![]() ![]() ![]() Moorefield, a musician and producer himself, traces this evolution with detailed discussions of works by producers and producer-musicians including Spector and Martin, Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, Trent Reznor, Quincy Jones, and the Chemical Brothers. The role of the record producer, writes Virgil Moorefield in The Producer as Composer, was evolving from that of technician to auteur band members became actors in what Frank Zappa called a "movie for your ears." In rock and pop, in the absence of a notated score, the recorded version of a song - created by the producer in collaboration with the musicians - became the definitive version. The Wall of Sound that Phil Spector built behind various artists and the intricate eclecticism of George Martin's recordings of the Beatles did not resemble live performances - in the Albert Hall or elsewhere - but instead created a new sonic world. In the 1960s, rock and pop music recording questioned the convention that recordings should recreate the illusion of a concert hall setting. ![]() The evolution of the record producer from technician to auteur, from Phil Spector and George Martin to the rise of hip-hop and remixing. ![]()
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