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Producer Jim Dickinson on the Difference between Live and Recorded Performances
Jim Dickinson
Mississippi-based producer and musician Jim Dickinson who just passed away this August 15th, 2009 - has worked on hundreds of recordings over a career in music spanning five decades. In that time, he has worked at some of the most legendary studios in the southern United States (such as Ardent, Muscle Shoals and Sun), and contributed to a veritable who’s who of the past fifty years of rock, blues and soul – from playing keyboards for Aretha Franklin, Ry Cooder, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan to producing records for artists like Big Star, Green on Red, Mudhoney, Mojo Nixon, the Spin Doctors, The Replacements, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, as well as dozens more.
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Description: Legendary record producer Jim Dickinson explains the difference between a live performance and performing for a recording, and why recording live (with all musicians playing at once) is not usually a very good idea. He also shares hard-won advice for creating space and the impression of loudness in recordings.
Shoot Date: April 2008 |
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