Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings

David N. Howard

Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004 - Music - 307 pages

(Book). You may not have heard of them, but you have certainly heard their songs! From the lo-fidelity origins of early pioneers to today's dazzling technocrats, the role of the music producer is as murkily undefined as it is wholly essential. Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings is an exploration of the influence of the often colorful, idiosyncratic and visionary music producers through popular music and the fascinatingly crucial role they have played in shaping the way we hear pop music today. Sonic Alchemy is nothing short of the secret history of the music producer.

About the author

David N. Howard has been an editor for Contrast, Raygun, BAM and The Nose magazines. More recently, he served as managing editor for UBL.com (the Ultimate Band List). He currently lives in the Los Angeles area.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings; Book Series
• Author: David N. Howard
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004
• ISBN: 0634055607, 9780634055607
• Length: 307 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Music / Recording & Reproduction; Music / Reference