KAFM NOTES: MOST PRODUCTIVE

Psst! Wanna know a surefire way to tell if your friend is a music nerd?

Ask him or her: “Who's your favorite record producer?”

Let's be honest -- the average Joe or Jane won't know what a record producer does, let alone could tell you who his/her favorite was.

March 26, 2010 Craven Lovelace
http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20100326/COMMUNITY_NEWS/100329977/1014&parentprofile=1061

+ wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickie_Most

+ Sound On Sound about Mickie Most

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug03/articles/mickiemost.htm

BEHIND THE GROOVES

Holland-Dozier-Holland discuss some of their hits

On "Baby I Need Your Loving", "You Can't Hurry Love", "Come See About Me" and many more...

11/21/2007 Ken Sharp
http://www.metrotimes.com/music/story.asp?id=12039

THE MAN BEHIND THE BRITISH INVASION

What would the music industry look like without Sid Bernstein?

We might have been spared the recent Depeche Mode concert at Ramat Gan Stadium, for one, since it was his idea to hold rock concerts in sports stadiums.
And perhaps Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys would not have worked so hard on the fantastic harmonies in "Pet Sounds," because he would not have been familiar with the Beatles, the inspiration for and main catalyst of the work, who Bernstein first brought to the United States. Many more years might have passed before white American audiences were exposed to Ray Charles and James Brown had Bernstein not been the first to take the risk with them.

9/2/2010 Noya Kochavi
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1148560.html

+ Sid brought the first bands of the British invasion to America which included the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Moody Blues, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, Dave Clark Five, Manfred Mann and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Among the groups he managed were The Rascals, Melba Moore, Laura Branigan and Phoebe Snow. He introduced ABBA to America...the list goes on and on.

http://www.sidbernsteinpresents.com/

STILL AWESOME AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: AN INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER PHIL RAMONE

If you've ever read his Friday Huffington Post column Dog Ears Music, you're aware that Phil Ramone is fond of some pretty great records.

October 16, 2009, Mike Ragogna
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/still-awesome-after-all-t_b_323334.html

MEET THE FATHER OF MOTOWN

WHETHER you’re old enough to remember the songs first time around or heard your parents playing their records, chances are you will know and love at least one Motown song.

"Congratulations for 50 Years of Motown!"
(2009 Jan 12 / nwemail)http://www.nwemail.co.uk/2.3075/1.356755

SUPRESSER CLARIFIES THE RADIO STARS

by Steve Levine, Producer BBC Radio

For almost three years I have been involved with "The Record Producers," an ongoing BBC Radio 2 and 6 music documentary series.
The program features interviews with a range of hit-making producers including Hugh Padgham (Sting, XTC, Phil Collins); Trevor Horn (Seal, Pet Shop Boys), Tony Visconti (David Bowie, The Moody Blues) and Jam & Lewis (Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Usher).

Just recently, I completed the 13th episode, an in-depth interview with Brian Wilson, a dear friend with whom I have worked with on a number of recording projects over the years.

(2008 Dec 11 / Steve Levine)http://www.radioworld.com/article/71292

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