pDog Wrote:
"Ian, I agree with most of what you wrote,although what are your sources, that he doesn't know or get involved with any tech or touching of the boards. I'm just wondering your sources, b/c I've not heard this before!!!
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That is just how I interpret him as a Producer. <<<Ok.. I'll let you off the hook ...that's a joke that I knew would get under your skin.
Here it is seriously:
I went to school for Audio Engineering and Production. It is probably the best Audio Engineering school in the country (if not the world). They have some Grammy winning people teaching there (not that that means anything but it does lend to credibility). One of the instructors there knew of Rubin and he specifically explained this to me. Later, I interned with an engineer in Los Angeles, Elan Trujillo, who had "been around" as far as the Music Industry and recording goes (for what it's worth and on a side note he was real good pals with Dave Jerden, 1rst Engineer on Dirty Work. I am sure William Perks is just frothing at the mouth over that lol). He and a couple people there were quite familiar with Rubin (However, I cannot remember SPECIFICALLY if Elan affirmed Rubin's production style to me when we spoke of him?). Although, we certainly had discussed Rubin (one day he even showed me where Rubin lived and mentioned he sent someone to work with Rubin at one time...so they had connected).
*In Addition:
I read an article of an interview with Rubin in Rolling Stone Magazine:
Rubin specifically stated in reference to his being a producer almost verbatim ...."I don't know much about running a board, but I know what I want to hear".
**Later:
Then (since I am kind of an Audio geek I suppose), I "youtubed" Rubin doing work in the studio and it showed evidence of what I was told personally concerning his production style.
Well, that's part of my lousy audio resume
, for what it's worth.
Cheers,
Ian