Ken s work has left an indelible mark on hundreds of millions of fans with his skilled contributions to magical mystery tour and the white album. Ken scotts inside look at recording the beatles white. As one of only five engineers on the beatles records, ken s work has left an indelible mark on hundreds of millions of fans with his skilled contributions to magical mystery tour and the white album. Abbey road to ziggy stardust kindle edition by scott, ken, bobby owsinski. If you liked this interview come and spend an evening with ken scott at the grammy. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares the intimate memories of ken scott s days working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century while crafting a sound that has ken.
Ken scott produced some of my alltime favorite albums, yet i am embarrassed to admit, i did not realize it until after reading abbey road to ziggy stardust. As a producer, scott is noted for his work with david bowie, supertramp, devo, kansas, the tubes, ronnie montrose, level 42. The post last week from the ken scott bio abbey road to ziggy stardust was so popular that i thought id do it. Abbey road to ziggy stardust the story of legendary. Ken scott has worked with many major artists including lou reed, the rolling stones and jeff beck to name just a few. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares ken scotts intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century while crafting a sound that influenced generations of.
On the 50th anniversary of the beatles first recording at emi studios and the 40th anniversary of bowies. In his new book abbey road to ziggy stardust, he and coauthor bobby owsinski chronicle it allrecording methods, rare gear, record label sleaze, and rock star shenanigans alike. I am an author, ghostwriter and a book coach and i have written or. For anyone with even a passing interest in some of. Ken scott is a legendary british recording engineer and producer who recorded the beatles, david bowie, elton john, supertramp, pink. Ken scott born 20 april 1947 is a british record producer and engineer known for being one of the five main engineers for the beatles, as well as engineering elton john, pink floyd, procol harum, mahavishnu orchestra, duran duran, the jeff beck group and many more. Ken scott from abbey road to ziggy stardust book promo. Drummer cafe abbey road to ziggy stardust, official. Ken s work has left an indelible mark on hundreds of millions of fans with his skilled contributions to magical mystery tour and the white. Uncle joe benson on ken scotts book abbey road to ziggy. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares ken scotts intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century, while crafting a sound that. Ken scott was the coproducer with david bowie and the engineer on the ziggy stardust album. Weird really enjoyed the book abbey road to ziggy stardust by ken scott and bobby owsinski so, heres his take on the title. Cowritten with bobby owsinski, the video promo below serves as a.
The ziggy stardust companion interview with ken scott. Abbey road to ziggy stardust kindle edition by scott. Ken scotts work as a recording engineer and producer spans much of the greatest rock music ever recorded. Ken scott on working with elton john on honky chateau. The film ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars as they honor the 40 year anniversary of the album. Ken scott is releasing his first book cowritten with bobby owsinski, abbey road to ziggy stardust for the 50th anniversary of the abbey roads recordings with the beatles and. Youtube promo for producerengineer ken scott s book from abbey road to ziggy stardust.
Ken scott is one of the greatest recording engineer, producer of all time i love how he tells the story of the best. On its 40th anniversary, ziggy stardust coproducer ken. Prior to working with bowie his credits included engineering the beatles magical mystery tour. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares ken scotts intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century, while crafting a sound that influenced generations. Ken scotts inside look at recording the beatles white album. Ken scott on recording the beatles, bowie, elton and more. Ziggy stardust producer ken scott to speak at sxsw. I went immediately to ken scotts book, i had glanced at it already, i am always in need of instant gratification, so i skipped right to the white album section, and i will probably. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares ken scott s intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century, while crafting a sound that influenced generations of music makers.
Ken scott born 20 april 1947 is a british record producer and engineer known for being one of the five main engineers for the beatles, as well as engineering elton john, pink floyd, procol. A few years ago, i spoke with early bowie producer ken scott about the 5. Abbey road to ziggy stardust by ken scott goodreads. Ken scott abbey road to ziggy stardust the strange brew. Ken scott is a legendary british recording engineer and producer who recorded the beatles, david bowie, elton john, supertramp, pink floyd, jeff bec. From the beatles white album, david bowies ziggy stardust, george. People stared at the makeup on his face laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace the boy in the bright blue jeans jumped up on the stage and lady stardust. What is it that you want from reading a music industry legends memoir. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares ken scotts intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century while crafting a sound that. Ken scott may well have shaped more of the sonic landscape of modern music than any other one person. If you dont know who ken scott is and you love the beatles and david bowie, you owe it to yourself to read his memoir, written with bobby owsinski, abbey road to ziggy stardust. Ken will be interviewed at sxsw by fellow producer kevin augunas.
Jw najarian interviews ken scott at alfred music publishers corporate offices about his new book abbey road to ziggy stardust 120501 ken scott edit 02. Ken scott, in his new book abbey road to ziggy stardust tells the behind the scenes stories of what went on in the studio. Discussion in music corner started by rewind1964, feb 27, 2012. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares ken scott s intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century, while crafting a sound that influenced generations. Epik drums, a library of drum samples based on his past work. From abbey road to ziggy stardust engineerproducer ken. Written with the help of writerproducer bobby owsinski, ken scotts abbey road to ziggy stardust is one of the most enjoyable industry memoirs ive had the pleasure of. Hes also written a new book with bobby owsinski, abbey road to ziggy stardust, which will be published in june by alfred music publishing. Early praise from abbey road to ziggy stardust excellent book.
He was an actor, known for stopover tokyo 1957, psychout. From abbey road to ziggy stardust engineerproducer ken scotts book. The autobiography of legendary producerengineer ken scott. Ken scott on working with elton john on honky chateau i thought it was time for another peek at what it was like working back in the glory days of the 1970s. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares ken scott s intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century while crafting a sound that influenced generations of music makers. Kens time at abbey road studios working with the beatles. The personal stories, the politics and for all you. The rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars often shortened to ziggy stardust is the fifth studio album by english musician david bowie, released on 16 june 1972 in the. Alfred music publishing, the world leader in educational print music publishing since 1922, announces the release of abbey road to ziggy stardust, the highly anticipated. Off the record with the beatles, bowie, elton and so much more, hardcover book by bobby.
There are two major projects occupying ken scotts time these days. As one of only five engineers on the beatles records, kens work has left an indelible mark on. Ken scott was born on october, 1928 in brooklyn, new york, usa as kenneth e. Jw najarian interviews ken scott at alfred music publishers corporate offices about his new book abbey road to ziggy stardust. Amazon with six of my ghostwritten books and i have a movie. In his new book abbey road to ziggy stardust, he and coauthor bobby owsinski. Youtube promo for producerengineer ken scotts book from abbey road to ziggy stardust. Theres no question that producerengineer ken scott holds a unique place in music history. Abbey road to ziggy stardust shares the intimate memories of ken scott s days working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century while crafting a sound that has ken scott holds a unique place in music history as one of only five engineers to have recorded the beatles, but his experiences as a producer may be just as profound.
Ken scott recently released his memoirs abbey road to ziggy stardust. Ken scotts book abbey road to ziggy stardust is a must. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The 40th anniversary edition of the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars will be available on cd and a limitededition format of vinyl featuring the new 2012. Scott says his story began on april 20, 1947, the day he was born, but his life in the music industry began the day he sent an unsolicited letter to emi studios which would become abbey road studios in london. If what you are looking for is basically an expanded wikipedia entry with a more detailed listing of. The rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from.
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