How Bob Clearmountain Hears What We Can’t
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Published 2024-03-28
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All Comments (21)
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I was Clearmountain's assistant engineer for four straight years at Mediasound and one of the first women engineers in the world. He trained me! I watched him mix for hours. It was great to hear this interview. He hasn't changed a bit. Always very humble and beautiful. And he looks the same, too!
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Bob...."I'm not an expert." Dude, you are THE expert!
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A huge takeaway from all of these interviews is to STAY HUMBLE. You can see why all these legends were so successful - they all do the job without ego. Rick interviews the most successful engineers and producers of all time and none of them think they are anything special! Easy to talk to and communicate with, and always open to other opinions. Such a great lesson in life, being professional, and supporting the artists you work with!
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Beato deserves 110% of everything he has accomplished with this channel. He has literally taken this to a new level.
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"I'm no expert" 🙏♥ Pay attention kids. Humility.
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23:04 “I don’t think about the numbers. I just turn the thing until it sounds right.” -excellent quote
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I actually could not imagine passing trough times like these we’re living today without Rick Beato and his interviews.. thank you for doing this Mr Beato. I’m really grateful
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I was fortunate to experience him mixing my first "altered state" Warner Bros. record which he mentions here, from which he would choose "Ghost beside my bed" out of all the artists he worked on that year, Springsteen and the Stones included, to feature in an AES keynote. That was surreal. Got to hang out with him recently at Apogee studios ...a very talented, accomplished, yet surprisingly humble guy. So happy for his success. Great interview, Rick, thank you.
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Rick, you are spoiling us lately with these brilliant interviews!
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6:51 Rick wasn't about to let Bob get away with saying he's no expert.
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'Avalon' is one of the best sounding records ever, from start to finish. Golden.
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When Born in the USA and other mega records from the 80s came out, I loved reading the liner notes and kept noticing this name, Bob Clearmountain. As a young guy it was the first time I realized the importance of producers and mixing engineers. Thank you for doing this interview with Bob. The guy is a legend.
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Roxy Music's Avalon is audio gold.
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Omg the nerdy settings and gear talk about 10 minutes in is just geek-out gold.
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His work on INXS’ Kick was wonderful………
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Woman in Chains, by Tears for Fears, is the most amazing mix ever. Every time I listen to it, I marvel at how Bob fit everything so clearly and each element has it's own space. Gorgeous mix.
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Fantastic interview. I first worked with Bob in 1978 when Power Station was being built, and just finished working with him a month ago when he mixed my new record. He's remained exactly the same person - just a sweet, humble genius of a guy. When you watch him mix it's like he's in a trance. He becomes the music. When the mix is done I don't think he even knows how he did it. Amazing.
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This is the guy that made "Let's Dance" sound so good.
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Rick has done MANY amazing interviews, but this has to be the single most INFORMATIVE one yet for us Studio Rats. And Bob is SO humble! These men are GODS.
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Rick, you are doing a great job on these interviews. You are very good at it
