by Clive Young Legendary recording engineer Bruce Swedien might be best known for his work with Michael Jacksonhe recorded all of the late singer's prime solo work, including the best-selling album of all-time, Thrillerbut to stop there would sell him short. Having recorded literally dozens of other household names, won five Grammy wins and received 13 nominations, the man has a heck of a lot of knowledge, and that in turn led him to write three books to dateincluding his latest book/DVD set, The Bruce Swedien Recording Method.
"People don't have the budget to score [with an orchestra] when you're working on million-dollar-and-under pictures. But if you can give them a taste of what it would feel like to have a real string section, then it's your responsibility to do it." - Marc Vanocur, Media Toaster