Doug Sax
Doug Sax (* 26. apríl 1936, Los Angeles, Kalifornia – † 2. apríl 2015, tamže) bol americký nahrávací technik. Nahrával tri albumy skupiny The Doors vrátane ich debutu z roku 1967, šesť albumov skupiny Pink Floyd, medzi nimi aj The Wall, v roku 2004 nahral aj viacnásobného víťaza ceny Grammy, album Genius Loves Company od Raya Charlesa, či (v roku 2015) 36. štúdiový album Boba Dylana, Shadows in the Night.
| Doug Sax | |
 americký nahrávací technik | |
| Narodenie | 26. apríl 1936 Los Angeles, Kalifornia, USA |
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| Úmrtie | 2. apríl 2015 (78 rokov) Los Angeles, Kalifornia, USA |
| Odkazy | |
| Webstránka | themasteringlab.com |
Kariéra
Doug Sax začínal svoju hudobnú kariéru ako trúbkár v symfonickom orchestri, no od začiatku prejavoval záujem o techniky nahrávania hudobných diel. Od 27. decembra 1967 spolu s bratom Bertom a kamarátom zo strednej školy, hudobným aranžérom a klaviristom, ktorý pracoval pre Capitol Records, Lincolnom Mayorgaom, založili nahrávacie štúdio The Mastering Lab. Prvý album, ktorý Sax nahrával bol debut skupiny The Doors, ktorý bol 25. marca 2015 uložený do fondov národnej kongresovej knižnice Spojených štátov.[1]
Štúdio Mastering Lab používa techniku navrhnutú firmou Sherwood, ktorá je založená na ručne vyrobenej elektronike: od páskových strojov, ekvalizérov, ovládania zvukových nahrávok, konvertorov po monitorujúce zosilňovače.[2] Toto doslova laboratórne vybavenie, Saxov talent a povesť firmy The Mastering Lab dokázali udržať ich dlhoročné fungovanie a všeobecný rešpekt.[3] V roku 1970 Sax a Mayorga založili audiofilskú hudobnú značku Sheffield Lab Recordings, ktorá produkovala na princípe priameho orchestrálneho nahrávania klasických a džezových albumov.[4][5]
Od roku 1972 ma Dou Sax na konte mastering dvadsiatich percent z albumov, ktoré bol zaradené do Top 100 časopisu Billboard. Už v roku 1971 technicky spracoval nahrávky ako Who’s Next od The Who, Nilsson Schmilsson od Harryho Nilssona, Sticky Fingers od The Rolling Stones, či debut kapely Eagles. Počas svojej kariéry Saxove meno figuruje pri výrobe tisícok albumov, rôznych žánrov, nielen klasického rocku, ale aj trash metalových nahrávok ako bol box set Vinyl Conflict od kapely Slayer, či vinylové reedície skupiny Pantera, ale aj Greatest Hits od kapely Eagles, ale aj Reimagines Gershwin Briana Wilsona
Ocenenia
Grammy Awards
- 2004 – Technical Grammy Award[6]
- 2005 – Najlepší album s priestorovým zvukom za Genius Loves Company[7]
- 2005 – Album roka za Genius Loves Company
- 2005 – Nahrávka roka za Genius Loves Company
- TEC Awards
- 2002 – Record Production/Album – Look of Love, Diana Krall[8]
- 2005 – Record Production/Album – Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles[9]
- AES (Audio Engineer Society) Lifetime Honorary Membership Award[10]
Vybrané práce
- 1967 Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues - Lincoln Mayorga
- 1967 The Doors - The Doors
- 1967 Absolutely Free - Frank Zappa
- 1970 Morrison Hotel - The Doors
- 1971 Fillmore East: June 1971 Frank Zappa
- 1971 L.A. Woman - The Doors
- 1971 Sticky Fingers- The Rolling Stones
- 1971 Who’s Next - The Who
- 1971 Songs for Beginners - Graham Nash
- 1972 Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones
- 1972 No Secrets - Carly Simon
- 1972 Will the Circle Be Unbroken? - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 1973 Crazy Eyes - Poco
- 1973 Living in the Material World - George Harrison
- 1973 Muscle of Love - Alice Cooper
- 1973 Ringo - Ringo Starr
- 1973 Takin' My Time - Bonnie Raitt
- 1974 Seven - Poco
- 1974 The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
- 1975 Ambrosia - Ambrosia
- 1975 Andrew Gold - Andrew Gold
- 1975 Equinox - Styx
- 1975 Prisoner in Disguise - Linda Ronstadt
- 1975 Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
- 1975 The Who By Numbers - The Who
- 1976 Breezin' - George Benson
- 1976 Glow - Al Jarreau
- 1976 Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
