EDDIE KRAMER: Interview

 

One of the greatest recording engineers out there, Eddie Kramer, known for recording artists such as the wildly celebrated Beatles, or the guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, the brilliant Led Zeppelin or the genius rock band Kiss. Yes, this man is up there with the best, and while he previously studied classical piano, also learning the cello and violin, he took an early interest in Jazz.

INTERVIEW:

QUESTION: How did you get started in the recording business?

EDDIE KRAMER: I guess I really learned by watching what the other engineers did whilst they were recording, and I sort of adapted their technique in recording my first Jazz groups.  From there I went to Pye Studios and that’s really where I got my first lesson on how to record Pop music.  My mentor there was a guy named Bob Auger who was an absolute genius.   ...

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