the mixerman diaries

[sully]

hey, any of you guys remember this? it was posted here a couple of years ago. basically, the diary of an anonymous engineer who documented the recording process of a band referred to as bitch slap.

here's a link to the diaries (abridged now) http://www.prosoundweb.com/recording/mm/week1/mm.php

anyway, it's been available in book form for some time now, but they're currently on sale for 11.95 + shipping. you guys should enjoy it thoroughly

http://www.mixerman.net/buy/cart.php?target=cart

[Nuclear Vampire]

Re: the mixerman diaries

My buddy bought the book after I sent him the link, he loved it so much (he's a musician too), so after he read it I got to. Awesome book, highly recommended.

Bitch Slap rules!

[skorb]

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any idea as to the real identities here, or is this fictional?

[sully]

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no idea about the identities, but it's real. there's a segment in there about a big pane of glass being broken in the studio, and someone had commented on his board about how that's not too tough to verify and reveal who he and everyone else in the story is.

sully

[lerxstcat]

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The incidents described could fit many L.A.-based rock and metal bands of the late 80s-early 90s that I know of, and I doubt much has changed since then. I know lots of drummers who used that "I'm not a robot" line, which just means they can't play to a click track, or in consistent time, period!
I just love the producer's name, Willy Show! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I can also see why you'd need to smoke some fatties to deal with all that shit!

"Send 'em on a cruise so we can get the record done!" [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Chuckracer]

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Oh, this is great! I'm reading week 1 right now...so far it's fantastic!

EDIT: OK, now I'm laughing so hard I'm crying!!! Thank you, Sully, I most certainly needed this!!

[nor]

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