Bob Clearmountain is a legendary American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many of the biggest names in music including Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, King Crimson, Bryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, INXS and many others. Bruce Frederick Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock and folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... This article is about the rock band. ... King Crimson is an English musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ... Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) is an Australian rock group. ...
Clearmountain obviously settled very comfortably into the role - he readily admits that he enjoys the mixing stage far more than doing the whole producer's job - turning out a seemingly endless string of hits through the '80s and '90s.
Clearmountain is quietly spoken, disarmingly frank about his apprehension at the prospect of being interviewed, but above all he comes across as entirely without pretension - almost humble in the way he speaks of his own achievements.
Clearmountain's mixing tips for the project studio are as applicable to the guy mixing on a portable cassette multitracker as to the man himself on his giant SSL.
BobClearmountain, one of the countrys foremost mix engineers, worked with Brooke on her previous solo effort from a few years ago, 10 Cent Wings, and was so impressed that he wanted to do this album entirely in his own studio in Pacific Palisades.
Clearmountains former assistant, Ryan Freeland, now a much sought-after engineer in his own right, handled the original demos, some of which made their way on to the final cuts.
Bob Ludwig, perhaps one of the worlds leading mastering engineers, has done a superb job of putting this album on to disc.