- 1976 The Art of Tea - Michael Franks
- 1977 A Place in the Sun - Pablo Cruise
- 1977 Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
- 1978 David Gilmour - David Gilmour (remaster z roku 2006)
- 1978 Studio Tan - Frank Zappa
- 1978 You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond
- 1979 The Glow - Bonnie Raitt
- 1979 The Wall - Pink Floyd
- 1980 Mad Love - Linda Ronstadt
- 1980 Stand in the Fire - Warren Zevon
- 1980 The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond
- 1981 A Collection of Great Dance Songs - Pink Floyd
- 1981 El Rayo-X - David Lindley
- 1981 Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes
- 1982 All Four One - The Motels
- 1982 Desire - Tom Scott
- 1982 Get Closer - Linda Ronstadt
- 1982 It's Hard - The Who
- 1982 Toto IV - Toto
- 1982 Voyeur - Kim Carnes
- 1982 Win This Record - David Lindley & El Rayo-X
- 1982 ...Famous Last Words... - Supertramp
- 1983 Caught in the Game - Survivor
- 1983 The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
- 1983 What's New - Linda Ronstadt
- 1984 Building the Perfect Beast - Don Henley
- 1984 Love Language - Teddy Pendergrass
- 1984 Lush Life - Linda Ronstadt
- 1984 About Face - David Gilmour
- 1984 The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking - Roger Waters
- 1985 Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
- 1986 'Round Midnight with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra - Linda Ronstadt
- 1986 Double Vision - Bob James
- 1986 Every Beat of My Heart - Rod Stewart
- 1986 For Sentimental Reasons - Linda Ronstadt
- 1986 Innocent Eyes - Graham Nash
- 1986 Lives in the Balance - Jackson Browne
- 1986 Nine Lives - Bonnie Raitt
- 1986 Tutu - Miles Davis
- 1987 A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Pink Floyd
- 1987 Cancoines de Mi Padre - Linda Ronstadt
- 1987 Collaboration - Earl Klugh
- 1987 In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs
- 1987 I Prefer the Moonlight - Kenny Rogers
- 1988 Back to Avalon - Kenny Loggins
- 1988 Everything - The Bangles
- 1988 Old 8x10 - Randy Travis
- 1988 One More Story - Peter Cetera
- 1988 Other Roads - Boz Scaggs
- 1988 Power - Tower of Power
- 1988 Delicate Sound of Thunder - Pink Floyd
- 1988 See the Light - Jeff Healy
- 1988 Slow Turning - John Hiatt
- 1988 The Seventh One - Toto
- 1988 This Note's for You - Neil Young
- 1988 Very Greasy - David Lindley
- 1989 Amandla - Miles Davis
- 1989 New Pants - Flim & the BB's
- 1989 Nick of Time - Bonnie Raitt
- 1989 Spellbound - Joe Sample
- 1989 World in Motion - Jackson Browne
- 1990 Ashes to Ashes - Joe Sample
- 1990 Blue Pacific - Michael Franks
- 1990 Heroes and Friends - Randy Travis
- 1990 Inside Out - Chick Corea Elektric Band
- 1990 Neck and Neck - Chet Atkins
- 1990 Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band - Ringo Starr
- 1990 Some People's Lives - Bette Midler
- 1990 That's What - Leo Kottke
- 1991 Back Home Again - Kenny Rogers
- 1991 Carry On - Patti Austin
- 1991 Divinyls - The Divinyls
- 1991 For the Boys - Bette Midler
- 1991 Great Big Boy - Leo Kottke
- 1991 Hard at Play - Huey Lewis & The News
- 1991 Leap of Faith - Kenny Loggins
- 1991 Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt
- 1991 Monster on a Leash - Tower of Power
- 1991 Shake Me Up - Little Feat
- 1991 The Prince of Tides - James Newton Howard
- 1991 Warm Your Heart - Aaron Neville
- 1992 Amused to Death - Roger Waters
- 1992 Home for Christmas - Amy Grant
- 1992 Joshua Judges Ruth - Lyle Lovett
- 1992 Shine On - Pink Floyd
- 1993 Across the Borderline - Willie Nelson
- 1993 A Single Woman - Nina Simone
- 1993 Breaking Silence - Janis Ian
- 1993 Duets - Frank Sinatra
- 1993 I'm Alive - Jackson Browne
- 1993 Live - James Taylor
- 1993 Stepping Out - Diana Krall
- 1993 Thousand Roads - David Crosby
- 1993 Time for Mercy - Jann Arden
- 1993 Traffic from Paradise - Rickie Lee Jones
- 1993 Unknown Road - Pennywise
- 1993 Unplugged…and Seated - Rod Stewart
- 1993 What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner
