On the
first week back to university and the first music class we watched this video
about The Making Of David Bowie's 'Heros'. The video was very inspiring and
made me want to learn more about how and why certain things in music are done.
The sounds and instruments added to the track where very different yet worked
well with the song. The audio recording technique was very smart and creative.
The producer seems that he is very creative talented and passionate so I
decided to some research about him.
Tony Visconti
Born in
Brooklyn, New York, he began playing the ukulele at the age of five, learning
to read music before picking up the guitar as a teen. After quitting high
school at the age of 15, Visconti played the Catskills circuit in a band called
Ricardo & the Latineers, eventually becoming one of the top guitarists on
the New York City club scene.
Upon joining a lounge act dubbed the Speedy
Garfin Band, he toured the Southwest, followed by a stint in the revitalized
Crewcuts; while performing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he met his future wife and
performing partner Siegrid, returning with her to New York City. As Tony &
Siegrid, the duo debuted in 1967 with the local hit single "Long
Hair"; after their second effort, "Up Here," bombed, Visconti
was offered the position of house producer with the Richmond Organization
label.
Through
his acclaimed work with David Bowie and T. Rex, among others, Tony Visconti
emerged as one of the most influential producers of the glam rock era.
Ankeny, J. (2016) Tony
Visconti | biography & history. Available at:
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-visconti-mn0000155817/biography (Accessed:
20 April 2016).
source:
allmusic.com
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