Interview With A Legend: Al Schmitt
Peter Freedman catches up with Grammy™ winning engineer Al Schmitt at the Chateau Marmont, California. Al shares his experiences and knowledge that he picked up working with some of the best in the music industry, including Mercer Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and many more. 0:00 Chapter 1 - Introducing Al Schmitt, multi award winning engineer 5:54 Chapter 2 - The influence of swing, bebop; and working with large orchestras 12:31 Chapter 3 - The big break: Mercer Ellington 17:24 Chapter 4 - Working at Capitol Records, using chambers for vocals 18:59 Chapter 5 - Microphone technique for vocalists 21:18 Chapter 6 - Engineering Nat King Cole's Unforgettable 24:50 Chapter 7 - Working with Frank Sinatra 28:04 Chapter 8 - Standing on the shoulders of giants 39:21 Chapter 9 - Paul McCartney: Kisses On The Bottom
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