).
"Making Tracks" is a 208 page
coffee table style book that highlights eighteen one of a kind
recording studios. There are multi-million dollar facilities spread
across many acres of land, and there are smaller, more esoteric
facilties in urban surroundings. The structures themselves are
converted barns, sawmills, firehouses, churches and underground
bunkers. The locations are on beaches, islands, farms, vineyards and
rivers.
Interestingly, while all these
elements provide compelling backdrops for each studio, the really
interesting part is the people behind them. They include original Beach
Boy Al Jardine, renowned engineer Patrice Quef (Pink Floyd's
aforementioned The Wall, The Cure, etc.), Terry Manning, Will Ackerman,
and so many others.
Suffice it to say that the
credits of everyone in this book cover every conceivable genre and era
of recording, on both small and grand scales. The book is in interview
format, and each section is woven with stunning photographs of both the
environment and the facilities. In the interviews, Jeff Touzeau
captures the passion and unique stories behind each person and
facility. The combination of all these things amount to a compelling
read, and something that has never been done before...
This book can be ordered through the following special links, some with a discount on the normal price: Amazon US/International, Canada, UK/Europe, France, or Germany.
Any item bought through these links at Amazon (not just Floyd items)
helps with the running costs of the site, and we really appreciate it.
Our thanks to Jeff for getting in touch, and for his help.
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