- 1994 After the Storm - Crosby, Stills & Nash
- 1994 Cohen Live - Leonard Cohen
- 1994 The Division Bell - Pink Floyd (s Jamesom Guthriem)
- 1994 Crimson & Blue - Phil Keaggy
- 1994 Have a Little Faith - Joe Cocker
- 1994 I Love Everybody - Lyle Lovett
- 1994 Pink Floyd back catalog remastering
- 1994 Peter Frampton - Peter Frampton
- 1994 Rhythm of Love - Anita Baker
- 1994 This is Me - Randy Travis
- 1995 Feels Like Home - Linda Ronstadt
- 1995 Only Trust Your Heart - Diana Krall
- 1995 PULSE - Pink Floyd
- 1996 In My Lifetime - Neil Diamond
- 1996 Jo Dee Messina - Jo Dee Messina
- 1996 Peace on Earth - Kitaro
- 1996 Signs of Life - Steven Curtis Chapman
- 1996 The Road to Ensenada - Lyle Lovett
- 1996 Broken China - Richard Wright
- 1997 1+1 - Herbie Hancock
- 1997 Across from Midnight - Joe Cocker
- 1997 American Landscape - David Benoit
- 1997 Artist of My Soul - Sandi Patty
- 1997 Everywhere - Tim McGraw
- 1997 Love Among the Ruins - 10,000 Maniacs
- 1997 Love Scenes - Diana Krall
- 1997 Message for Albert - Five for Fighting
- 1997 So Long So Wrong - Alison Krauss & Union Station
- 1998 Faith - Faith Hill
- 1998 Gaia - Kitaro
- 1998 Hell Among the Yearlings - Gillian Welch
- 1998 I'm Alright - Jo Dee Messina
- 1998 Sittin' On Top of the World - LeAnn Rimes
- 1998 Trio II - Emmylou Harris
- 1999 Breathe - Faith Hill
- 1999 Forget About It - Alison Krauss
- 1999 One Guitar, No Vocals - Leo Kottke
- 1999 The Grass is Blue - Dolly Parton
- 1999 The Song Lives On - Lalah Hathaway
- 1999 The Whole SHeBANG - SHeDAISY
- 1999 Tight Rope - Brooks & Dunn
- 1999 Twenty Four Seven - Tina Turner
- 2000 In the Flesh: Live - Roger Waters
- 2000 Is There Anybody Out There? (The Wall Live 1980–81) - Pink Floyd
- 2000 Live at Yoshi's - Dee Dee Bridgewater
- 2000 More Songs from Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins
- 2000 Nickel Creek - Nickel Creek
- 2001 Big Wide Grin - Keb' Mo'
- 2001 Love, Shelby - Shelby Lynne
- 2001 Outside Inside - The String Cheese Incident
- 2001 Set This Circus Down - Tim McGraw
- 2001 This Way - Jewel
- 2001 Trouble in Shangri-La - Stevie Nicks
- 2001 Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd - Pink Floyd (s Jamesom Guthriem)
- 2002 Alice - Tom Waits
- 2002 At The Movies - Sting
- 2002 Cry - Faith Hill
- 2002 Home - Dixie Chicks
- 2002 Songs for Survivors - Graham Nash
- 2002 This is New - Dee Dee Bridgewater
- 2003 A Thousand Kisses Deep - Chris Botti
- 2003 Live - Bela Fleck
- 2003 Smile - Lyle Lovett
- 2004 Crosby & Nash - Graham Nash
- 2004 Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles
- 2004 Heart & Soul - Joe Cocker
- 2004 The Chronicles of Life and Death - Good Charlotte
- 2005 Hillbilly Deluxe - Brooks & Dunn
- 2005 Hope and Desire - Susan Tedeschi
- 2005 Jagged Little Pill Acoustic - Alanis Morissettová
- 2005 Jann Arden - Jann Arden
- 2005 Overtime - Lee Ritenour
- 2005 The Great American Songbook - Rod Stewart
- 2006 Like Red on a Rose - Alan Jackson
- 2006 Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing - Keith Urban
- 2006 On an Island - David Gilmour (s Jamesom Guthriem)
- 2007 Dirt Farmer - Levon Helm
- 2008 Solo Acoustic, Vol 1&2 - Jackson Browne
- 2008 Live in Gdańsk - David Gilmour
- 2008 Still Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
- 2009 Anything Goes - Herb Alpert
- 2009 Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat
- 2009 Electric Dirt - Levon Helm
- 2009 Free - Jann Arden
- 2009 Love is the Answer - Barbra Streisand
- 2010 Live at the Troubadour - Carole King
- 2010 Songs from the Road - Leonard Cohen
- 2011 Midnight Sun - Dee Dee Bridgewater
- 2011 Remastrované vinylové verzie albumov skupiny Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here a The Wall
- 2012 Kisses on the Bottom - Paul McCartney
- 2013 Back to Brooklyn - Barbra Streisand
- 2014 Live in Dublin - Leonard Cohen
- 2014 Croz - David Crosby
- 2014 The Endless River - Pink Floyd (vinylové vydanie)
- 2015 Shadows in the Night - Bob Dylan