Make Mine Music

Ever since his father gave him a disc recorder at the tender age of 10, Bruce Swedien has known what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. The names of the people he has worked with are too many to list, but when one mentions musicians like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan, Eddie Harris, Quincy Jones, Jennifer Lopez, and even Michael Jackson, a great deal is immediately understood. In this book, Swedien generously gives away detailed information from his lifetime in the studio-from a musical, technical, and very personal perspective. This book has something for everyone who is interested in music, especially those curious about the stories behind the scenes of some of the best music to ever come out of the recording studio.

Bruce Swedien (Ocala, FL) is an audio engineer and music producer of Scandinavian descent, born in Minneapolis in 1934. He is in particular known for his work with Quincy Jones. He is a five time Grammy winner and was nominated 13 times for the Grammy. He made the best-sold album in the world, Thriller by Michael Jackson, he was the sound engineer at the mixing board and worked many years with Jackson. Recorded and mixed by him the following artists and soundtracks: Jazz: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Oster; Pop: Patti Austin, Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Mick Jagger, Jennifer Lopez, Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, and Sarah Vaughan.