Listen Up!, Mark Howard
Listen Up!, Mark Howard
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Listen Up!
Recording Music with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, U2, R.E.M., The Tragically Hip, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Waits

Author: Mark Howard, Chris Howard

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2019


Synopsis

An album-by-album account of working with iconic artists such as Anthony Kiedis, Michael Stipe, Gord Downie, and Bono, from a leader in the field.

Mark Howard, a record producer/engineer/mixer and a trailblazer in the industry, will take you through the star-studded world of recording and producing Grammy Award–winning artists. Listen Up! is an essential book for anyone interested in music and its making. Along with the inside stories, each chapter gives recording and producing information and tips with expert understanding of the equipment used in making the world's most unforgettable records and explanations of the methods used to get the very best sound.

Listen Up! is both production guide and exclusive backstage pass into the lives of some of the planet's most iconic musicians. Writing with his brother Chris Howard, Mark Howard provides a rare glimpse into the normally invisible, almost secretive side of the music story: that of the producer and recording engineer.

About Mark Howard

Born in Manchester, England, Mark Howard is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. He has worked with Neil Young, R.E.M., Willie Nelson, Peter Gabriel, U2, the Neville Brothers, Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Marianne Faithfull, and the Tragically Hip, among many others. He lives in Burlington, Ontario.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barry

Mark Howard has produced, recorded and/or mixed several classic records by some of the world's finest musicians. His memoir captures the stories of those discs and his part in them. Interesting as hell memoir by a guy who has seen and done amazing things. - BH.......more

A book about recording with Bob Dylan, The Neville Brothers, Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno? The records were all made at DIY studios built in old churches, ancient theaters and crumbling estates? Lovingly detailed descriptions of recording equipment, Indian tapestries and mood lighting? A Louisiana en......more

Goodreads review by John

En dos palabras im-prezionante. La vida de un técnico de estudio poco habitual (su vida y su estudio). El estilo es bastante telegráfico, así que no se lo recomendaría a alguien que no le mole mucho este mundo ¡¡¡pero yo lo he disfrutado muchísimo!!!......more

Goodreads review by Ellen

This is an honest review, in exchange for the copy of this book provided by ECW Press. "Listen-up..." was created with the support of the Canadian Council of Arts. It is a re-cap of many of the accomplishments of Mark Howard who is a Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer. The time frame of thi......more

Goodreads review by Jill

Listen Up! gives readers an inside look at the incredible world of music engineering, producing and studio installations. Mark Howard has had the privilege of working through the decades with some talented musicians. This book provides Howard a great opportunity to share his stories and knowledge wi......more